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C+C Music Factory

American musical group
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C+C Music Factory

Summary

C+C Music Factory is a musical duo[1]. It draws 1,431 Wikipedia views per month (musical_duo category, ranking #85 of 787).[2]

Key Facts

  • C+C Music Factory received the MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video[3].
  • C+C Music Factory received the MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography[4].
  • C+C Music Factory received the American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group[5].
  • C+C Music Factory's instance of is recorded as musical duo[6].
  • C+C Music Factory's genre is hip-hop[7].
  • C+C Music Factory's genre is dance-pop[8].
  • C+C Music Factory's genre is synth-pop[9].
  • C+C Music Factory's genre is house music[10].
  • C+C Music Factory's genre is rock and roll[11].
  • C+C Music Factory's genre is dance music[12].
  • C+C Music Factory's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[13].
  • C+C Music Factory's record label is recorded as MCA Records[14].
  • C+C Music Factory's record label is recorded as A&M Records[15].
  • C+C Music Factory's record label is recorded as Sony Music[16].
  • C+C Music Factory's record label is recorded as PolyGram[17].
  • C+C Music Factory's record label is recorded as Vendetta Records[18].
  • C+C Music Factory's discography is recorded as C+C Music Factory discography[19].
  • C+C Music Factory's country of origin is recorded as United States[20].
  • C+C Music Factory comprises David Cole[21].
  • C+C Music Factory comprises Robert Clivillés[22].
  • C+C Music Factory comprises Clivillés and Cole[23].
  • C+C Music Factory's location of formation is recorded as New York City[24].
  • C+C Music Factory's nominated for is recorded as MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year[25].
  • C+C Music Factory's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best New Artist[26].
  • C+C Music Factory's nominated for is recorded as MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1989[30]

  • Genre(s): dance-pop, hip house[31]

  • Community tags: dance-pop, hip house, queer[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c9d4f63d-6c2c-47ae-84fe-819001e3d3ea[33]

Body

Founding

C+C Music Factory's location of formation is recorded as New York City[24].

Identity

C+C Music Factory's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'it'}[34].

Recognition

Awards received include MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video[3], a class of award[35], in United States[36], founded in 1989[37]; MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography[4], an award for best choreography[38], in United States[39], founded in 1984[40]; and American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group[5], a class of award[41], in United States[42], founded in 1974[43].

Why It Matters

C+C Music Factory draws 1,431 Wikipedia views per month (musical_duo category, ranking #85 of 787).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

It has been cited as an influence by Backstreet Boys[46], a musical group[47], founded in 1993[48].

FAQs

What awards did C+C Music Factory receive?

Honors received include MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video[3], MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography[4], and American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group[5].

Who did C+C Music Factory influence?

C+C Music Factory has been cited as an influence by Backstreet Boys[46].

Related Entities

A&M Records Backstreet Boys Columbia Records New York City PolyGram United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . lotro-abc.com. lotro-abc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . maniadb.com. maniadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . versione-karaoke.it. versione-karaoke.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . mixcloud.com. mixcloud.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . discogs.com. discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . rockonthenet.com. rockonthenet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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