Blondie

Summary

Blondie is a musical group^[1]. Blondie ranks in the top 0.2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,543 views/month, #41 of 20,490).^[2]

Key Facts

• Blondie received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[3].
• Blondie's instance of is recorded as musical group^[4].
• Blondie's genre is rock music^[5].
• Blondie's genre is new wave^[6].
• Blondie's genre is post-punk^[7].
• Blondie's genre is power pop^[8].
• Blondie's genre is dance-rock^[9].
• Blondie followed The Stilettos^[10].
• Blondie's record label is recorded as Sony Music^[11].
• Blondie's record label is recorded as Chrysalis Records^[12].
• Blondie's record label is recorded as Private Stock Records^[13].
• Blondie's record label is recorded as Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.^[14].
• Blondie's discography is recorded as Blondie discography^[15].
• Blondie's Commons category is recorded as Blondie^[16].
• Blondie's country of origin is recorded as United States^[17].
• Blondie comprises Debbie Harry^[18].
• Blondie comprises Gary Lachman^[19].
• Blondie comprises Clem Burke^[20].
• Blondie comprises Chris Stein^[21].
• January 1, 1974 marks the founding of Blondie^[22].
• 1975 marks the founding of Blondie^[23].
• Blondie's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[24].
• Blondie's official website is recorded as https://www.blondie.net/^[25].
• Blondie's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Blondie (band)^[26].
• Blondie's topic has template is recorded as Template:Blondie^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1974^[30]

• Genre(s): disco, new wave, pop, pop rock, power pop, punk, punk rock, rock^[31]

• Community tags: disco, female vocals, new wave, new york punk, pop, pop rock, power pop, punk, punk rock, rock^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 4d2956d1-a3f7-44bb-9a41-67563e1a0c94^[33]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 1974^[22] and 1975^[23]. Blondie's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[24].

Identity

Blondie's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Blondie'}^[34]. Blondie followed The Stilettos^[10].

Recognition

Blondie received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[3].

Why It Matters

Blondie ranks in the top 0.2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,543 views/month, #41 of 20,490).^[2] Blondie has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Blondie is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Blondie has been cited as an influence by Erasure^[37], a musical duo^[38], founded in 1985^[39] and Little Boots^[40], a singer^[41], b. 1984^[42], of United Kingdom^[43], specialised in music composing^[44].

FAQs

What awards did Blondie receive?

Honors received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[3].

Who did Blondie influence?

Blondie has been cited as an influence by Erasure^[37] and Little Boots^[40].