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Bee Gees

British-Australian pop group; sibling trio (years active: 1958–2003, 2006, 2009–2012)
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Summary

Bee Gees is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.059% of musical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62,500 views/month, #12 of 20,490).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[3], Grammy Legend Award[4], Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[5], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[6]
  • Instance of: sibling trio[7]
  • Genre: rock music[8], disco[9], soft rock[10], pop rock[11], rhythm and blues[12], blue-eyed soul[13], soul[14], pop music[15]
  • Record label: Polydor[16], RSO Records[17], Brunswick Records[18], Mercury Records[19], Philips Records[20], Fontana Records[21]
  • Discography: Bee Gees discography[22]
  • Commons category: Bee Gees[23]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[24], Australia[25]
  • Has part(s): Barry Gibb[26], Robin Gibb[27], Maurice Gibb[28], Vince Melouney[29]
  • Inception: January 1, 1958[30]
  • Location of formation: Los Hornos[31]
  • Official website: https://www.beegees.com[32]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Bee Gees[33]
  • Nominated for: Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song[34], Juno Award for Best Selling Single[35]
  • Topic has template: Template:Bee Gees[36]
  • Official name: Bee Gees[37]
  • Native label: Bee Gees[38]

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[39]

  • Country: GB[40]

  • Began / founded: 1958[41]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2003[42]

  • Genre(s): baroque pop, blue-eyed soul, dance, disco, pop, pop rock, psychedelic pop, rock, soft rock[43]

  • Community tags: baroque pop, blue-eyed soul, british, classic pop and rock, dance, disco, pop, pop rock, psychedelic pop, rock, soft rock[44]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bf0f7e29-dfe1-416c-b5c6-f9ebc19ea810[45]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Bee Gees include 15092 Beegees[46], an asteroid[47].

Why It Matters

Bee Gees has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

It has been cited as an influence by Céline Dion[50], a singer[51], b. 1968[52], of Canada[53], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[54] and Maroon 5[55], a musical group[56], founded in 1994[57].

Entities named for it include 15092 Beegees[46], an asteroid[47].

FAQs

What awards did Bee Gees receive?

Honors received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[3], Grammy Legend Award[4], Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[5], and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[6].

Who did Bee Gees influence?

Bee Gees has been cited as an influence by Céline Dion[50] and Maroon 5[55].

Related Entities

Australia Barry Gibb Céline Dion Maroon 5 Maurice Gibb Mercury Records Philips Records Polydor Robin Gibb United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . eventfinda.com.au. eventfinda.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [6] ↑ . walkoffame.com. Retrieved . walkoffame.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [42] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [43] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [44] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [45] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [57] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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