The Wanted

Summary

The Wanted is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,832 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Wanted's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• The Wanted's instance of is recorded as boy band^[4].
• The Wanted's genre is popular music^[5].
• The Wanted's record label is recorded as Geffen Records^[6].
• The Wanted's discography is recorded as The Wanted discography^[7].
• The Wanted's Commons category is recorded as The Wanted (band)^[8].
• The Wanted's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[9].
• The Wanted comprises Max George^[10].
• 2009 marks the founding of The Wanted^[11].
• The Wanted's location of formation is recorded as England^[12].
• The Wanted's official website is recorded as http://thewantedmusic.com/^[13].
• The Wanted's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Wanted^[14].
• The Wanted's topic has template is recorded as Template:The Wanted^[15].
• The Wanted's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'The Wanted'}^[16].
• The Wanted's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Wanted'}^[17].
• The Wanted's start of work period is recorded as 2009^[18].
• The Wanted's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1427116'}^[19].
• The Wanted's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1658864'}^[20].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[21]

• Country: GB^[22]

• Began / founded: 2009^[23]

• Genre(s): dance-pop, electropop, pop^[24]

• Community tags: boy band, dance-pop, electropop, pop, synthpop^[25]

• MusicBrainz ID: bcb16f22-b064-4b80-b3a3-c824bccdbab1^[26]

Body

Founding

2009 marks the founding of The Wanted^[11]. Its location of formation is recorded as England^[12].

Identity

The Wanted's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'it'}^[16].

Why It Matters

The Wanted ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,832 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]