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Petra

Christian/Gospel rock band
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Petra

Summary

Petra is a rock band[1]. Petra draws 1,014 Wikipedia views per month (rock_band category, ranking #211 of 861).[2]

Key Facts

  • Petra received the Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album[3].
  • Petra received the Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album[4].
  • Petra received the Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album[5].
  • Petra received the Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album[6].
  • Petra received the GMA Dove Award for Group of the Year[7].
  • Petra's instance of is recorded as rock band[8].
  • Petra's genre is classic rock[9].
  • Petra's genre is heavy metal music[10].
  • Petra's genre is alternative rock[11].
  • Petra's genre is rock music[12].
  • Petra's genre is country rock[13].
  • Petra's genre is progressive rock[14].
  • Petra's genre is contemporary Christian music[15].
  • Petra's genre is Christian rock[16].
  • Petra's genre is hard rock[17].
  • Petra's record label is recorded as Myrrh Records[18].
  • Petra's record label is recorded as Inpop Records[19].
  • Petra's record label is recorded as Epic Records[20].
  • Petra's record label is recorded as EMI[21].
  • Petra's record label is recorded as Star Song Communications[22].
  • Petra's record label is recorded as EMI Records[23].
  • Petra's record label is recorded as Word[24].
  • Petra's discography is recorded as Petra discography[25].
  • Petra's Commons category is recorded as Petra (band)[26].
  • Petra's language of work or name is recorded as Basque[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: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1972[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2005-12[31]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, aor, christian rock, classic rock, country rock, hard rock, pop rock, praise & worship, progressive rock, rock[32]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, aor, christian, christian rock, classic rock, country rock, hard rock, pop rock, praise & worship, progressive rock, rock[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a2da9a16-4f14-4fe6-84e0-ff882fc1664f[34]

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album[3], a class of award[35], in United States[36], founded in 1991[37] and GMA Dove Award for Group of the Year[7], a class of music award[38].

Why It Matters

Petra draws 1,014 Wikipedia views per month (rock_band category, ranking #211 of 861).[2] Petra has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39]

FAQs

What awards did Petra receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album[3], Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album[4], Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album[5], and Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album[6].

Related Entities

EMI Epic Records Myrrh Records United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . last.fm. kboing.com.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . cdbaby.com. cdbaby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . fandalism.com. fandalism.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . jesusfreakhideout.com. jesusfreakhideout.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . vkontakte.dj. vkontakte.dj. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . fandalism.com. fandalism.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . newreleasetuesday.com. newreleasetuesday.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . spirit-of-metal.com. spirit-of-metal.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . 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.
  7. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] ↑ . 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. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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