Deacon Blue

Summary

Deacon Blue is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,346 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Deacon Blue's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Deacon Blue's genre is pop rock^[4].
• Deacon Blue's genre is sophisti-pop^[5].
• Deacon Blue's genre is alternative rock^[6].
• Deacon Blue's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[7].
• Deacon Blue's record label is recorded as Chrysalis Records^[8].
• Deacon Blue's discography is recorded as Deacon Blue discography^[9].
• Deacon Blue's Commons category is recorded as Deacon Blue^[10].
• Deacon Blue's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[11].
• Deacon Blue comprises Ricky Ross^[12].
• Deacon Blue comprises James Prime^[13].
• 1985 marks the founding of Deacon Blue^[14].
• Deacon Blue's location of formation is recorded as Glasgow^[15].
• Deacon Blue's official website is recorded as http://www.deaconblue.com/^[16].
• Deacon Blue's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Deacon Blue'}^[17].
• Deacon Blue's start of work period is recorded as 1985^[18].
• Deacon Blue's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+24356'}^[19].
• Deacon Blue's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+22660'}^[20].
• Deacon Blue's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5870'}^[21].
• Deacon Blue's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+28226'}^[22].
• Deacon Blue's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+29978'}^[23].
• Deacon Blue's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5940'}^[24].
• Deacon Blue's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5900'}^[25].
• Deacon Blue's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5920'}^[26].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[27]

• Country: GB^[28]

• Began / founded: 1985^[29]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, dream pop, indie rock, pop, pop rock, soft rock^[30]

• Community tags: 80s, 90s, alternative rock, classic pop and rock, dream pop, indie rock, male vocalists, pop, pop rock, scotish, soft rock^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 1d46cb3a-8071-45ba-855e-74e3cff20974^[32]

Body

Founding

1985 marks the founding of Deacon Blue^[14]. Its location of formation is recorded as Glasgow^[15].

Identity

Deacon Blue's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'it'}^[17].

Why It Matters

Deacon Blue ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,346 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33]