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INXS

Australian rock band
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Summary

INXS is a musical group[1]. INXS ranks in the top 0.48% of musical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,333 views/month, #99 of 20,490).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: CASBY Award[3], ARIA Award for Best Group[4], ARIA Award for Best Video[5], APRA Music Awards[6], ASCAP Pop Music Awards[7], Mo Awards[8], MTV Video Music Award – Viewer's Choice[9], MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year[10], MTV Video Music Award for Best Group[11], MTV Video Music Award – Breakthrough Video[12], MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing[13], Brit Award for International Group[14], World Music Awards[15]
  • Genre: alternative rock[16], new wave[17], funk rock[18], dance-rock[19], pub rock[20]
  • Record label: Atco Records[21], Atlantic Records[22], Epic Records[23], Mercury Records[24], Warner Music Group[25], East West Records[26], Polydor[27]
  • Discography: INXS discography[28]
  • Commons category: INXS[29]
  • Country of origin: Australia[30]
  • Has part(s): Michael Hutchence[31], Garry Gary Beers[32], Andrew Farriss[33], Jon Farriss[34], Tim Farriss[35], Kirk Pengilly[36], Jon Stevens[37], J.D. Fortune[38], Ciaran Gribbin[39]
  • Inception: 1977[40]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2012[41]
  • Location of formation: Sydney[42]
  • Pseudonym: The Farriss Brothers[43]
  • Official website: https://www.inxs.com[44]
  • IPA transcription: ˌɪnɛkˈsɛs[45]
  • Topic's main category: Category:INXS[46]
  • Participant in: Oz for Africa[47]
  • Name in kana: インエクセス[48]

Product Details

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  • Type: Group[49]

  • Country: AU[50]

  • Began / founded: 1977-08-16[51]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2012-11-13[52]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, new wave, pop, pop rock, rock[53]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, australia, australian, new wave, pop, pop rock, rock[54]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 481bf5f9-2e7c-4c44-b08a-05b32bc7c00d[55]

Why It Matters

INXS has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] INXS is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

INXS has been cited as an influence by Maroon 5[58], a musical group[59], founded in 1994[60] and Smash Mouth[61], a rock band[62], in United States[63], founded in 1994[64].

FAQs

What awards did INXS receive?

Honors received include CASBY Award[3] and ARIA Award for Best Group[4].

Who did INXS influence?

INXS has been cited as an influence by Maroon 5[58] and Smash Mouth[61].

Related Entities

Atlantic Records Australia Epic Records Maroon 5 Mercury Records Michael Hutchence Polydor Sydney Warner Music Group

References

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  1. [49] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [64] ↑ . 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. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Has part(s) → Michael Hutchence, Garry Gary Beers, Andrew Farriss +6
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