The Handsome Family

Summary

The Handsome Family is a musical duo^[1]. It draws 1,699 Wikipedia views per month (musical_duo category, ranking #112 of 787).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Handsome Family's instance of is recorded as musical duo^[3].
• The Handsome Family's genre is alternative country^[4].
• The Handsome Family's genre is Americana^[5].
• The Handsome Family's record label is recorded as Carrot Top Records^[6].
• The Handsome Family's discography is recorded as The Handsome Family discography^[7].
• The Handsome Family's Commons category is recorded as The Handsome Family^[8].
• The Handsome Family's country of origin is recorded as United States^[9].
• January 1, 1993 marks the founding of The Handsome Family^[10].
• The Handsome Family's location of formation is recorded as Chicago^[11].
• The Handsome Family's official website is recorded as https://www.handsomefamily.com/^[12].
• The Handsome Family's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Handsome Family'}^[13].
• The Handsome Family's start of work period is recorded as 1993^[14].
• The Handsome Family's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5000'}^[15].
• The Handsome Family's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5530'}^[16].
• The Handsome Family's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+6110'}^[17].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[18]

• Country: US^[19]

• Began / founded: 1993^[20]

• Genre(s): americana, gothic country^[21]

• Community tags: alt-country, americana, gothic country, singer/songwriter, southern gothic^[22]

• MusicBrainz ID: 195ddaa1-f1e4-4960-a107-58d26cb058a2^[23]

Body

Founding

January 1, 1993 marks the founding of The Handsome Family^[10]. Its location of formation is recorded as Chicago^[11].

Identity

The Handsome Family's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[13].

Why It Matters

The Handsome Family draws 1,699 Wikipedia views per month (musical_duo category, ranking #112 of 787).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]