The Church

Summary

The Church is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,912 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Church's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• The Church's genre is alternative rock^[4].
• The Church's genre is new wave^[5].
• The Church's record label is recorded as EMI^[6].
• The Church's discography is recorded as The Church discography^[7].
• The Church's Commons category is recorded as The Church^[8].
• The Church's country of origin is recorded as Australia^[9].
• The Church comprises Steve Kilbey^[10].
• 1980 marks the founding of The Church^[11].
• The Church's location of formation is recorded as Sydney^[12].
• The Church's official website is recorded as https://www.thechurchband.net/^[13].
• The Church's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Church (band)^[14].
• The Church's start of work period is recorded as 1980^[15].
• The Church's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+8106'}^[16].
• The Church's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+7005'}^[17].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[18]

• Country: AU^[19]

• Began / founded: 1980^[20]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, art rock, dream pop, jangle pop, neo-psychedelia, post-punk^[21]

• Community tags: alternative rock, art rock, dream pop, jangle pop, neo-psychedelia, post-punk^[22]

• MusicBrainz ID: 4fcb7864-42dd-4dcf-b269-6da0d9042956^[23]

Body

Founding

1980 marks the founding of The Church^[11]. Its location of formation is recorded as Sydney^[12].

Why It Matters

The Church ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,912 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]