a1

Summary

a1 is a musical group^[1]. a1 ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (779 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• a1's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• a1's genre is popular music^[4].
• a1's record label is recorded as Universal Music Group^[5].
• a1's discography is recorded as A1 discography^[6].
• a1's Commons category is recorded as A1 (musical group)^[7].
• a1's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[8].
• a1 comprises Paul Marazzi^[9].
• a1 comprises Ben Adams^[10].
• a1 comprises Christian Ingebrigtsen^[11].
• a1 comprises Mark Read^[12].
• 1998 marks the founding of a1^[13].
• a1's location of formation is recorded as London^[14].
• a1's official website is recorded as http://www.a1official.com/^[15].
• a1's topic's main category is recorded as Category:A1 (group)^[16].
• a1's different from is recorded as A1^[17].
• a1's start of work period is recorded as 1999^[18].
• a1's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+134000'}^[19].
• a1's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+148000'}^[20].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[21]

• Country: GB^[22]

• Began / founded: 1996^[23]

• Ended / dissolved: 2002-10-08^[24]

• Genre(s): pop^[25]

• Community tags: boy band, british, english, pop, pop and chart, uk^[26]

• MusicBrainz ID: dfd8ee47-6169-403a-be9e-31c75293280e^[27]

Body

Founding

1998 marks the founding of a1^[13]. a1's location of formation is recorded as London^[14].

Why It Matters

a1 ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (779 views/month).^[2] a1 has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] a1 is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]