Florian Schneider

Florian Schneider
Florian Schneider live in Ferrara, Italy, 2005
Background information
Birth name	Florian Schneider-Esleben
Born	(1947-04-07)7 April 1947 Öhningen, French occupation zone in Germany (now Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
Died	21 April 2020(2020-04-21) (aged 73) Düsseldorf, Germany
Genres	Electronic synth-pop electropop art pop krautrock avant-garde
Occupations	Musician singer
Instruments	Synthesizer vocals guitar flute saxophone drums percussion violin
Years active	1968–2008, 2014–2015
Formerly of	Kraftwerk Organisation Pissoff

Florian Schneider-Esleben (7 April 1947 – 21 April 2020) was a German musician. He is best known as one of the founding members and leaders of the electronic band Kraftwerk, performing his role with the band until his departure in 2008.