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JLS

English pop/R&B group formed in 2007
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JLS

Summary

JLS is a boy band[1]. JLS ranks in the top 10% of boy_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,189 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • JLS received the Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act[3].
  • JLS's instance of is recorded as boy band[4].
  • JLS's instance of is recorded as musical group[5].
  • JLS's genre is popular music[6].
  • JLS's genre is contemporary R&B[7].
  • JLS's genre is rhythm and blues[8].
  • JLS's genre is soul[9].
  • JLS's genre is dance-pop[10].
  • JLS's genre is pop music[11].
  • JLS's record label is recorded as Epic Records[12].
  • JLS's record label is recorded as Jive Records[13].
  • JLS's record label is recorded as RCA[14].
  • JLS's record label is recorded as Sony Music[15].
  • JLS's discography is recorded as JLS discography[16].
  • JLS's Commons category is recorded as JLS[17].
  • JLS's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[18].
  • JLS comprises Aston Merrygold[19].
  • 2007 marks the founding of JLS[20].
  • JLS's location of formation is recorded as London[21].
  • JLS's official website is recorded as http://www.jlsofficial.com[22].
  • JLS's topic's main category is recorded as Category:JLS[23].
  • JLS's nominated for is recorded as Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act[24].
  • JLS's different from is recorded as JLS[25].
  • JLS's start of work period is recorded as 2007[26].
  • JLS's end of work period is recorded as 2013[27].

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[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 2007[30]

  • Community tags: boy band[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1533b219-74ef-4512-826f-42bca397fbb4[32]

Body

Founding

2007 marks the founding of JLS[20]. JLS's location of formation is recorded as London[21].

Recognition

JLS received the Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act[3].

Why It Matters

JLS ranks in the top 10% of boy_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,189 views/month).[2] JLS has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] JLS is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did JLS receive?

Honors received include Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act[3].

Related Entities

Epic Records Jive Records London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . contactmusic.com. contactmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . ultimate-guitar.com. ultimate-guitar.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . mabilo.com. mabilo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . 8tracks.com. 8tracks.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . dailyrecord.co.uk. dailyrecord.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . 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.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nme artist id → jls
    Genre → —
    Record label → Epic Records, Jive Records, RCA +1
    Location of formation → London
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6927]]: jls, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/214802236|jls (#214802236)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7190|NME artist]] #mix'n'match"
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