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NIRVANA
1st album : Bleach (1989)
Second album :
Aberdeen Nevermind (1991)
Alternative rock
Hard rock Washington
Main members :
Worldwide fame :
1987 Kurt Cobain
Dave Grohl 1st single :
Krist Novoselic - Smells like teen spirit

3rd studio album : Posthumous live album : Awards : Sales : 75 million records
 MTV Unplugged in New
In utero (1993) York (1994)
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1 American Music award
1 Brit Award
† Death of singer Kurt
won Best Alternative 1 Grammy Award Cobain : 5 April 1994
Music 5 MTV video and music
great critical acclaim,
Performance (Grammy awards
topped UK and US charts
awards, 1996) 4 NME Awards

VOC :

Groupe de musique : a band Enregistrer : to record


Formé : formed Acclamation des critiques : critical acclaim
Sortir un album : release an album Etre en tête des classements : top the charts
Suivant(e) : following = next 
Gagner (!! à ne pas confondre avec to earn) : to win
Atteindre : achieve
Célébrité / notoriété : fame Vendre (une vente : a sale) : to sell
Recevoir : receive Une recompense : an award

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Worksheet 2

Nirvana was an American alternative and hard rock band formed in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987.
The main members of the band were Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic.
They released their first album, Bleach, in 1989.
They achieved worldwide fame with their second album, Nevermind, released in 1991…..
They released their following album called « in Utero » , in 1993. It received great critical acclaim and topped
both the UK and the US charts. The band also received the best alternative music performance award for
MTV Unplugged in NY in 1996.
Overall, they won many awards / has received 12 awards
In total, they sold more than 75 million records worldwide

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Nirvana was a band of alternative and hard rock music. // an American alternative and hard rock band.
The band was formed in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987. The main members WERE Kurt Cobain ….
Their first album, Bleach, was released in 1989. // They released their first album, Bleach, in 1989.
They achieved worldwide fame thanks to their second album, Nevermind, released in 1991.
Their third album, In utero (1993) received great critical acclaim and topped both UK and US charts.
They won (win) 12 awards.
They sold (sell) 75 million records.
Kurt Cobain died on the 5th April 1994.
Their posthumous live album released in 1994 won the Best alternative Music Performance award in 1996.

Nirvana was an alternative and hard rock band. They were formed in Aberdeen, in Washington, in
1987.
The main members were Kurt Cobain …..
It is thanks to their second album, Nevermind, that they achieved worldwide fame.
They released their third album, In Utero, in 1993.
They received great critical acclaim and topped both UK and US charts.
They released a posthumous live album in 1994 and won the Best Alternative Music Performance
grammy award in 1996.
They won 12 awards. They sold 75 million records.
Kurt Cobain died on the 5th April 1994.

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