Mini Kiss is a Kiss tribute band made up entirely of little people. The band was founded by bandleader Joey Fatale (4' 4" – Mini Gene) in New York City.[1][2][3][4]
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Background information | |
Origin | New York City, New York |
Genres | Rock |
Years active | 1996 | –present
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Website | minikisses |
The band has made an appearance in the feature film "Paul Blart Mall Cop 2", the Game Show Network revival of I've Got a Secret and Lip Sync Battle. The band made a cameo on the television series Z Rock, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, The George Lopez Show, and a cameo with the real KISS on the Dr. Pepper TV commercial “A Little Kiss” which aired during Super Bowl XLIV. Fatale died on August 7, 2011. The band still tours regularly performing at shows around the world.
Mini Kiss has toured with Jackyl, Blue Öyster Cult, A Perfect Circle, Air Supply, Peter Frampton and many others.
In March 2023 Mini Kiss received a Guinness World Record for “World's Shortest Male Band” in Milan, Italy on Lo Show Dei Record[5]
External links
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edit- ^ Jenco, John (2024), ‘Mini Kiss’ set to rock East Tennessee Distillery this weekend, WJHL, retrieved 12 April 2023
- ^ Jenkins, Jeremy (2024), Mini Kiss bringing big rock energy to Indianapolis, WISHTV, retrieved 12 April 2023
- ^ Lynch, John (2023), MiniKiss, the hottest little band in the world, is coming to West Virginia, WTRF, retrieved 12 April 2023
- ^ Maplethorpe, Dale (2023), MiniKiss: meet the world’s shortest band, Far Out Magazine, retrieved 12 April 2023
- ^ "Shortest band (male)". Guinness World Records. 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2023-06-14.