Editing Robin Zander (section)

==Music career==
===Cheap Trick===
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In 1974, Zander accepted an invitation to join Cheap Trick.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/cheaptrickmilw.html|title=Cheap Trick comes full circle in Milwaukee|date=March 1, 2007}}</ref> Along with Zander, the band consisted of guitarist [[Rick Nielsen]], bassist [[Tom Petersson]], and drummer [[Bun E. Carlos]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rrstar.com/article/20160411/SPECIAL/160419971|title=Cheap Trick: 'New guy' Daxx Nielsen has known bandmates his whole life|first=Corina|last=Curry|website=Rockford Register Star}}</ref> Cheap Trick's 1979 album, ''[[Cheap Trick at Budokan]]'', catapulted the band to stardom.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cheap Trick – At Budokan (album) |work=SwissCharts.com |url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?key=40527&cat=a |access-date=2007-11-10}}</ref> The band reached the Top 10 in the U.S. charts in 1979 with "[[I Want You to Want Me]]" and topped the charts in 1988 with "[[The Flame (Cheap Trick song)|The Flame]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/cheap-trick |title=Cheap Trick |publisher=Billboard |access-date=2019-04-03}}</ref> As of 2018, Cheap Trick had been a band for over 40 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.axs.com/5-reasons-to-see-cheap-trick-in-concert-131041#slide=1|title=5 reasons to see Cheap Trick in concert}}</ref> Cheap Trick has performed more than 5,000 shows<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2016/03/29/cheap-trick-rock-hall-induction-bang-zoom-crazy-hello/82360494/|title=Cheap Trick: 'We don't want to do wimp versions of ourselves'|website=USA TODAY}}</ref> and has sold more than 20 million albums.<ref name="naplesnews.com"/> Zander was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of Cheap Trick in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/sdut-cheap-trick-concert-preview-2016jun01-htmlstory.html|title=Cheap Trick is having a banner year|date=June 1, 2016|website=San Diego Union-Tribune}}</ref>

===Other work===
Zander released the solo album ''[[Robin Zander (album)|Robin Zander]]'' in 1993. A second solo album, ''Countryside Blvd'', was released online in April 2011 but was withdrawn from online music outlets within hours of being available.

On September 30, 2016, Los Angeles rock band [[Steel Panther]] released a cover version of Cheap Trick song "[[She's Tight]]" (from Cheap Trick's 1982 album ''[[One on One (Cheap Trick album)|One On One]]''), which features Zander in the music video.<ref name=spst>{{cite web|title=Steel Panther release She's Tight video|url=http://loudwire.com/steel-panther-lower-the-bar-album-shes-tight-music-video-nsfw//|publisher=Loudwire|access-date=6 October 2016|date=30 September 2016}}</ref>

===Influence===
Known for his "pin-up good looks",<ref name="allmusic.com"/> Zander's singing has been described as "jaw-dropping" and "supremely virtuosic".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://buffalonews.com/2018/06/27/cheap-trick-steals-the-show-but-poison-fans-still-leave-happy/|title=Cheap Trick steals the show, but Poison fans still leave happy|first=Jeff|last=Miers|date=June 27, 2018}}</ref> In a 2014 piece titled "Unsung Heroes: The 10 Most Underrated Classic Rock Singers", Dan Tucker of VH1.com described Zander as having "range, style and attitude."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vh1.com/news/j6df2w/10-most-underrated-classic-rock-singers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629101855/https://www.vh1.com/news/j6df2w/10-most-underrated-classic-rock-singers|url-status=live|archive-date=June 29, 2022|title=Unsung Heroes: The 10 Most Underrated Classic Rock Singers|first=Dan|last=Tucker 4/26/2014|website=VH1 News}}</ref> Zander is a tenor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/Picks-of-the-week-5165798.php|title=Picks of the week|date=22 January 2014|website=Times Union|access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rgj.com/story/life/nightlife/2014/11/20/concert-preview-cheap-trick-still-carries-flame-great-music/70019546/|title=Concert preview: Cheap Trick still carries a flame for great music|website=Reno Gazette Journal|access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wiscnews.com/news/local/rock-legend-delights-crowd-in-intimate-shows-at-monk-s/article_0ff6d3d0-cfb5-5fe7-be78-ed2d20270f85.html|title=Rock legend delights crowd in intimate shows at Monk's|first=Ed|last=Legge|website=Wiscnews.com|access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-xpm-2010-07-11-ct-live-0712-cheap-trick-review-20100711-story.html|title=Cheap Trick packs Ravinia for hits, deep cuts and Beatles' covers|first=Bob Gendron, Special to the|last=Tribune|website=chicagotribune.com|access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref>

Zander's vocal style has influenced many other rock singers, from 1980s [[hard rock]]ers (such as [[Joe Elliott]] of [[Def Leppard]], [[Vince Neil]] of [[Mötley Crüe]], [[Axl Rose]] of [[Guns N' Roses]], [[Bret Michaels]] of [[Poison (American band)|Poison]], and [[Sebastian Bach]] of [[Skid Row (American band)|Skid Row]]) to 1990s [[punk rock|punk revivalist]]s (such as [[Billie Joe Armstrong]] of [[Green Day]]) to [[alternative rock|alternative]] singers (such as [[Billy Corgan]] of [[The Smashing Pumpkins]], [[Eddie Vedder]] of [[Pearl Jam]], [[Kurt Cobain]] of [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], and [[Scott Weiland]] of [[Stone Temple Pilots]]).<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/music|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961222031224/http://www.mtv.com/music/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 22, 1996|title=Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV|website=www.mtv.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/q-and-a-rick-nielsen-of-cheap-trick-7049846|title=Q and A: Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick|first=Pete|last=Freedman|date=November 18, 2008|website=Dallas Observer}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/01/23/cheap-trick-singer-talks-longevity-lawsuits-and-lipo-before-acoustic-show-/4801767/|title=Cheap Trick singer talks longevity, lawsuits, and lipo before acoustic show|website=delawareonline}}</ref><ref name="allmusic.com"/>

The May 2009 issue of ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' magazine published a list of the 50 Greatest Singers in Rock. Zander was voted #23 on the list by readers, ''Classic Rock'' critics and a number of singers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glennhughes.com/fanforum/|title=Glenn Hughes Fan Forum|first=Avalon Media|last=Lab|website=g l e n n h u g h e s . c o m}}</ref>