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Gipsy Kings

French-Spanish musical group
Organization musical_group Q40586
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Gipsy Kings

Summary

Gipsy Kings is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,367 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gipsy Kings received the Victoire du groupe[3].
  • Gipsy Kings's instance of is recorded as musical group[4].
  • Gipsy Kings's genre is flamenco[5].
  • Gipsy Kings's record label is recorded as Elektra[6].
  • Gipsy Kings's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[7].
  • Gipsy Kings's record label is recorded as Nonesuch Records[8].
  • Gipsy Kings's Commons category is recorded as Gipsy Kings (musical group)[9].
  • Gipsy Kings's country of origin is recorded as France[10].
  • Gipsy Kings comprises Nicolas Reyes[11].
  • Gipsy Kings comprises Diego Baliardo[12].
  • Gipsy Kings comprises Tonino Antoine Baliardo[13].
  • Gipsy Kings comprises Diego baliardo[14].
  • Gipsy Kings comprises Chico Bouchikhi[15].
  • Gipsy Kings comprises Paul “Pablo” Reyes[16].
  • Gipsy Kings comprises André Reyes[17].
  • Gipsy Kings comprises Canut Reyes[18].
  • 1978 marks the founding of Gipsy Kings[19].
  • Gipsy Kings's location of formation is recorded as Arles[20].
  • Gipsy Kings's official website is recorded as http://www.gipsykings.com[21].
  • Gipsy Kings's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gipsy Kings[22].
  • Gipsy Kings's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Gipsy Kings'}[23].
  • Gipsy Kings's start of work period is recorded as 1979[24].
  • Gipsy Kings's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as International Roma Day Edit-a-thon[25].
  • Gipsy Kings's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Musicians[26].
  • Gipsy Kings's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject France[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: FR[29]

  • Began / founded: 1978[30]

  • Genre(s): dance, flamenco, flamenco pop, folk, latin, rumba, rumba catalana, rumba flamenca[31]

  • Community tags: 00s, 10s, 80s, 90s, acoustic, classic pop and rock, dance, ethnic, flamenco, flamenco pop, folk, france, guitar, latin, oye com va, rumba, rumba catalana, rumba flamenca, spain, spanish, tropical[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 44a7f7d5-79df-4f44-8f5e-02dfc0626904[33]

Body

Founding

1978 marks the founding of Gipsy Kings[19]. Its location of formation is recorded as Arles[20].

Identity

Gipsy Kings's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'it'}[23].

Recognition

Gipsy Kings received the Victoire du groupe[3].

Why It Matters

Gipsy Kings ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,367 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

It has been cited as an influence by Kendji Girac[36], a singer[37], b. 1996[38], of France[39].

FAQs

What awards did Gipsy Kings receive?

Honors received include Victoire du groupe[3].

Who did Gipsy Kings influence?

Gipsy Kings has been cited as an influence by Kendji Girac[36].

Related Entities

Arles Columbia Records Elektra France Kendji Girac

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . gipsykings.net. gipsykings.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] ↑ . 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. 23d ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Nicolas Reyes, Diego Baliardo, Tonino Antoine Baliardo +5
    Inception → +1978-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Image purged license → —
    Instance of → musical group
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