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The Human League

English synth-pop band
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The Human League

Summary

The Human League is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.96% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,709 views/month, #196 of 20,490).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Human League is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • The Human League's instance of is recorded as musical group[4].
  • The Human League's genre is synth-pop[5].
  • The Human League's genre is post-punk[6].
  • The Human League's genre is electronic music[7].
  • The Human League's genre is gothic rock[8].
  • The Human League's genre is new wave[9].
  • The Human League's record label is recorded as Fast Product[10].
  • The Human League's record label is recorded as A&M Records[11].
  • The Human League's record label is recorded as Caroline Records[12].
  • The Human League's record label is recorded as EMI[13].
  • The Human League's record label is recorded as Wall of Sound[14].
  • The Human League's record label is recorded as Virgin Records[15].
  • The Human League's record label is recorded as East West Records[16].
  • The Human League's record label is recorded as Papillon Records[17].
  • The Human League's discography is recorded as The Human League discography[18].
  • The Human League's Commons category is recorded as The Human League[19].
  • The Human League's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[20].
  • The Human League comprises Philip Oakey[21].
  • The Human League comprises Joanne Catherall[22].
  • 1977 marks the founding of The Human League[23].
  • The Human League's location of formation is recorded as Sheffield[24].
  • The Human League's official website is recorded as http://www.thehumanleague.co.uk/[25].
  • The Human League's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Human League[26].
  • The Human League's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best New Artist[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: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1977[30]

  • Genre(s): electronic, minimal synth, new romantic, new wave, pop, synth-pop[31]

  • Community tags: electronic, minimal synth, new romantic, new wave, pop, synth-pop[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7adaabfb-acfb-47bc-8c7c-59471c2f0db8[33]

Body

Founding

1977 marks the founding of The Human League[23]. Its location of formation is recorded as Sheffield[24].

Why It Matters

The Human League ranks in the top 0.96% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,709 views/month, #196 of 20,490).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

A&M Records EMI Sheffield United Kingdom Virgin Records

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . discogs.com. discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . musicfeeds.com.au. musicfeeds.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . rockonthenet.com. rockonthenet.com. Provenance: 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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