Nirvana

Summary

Nirvana is a rock band^[1]. Nirvana ranks in the top 0.46% of rock_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,202 views/month, #4 of 861).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nirvana received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[3].
• Nirvana received the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist^[4].
• Nirvana received the MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video^[5].
• Nirvana received the BRIT Award for International Breakthrough Act^[6].
• Nirvana received the MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video^[7].
• Nirvana received the MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction^[8].
• Nirvana was influenced by Pixies^[9].
• Nirvana was influenced by Sonic Youth^[10].
• Nirvana was influenced by The Stooges^[11].
• Nirvana was influenced by Led Zeppelin^[12].
• Nirvana was influenced by Black Sabbath^[13].
• Nirvana was influenced by Wipers^[14].
• Nirvana is in the country of United States^[15].
• Nirvana's instance of is recorded as rock band^[16].
• Nirvana's instance of is recorded as musical group^[17].
• Nirvana's genre is alternative rock^[18].
• Nirvana's genre is grunge^[19].
• Nirvana's record label is recorded as DGC Records^[20].
• Nirvana's record label is recorded as Geffen Records^[21].
• Nirvana's record label is recorded as Sub Pop^[22].
• Nirvana's record label is recorded as Warner Music Group^[23].
• Nirvana's discography is recorded as Nirvana discography^[24].
• Nirvana's Commons category is recorded as Nirvana (musical group)^[25].
• Nirvana's country of origin is recorded as United States^[26].
• Nirvana comprises Kurt Cobain^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1987^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1994-04-05^[31]

• Genre(s): acoustic rock, alternative metal, alternative rock, grunge, noise rock, pigfuck, post-hardcore, punk, punk rock, rock, sludge metal^[32]

• Community tags: 90s, acoustic rock, alternative, alternative metal, alternative rock, american, estados unidos, grunge, noise rock, pigfuck, post-hardcore, punk, punk rock, rock, seattle, sludge metal, united states, usa^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5b11f4ce-a62d-471e-81fc-a69a8278c7da^[34]

Body

Founding

1987 marks the founding of Nirvana^[35]. Nirvana's location of formation is recorded as Aberdeen^[36].

Identity

Nirvana's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Nirvana'}^[37].

Recognition

Awards received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[3], a music museum^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1983^[40]; MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist^[4], a class of award^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1984^[43]; MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video^[5], a class of award^[44]; BRIT Award for International Breakthrough Act^[6], a class of award^[45], in United Kingdom^[46], founded in 1988^[47]; MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction^[8], an award for best production design^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1984^[50]; and Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album^[51], a class of award^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1991^[54].

Why It Matters

Nirvana ranks in the top 0.46% of rock_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,202 views/month, #4 of 861).^[2] Nirvana has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55]

Nirvana has been cited as an influence by Blink-182^[56], a musical group^[57], founded in 1992^[58]; Green Day^[59], a rock band^[60], founded in 1982^[61]; Weezer^[62], a rock band^[63], founded in 1992^[64]; Muse^[65], a rock band^[66], founded in 1994^[67]; Limp Bizkit^[68], a musical group^[69], founded in 1994^[70]; and The Offspring^[71], a musical group^[72], founded in 1984^[73].

FAQs

What awards did Nirvana receive?

Honors received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[3], MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist^[4], MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video^[5], and BRIT Award for International Breakthrough Act^[6].

Who did Nirvana influence?

Nirvana has been cited as an influence by Blink-182^[56], Green Day^[59], Weezer^[62], and Muse^[65].