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Erasure

British synthpop duo
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Erasure

Summary

Erasure is a musical duo[1]. Erasure ranks in the top 3% of musical_duo entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,754 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Erasure's field of work was musician[3].
  • Erasure received the BRIT Awards[4].
  • Erasure was influenced by ABBA[5].
  • Erasure was influenced by Simon & Garfunkel[6].
  • Erasure was influenced by Kraftwerk[7].
  • Erasure was influenced by Blondie[8].
  • Erasure was influenced by Peter Gabriel[9].
  • Erasure's instance of is recorded as musical duo[10].
  • Erasure's instance of is recorded as male duo[11].
  • Erasure's genre is synth-pop[12].
  • Erasure's genre is new wave[13].
  • Erasure's record label is recorded as Mute Records[14].
  • Erasure's discography is recorded as Erasure discography[15].
  • Erasure's Commons category is recorded as Erasure[16].
  • Erasure's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[17].
  • Erasure comprises Andy Bell[18].
  • Erasure comprises Vince Clarke[19].
  • 1985 marks the founding of Erasure[20].
  • Erasure's location of formation is recorded as England[21].
  • Erasure's official website is recorded as https://www.erasureinfo.com[22].
  • Erasure's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Erasure (duo)[23].
  • Erasure's Commons gallery is recorded as Erasure[24].
  • Erasure's topic has template is recorded as Template:Erasure[25].
  • Erasure's official name is recorded as Erasure[26].
  • Erasure's native label is recorded as Erasure[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: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1985[30]

  • Genre(s): alternative dance, dance, dance-pop, electronic, new wave, pop, pop rock, rock, synth-pop[31]

  • Community tags: alternative dance, british, dance, dance-pop, electronic, english, lgbtqi, new wave, pop, pop rock, queer, rock, synth-pop, synthesizer, synthpop, uk[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 43b58c98-3779-4b04-9a23-1c95cca3a145[33]

Body

Founding

1985 marks the founding of Erasure[20]. Erasure's location of formation is recorded as England[21].

Identity

Erasure's official name is recorded as Erasure[26].

Industry

Erasure's field of work was musician[3].

Recognition

Erasure received the BRIT Awards[4].

Why It Matters

Erasure ranks in the top 3% of musical_duo entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,754 views/month).[2] Erasure has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Erasure is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Erasure has been cited as an influence by Chvrches[36], a musical group[37], founded in 2011[38] and Cobra Starship[39], a musical group[40], founded in 2003[41].

FAQs

What awards did Erasure receive?

Honors received include BRIT Awards[4].

Who did Erasure influence?

Erasure has been cited as an influence by Chvrches[36] and Cobra Starship[39].

Related Entities

Blondie England Kraftwerk Mute Records Peter Gabriel United Kingdom Vince Clarke

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] ↑ . 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. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · AIRAZUR · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Universal music france artist id → 20000094405
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P9328]]: 20000094405"
  2. 13w ago · Horcrux · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → musical duo, male duo
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q109288825]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259998|batch #259998]]"
  3. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → k0003774-Erasure-hudebni-skupina
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: k0003774-Erasure-hudebni-skupina, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  4. 21w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Snk id → 220623
    Record label → Mute Records
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+49489'}, {'amount': '+46523'}, {'amount': '+53712'} +1
    Field of work → musician
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6927]]: erasure, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/214807592|erasure (#214807592)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7190|NME artist]] #mix'n'matc"
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