Thompson Twins

Summary

Thompson Twins is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,631 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Thompson Twins's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Thompson Twins's genre is popular music^[4].
• Thompson Twins's genre is new wave^[5].
• Thomson and Thompson is named after Thompson Twins^[6].
• Thompson Twins's record label is recorded as Arista Records^[7].
• Thompson Twins's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records^[8].
• Thompson Twins's record label is recorded as T Records^[9].
• Thompson Twins's discography is recorded as Thompson Twins discography^[10].
• Thompson Twins's Commons category is recorded as Thompson Twins^[11].
• Thompson Twins's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[12].
• 1977 marks the founding of Thompson Twins^[13].
• Thompson Twins's location of formation is recorded as Sheffield^[14].
• Thompson Twins's participant in is recorded as Live Aid^[15].
• Thompson Twins's start of work period is recorded as 1977^[16].
• Thompson Twins's end of work period is recorded as 1993^[17].
• Thompson Twins's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Thompson Twins'}^[18].
• Thompson Twins's member category is recorded as Category:Thompson Twins members^[19].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[20]

• Country: GB^[21]

• Began / founded: 1977^[22]

• Ended / dissolved: 1993^[23]

• Genre(s): dance-pop, new romantic, new wave, pop, post-punk^[24]

• Community tags: dance-pop, new romantic, new wave, pop, post-punk, synthpop^[25]

• MusicBrainz ID: 228af6b5-f691-4ed2-a63b-10cc6fcc1144^[26]

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Founding

1977 marks the founding of Thompson Twins^[13]. Its location of formation is recorded as Sheffield^[14].

Why It Matters

Thompson Twins ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,631 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]