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Swedish House Mafia

Swedish electronic music group
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Swedish House Mafia

Summary

Swedish House Mafia is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,893 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Swedish House Mafia received the Q118801611[3].
  • Swedish House Mafia received the Musikexportpriset[4].
  • Swedish House Mafia received the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Swedish Act[5].
  • Swedish House Mafia received the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Swedish Act[6].
  • Swedish House Mafia's instance of is recorded as musical group[7].
  • Swedish House Mafia's genre is house music[8].
  • Swedish House Mafia's genre is electronic dance music[9].
  • Swedish House Mafia's genre is electro[10].
  • Swedish House Mafia's genre is progressive house[11].
  • Swedish House Mafia's genre is electro house[12].
  • Swedish House Mafia's record label is recorded as EMI[13].
  • Swedish House Mafia's record label is recorded as Astralwerks[14].
  • Swedish House Mafia's record label is recorded as Virgin Records[15].
  • Swedish House Mafia's record label is recorded as Polydor[16].
  • Swedish House Mafia's record label is recorded as Ministry of Sound[17].
  • Swedish House Mafia's record label is recorded as Universal Music Group[18].
  • Swedish House Mafia's discography is recorded as Swedish House Mafia discography[19].
  • Swedish House Mafia's Commons category is recorded as Swedish House Mafia[20].
  • Swedish House Mafia's country of origin is recorded as Sweden[21].
  • Swedish House Mafia comprises Axwell[22].
  • Swedish House Mafia comprises Steve Angello[23].
  • Swedish House Mafia comprises Sebastian Ingrosso[24].
  • 2007 marks the founding of Swedish House Mafia[25].
  • Swedish House Mafia's location of formation is recorded as Stockholm[26].
  • Swedish House Mafia's official website is recorded as https://swedishhousemafia.com[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: SE[29]

  • Began / founded: 2008[30]

  • Genre(s): dance, dance-pop, edm, electro house, electronic, electropop, festival progressive house, house, progressive house[31]

  • Community tags: dance, dance-pop, edm, electro house, electronic, electropop, festival progressive house, house, progressive house[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 99075985-0d80-4692-a15e-b16f78831792[33]

Body

Founding

2007 marks the founding of Swedish House Mafia[25]. Its location of formation is recorded as Stockholm[26].

Identity

Swedish House Mafia's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'it'}[34].

Recognition

Awards received include Q118801611[3]; Musikexportpriset[4], a prize[35]; and MTV Europe Music Award for Best Swedish Act[5], a class of award[36], founded in 2005[37].

Why It Matters

Swedish House Mafia ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,893 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

It has been cited as an influence by Avicii[40], a disc jockey[41], 1989–2018[42], of Sweden[43], awarded the American Music Awards[44], specialised in music[45].

FAQs

What awards did Swedish House Mafia receive?

Honors received include Q118801611[3], Musikexportpriset[4], MTV Europe Music Award for Best Swedish Act[5], and MTV Europe Music Award for Best Swedish Act[6].

Who did Swedish House Mafia influence?

Swedish House Mafia has been cited as an influence by Avicii[40].

Related Entities

Avicii Axwell EMI Eric Prydz Polydor Steve Angello Stockholm Sweden Universal Music Group Virgin Records

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . 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. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [45] ↑ . 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. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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