Soft Cell

English musical group; synth-pop duo
Organization musical_duo Q1329303
Soft Cell
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Soft Cell

Summary

Soft Cell is a musical duo[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_duo entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,345 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Soft Cell's instance of is recorded as musical duo[3].
  • Soft Cell's genre is synth-pop[4].
  • Soft Cell's genre is new wave[5].
  • Soft Cell's genre is minimal wave[6].
  • Soft Cell's genre is electronic music[7].
  • Soft Cell's genre is dark wave[8].
  • Soft Cell's genre is pop music[9].
  • Soft Cell's genre is minimal synth[10].
  • Soft Cell's genre is dance music[11].
  • Soft Cell's genre is electropop[12].
  • Soft Cell's genre is post-punk[13].
  • Soft Cell's genre is electronic dance music[14].
  • Soft Cell's genre is art pop[15].
  • Soft Cell's record label is recorded as Some Bizzare[16].
  • Soft Cell's discography is recorded as Soft Cell discography[17].
  • Soft Cell's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[18].
  • Soft Cell comprises Marc Almond[19].
  • 1980 marks the founding of Soft Cell[20].
  • Soft Cell's location of formation is recorded as Leeds[21].
  • Soft Cell's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Soft Cell[22].
  • Soft Cell's start of work period is recorded as 1978[23].
  • Soft Cell's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Soft Cell'}[24].
  • Soft Cell's member category is recorded as Category:Soft Cell members[25].
  • Soft Cell's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+3276'}[26].
  • Soft Cell's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+76900'}[27].

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Founding

1980 marks the founding of Soft Cell[20]. Its location of formation is recorded as Leeds[21].

Why It Matters

Soft Cell ranks in the top 4% of musical_duo entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,345 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . 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] . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location of formation
    Genre synth-pop, new wave, minimal wave +9
    Location of formation Leeds
    Genre
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6927]]: soft-cell, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/214796576|soft cell (#214796576)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7190|NME artist]] #mix'n"
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