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The Proclaimers

Scottish musical group
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The Proclaimers

Summary

The Proclaimers is a musical duo[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_duo entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,742 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Proclaimers's instance of is recorded as musical duo[3].
  • The Proclaimers's instance of is recorded as twin brother duo[4].
  • The Proclaimers's genre is folk rock[5].
  • The Proclaimers's genre is Celtic rock[6].
  • The Proclaimers's genre is pop rock[7].
  • The Proclaimers's genre is country rock[8].
  • The Proclaimers's genre is college rock[9].
  • The Proclaimers's record label is recorded as Chrysalis Records[10].
  • The Proclaimers's discography is recorded as The Proclaimers discography[11].
  • The Proclaimers's Commons category is recorded as The Proclaimers[12].
  • The Proclaimers's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[13].
  • The Proclaimers comprises Craig Reid[14].
  • The Proclaimers comprises Charlie Reid[15].
  • 1983 marks the founding of The Proclaimers[16].
  • The Proclaimers's location of formation is recorded as Auchtermuchty[17].
  • The Proclaimers's official website is recorded as https://the.proclaimers.co.uk/[18].
  • The Proclaimers's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Proclaimers[19].
  • The Proclaimers's topic has template is recorded as Template:The Proclaimers[20].
  • The Proclaimers's has characteristic is recorded as identical twins[21].
  • The Proclaimers's start of work period is recorded as 1983[22].
  • The Proclaimers's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Proclaimers'}[23].
  • The Proclaimers's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+33350'}[24].
  • The Proclaimers's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+33400'}[25].
  • The Proclaimers's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+34348'}[26].
  • The Proclaimers's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+43900'}[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: 1983[30]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, indie rock, rock, soft rock[31]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, british, indie rock, rock, rock and indie, scots, scottish, soft rock, uk[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1303b976-b862-4f04-94fd-a8d444e06714[33]

Body

Founding

1983 marks the founding of The Proclaimers[16]. Its location of formation is recorded as Auchtermuchty[17].

Why It Matters

The Proclaimers ranks in the top 3% of musical_duo entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,742 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

Giba United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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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