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This infobox is an accepted standard of the Musicians WikiProject (a sub-project of WP:Biography), and is in use on thousands of Wikipedia articles, including many featured articles. Please do not make major changes without discussing them first on the Template:Talk. |
This template is for use in musician related articles as defined by the Musicians WikiProject.
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See a sample template at the bottom of this page.
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Usage
- Placement:
- This template should be placed in an article at the top of the page, before the introduction.
- Code:
{{Infobox musical artist | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | Name = | Img = | Img_capt = | Img_size = <!-- Only for images smaller than 220 pixels --> | Landscape = | Background = | Birth_name = | Alias = | Born = | Died = | Origin = | Instrument = | Genre = | Occupation = | Years_active = | Label = | Associated_acts = | URL = | Current_members = | Past_members = | Notable_instruments = }}
Fields
- Any fields marked with "group" or "individual" are only meant to be used with musical groups or individual artists, respectively. Remove the parameters that are not needed.
Field | Type | Description |
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Name | Name of the group or artist ("the act"). | |
Img | An image of the act, sufficiently clear for display at 220 pixels' width. | |
Img_capt | Caption for the image above. | |
Img_size | Image size, only if it is smaller than 220 pixels width. | |
Landscape | Set to "yes" when using wide, short images. The image height (rather than width) will be limited to 200 pixels. | |
Background | A name chosen according to the established guidelines below that specify the color of the template. | |
Birth_name | individual | The artist's name at birth (solo acts). |
Alias | For listing official stage names for the act; also for solo artists who change their birth name. | |
Born | individual | The artist's date of birth. Also list the place of birth, if it differs from the artists' origin/"hometown" (see below). The flag is optional. [[Month Day]], [[Year]]<br> <small>[[Image:Flag of country.svg|25px|Country flag]] [[City]], [[State/Province]], [[Country]]</small> |
Died | The date and location of the artist's death. (same format as birth) | |
Origin | The city from which the singer or group originated (that is, the city in which the group was founded, or the city from which an individual performer was born, should it not match the location of their birth).
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Instrument | individual | General class(es) of instrument(s) played by the artist, e.g. guitar or violin. Include singing, rapping, beatboxing and/or scat singing if relevant. |
Genre | The genre or genres of music performed by the act. Aim for generality (e.g. Hip hop rather than East Coast hip hop). | |
Occupation | individual | Roles the artist has fulfilled (e.g. musician, songwriter, producer, etc). |
Years active | Period in years during which the act was or has been active. Only years should be listed here (for example, do not distinguish between the period Paul McCartney was in The Beatles and his solo career), with non-consecutive periods seperated by commas | |
Label | The record label or labels to which the act has been signed, as a comma-separated list. Omit parenthetical dates; save that information for the main article. Drop the word "Records" from the end of any label's name (e.g. use [[Arista Records|Arista]] rather than [[Arista Records]].) | |
Associated_acts | Acts from which this act spun off; acts which spun off a group act; groups with which an artist performs; other acts with which the act is associated. | |
URL | The (NB singular) web address for the act's official website. | |
Current_members | groups | Current members of the group, listed in order of joining with no other notation than names. |
Past_members | Past members of the group, listed in order of joining with no other notation than names. If a group is inactive, all members should be listed here, and none in the "current members" field. | |
Notable_instruments | individual | Particularly noteworthy models or custom musical instruments with which the artist is strongly associated (e.g. Jimi Hendrix's Fender Stratocaster and Gibson Flying V guitars or Tori Amos's Bösendorfer piano). |
Notes
- Never link years, unless accompanied by dates.
- Most fields are optional and the row will simply be omitted if no data is supplied.
- Please see the WikiProject Musicians project page for more information about this template.
Colors
The infobox is color-coded to provide a quick indication of the type of group/performer, e.g. solo artist, orchestra, etc. This is similar to the color schemes used by Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums and other projects. Please discuss additional types that need to be accounted for on the template talk page.
The user doesn't choose the colors directly, rather you simply specify a name in the Background field which identifies the type of performer. The possible background colors, with the corresponding names, are indicated on the bars in the table below.
bgcolor="Template:Infobox musical artist 2/color selector" align=left| solo_singer | All vocal solo artists (includes singer-songwriters and singer-instrumentalists) |
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bgcolor="Template:Infobox musical artist 2/color selector"|non_vocal_instrumentalist | All non-vocal instrumentalists |
bgcolor="Template:Infobox musical artist 2/color selector"|non_performing_personnel | All composers, producers, songwriters, arrangers, engineers, and other non-performing personnel |
bgcolor="Template:Infobox musical artist 2/color selector"|group_or_band | All groups, bands, crews, or other non-classical music ensembles |
bgcolor="Template:Infobox musical artist 2/color selector"|cover_band | Cover and tribute bands (same as Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums' color for covers/tribute albums) |
bgcolor="Template:Infobox musical artist 2/color selector"|classical_ensemble | All orchestras and other classical music ensembles |
bgcolor="Template:Infobox musical artist 2/color selector"|temporary | Temporary collaborative projects |
Sample template
Mariah Carey | |
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Mariah Carey on the set of the "I Still Believe" (1999) music video. | |
Background information | |
Born | March 27, 1970 Long Island, New York, United States |
Genres | Pop, R&B |
Occupations | Singer, songwriter, record producer, actress |
Years active | 1990–present |
Labels | Columbia, Virgin, Island/Def Jam |
Website | http://www.mariahcarey.com/ |
- The following template code produced the infobox to the right.
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Mariah Carey | Img = Mariah Carey13 Edwards Dec 1998.jpg | Img_capt = Mariah Carey on the set of the "[[I Still Believe]]" (1999) music video. | Background = solo_singer | Born = [[March 27]], [[1970]]<br />[[Image:Flag of USA.svg|25px|US flag]] [[Long Island, New York|Long Island]], [[New York]], [[United States]] | Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[rhythm and blues|R&B]] | Occupation = [[Singer]], [[songwriter]], [[record producer]], [[actress]] | Years_active = 1990–present | Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], [[The Island Def Jam Music Group|Island/Def Jam]] | URL = http://www.mariahcarey.com/ }}