Ralf Hütter

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Ralf Hütter
Ralf Hütter in 1970.
Background information
Birth name	Ralf Hütter
Born	August 20, 1946 in Krefeld, Germany
Genre(s)	Electronic music Krautrock
Occupation(s)	Vocalist, Musician
Instrument(s)	Guitar (c. 1970-72) Keyboards Percussion (c. 1970-73)
Years active	1970 to 2007
Associated acts	Organisation Kraftwerk

Ralf Hütter (born 20 August 1946 in Krefeld, Germany) is the lead singer, keyboardist, and reportedly "band leader" of Kraftwerk and is usually the one interviewed. His deep, noticeably accented tenor voice helped to set Kraftwerk apart from other musical groups.

An avid cyclist, Hütter was involved in a cycling accident in 1983, during the initial period of recording of the since abandoned album Techno Pop.^{[citation needed]} Only the single "Tour de France" and demos of "Techno Pop" and "Sex Object" would find their way into bootleg releases after this accident. He was in the hospital for many months, and Karl Bartos stated the first thing he said when he awoke from his coma was "Where is my bicycle?"^{[citation needed]}

Kraftwerk

Ralf Hütter | Florian Schneider

Karl Bartos | Wolfgang Flür | Fritz Hilpert | Henning Schmitz | Emil Schult

Discography

Albums: Tone Float (as Organisation) | Kraftwerk | Kraftwerk 2 | Ralf und Florian | Autobahn | Radio-Activity | Trans-Europe Express | The Man-Machine | Computer World | Electric Café | Tour de France Soundtracks

Live and Compilations albums Exceller 8 | The Mix | Klang Box | Minimum – Maximum | The Catalogue

Non-album singles: Kohoutek-Kometenmelodie | Tour de France | Expo 2000

Videography

Minimum – Maximum (DVD)