Brief introduction of The Beatles.

The Beatles (English: The Beatles) is a British rock band formed in 1960, also known as "The Beatles" and "The Beatles" in Chinese-speaking areas.

Members of the band include John Lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison and Ringo Starr. They are recognized as the greatest and most influential rock band in history. The Beatles, rooted in noise jazz and rock in 1950s, explored all kinds of music, from popular folk songs to psychedelic rock, and often used classic elements creatively.

In the early 1960s, their extreme popularity gave rise to the Beatles craze. With the maturity of their works in the future, they were regarded as the embodiment of the ideal of the anti-cultural movement at that time. In the three years after 1960, The Beatles performed in clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg, and gradually gained popularity. Brian epstein, the band manager, polished them into professional bands, and george martin, the producer, inspired their musical potential.

1962 After the release of the first hit song "Love Me, Do It", The Beatles became popular in Britain. The following year, with the spread of Beatles fanaticism in Britain, they got the nickname "Fab Four". By the beginning of 1964, the Beatles had conquered the American pop music market, became an international superstar and led the British invasion trend.

After 1965, The Beatles produced a series of innovative and far-reaching albums, including Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band, The Beatles (White Album) and Abbey Road.

Music critics consider them the best works of The Beatles. 1970 After the Beatles broke up, all the band members had their own successful solo career. Lennon was shot in1980 65438+February, and Harrison died of lung cancer in 2006 5438+065438+1October. The remaining members, McCartney and Starr, are still active in the music industry today. Mccartney also has the most successful solo career among the members and is one of the richest musicians in the world.

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Awards and achievements—

1965, Queen Elizabeth II awarded Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr order of the british empire, and awarded them the Medal of Staff and Assistant. The film Let It Be 1970 won the Oscar for Best Original Music 197 1. The Beatles won 10 Grammy Awards and 15 Ivor Novello Awards, and in the United States, it obtained 6 diamond disc certifications, 24 multi-platinum disc certifications, 39 platinum disc certifications and 45 gold disc certifications.

In Britain, the Beatles have obtained four multi-platinum album certifications, four platinum album certifications, eight gold album certifications and one silver album certification. The band entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 1988. As the highest-selling band in history, by the end of 20 13, The Beatles had sold more than 800 million physical and digital albums worldwide. They have 15 Zhang Guanjun albums on the UK album list, and sold 21100,000 singles in the UK, both of which are the highest figures in British history.

In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine listed the Beatles as the greatest artists in history. They also ranked first in Billboard magazine's "Hot 100" list in 2008. As of 20 15, they are the record holders of 100 single before the bulletin board, with 20 songs.

The Recording Industry Association of America can confirm that The Beatles sold 1.78 billion copies in the United States, more than any other musician. As a whole, the band was selected into Time magazine's "Time 100 people: the most important people of this century" list.

In 20 14, the Beatles won the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. 20 17, Beatles movie? The Beatles: Eight Days a Week and Years on Tour won the Grammy Award for Best Music Film.