Blur

Summary

Blur is a musical group^[1]. Blur ranks in the top 0.49% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,061 views/month, #101 of 20,490).^[2]

Key Facts

• Blur received the MOJO Awards^[3].
• Blur's instance of is recorded as musical group^[4].
• Blur's genre is Britpop^[5].
• Blur's genre is alternative rock^[6].
• Blur's genre is indie rock^[7].
• Blur's genre is art pop^[8].
• Blur's genre is pop rock^[9].
• Blur's genre is art rock^[10].
• Blur's genre is lo-fi music^[11].
• Blur's record label is recorded as Food Records^[12].
• Blur's record label is recorded as Parlophone^[13].
• Blur's record label is recorded as SBK Records^[14].
• Blur's record label is recorded as Virgin Records^[15].
• Blur's record label is recorded as EMI^[16].
• Blur's record label is recorded as Warner Records^[17].
• Blur's discography is recorded as Blur discography^[18].
• Blur's Commons category is recorded as Blur^[19].
• Blur's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[20].
• Blur comprises Damon Albarn^[21].
• Blur comprises Graham Coxon^[22].
• Blur comprises Alex James^[23].
• Blur comprises Dave Rowntree^[24].
• 1988 marks the founding of Blur^[25].
• Blur's location of formation is recorded as London^[26].
• Blur's official website is recorded as https://www.blur.co.uk/^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1990^[30]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, art rock, britpop, experimental rock, grunge, indie rock, madchester, neo-psychedelia, noise rock, post-grunge, shoegaze, slacker rock^[31]

• Community tags: alternative rock, art rock, baggy, britannique, british, britpop, experimental rock, grunge, indie rock, madchester, neo-psychedelia, noise rock, post-grunge, shoegaze, slacker rock^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: ba853904-ae25-4ebb-89d6-c44cfbd71bd2^[33]

Body

Founding

1988 marks the founding of Blur^[25]. Blur's location of formation is recorded as London^[26].

Identity

Blur's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Blur'}^[34].

Recognition

Blur received the MOJO Awards^[3].

Why It Matters

Blur ranks in the top 0.49% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,061 views/month, #101 of 20,490).^[2] Blur has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Blur is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

What awards did Blur receive?

Honors received include MOJO Awards^[3].