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Scorpions

German rock band
MusicGroup rock_band Q124147
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Summary

Scorpions is a rock band[1]. Scorpions ranks in the top 4% of rock band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38,918 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: European Cultural Award[3], Echo Pop Honorary Award[4], Echo Pop Award for the Best National Rock/Pop Group[5], State Award of Lower Saxony[6]
  • Country: Germany[7]
  • Genre: hard rock[8], heavy metal music[9]
  • Record label: PolyGram[10], RCA Records[11], Mercury Records[12], EMI[13], Atlantic Records[14], Warner Music Group[15], Bertelsmann Music Group[16]
  • Discography: Scorpions discography[17]
  • Commons category: Scorpions (band)[18]
  • Country of origin: Germany[19]
  • Has part(s): Rudolf Schenker[20], Klaus Meine[21], Matthias Jabs[22], Mikkey Dee[23], Paweł Mąciwoda[24]
  • Inception: 1965[25]
  • Location of formation: Hanover[26]
  • Official website: http://www.the-scorpions.com/english[27]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Scorpions (band)[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[29]
  • Topic has template: Template:Scorpions[30], Template:Scorpions news[31]
  • Official name: Scorpions[32]
  • Different from: Scorpions[33]
  • Start of work period: 1965[34]
  • Member category: Category:Scorpions (band) members[35]

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.

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  • Type: Group[36]

  • Country: DE[37]

  • Began / founded: 1965[38]

  • Genre(s): aor, classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, krautrock, rock[39]

  • Community tags: aor, classic rock, german, hard rock, heavy metal, krautrock, rock[40]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c3cceeed-3332-4cf0-8c4c-bbde425147b6[41]

Why It Matters

Scorpions has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Scorpions is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Scorpions has been cited as an influence by Mötley Crüe[44], a heavy metal band[45], founded in 1981[46]; Skid Row[47], a musical group[48], founded in 1986[49]; and Warlock[50], a musical group[51], founded in 1982[52].

FAQs

What awards did Scorpions receive?

Honors received include European Cultural Award[3], Echo Pop Honorary Award[4], Echo Pop Award for the Best National Rock/Pop Group[5], and State Award of Lower Saxony[6].

Who did Scorpions influence?

Scorpions has been cited as an influence by Mötley Crüe[44], Skid Row[47], and Warlock[50].

Related Entities

Atlantic Records Bertelsmann Music Group EMI Germany Klaus Meine Matthias Jabs Mercury Records Michael Schenker PolyGram RCA Records Rudolf Schenker Warner Music Group

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

  1. [36] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 79
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  2. 16w ago · ~2026-35398-38 · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z
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  3. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → k0003324-Scorpions-hudebni-skupina
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  4. 21w ago · Sj1mor · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image → Handprints of Scorpions in Olympiapark, Munich.jpg
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