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The Killers

American musical group; rock band
Organization musical_group Q220730
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Summary

The Killers is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.58% of musical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,928 views/month, #119 of 20,490).[2]

Key Facts

  • Genre: alternative rock[3]
  • Named after: Crystal[4]
  • Record label: Island Records[5], Lizard King Records[6], Vertigo Records[7]
  • Discography: The Killers discography[8]
  • Commons category: The Killers (musical group)[9]
  • Country of origin: United States[10]
  • Has part(s): Brandon Flowers[11], Dave Keuning[12], Ronnie Vannucci[13]
  • Inception: 2001[14]
  • Location of formation: Las Vegas[15]
  • Official website: http://www.thekillersmusic.com/[16]
  • Topic's main category: Category:The Killers[17]
  • Topic has template: Template:The Killers[18]
  • Different from: The Kills[19]
  • Start of work period: 2002[20]
  • Name: The Killers[21]
  • Member category: Category:The Killers members[22]

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[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 2001[25]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, christmas music, heartland rock, indie rock, new wave, pop rock, post-punk revival, rock[26]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, big music, christmas music, heartland rock, indie rock, new wave, pop rock, post-punk revival, rock[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 95e1ead9-4d31-4808-a7ac-32c3614c116b[28]

Why It Matters

The Killers has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

It has been cited as an influence by Panic! at the Disco[31], a musical group[32], founded in 2005[33].

FAQs

Who did The Killers influence?

The Killers has been cited as an influence by Panic! at the Disco[31].

Related Entities

Brandon Flowers Island Records United States Vertigo Records

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . 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. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze person id → 387265
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze person id: 387265, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273845|batch #273845]]"
  2. 6w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +2001-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Different from → The Kills
    Location of formation → —
    Country of origin → —
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Encyclopædia britannica online id: topic/the-Killers-band"
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