Living in a Box

British synth-pop group, formed in 1985 in Sheffield as the successor of Typhoon Saturday, disbanded in 1990
Organization musical_group Q1866528
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Living in a Box

Summary

Living in a Box is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (414 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Living in a Box's field of work was music[3].
  • A notable work attributed to Living in a Box is Living in a Box[4].
  • A notable work attributed to Living in a Box is Gatecrashing[5].
  • Living in a Box is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • Living in a Box's instance of is recorded as musical group[7].
  • Living in a Box's genre is sophisti-pop[8].
  • Living in a Box's genre is pop music[9].
  • Living in a Box's genre is funk[10].
  • Living in a Box's genre is synth-pop[11].
  • Living in a Box's genre is blue-eyed soul[12].
  • Living in a Box's genre is new wave[13].
  • Living in a Box's record label is recorded as Chrysalis Records[14].
  • Living in a Box's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[15].
  • Living in a Box comprises Richard Darbyshire[16].
  • Living in a Box comprises Kenny Thomas[17].
  • December 20, 1985 marks the founding of Living in a Box[18].
  • Living in a Box was dissolved in June 6, 1991[19].
  • Living in a Box's location of formation is recorded as Sheffield[20].
  • Living in a Box's official website is recorded as http://www.livinginaboxmusic.com/[21].
  • Living in a Box's topic's main category is recorded as Q32377381[22].
  • Living in a Box's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Living in a Box'}[23].
  • Living in a Box's start of work period is recorded as 1985[24].

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[25]

  • Country: GB[26]

  • Began / founded: 1985-12-20[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1991-06-06[28]

  • Genre(s): pop, sophisti-pop[29]

  • Community tags: albert hammond, blow the house down, classic pop and rock, go west, living in a box, marcus vere, pop, richard darbyshire, room in your heart, sophisti-pop[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 340758ac-4df8-4986-b605-8016f58c1f7f[31]

Body

Founding

December 20, 1985 marks the founding of Living in a Box[18]. Its location of formation is recorded as Sheffield[20].

Identity

Living in a Box's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[23].

Industry

Living in a Box's field of work was music[3].

Dissolution

Living in a Box was dissolved in June 6, 1991[19].

Why It Matters

Living in a Box ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (414 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [4] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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