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Nirvana

Nirvana
Nirvana in 1993, left to right, Krist Novoselic, Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl
Nirvana in 1993, left to right, Krist Novoselic, Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl
Background information
OriginAberdeen, Washington, USA
Genre(s)Alternative rock
Grunge
Years active1987—1994
Label(s)Sub Pop
DGC / Geffen Records
Associated
acts
Foo Fighters
Sweet 75
Fecal Matter
Eyes Adrift
WebsiteUniversal: Nirvana
Members
Kurt Cobain
Krist Novoselic
Dave Grohl
Former members
Aaron Burckhard
Chad Channing
Dale Crover
Jason Everman
Dave Foster
Dan Peters

Nirvana was an American rock band that formed in Aberdeen, Washington. With the lead single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from their 1991 album Nevermind, Nirvana exploded into the mainstream, bringing along with it a subgenre of alternative rock called grunge. Other Seattle grunge bands such as Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden also gained in popularity, and, as a result, alternative rock became a dominant genre on radio and music television in the United States during the early-to-middle 1990s.

As Nirvana's frontman, Kurt Cobain found himself referred to in the media as the "spokesman of a generation", with Nirvana the "flagship band" of "Generation X". Cobain was uncomfortable with the attention and placed his focus on the band's music, challenging the band's audience with their third studio album In Utero. While Nirvana's mainstream popularity waned somewhat in the months following its release, their core audience cherished the band's dark interior, particularly after their 1993 performance on MTV Unplugged.

Nirvana's brief run ended with the death of Cobain in April of 1994, but the band's popularity expanded in the years that followed. Eight years after Cobain's death, "You Know You're Right", an unfinished demo that the band recorded two months prior to Cobain's death, topped radio playlists around the world. Since their debut, the band has sold over sixty million albums worldwide, including more than ten million copies of Nevermind in the US alone. Nirvana remains a consistent presence on radio stations worldwide.


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