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Nirvana

GENRE

Progressive Rock Rock Alternative Rock Baroque Pop Grunge Pop Pop Rock Power Pop Psychedelic Pop Psychedelic Rock Soft Rock Symphonic Rock

TYPE

Group

FOUNDED

1967

LOCATION

United Kingdom

PRIMARY GENRE

Progressive Rock

9

TOTAL APPEARANCES

GROUP MEMBERS

Alex SpyropoulosPatrick Campbell-Lyons

ARTIST OVERVIEW

Nirvana were an English psychedelic pop band formed in London in 1966. In 1985, the band reformed. Members of the band sued the American grunge band Nirvana in 1992 over the usage of the name, reaching an out-of-court settlement. Read more on Wikipedia.

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Timeline

FIRST APPEARANCE

28/11/1991

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Live

LAST APPEARANCE

The Final Countdown

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Live


Performance Statistics

Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

Live

1 / 9

Music Video

3 / 9

Top 40 Breaker Clip

2 / 9

Repeats

3 / 9

Linked YouTube

1 / 9

Archived - Video

9 / 9

TOTP Appearances

Performance Type Guide
Episode Performance
The Final Countdown Smells Like Teen Spirit
Live
18/09/2005 Smells Like Teen Spirit
Live
06/04/1995 Smells Like Teen Spirit
Live
10/11/1994 About A Girl
Music Video
10/02/1994 Smells Like Teen Spirit
Music Video
17/12/1992 In Bloom
Top 40 Breaker Clip
23/07/1992 Lithium
Top 40 Breaker Clip
12/03/1992 Come As You Are
Music Video
28/11/1991 Smells Like Teen Spirit
Live

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Nirvana

Live
28/11/1991

Trivia

PERFORMANCE28/11/1991Smells Like Teen SpiritIn 1991 Nirvana performed 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' live with lead singer Kurt Cobain singing the entire song an octave lower than normal and without the famous screams in the chorus due to problems with his voice. The performance ended with a spontaneous stage invasion.

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