Portishead

Summary

Portishead is a musical group^[1]. Portishead ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,082 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Portishead is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Portishead's instance of is recorded as musical group^[4].
• Portishead's genre is trip hop^[5].
• Portishead's genre is experimental rock^[6].
• Portishead's genre is downtempo^[7].
• Portishead's genre is alternative rock^[8].
• Portishead's genre is electronica^[9].
• Portishead is named after Portishead^[10].
• Portishead's record label is recorded as Island Records^[11].
• Portishead's record label is recorded as Go! Discs^[12].
• Portishead's discography is recorded as Portishead discography^[13].
• Portishead's Commons category is recorded as Portishead (band)^[14].
• Portishead's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[15].
• Portishead comprises Geoff Barrow^[16].
• January 1, 1991 marks the founding of Portishead^[17].
• Portishead's location of formation is recorded as Bristol^[18].
• Portishead's official website is recorded as https://portishead.co.uk^[19].
• Portishead's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Portishead (band)^[20].
• Portishead's topic has template is recorded as Template:Portishead^[21].
• Portishead's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Portishead'}^[22].
• Portishead's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Portishead'}^[23].
• Portishead's start of work period is recorded as 1991^[24].
• Portishead's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+56781'}^[25].
• Portishead's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+63811'}^[26].
• Portishead's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+69156'}^[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1991 marks the founding of Portishead^[17]. Portishead's location of formation is recorded as Bristol^[18].

Identity

Portishead's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Portishead'}^[22].

Why It Matters

Portishead ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,082 views/month).^[2] Portishead has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Portishead is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Portishead has been cited as an influence by Evanescence^[30], a rock band^[31], founded in 1994^[32]; Joy Williams^[33], a singer-songwriter^[34], b. 1982^[35], of United States^[36]; and Nicolas Jaar^[37], a musician^[38], b. 1990^[39], of United States^[40].

FAQs

Who did Portishead influence?

Portishead has been cited as an influence by Evanescence^[30], Joy Williams^[33], and Nicolas Jaar^[37].