Kraftwerk
![Kraftwerk performing at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] 2017. From left to right: [[Ralf Hütter]], Henning Schmitz, [[Fritz Hilpert]] and [[Falk Grieffenhagen]]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Kraftwerk_-_Royal_Albert_Hall_-_Wednesday_21st_June_2017_KraftwerkRAH210617-27_%2835710073795%29.jpg)
On commercially successful albums such as ''Autobahn'' (1974), ''Trans-Europe Express'' (1977), ''The Man-Machine'' (1978), and ''Computer World'' (1981), Kraftwerk developed a self-described "robot pop" style that combined electronic music with pop melodies, sparse arrangements, and repetitive rhythms, while adopting a stylized image including matching suits. Following the release of ''Electric Café'' (1986), Flür left the group in 1987, followed by Bartos in 1990. The band released ''Tour de France Soundtracks'', their latest album of new material, in 2003. Founding member Schneider left in 2008. The band, with new members, has continued to tour under the leadership of Hütter.
The band's work has influenced a diverse range of artists and many genres of modern music, including synth-pop, hip hop, post-punk, techno, house music, ambient, and club music. In 2014, the Recording Academy honoured Kraftwerk with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. They later won the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album with their live album ''3-D The Catalogue'' (2017) at the 2018 ceremony. In 2021, Kraftwerk was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the early influence category. As of 2024, the band continues to tour, with the members' live performances celebrating Kraftwerk's fiftieth anniversary. Provided by Wikipedia