Placebo

British rock band
Organization musical_group Q484839
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Placebo

Summary

Placebo is a musical group[1]. Placebo ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,123 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].

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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 (7,123 views/month).[2] Placebo has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Placebo is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Placebo has been cited as an influence by Lostprophets[30], a musical group[31], founded in 1997[32].

FAQs

Who did Placebo influence?

Placebo has been cited as an influence by Lostprophets[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . 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. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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