Placebo

Summary

Placebo is a musical group^[1]. Placebo ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,624 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Placebo was influenced by Syd Barrett^[3].
• Placebo's instance of is recorded as musical group^[4].
• Placebo's genre is alternative rock^[5].
• Placebo's genre is indie rock^[6].
• Placebo's genre is electronic rock^[7].
• Placebo's genre is Britpop^[8].
• Placebo's record label is recorded as Astralwerks^[9].
• Placebo's record label is recorded as EMI^[10].
• Placebo's record label is recorded as Virgin Records^[11].
• Placebo's record label is recorded as Caroline Records^[12].
• Placebo's record label is recorded as Hut Records^[13].
• Placebo's discography is recorded as Placebo discography^[14].
• Placebo's Commons category is recorded as Placebo (band)^[15].
• Placebo's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[16].
• Placebo comprises Brian Molko^[17].
• Placebo comprises Stefan Olsdal^[18].
• Placebo comprises Steve Forrest^[19].
• Placebo comprises Steve Hewitt^[20].
• Placebo comprises Robert Schultzberg^[21].
• 1994 marks the founding of Placebo^[22].
• Placebo's location of formation is recorded as London^[23].
• Placebo's official website is recorded as http://placeboworld.co.uk^[24].
• Placebo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Placebo (band)^[25].
• Placebo's topic has template is recorded as Template:Placebo^[26].
• Placebo's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Placebo'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1994^[30]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, indie rock, pop rock, rock^[31]

• Community tags: alternative rock, british, indie rock, pop rock, rock^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 847e8284-8582-4b0e-9c26-b042a4f49e57^[33]

Body

Founding

1994 marks the founding of Placebo^[22]. Placebo's location of formation is recorded as London^[23].

Identity

Placebo's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Placebo'}^[27].

Why It Matters

Placebo ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,624 views/month).^[2] Placebo has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Placebo is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Placebo has been cited as an influence by Lostprophets^[36], a musical group^[37], founded in 1997^[38].

FAQs

Who did Placebo influence?

Placebo has been cited as an influence by Lostprophets^[36].