Kevin Russell (musician)
Kevin Richard Russell (born 12 January 1964) is a German singer and one of the three founding members of the rock band Böhse Onkelz. His father is British, his mother is German. He was the band's lead singer from 1980 until the group broke up in 2005. Since 2012, he is the lead singer of the new band Veritas Maximus. In 2014, Böhse Onkelz reunited with Russell as their lead singer again.
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 Russell in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kevin Richard Russell |
| Born | 12 January 1964 Hamburg, West Germany |
| Genres | After 1985: hard rock Before 1985: punk, street punk, Oi!, hardcore punk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Rule23 Recordings |
| Associated acts | Böhse Onkelz |
In October 2010, Russell was sentenced to two years and three months in prison for his role as driver in a hit-and-run accident near Frankfurt, driving under the influence of drugs and seriously injuring two people.[1][2]
References
- "Böhse Onkelz singer jailed for hit-and-run accident on drugs". thelocal.de. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- "Did drugs cause horror motorway crash - Police arrest German rocker Kevin Russell". Bild. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
External links
Media related to Kevin Russell at Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Russell discography at MusicBrainz
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