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Michael Schenker

Michael Schenker

Michael Schenker (born 10 January 1955) is a German rock guitarist who has played in UFO and led the Michael Schenker Group. At the age of 15 he was an early member of Scorpions, the band co-founded by his elder brother Rudolf Schenker. In the mid-1970s, at the age of 17, Michael joined UFO playing lead guitar. He left the band in 1978 to found the Michael Schenker Group. He has rejoined UFO three times, producing an album each time. Schenker continues to perform and record in his bands Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock and Michael Schenker Fest .

Known for

Michael Schenker: My Years With Ufo Wacken Open Air
2025 • Vocals / Lead Guitar
Michael Schenker Group - Rock Hard Festival 2023
Michael Schenker Group - Rock Hard Festival 2023
2023 • Lead Guitar
Michael Schenker Group - Hellfest 2022
Michael Schenker Group - Hellfest 2022
2022 • Himself
Flying V
Flying V
2020 • Self
Michael Schenker Group: Live At Rockpalast - Hamburg 1981
Michael Schenker Group: Live At Rockpalast - Hamburg 1981
2017 • Guitars
Michael Schenker Fest - Live in Tokyo
Michael Schenker Fest - Live in Tokyo
2017 • Himself - Guitar
Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock - On a Mission: Live in Madrid
Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock - On a Mission: Live in Madrid
2016 • Himself - Lead Guitar
Scorpions - Forever and a Day
Scorpions - Forever and a Day
2015 • himself

Full filmography

Flying V
Flying V
2020 • Self
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Europe: Live at Sweden Rock
Europe: Live at Sweden Rock
2013 • Self - Gitarr (Gäst)
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Michael Schenker – Biography, Known For & Filmography