Udo Dirkschneider

German heavy metal singer
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Udo Dirkschneider

Summary

Udo Dirkschneider is a human[1]. He was born in Wuppertal[2]. He was born on April 6, 1952[3]. He worked as a singer[4] and composer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,321 views/month, #6,837 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Wuppertal[2], Udo Dirkschneider…
  • Udo Dirkschneider was born on April 6, 1952[3].
  • A child of Udo Dirkschneider was Sven Dirkschneider[7].
  • Udo Dirkschneider held citizenship in Germany[8].
  • Udo Dirkschneider worked as a singer[4].
  • Udo Dirkschneider worked as a composer[5].
  • Udo Dirkschneider was a member of U.D.O.[9].
  • Udo Dirkschneider is recorded as male[10].
  • Udo Dirkschneider's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Udo Dirkschneider's genre is traditional heavy metal[12].
  • Udo Dirkschneider's record label is recorded as Nuclear Blast[13].
  • Udo Dirkschneider's record label is recorded as CBS[14].
  • Udo Dirkschneider's record label is recorded as RCA Corporation[15].
  • Udo Dirkschneider's record label is recorded as Epic Records[16].
  • Udo Dirkschneider's record label is recorded as Sony Music[17].
  • Udo Dirkschneider's record label is recorded as PolyGram[18].
  • Udo Dirkschneider's Commons category is recorded as Udo Dirkschneider[19].
  • Udo Dirkschneider's voice type is recorded as tenor[20].
  • Udo Dirkschneider's family name is recorded as Dirkschneider[21].
  • Udo Dirkschneider's given name is recorded as Udo[22].
  • Udo Dirkschneider's official website is recorded as https://www.udo-online.com/[23].
  • Udo Dirkschneider's instrument is recorded as voice[24].
  • Udo Dirkschneider's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[25].
  • Udo Dirkschneider's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Udo Dirkschneider'}[26].
  • Udo Dirkschneider's start of work period is recorded as 1968[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: 1952-04-06[30]

  • Genre(s): heavy metal, metal, power metal[31]

  • Community tags: heavy metal, metal, power metal[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: da88dce8-9cca-428c-aafa-6bc968783b24[33]

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Origins and Family

Udo Dirkschneider's place of birth was Wuppertal[2]. He was born on April 6, 1952[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4] and composer[5].

Personal Life

A child of Udo Dirkschneider was Sven Dirkschneider[7].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Udo Dirkschneider include U.D.O.[34], a musical group[35], founded in 1987[36].

Why It Matters

Udo Dirkschneider ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,321 views/month, #6,837 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for him include U.D.O.[34], a musical group[35], founded in 1987[36].

FAQs

Where was Udo Dirkschneider born?

Born in Wuppertal[2], Udo Dirkschneider…

What did Udo Dirkschneider do for work?

Udo Dirkschneider worked as singer[4] and composer[5].

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

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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