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Marillion

British progressive rock band
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Summary

Marillion is a musical group[1]. Marillion ranks in the top 2% of musical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,931 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Influenced by: Pink Floyd[3], Genesis[4]
  • Genre: progressive rock[5], art rock[6], neo-prog[7]
  • Named after: The Silmarillion[8]
  • Record label: EMI Records[9], Capitol Records[10], Castle Communications[11], I.R.S. Records[12], Caroline Records[13], Sanctuary Records[14], Pony Canyon[15], Edel Records[16], Liberty Records[17]
  • Discography: Marillion discography[18]
  • Commons category: Marillion[19]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[20]
  • Has part(s): Steve Hogarth[21], Fish[22], Steve Rothery[23], Mark Kelly[24], Pete Trewavas[25], Ian Mosley[26]
  • Inception: 1979[27]
  • Location of formation: Aylesbury[28]
  • Official website: https://www.marillion.com/[29]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Marillion[30]
  • Topic has template: Template:Marillion[31]
  • Start of work period: 1979[32]
  • Name: Marillion[33]
  • Member category: Category:Marillion members[34]

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[35]

  • Country: GB[36]

  • Began / founded: 1979[37]

  • Genre(s): acoustic rock, alternative rock, art rock, neo-progressive rock, pop rock, progressive pop, progressive rock, rock[38]

  • Community tags: acoustic rock, alternative rock, art rock, british, neo-prog, neo-progressive rock, pop rock, progressive pop, progressive rock, rock, rock and indie, vyrzukhisuc-artiest[39]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1932f5b6-0b7b-4050-b1df-833ca89e5f44[40]

Why It Matters

Marillion has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Marillion is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Related Entities

Capitol Records Pony Canyon The Silmarillion United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [35] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [38] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · InMontreal · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.marillion.com/
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Official website: https://www.marillion.com/"
  2. 10w ago · Autistic music lover · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Influenced by → Pink Floyd, Genesis
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Influenced by: Genesis"
  3. 23w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record label → EMI Records, Capitol Records, Castle Communications +6
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+66500'}, {'amount': '+41009'}, {'amount': '+79300'} +5
    Topic's main category → Category:Marillion
    Country of origin → United Kingdom
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Nme artist id: marillion, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/214800455|marillion (#214800455)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7190|NME artist]] #mix'n'"
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