The Selecter

British new wave band
Organization musical_group Q1546385
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The Selecter

Summary

The Selecter is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (458 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Selecter's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • The Selecter's genre is ska[4].
  • The Selecter's record label is recorded as 2 Tone Records[5].
  • The Selecter's Commons category is recorded as The Selecter[6].
  • The Selecter's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[7].
  • The Selecter comprises Pauline Black[8].
  • The Selecter comprises Neol Davies[9].
  • 1979 marks the founding of The Selecter[10].
  • The Selecter's location of formation is recorded as Coventry[11].
  • The Selecter's official website is recorded as http://www.theselecter.net/[12].
  • The Selecter's start of work period is recorded as 1979[13].
  • The Selecter's number of viewers/listeners is recorded as {'amount': '+1235736'}[14].
  • The Selecter's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14081'}[15].
  • The Selecter's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+15404'}[16].
  • The Selecter's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+16687'}[17].

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Founding

1979 marks the founding of The Selecter[10]. Its location of formation is recorded as Coventry[11].

Why It Matters

The Selecter ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (458 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Selecter. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-selecter
MLA “The Selecter.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-selecter.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-selecter_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Selecter}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-selecter}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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