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The Searchers

English musical group; founded 1959
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The Searchers
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Summary

The Searchers is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,411 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Genre: Merseybeat[3]
  • Named after: The Searchers[4]
  • Record label: Pye Records[5]
  • Discography: The Searchers discography[6]
  • Commons category: The Searchers[7]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[8]
  • Has part(s): Tony Jackson[9], John McNally[10], Frank Allen[11], Spencer James[12], Scott Ottaway[13], Mike Pender[14], Chris Curtis[15]
  • Inception: January 1, 1959[16]
  • Location of formation: Liverpool[17]
  • Official website: http://www.the-searchers.co.uk/[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:The Searchers[19]
  • Different from: The Searchers[20]
  • Start of work period: 1959[21]
  • End of work period: 2025[22]
  • Name: The Searchers[23]

Why It Matters

The Searchers has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

Liverpool The Searchers United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Moebeus · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Tony Jackson, John McNally, Frank Allen +4
    Official website → http://www.the-searchers.co.uk/
    Instance of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:The Searchers
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Native label: The Searchers"
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