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Foreigner

British-American rock band

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Founded: 1976
Members / parts: Mick Jones
Genre: rock music
, hard rock
Label: earMUSIC
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1.Stated in Discogs
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, Atlantic Records
Country of origin: United States
Formed in: New York City

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Foreigner is a British-American rock band formed in New York City in 1976. The band's original lineup consisted of vocalist Lou Gramm, guitarist Mick Jones, drummer Dennis Elliott, keyboardist Al Greenwood, multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald and bassist Ed Gagliardi. Gagliardi was replaced by Rick Wills in 1979. Foreigner is one of the best-selling bands of all time, with worldwide sales exceeding 80 million records, including 38 million in the US.

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Discography: Foreigner discography
Website: foreigneronline.com
Nominations: Juno Award for International Album of the Year(1983) for work: 4
American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Album(1982) for work: 4
Grammy Award for Best New Artist(1977) statement is subject of: 20th Annual Grammy Awards
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1.rockonthenet.com/grammy/newartist.htm
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Member category: Category:Foreigner (band) members
Start of work period: 1976
Native label: Foreigner
Social media followers: 602,000(September 20, 2025) youtube channel id: UCr79-QZv1_VGlxVWLc28xrQ
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2025-09-20
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133,502(February 12, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 41885153
544,000(January 26, 2025) youtube channel id: UCr79-QZv1_VGlxVWLc28xrQ
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2025-01-26
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491,000(January 14, 2024) youtube channel id: UCr79-QZv1_VGlxVWLc28xrQ
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-01-14
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444,000(February 17, 2023) youtube channel id: UCr79-QZv1_VGlxVWLc28xrQ
373,000(January 26, 2022) youtube channel id: UCr79-QZv1_VGlxVWLc28xrQ
124,891(September 21, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 41885153
Awards: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame(2024)
Official name: Foreigner

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