Tears for Fears

Summary

Tears for Fears is a musical duo^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.25% of musical_duo entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,802 views/month, #2 of 787).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tears for Fears was influenced by Be-Bop Deluxe^[3].
• Tears for Fears's instance of is recorded as musical duo^[4].
• Tears for Fears's genre is new wave^[5].
• Tears for Fears's record label is recorded as Mercury Records^[6].
• Tears for Fears's record label is recorded as Epic Records^[7].
• Tears for Fears's record label is recorded as Fontana Records^[8].
• Tears for Fears's discography is recorded as Tears for Fears discography^[9].
• Tears for Fears's Commons category is recorded as Tears for Fears^[10].
• Tears for Fears's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[11].
• Tears for Fears comprises Roland Orzabal^[12].
• Tears for Fears comprises Curt Smith^[13].
• 1981 marks the founding of Tears for Fears^[14].
• Tears for Fears's location of formation is recorded as Bath^[15].
• Tears for Fears's official website is recorded as https://tearsforfears.com/^[16].
• Tears for Fears's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tears for Fears^[17].
• Tears for Fears's topic has template is recorded as Template:Tears for Fears^[18].
• Tears for Fears's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tears for Fears'}^[19].
• Tears for Fears's start of work period is recorded as 1981^[20].
• Tears for Fears's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tears for Fears'}^[21].
• Tears for Fears's member category is recorded as Category:Tears for Fears members^[22].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[23]

• Country: GB^[24]

• Began / founded: 1981^[25]

• Genre(s): art pop, new wave, pop rock, psychedelic pop, sophisti-pop, synth-pop^[26]

• Community tags: art pop, big music, new wave, pop rock, psychedelic pop, sophisti-pop, synth-pop^[27]

• MusicBrainz ID: 7c7f9c94-dee8-4903-892b-6cf44652e2de^[28]

Body

Founding

1981 marks the founding of Tears for Fears^[14]. Its location of formation is recorded as Bath^[15].

Why It Matters

Tears for Fears ranks in the top 0.25% of musical_duo entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,802 views/month, #2 of 787).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29]

It has been cited as an influence by Daniel Balavoine^[30], a singer-songwriter^[31], 1952–1986^[32], of France^[33], awarded the Prix Raoul-Breton^[34] and Sass Jordan^[35], a singer^[36], b. 1962^[37], of Canada^[38], specialised in music^[39].

FAQs

Who did Tears for Fears influence?

Tears for Fears has been cited as an influence by Daniel Balavoine^[30] and Sass Jordan^[35].