Marillion

British progressive rock band
Organization musical_group Q678410
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Marillion

Summary

Marillion is a musical group[1]. Marillion ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40,430 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Marillion was influenced by Pink Floyd[3].
  • Marillion was influenced by Genesis[4].
  • Marillion's instance of is recorded as musical group[5].
  • Marillion's genre is progressive rock[6].
  • Marillion's genre is art rock[7].
  • Marillion's genre is neo-prog[8].
  • The Silmarillion is named after Marillion[9].
  • Marillion's record label is recorded as EMI Records[10].
  • Marillion's record label is recorded as Capitol Records[11].
  • Marillion's record label is recorded as Castle Communications[12].
  • Marillion's record label is recorded as I.R.S. Records[13].
  • Marillion's record label is recorded as Caroline Records[14].
  • Marillion's record label is recorded as Sanctuary Records[15].
  • Marillion's record label is recorded as Pony Canyon[16].
  • Marillion's record label is recorded as Edel Records[17].
  • Marillion's record label is recorded as Liberty Records[18].
  • Marillion's discography is recorded as Marillion discography[19].
  • Marillion's Commons category is recorded as Marillion[20].
  • Marillion's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[21].
  • Marillion comprises Steve Hogarth[22].
  • Marillion comprises Fish[23].
  • Marillion comprises Steve Rothery[24].
  • Marillion comprises Mark Kelly[25].
  • Marillion comprises Pete Trewavas[26].
  • Marillion comprises Ian Mosley[27].

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Founding

1979 marks the founding of Marillion[28]. Marillion's location of formation is recorded as Aylesbury[29].

Why It Matters

Marillion ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40,430 views/month).[2] Marillion has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Marillion is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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. 12d ago · InMontreal · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.marillion.com/
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: https://www.marillion.com/"
  2. 9w ago · Autistic music lover · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Influenced by → Pink Floyd, Genesis
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P737]]: [[Q151012]]"
  3. 21w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record label → EMI Records, Capitol Records, Castle Communications +6
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+66500'}, {'amount': '+41009'}, {'amount': '+79300'} +5
    Topic's main category → Category:Marillion
    Country of origin → United Kingdom
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6927]]: marillion, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/214800455|marillion (#214800455)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7190|NME artist]] #mix'n'"
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