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The Prodigy

English electronic dance music group
Organization musical_group Q7256860
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Summary

The Prodigy is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.16% of musical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52,755 views/month, #33 of 20,490).[2]

Key Facts

  • Notable work: Firestarter[3], Breathe[4], Out of Space[5]
  • Award received: BRIT Award for Best British Dance Act[6]
  • Genre: alternative rock[7], techno[8], electronica[9], big beat[10], rave music[11], alternative dance[12], breakbeat hardcore[13], electronicore[14], electronic rock[15]
  • Named after: Moog Prodigy[16]
  • Record label: Elektra[17], Ragged Flag[18], XL Recordings[19], Beggars Banquet Records[20], Mute Records[21], Maverick[22], Warner Music Group[23]
  • Discography: The Prodigy (UK band) discography[24]
  • Commons category: The Prodigy[25]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[26]
  • Has part(s): Leeroy Thornhill[27], Keith Flint[28], Liam Howlett[29], David Santos[30]
  • Inception: 1990[31]
  • Location of formation: Braintree[32], Essex[33]
  • Official website: https://theprodigy.com/[34]
  • Topic's main category: Category:The Prodigy[35]
  • Topic has template: Template:The Prodigy[36]
  • Official name: The Prodigy[37]
  • Different from: Prodigy / Prodigies / The Prodigy[38], Prodigy[39]
  • Start of work period: 1990[40]

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.

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  • Type: Group[41]

  • Country: GB[42]

  • Began / founded: 1990-10-05[43]

  • Genre(s): alternative dance, big beat, breakbeat, breakbeat hardcore, dance, electronic, electronic rock, electronica, hardcore breaks, rave, techno[44]

  • Community tags: alternative dance, big beat, breakbeat, breakbeat hardcore, british, dance, electronic, electronic rock, electronica, hardcore, hardcore breaks, rave, techno, techno beats, uk[45]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4a4ee089-93b1-4470-af9a-6ff575d32704[46]

Why It Matters

The Prodigy has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

It has been cited as an influence by femtanyl[49], a musical duo[50], founded in 2023[51].

FAQs

What awards did The Prodigy receive?

Honors received include BRIT Award for Best British Dance Act[6].

Who did The Prodigy influence?

The Prodigy has been cited as an influence by femtanyl[49].

Related Entities

Elektra Keith Flint Mute Records United Kingdom Warner Music Group XL Recordings

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [6] ↑ . brits.co.uk. brits.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [44] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [45] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [46] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [51] ↑ . 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. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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