Cassius

Summary

Cassius is a musical group^[1]. Cassius ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (480 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cassius's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Cassius's genre is synth-pop^[4].
• Cassius's genre is French house^[5].
• Cassius's genre is trance^[6].
• Cassius's genre is breakbeat^[7].
• Cassius's genre is nu-disco^[8].
• Cassius's genre is French hip-hop^[9].
• Cassius's genre is alternative dance^[10].
• Cassius's genre is indie pop^[11].
• Cassius's genre is electronica^[12].
• Cassius's record label is recorded as Ed Banger Records^[13].
• Cassius's record label is recorded as Virgin Records^[14].
• Cassius's Commons category is recorded as Cassius^[15].
• Cassius's country of origin is recorded as France^[16].
• Cassius comprises Hubert Blanc-Francard^[17].
• Cassius comprises Philippe Zdar^[18].
• January 1, 1988 marks the founding of Cassius^[19].
• Cassius's location of formation is recorded as Paris^[20].
• Cassius's start of work period is recorded as 1988^[21].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[22]

• Country: FR^[23]

• Began / founded: 1996^[24]

• Genre(s): electro, electro house, electronic, electropop, french electro, french house, funky house, house, nu disco^[25]

• Community tags: electro, electro house, electronic, electropop, french electro, french house, funky house, house, nu disco^[26]

• MusicBrainz ID: 256160e8-37fd-4f8c-a3ef-530ebbaa4b3d^[27]

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Founding

January 1, 1988 marks the founding of Cassius^[19]. Cassius's location of formation is recorded as Paris^[20].

Why It Matters

Cassius ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (480 views/month).^[2] Cassius has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Cassius is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]