Dexys Midnight Runners

Summary

Dexys Midnight Runners is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,196 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dexys Midnight Runners's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Dexys Midnight Runners's genre is new wave^[4].
• Dexys Midnight Runners's genre is pop music^[5].
• Dexys Midnight Runners's record label is recorded as EMI^[6].
• Dexys Midnight Runners's discography is recorded as Dexys Midnight Runners discography^[7].
• Dexys Midnight Runners's Commons category is recorded as Dexys Midnight Runners^[8].
• Dexys Midnight Runners's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[9].
• 1978 marks the founding of Dexys Midnight Runners^[10].
• Dexys Midnight Runners's location of formation is recorded as Birmingham^[11].
• Dexys Midnight Runners's official website is recorded as https://dexysofficial.com/^[12].
• Dexys Midnight Runners's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dexys Midnight Runners^[13].
• Dexys Midnight Runners's start of work period is recorded as 1978^[14].
• Dexys Midnight Runners's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dexys Midnight Runners'}^[15].
• Dexys Midnight Runners's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Dexy's Midnight Runners"}^[16].
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Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1978^[30]

• Genre(s): blue-eyed soul, celtic rock, new wave, northern soul, pop rock, pop soul, ska, soul^[31]

• Community tags: blue-eyed soul, celtic rock, celtic soul, new wave, northern soul, pop rock, pop soul, ska, soul^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: ccce2053-7007-4c36-b1e7-f8fcf5023a12^[33]

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Founding

1978 marks the founding of Dexys Midnight Runners^[10]. Its location of formation is recorded as Birmingham^[11].

Why It Matters

Dexys Midnight Runners ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,196 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]