The Killers

American musical group; rock band
Organization musical_group Q220730
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The Killers

Summary

The Killers is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.58% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,435 views/month, #119 of 20,490).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Killers's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • The Killers's genre is alternative rock[4].
  • Crystal is named after The Killers[5].
  • The Killers's record label is recorded as Island Records[6].
  • The Killers's record label is recorded as Lizard King Records[7].
  • The Killers's record label is recorded as Vertigo Records[8].
  • The Killers's discography is recorded as The Killers discography[9].
  • The Killers's Commons category is recorded as The Killers (musical group)[10].
  • The Killers's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • The Killers comprises Brandon Flowers[12].
  • The Killers comprises Dave Keuning[13].
  • The Killers comprises Ronnie Vannucci[14].
  • 2001 marks the founding of The Killers[15].
  • The Killers's location of formation is recorded as Las Vegas[16].
  • The Killers's official website is recorded as http://www.thekillersmusic.com/[17].
  • The Killers's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Killers[18].
  • The Killers's topic has template is recorded as Template:The Killers[19].
  • The Killers's different from is recorded as The Kills[20].
  • The Killers's start of work period is recorded as 2002[21].
  • The Killers's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Killers'}[22].
  • The Killers's member category is recorded as Category:The Killers members[23].

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[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 2001[26]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, christmas music, heartland rock, indie rock, new wave, pop rock, post-punk revival, rock[27]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, big music, christmas music, heartland rock, indie rock, new wave, pop rock, post-punk revival, rock[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 95e1ead9-4d31-4808-a7ac-32c3614c116b[29]

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Founding

2001 marks the founding of The Killers[15]. Its location of formation is recorded as Las Vegas[16].

Why It Matters

The Killers ranks in the top 0.58% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,435 views/month, #119 of 20,490).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

It has been cited as an influence by Panic! at the Disco[32], a musical group[33], founded in 2005[34].

FAQs

Who did The Killers influence?

The Killers has been cited as an influence by Panic! at the Disco[32].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . 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. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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