Florian Schneider, co-founder of electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk, dead at 73

Filepic of the four members of German band Kraftwerk perform in Skopje, on 16 June 2005. Photo: AFP

Florian Schneider – co-founder of German electronic-music pioneers Kraftwerk, one of the most influential music groups of the past 50 years – has died, a rep for the group confirms to Variety. He was 73.

"Florian Schneider has passed away from a short cancer disease just a few days after his 73rd birthday," a statement from the group reads.