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Kiss

American musical group; hard rock band
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Kiss
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Summary

Kiss is a musical group[1]. Kiss ranks in the top 0.23% of musical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43,182 views/month, #47 of 20,490).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[3], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[4], Kennedy Center Honors[5]
  • Influenced by: Led Zeppelin[6], Slade[7], Alice Cooper[8], Grand Funk Railroad[9], Mott the Hoople[10], The Beatles[11], The Stooges[12], The Yardbirds[13], David Bowie[14], Humble Pie[15], Marc Bolan[16], The Rolling Stones[17], New York Dolls[18], The Sweet[19]
  • Founder: Ace Frehley[20], Paul Stanley[21], Gene Simmons[22], Peter Criss[23]
  • Genre: hard rock[24], heavy metal music[25], shock rock[26], glam metal[27], glam rock[28]
  • Record label: Mercury Records[29], Casablanca Records[30], Sanctuary Records[31], Columbia Records[32], Roadrunner Records[33]
  • Discography: Kiss discography[34]
  • Commons category: Kiss (musical group)[35]
  • Country of origin: United States[36]
  • Has part(s): Paul Stanley[37], Gene Simmons[38], Tommy Thayer[39], Ace Frehley[40], Peter Criss[41], Eric Carr[42], Eric Singer[43]
  • Inception: 1973[44]
  • Location of formation: New York City[45]
  • Official website: https://kissonline.com[46]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Kiss (band)[47]
  • Filmography: Kiss videography[48]
  • Nominated for: Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance[49]
  • Topic has template: Template:Kiss[50]
  • Has characteristic: rock band[51]

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: Group[52]

  • Country: US[53]

  • Began / founded: 1973-01[54]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2023-12-02[55]

  • Genre(s): alternative metal, aor, arena rock, classic rock, disco, glam, glam metal, glam rock, grunge, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, pop rock, rock[56]

  • Community tags: alternative metal, american, aor, arena rock, classic rock, disco, estados unidos, glam, glam metal, glam rock, grunge, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, pop rock, rock, server name, vyrzukhisuc-artiest[57]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e1f1e33e-2e4c-4d43-b91b-7064068d3283[58]

Why It Matters

Kiss has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Kiss is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

Kiss has been cited as an influence by Lady Gaga[61], a singer[62], b. 1986[63], of United States[64], awarded the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist[65], specialised in pop music[66]; Slipknot[67], a musical group[68], in United States[69], founded in 1994[70]; Lenny Kravitz[71], a guitarist[72], b. 1964[73], of United States[74], awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[75]; Red Hot Chili Peppers[76], a musical group[77], founded in 1982[78]; Guns N' Roses[79], a musical group[80], founded in 1985[81]; and Foo Fighters[82], a rock band[83], founded in 1995[84].

FAQs

What awards did Kiss receive?

Honors received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[3], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[4], and Kennedy Center Honors[5].

Who did Kiss influence?

Kiss has been cited as an influence by Lady Gaga[61], Slipknot[67], Lenny Kravitz[71], and Red Hot Chili Peppers[76].

Related Entities

Ace Frehley Alice Cooper Bryan Adams Casablanca Records Columbia Records Cream David Bowie Eric Carr Eric Singer Gene Simmons Guns N' Roses Jeff Beck Jimi Hendrix Lady Gaga Lenny Kravitz Manic Street Preachers Marc Bolan Mercury Records New York City Paul Stanley Ramones Red Hot Chili Peppers Roadrunner Records Rod Stewart Slade Slipknot The Beatles The Kinks The Stooges The Who

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

  1. [52] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → k0002966-Kiss-hudebni-skupina
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: k0002966-Kiss-hudebni-skupina, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259492|batch #259492]]"
  2. 21w ago · Sj1mor · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image → Handprints of KISS in Olympiapark, Munich.jpg
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Plaque image: Handprints of KISS in Olympiapark, Munich.jpg"
  3. 23w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record label → Mercury Records, Casablanca Records, Sanctuary Records +2
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+1620385'}, {'amount': '+1530000'}, {'amount': '+1653483'} +1
    Topic's main category → Category:Kiss (band)
    Country of origin → United States
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Nme artist id: kiss, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/214803298|kiss (#214803298)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7190|NME artist]] #mix'n'match"
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