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Portishead

English band
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Summary

Portishead is a musical group[1]. Portishead ranks in the top 1% of musical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,441 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United Kingdom[3]
  • Genre: trip hop[4], experimental rock[5], downtempo[6], alternative rock[7], electronica[8]
  • Named after: Portishead[9]
  • Record label: Island Records[10], Go! Discs[11]
  • Discography: Portishead discography[12]
  • Commons category: Portishead (band)[13]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[14]
  • Has part(s): Geoff Barrow[15]
  • Inception: January 1, 1991[16]
  • Location of formation: Bristol[17]
  • Official website: https://portishead.co.uk[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Portishead (band)[19]
  • Topic has template: Template:Portishead[20]
  • Official name: Portishead[21]
  • Native label: Portishead[22]
  • Start of work period: 1991[23]
  • Social media followers: 56,781[24], 63,811[25], 69,156[26]
  • Official shop URL: https://shop.portishead.co.uk/[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: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1991[30]

  • Genre(s): downtempo, electronic, electronica, experimental rock, folktronica, trip hop[31]

  • Community tags: alternative rock music, downtempo, electronic, electronica, experimental rock, folktronica, trip hop, trip-hop[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8f6bd1e4-fbe1-4f50-aa9b-94c450ec0f11[33]

Why It Matters

Portishead has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Portishead is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Portishead has been cited as an influence by Evanescence[36], a rock band[37], founded in 1994[38]; Nicolas Jaar[39], a musician[40], b. 1990[41], of United States[42]; and Joy Williams[43], a singer-songwriter[44], b. 1982[45], of United States[46].

FAQs

Who did Portishead influence?

Portishead has been cited as an influence by Evanescence[36], Nicolas Jaar[39], and Joy Williams[43].

Related Entities

Bristol Island Records United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [46] ↑ . 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. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0321421-Portishead-hudebni-skupina
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  3. 22w ago · Lmerice · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Location of formation → Bristol
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