Focus

Summary

Focus is a musical group^[1]. Focus ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,056 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Focus's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Focus's genre is progressive rock^[4].
• Focus's genre is art rock^[5].
• Focus's record label is recorded as Sire^[6].
• Focus's record label is recorded as Atco Records^[7].
• Focus's record label is recorded as EMI^[8].
• Focus's record label is recorded as Imperial^[9].
• Focus's discography is recorded as Focus discography^[10].
• Focus's Commons category is recorded as Focus (band)^[11].
• Focus's country of origin is recorded as Netherlands^[12].
• January 1, 1969 marks the founding of Focus^[13].
• Focus's location of formation is recorded as Netherlands^[14].
• Focus's official website is recorded as http://www.focustheband.com/^[15].
• Focus's official website is recorded as https://focustheband.co.uk^[16].
• Focus's official website is recorded as http://www.focustheband.com^[17].
• Focus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Focus (band)^[18].
• Focus's topic has template is recorded as Template:Focus^[19].
• Focus's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Focus'}^[20].
• Focus's different from is recorded as Focus^[21].
• Focus's start of work period is recorded as 1969^[22].
• Focus's has list is recorded as list of Focus members^[23].
• Focus's member category is recorded as Category:Focus (band) members^[24].
• Focus's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1808'}^[25].
• Focus's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1498'}^[26].
• Focus's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5020'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: NL^[29]

• Began / founded: 1969^[30]

• Genre(s): art rock, classic rock, jazz fusion, progressive rock, rock, symphonic prog, symphonic rock^[31]

• Community tags: art rock, classic rock, jazz fusion, progressive rock, rock, symphonic prog, symphonic rock^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 821e11d6-cfec-44a7-9615-06a4e631c975^[33]

Body

Founding

January 1, 1969 marks the founding of Focus^[13]. Focus's location of formation is recorded as Netherlands^[14].

Identity

Focus's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Focus'}^[20].

Why It Matters

Focus ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,056 views/month).^[2] Focus has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Focus is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Focus has been cited as an influence by Rush^[36], a musical group^[37], founded in 1968^[38].

FAQs

Who did Focus influence?

Focus has been cited as an influence by Rush^[36].