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Klaus Meine (born May 25, 1948, Hannover,
Germany) is a German singer, best known as the
frontman and occasional rhythm guitarist of the hard rock/heavy metal
band Scorpions. He is well-noted for his
unique tenor voice, strong German accent and polished delivery
which ranges from high notes to soft ballads, and is respected
worldwide for his support for music and human rights.
Meine writes most of, but not all the lyrics to Scorpions' songs. He also shares the
authorship of some lyrics with Herman Rarebell (former drummer of Scorpions) on some
songs like the major hit "Rock You Like a Hurricane",
among others. Meine composed some songs alone like "Wind of
Change" and "A Moment in a Million Years".
In 1981, after a world tour and during the recording of the
Blackout album, Meine lost his voice so badly he could
not even speak properly. Meine was advised by his doctor to
consider another profession due to his voice problems. However,
Scorpions stuck together and after therapy and vocal cord surgery,
Meine's voice recovered.
At a peace event in Germany, Meine performed "Imagine" with Liel Kolet. Together they
recorded 5 songs, including a special version of "Send Me an Angel", a
special version of David
D'Or's song, "Tishmor al HaOlam Yeled" ("Keep the World Safe"),
and a new song which Meine wrote for Liel, "Bigger Than Life".
Together, they also performed one of the most well-known Israeli
songs, written by one of the best-known poets and song writers of
Israel, Naomi
Shemer "Jerusalem of Gold", and they all
performed in a peace concert by Liel & The Scorpions on July 7,
2005.[1]
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