Rio Reiser

German rock musician (1950–1996)
Person human Q643688
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Rio Reiser

Summary

Rio Reiser is a human[1]. His place of birth was West Berlin[2]. He was born on January 9, 1950[3]. He passed away in Q1455665[4]. He died on August 20, 1996[5]. He worked as a singer[6], songwriter[7], actor[8], and composer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,181 views/month, #7,193 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Rio Reiser was born in West Berlin[2].
  • Rio Reiser passed away in Q1455665[4].
  • Rio Reiser was born on January 9, 1950[3].
  • Rio Reiser died on August 20, 1996[5].
  • Rio Reiser is buried at Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin[11].
  • Rio Reiser held citizenship in Germany[12].
  • German was Rio Reiser's native language[13].
  • Rio Reiser's professions included singer[6].
  • Rio Reiser's professions included songwriter[7].
  • Rio Reiser's professions included actor[8].
  • Rio Reiser worked as a composer[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Rio Reiser is Junimond[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Rio Reiser is König von Deutschland[15].
  • Rio Reiser received the German Film Award[16].
  • Rio Reiser received the Preis für Popkultur[17].
  • Rio Reiser was a member of Ton Steine Scherben[18].
  • Rio Reiser is recorded as male[19].
  • Rio Reiser's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Rio Reiser was affiliated with the Party of Democratic Socialism[21].
  • Rio Reiser's genre is rock music[22].
  • Rio Reiser's Commons category is recorded as Rio Reiser[23].
  • Rio Reiser's archives at is recorded as German Literature Archive Marbach[24].
  • Rio Reiser's residence is recorded as Fresenhagen[25].
  • Rio Reiser's residence is recorded as West Berlin[26].
  • Rio Reiser's family name is recorded as Möbius[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: DE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1950-01-09[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1996-08-20[31]

  • Genre(s): krautrock, neue deutsche welle, progressive rock, rock[32]

  • Community tags: german, german-lyrics, krautrock, ndw, neue deutsche welle, progressive rock, rock[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cdc82eb3-7eac-4387-baf8-cd3bac0f5092[34]

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Origins and Family

Rio Reiser was born in West Berlin[2]. He was born on January 9, 1950[3]. German was his native language[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6], songwriter[7], actor[8], and composer[9].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Junimond[14], a musical work/composition[35] and König von Deutschland[15], a musical work/composition[36].

Recognition

Awards received include German Film Award[16], an annual prize[37], in Germany[38], founded in 1951[39] and Preis für Popkultur[17], a music award[40], in Germany[41], founded in 2016[42].

Personal Life

Rio Reiser was affiliated with the Party of Democratic Socialism[21].

Death and Burial

Rio Reiser died on August 20, 1996[5]. He died in Q1455665[4]. Burial took place at Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin[11].

Why It Matters

Rio Reiser ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,181 views/month, #7,193 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

Where was Rio Reiser born?

Rio Reiser was born in West Berlin[2].

Where did Rio Reiser die?

Rio Reiser died in Q1455665[4].

What did Rio Reiser do for work?

Rio Reiser worked as singer[6], songwriter[7], actor[8], and composer[9].

What awards did Rio Reiser receive?

Honors received include German Film Award[16] and Preis für Popkultur[17].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [22] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [14] . wikidata.org.
  25. [15] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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