Nightwish

Finnish symphonic metal band
Organization musical_group Q43510
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Nightwish

Summary

Nightwish is a musical group[1]. Nightwish ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,632 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nightwish received the Echo Pop[3].
  • Nightwish received the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Finnish Act[4].
  • Nightwish received the Finnish Music Hall of Fame[5].
  • Nightwish received the Emma Award for Band of the Year[6].
  • Nightwish received the Muuvi Prize[7].
  • Nightwish's instance of is recorded as musical group[8].
  • Nightwish's genre is symphonic metal[9].
  • Nightwish's genre is power metal[10].
  • Nightwish's record label is recorded as Spinefarm Records[11].
  • Nightwish's record label is recorded as Nuclear Blast[12].
  • Nightwish's record label is recorded as Roadrunner Records[13].
  • Nightwish's record label is recorded as Century Media Records[14].
  • Nightwish's record label is recorded as Drakkar Entertainment[15].
  • Nightwish's discography is recorded as Nightwish discography[16].
  • Nightwish's Commons category is recorded as Nightwish[17].
  • Nightwish's country of origin is recorded as Finland[18].
  • Nightwish comprises Tuomas Holopainen[19].
  • Nightwish comprises Emppu Vuorinen[20].
  • Nightwish comprises Troy Donockley[21].
  • Nightwish comprises Floor Jansen[22].
  • Nightwish comprises Kai Hahto[23].
  • Nightwish comprises Jukka Koskinen[24].
  • July 1996 marks the founding of Nightwish[25].
  • Nightwish's location of formation is recorded as Kitee[26].
  • Nightwish's pseudonym is recorded as Nachtwasser[27].

Body

Founding

July 1996 marks the founding of Nightwish[25]. Nightwish's location of formation is recorded as Kitee[26].

Identity

Nightwish's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Nightwish'}[28].

Recognition

Awards received include Echo Pop[3], a music award[29], in Germany[30], founded in 1992[31]; MTV Europe Music Award for Best Finnish Act[4], a music award[32], founded in 2005[33]; Finnish Music Hall of Fame[5], a music hall of fame[34], in Finland[35], founded in 2018[36]; Emma Award for Band of the Year[6]; and Muuvi Prize[7], a music award[37], in Finland[38], founded in 1991[39].

Why It Matters

Nightwish ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,632 views/month).[2] Nightwish has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Nightwish is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did Nightwish receive?

Honors received include Echo Pop[3], MTV Europe Music Award for Best Finnish Act[4], Finnish Music Hall of Fame[5], and Emma Award for Band of the Year[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . Metal Evolution. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . musiikkimuseofame.fi. musiikkimuseofame.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . 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] . Q14005. 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] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . is.fi. Retrieved . is.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [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. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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