The Star Called Sun

1989 song by Kino
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q7766271
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The Star Called Sun

Summary

The Star Called Sun is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Star Called Sun's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Star Called Sun's composer is recorded as Viktor Tsoi[4].
  • The Star Called Sun's genre is gothic rock[5].
  • The Star Called Sun's genre is new wave[6].
  • The Star Called Sun's genre is post-punk[7].
  • The Star Called Sun followed Pesnya bez slov[8].
  • Among the performers on The Star Called Sun was Kino[9].
  • The Star Called Sun is part of Zvezda po imeni Solntse[10].
  • The Star Called Sun's language of work or name is recorded as Russian[11].
  • The Star Called Sun was released on 1989[12].
  • The Star Called Sun's present in work is recorded as The Forced March[13].
  • The Star Called Sun's present in work is recorded as Needle[14].
  • The Star Called Sun's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Звезда по имени Солнце'}[15].
  • The Star Called Sun's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Star Called the Sun'}[16].
  • The Star Called Sun's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+226'}[17].
  • The Star Called Sun's form of creative work is recorded as song[18].

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

  • Release type: Song[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 231aab9f-0693-459c-86dc-8083df1c021d[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Star Called Sun was Kino[9].

Publication

The Star Called Sun was published on 1989[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Russian[11]. Genres include gothic rock[5], new wave[6], and post-punk[7]. It is part of Zvezda po imeni Solntse[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Star Called Sun followed Pesnya bez slov[8].

Why It Matters

The Star Called Sun ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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] . 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.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Star Called Sun. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-star-called-sun
MLA “The Star Called Sun.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-star-called-sun.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-star-called-sun_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Star Called Sun}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-star-called-sun}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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