Camera Obscura

Summary

Camera Obscura is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,008 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Camera Obscura's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Camera Obscura's genre is indie pop^[4].
• Camera Obscura's record label is recorded as Elefant Records^[5].
• Camera Obscura's record label is recorded as Merge Records^[6].
• Camera Obscura's record label is recorded as 4AD^[7].
• Camera Obscura's record label is recorded as Andmoresound^[8].
• Camera Obscura's Commons category is recorded as Camera Obscura (musical group)^[9].
• Camera Obscura's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[10].
• 1996 marks the founding of Camera Obscura^[11].
• Camera Obscura's location of formation is recorded as Glasgow^[12].
• Camera Obscura's official website is recorded as http://www.camera-obscura.net/^[13].
• Camera Obscura's start of work period is recorded as 1996^[14].
• Camera Obscura's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+35683'}^[15].
• Camera Obscura's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+36180'}^[16].
• Camera Obscura's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+36382'}^[17].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[18]

• Country: GB^[19]

• Began / founded: 1996^[20]

• Genre(s): indie pop, pop, rock, twee pop^[21]

• Community tags: indie pop, pop, rock, rock and indie, twee pop^[22]

• MusicBrainz ID: 94219793-a46b-4c39-9397-e05ad633f32d^[23]

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Founding

1996 marks the founding of Camera Obscura^[11]. Its location of formation is recorded as Glasgow^[12].

Why It Matters

Camera Obscura ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,008 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]