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Kings of Leon

American rock band
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Kings of Leon

Summary

Kings of Leon is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,180 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kings of Leon received the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame[3].
  • Kings of Leon received the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal[4].
  • Kings of Leon received the Grammy Award for Record of the Year[5].
  • Kings of Leon's instance of is recorded as musical group[6].
  • Kings of Leon's genre is alternative rock[7].
  • Kings of Leon's record label is recorded as Sony Music[8].
  • Kings of Leon's discography is recorded as Kings of Leon discography[9].
  • Kings of Leon's Commons category is recorded as Kings of Leon[10].
  • Kings of Leon's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • 1999 marks the founding of Kings of Leon[12].
  • Kings of Leon's location of formation is recorded as Nashville[13].
  • Kings of Leon's official website is recorded as https://kingsofleon.com[14].
  • Kings of Leon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kings of Leon[15].
  • Kings of Leon's nominated for is recorded as Shortlist Music Prize[16].
  • Kings of Leon's topic has template is recorded as Template:Kings of Leon[17].
  • Kings of Leon's has characteristic is recorded as rock band[18].
  • Kings of Leon's start of work period is recorded as 2000[19].
  • Kings of Leon's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kings of Leon'}[20].

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Founding

1999 marks the founding of Kings of Leon[12]. Its location of formation is recorded as Nashville[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame[3], an award[21], in United States[22], founded in 1997[23]; Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal[4], a class of award[24], in United States[25], founded in 1980[26]; and Grammy Award for Record of the Year[5], a Grammy Awards[27], in United States[28], founded in 1959[29].

Why It Matters

Kings of Leon ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,180 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What awards did Kings of Leon receive?

Honors received include Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame[3], Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal[4], and Grammy Award for Record of the Year[5].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . omhof.com. omhof.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . grammy.com. grammy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . grammy.com. grammy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] ↑ . 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. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0225377-Kings-of-Leon-hudebni-skupina
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  2. 7w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record label → Sony Music
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+584781'}, {'amount': '+644927'}, {'amount': '+574524'} +1
    Image purged at → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Kings of Leon
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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