Big Country

Summary

Big Country is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,414 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• A notable work attributed to Big Country is In a Big Country^[3].
• Big Country's instance of is recorded as musical group^[4].
• Big Country's genre is alternative rock^[5].
• Big Country's record label is recorded as Mercury Records^[6].
• Big Country's discography is recorded as Big Country discography^[7].
• Big Country's Commons category is recorded as Big Country^[8].
• Big Country's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[9].
• Big Country comprises Stuart Adamson^[10].
• 1981 marks the founding of Big Country^[11].
• Big Country's location of formation is recorded as Dunfermline^[12].
• Big Country's official website is recorded as http://www.bigcountry.co.uk^[13].
• Big Country's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best New Artist^[14].
• Big Country's has characteristic is recorded as rock band^[15].
• Big Country's different from is recorded as Big Country^[16].
• Big Country's start of work period is recorded as 1981^[17].
• Big Country's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Big Country'}^[18].
• Big Country's member category is recorded as Category:Big Country members^[19].
• Big Country's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+10708'}^[20].
• Big Country's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+10385'}^[21].
• Big Country's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11181'}^[22].
• Big Country's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11973'}^[23].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[24]

• Country: GB^[25]

• Began / founded: 1981-06^[26]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, celtic rock, new romantic, new wave, pop rock, post-punk, rock^[27]

• Community tags: 1980s, 1990s, alternative rock, big music, celtic rock, new romantic, new wave, pop rock, post-punk, rock, scottish^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: b4013ff1-d7ce-4b1a-af6e-e0b19ca7f378^[29]

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Founding

1981 marks the founding of Big Country^[11]. Its location of formation is recorded as Dunfermline^[12].

Why It Matters

Big Country ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,414 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]