Years & Years

Summary

Years & Years is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,068 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Years & Years was influenced by TLC^[3].
• Years & Years's instance of is recorded as musical group^[4].
• Years & Years's instance of is recorded as solo musical project^[5].
• Years & Years's genre is alternative dance^[6].
• Years & Years's record label is recorded as Polydor^[7].
• Years & Years's record label is recorded as Interscope Records^[8].
• Years & Years's discography is recorded as Years & Years discography^[9].
• Years & Years's Commons category is recorded as Years & Years^[10].
• Years & Years's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[11].
• Years & Years comprises Olly Alexander^[12].
• January 1, 2010 marks the founding of Years & Years^[13].
• Years & Years's location of formation is recorded as London^[14].
• Years & Years's official website is recorded as http://yearsandyearsofficial.com^[15].
• Years & Years's topic has template is recorded as Template:Years & Years^[16].
• Years & Years's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Years & Years'}^[17].
• Years & Years's start of work period is recorded as 2010^[18].
• Years & Years's end of work period is recorded as 2023^[19].
• Years & Years's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+597954'}^[20].
• Years & Years's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+621923'}^[21].
• Years & Years's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1580000'}^[22].
• Years & Years's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+598639'}^[23].
• Years & Years's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+588417'}^[24].
• Years & Years's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1650000'}^[25].
• Years & Years's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1680000'}^[26].
• Years & Years's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1720000'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 2010-07-20^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2023-12-16^[31]

• Genre(s): alternative r&b, dance-pop, electropop, house, nu disco, synth-pop^[32]

• Community tags: alternative r&b, dance-pop, electropop, house, nu disco, queer, synth-pop, synthpop^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 9f23b7c3-baa6-4e38-b1a9-5c38359ad982^[34]

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Founding

January 1, 2010 marks the founding of Years & Years^[13]. Its location of formation is recorded as London^[14].

Why It Matters

Years & Years ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,068 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]