Winger (band)

Winger
Winger in 2007. L–R: John Roth, Kip Winger, Reb Beach.
Background information
Origin	New York City, U.S.
Genres	Glam metal[1] hard rock[2] progressive metal[3]
Years active	1987–1994 2001–2003 2006–present
Labels	Atlantic Frontiers
Members	Kip Winger Reb Beach Rod Morgenstein Paul Taylor John Roth
Past members	Cenk Eroglu
Website	wingertheband.com

Winger is an American rock band formed in New York City, in 1987. Winger gained popularity during the late 1980s and early 1990s with two platinum albums, Winger and In the Heart of the Young, along with charting singles "Seventeen", "Headed for a Heartbreak" and "Miles Away". In 1990, the band was nominated for an American Music Award for "Best New Heavy Metal Band".^[4] As the music scene changed in the early to mid-1990s due to the popularity of grunge, their success faded following their third release, 1993's Pull.^[1] Winger disbanded less than a year later in 1994.

In 2001, the band reunited and have since conducted several successful tours. In 2006, the band's 1993 touring lineup (minus Paul Taylor but including John Roth) reunited to record the band's first studio album in over 13 years, IV, and toured in support of the album into 2008. In 2009, the band released their fifth album, Karma, followed by Better Days Comin' in 2014. Their most recent album, Seven, came out in 2023.