EMI

defunct British music recording and publishing company
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EMI was a public limited company[1] headquartered in London[1]. It operated across the music industry, consumer electronics industry, phonographic industry, and media industry[2]. The organization maintained a workforce of 15k employees.

As a business[3][1], EMI functioned under the parent organization Universal Music Group[1]. The company was ultimately dissolved on January 1, 2012.

EMI

Summary

EMI is a business[1]. EMI has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • EMI is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • EMI is in the country of United States[4].
  • EMI is in the country of FR[5].
  • EMI's instance of is recorded as business[6].
  • EMI's instance of is recorded as privately held company[7].
  • EMI's instance of is recorded as record company[8].
  • EMI's instance of is recorded as holding company[9].
  • EMI's instance of is recorded as record label[10].
  • EMI is owned by Vivendi[11].
  • EMI followed Associated British Picture Corporation[12].
  • EMI was followed by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.[13].
  • EMI was followed by Virgin EMI Records[14].
  • EMI's headquarters location is recorded as London[15].
  • EMI's has organizational division is recorded as EMI United Kingdom[16].
  • EMI's has organizational division is recorded as EMI[17].
  • EMI's has organizational division is recorded as EMI Chrysalis[18].
  • EMI's has organizational division is recorded as EMI USA[19].
  • EMI's child organization or unit is recorded as Toshiba EMI Ltd.[20].
  • EMI's child organization or unit is recorded as EMI Music Japan[21].
  • EMI's child organization or unit is recorded as Poko Rekords[22].
  • EMI's child organization or unit is recorded as Chrysalis Records Ltd.[23].
  • EMI's child organization or unit is recorded as EMI Pathé Marconi S.A.[24].
  • EMI's child organization or unit is recorded as EMI Records[25].
  • EMI's child organization or unit is recorded as Carl Lindström A.G.[26].
  • EMI's child organization or unit is recorded as Norske Gram[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include March 31, 1931[28], January 1, 1931[29], March 29, 1928[30], January 1, 1973[31], and 2008-11-28[32]. EMI's location of formation is recorded as London[33].

Identity

EMI's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'EMI Records Limited'}[34]. EMI is part of major label[35]. EMI followed Associated British Picture Corporation[12]. Successors include EMI Music Publishing Ltd.[13] and Virgin EMI Records[14].

Operations

EMI's headquarters location is recorded as London[15]. Parent organizations include Universal Music Group[36], a record company[37], in United States[38], founded in 1934[39], headquartered in Santa Monica[40]; Sony (United Kingdom)[41], a business[42], in United Kingdom[43], headquartered in Weybridge[44]; and Warner Music Group[45], a record company[46], in United States[47], founded in 1958[48], headquartered in New York City[49]. Subsidiaries include Toshiba EMI Ltd.[20], a business[50], in Japan[51], founded in 1973[52]; EMI Music Japan[21], a record company[53], in Japan[54], founded in 2007[55], headquartered in akasaka Sacas[56]; Poko Rekords[22], a record label[57], in Finland[58], founded in 1977[59], headquartered in Tampere[60]; Chrysalis Records Ltd.[23], a record company[61], in United Kingdom[62], founded in 1970[63], headquartered in London[64]; EMI Pathé Marconi S.A.[24], a business[65], in France[66], founded in 1986[67]; and EMI Records[25], a record label[68], in United Kingdom[69], founded in 1972[70], headquartered in United Kingdom[71].

Industry

Industries include music industry[72], consumer electronics industry[73], phonographic industry[74], and media industry[75].

Ownership

EMI is owned by Vivendi[11].

Dissolution

EMI was dissolved in January 1, 2012[76].

Why It Matters

EMI has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] EMI is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[77]

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  2. [77] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id disney-2:EMI
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: youtube:Emimusic, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/111007403|Emimusic (#111007403)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4339|YouTube Fandom"
  2. 23d ago · Xeroctic · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id Creator/EMI
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6839]]: Creator/EMI"
  3. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isni 000000010093264X
    Part of major label
    Has organizational division EMI United Kingdom, EMI, EMI Chrysalis +1
    Said to be the same as EMI Group Limited
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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