The Housemartins

Summary

The Housemartins is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,095 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Housemartins's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• The Housemartins's genre is Britpop^[4].
• The Housemartins's genre is indie rock^[5].
• The Housemartins's record label is recorded as Go! Discs^[6].
• The Housemartins's discography is recorded as The Housemartins discography^[7].
• The Housemartins's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[8].
• 1983 marks the founding of The Housemartins^[9].
• The Housemartins's location of formation is recorded as Kingston upon Hull^[10].
• The Housemartins's official website is recorded as http://www.thehousemartins.com^[11].
• The Housemartins's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Housemartins^[12].
• The Housemartins's start of work period is recorded as 1983^[13].
• The Housemartins's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Housemartins'}^[14].
• The Housemartins's member category is recorded as Category:The Housemartins members^[15].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[16]

• Country: GB^[17]

• Began / founded: 1983^[18]

• Ended / dissolved: 1988^[19]

• Genre(s): alternative pop, pop^[20]

• Community tags: alternative pop, british, classic pop and rock, english, pop, uk^[21]

• MusicBrainz ID: e7516564-6f1e-4adc-a245-e481d56c2d9b^[22]

Body

Founding

1983 marks the founding of The Housemartins^[9]. Its location of formation is recorded as Kingston upon Hull^[10].

Why It Matters

The Housemartins ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,095 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]