Editing Template:Infobox musical artist/doc

{{Infobox musical artist
| background        = person
| honorific_prefix  = 
| name              = 
| honorific_suffix  = 
| image             = 
| image_upright     = 
| image_size        = 
| landscape         = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank -->
| alt               = 
| caption           = 
| native_name       = 
| native_name_lang  = 
| birth_name        = <!-- leave empty if the same "name" -->
| alias             = 
| birth_date        = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year unless the exact date is already WIDELY published
| birth_place       = 
| origin            = 
| death_date        = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date first) -->
| death_place       = 
| death_cause       = <!-- should be included only when the cause of death has significance for the subject's notability-->
| genre             = 
| occupation        = 
| instrument        = 
| works             = 
| years_active      = <!-- YYYY–YYYY (or –present) -->
| label             = 
| publishers        =
| current_member_of = 
| past_member_of    = 
| spouse            = <!-- Use article title or common name -->
| partner           = <!-- (unmarried long-term partner) -->
| awards            = 
| website           = 
| module            = 
| module2           = 
| module3           = 
}}

{{Infobox musical artist
| background        = 
| honorific_prefix  = 
| name              = 
| honorific_suffix  = 
| image             = 
| image_upright     = 
| image_size        = 
| landscape         = 
| alt               = 
| caption           = 
| native_name       = 
| native_name_lang  = 
| birth_name        = 
| alias             = 
| birth_date        = 
| birth_place       = 
| origin            = 
| death_date        = 
| death_place       = 
| death_cause       = 
| genre             = 
| occupation        = 
| instrument        = 
| works             = 
| years_active      = 
| label             = 
| publishers        =
| current_member_of = 
| past_member_of    = 
| spouse            = 
| partner           = 
| awards            = 
| website           = 
| module            = 
| module2           = 
| module3           = 
}}

=== For articles about musical groups ===
* Some types of musical groups have their own dedicated infobox, which should be used instead: {{tl|Infobox choir}}, {{tl|Infobox orchestra}}, {{tl|Infobox marching band}}

{{Infobox musical artist
| background      = group_or_band
| name            = 
| image           = 
| image_size      = 
| image_upright   = 
| landscape       = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank -->
| alt             = 
| caption         = 
| alias           = 
| origin          = 
| genre           = 
| works           =
| years_active    = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY}}–{{End date|YYYY}} (or –present) -->
| label           = 
| publishers      =
| spinoffs        = 
| spinoff_of      = 
| current_members = 
| past_members    = 
| awards          = 
| website         = 
| module          = 
| module2         = 
| module3         = 
}}

{{Infobox musical artist
| background      = 
| name            = 
| image           = 
| image_size      = 
| image_upright   = 
| landscape       = 
| alt             = 
| caption         = 
| alias           = 
| origin          = 
| genre           = 
| works           =
| years_active    = 
| label           = 
| publishers      =
| spinoffs        = 
| spinoff_of      = 
| current_members = 
| past_members    = 
| awards          = 
| website         = 
| module          = 
| module2         = 
| module3         = 
}}

== TemplateData ==
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{
	"description": "An infobox for musical artists/groups.",
	"params": {
		"honorific_prefix": {
			"label": "Honorific prefix",
			"description": "Titles such as Sir.",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false
		},
		"name": {
			"label": "Name",
			"description": "Name of group/artist, plain text only.",
			"type": "string",
			"default": "The page name"
		},
		"honorific_suffix": {
			"label": "Honorific suffix",
			"description": "Honours such as CBE, OBE.",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false
		},
		"image": {
			"label": "Image",
			"description": "Image to use in infobox Set to only the image name.",
			"type": "wiki-file-name",
			"required": false,
			"example": " "
		},
		"image_size": {
			"label": "Image size",
			"description": "Should only be specified if the image is smaller than 220 pixels width. Enter the width in pixels without 'px'.",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"example": "150",
			"deprecated": "image_upright should be used instead"
		},
		"image_upright": {
			"label": "Image upright",
			"description": "Scales the image thumbnail from its default size by the given factor. Values less than 1 scale the image down (0.9 = 90%) and values greater than 1 scale the image up (1.15 = 115%).",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false
		},
		"landscape": {
			"label": "Landscape",
			"description": "Set to yes when using wide, short images.",
			"type": "line",
			"required": false,
			"autovalue": "yes",
			"suggestedvalues": [
				"yes"
			]
		},
		"alt": {
			"label": "Image alt text",
			"description": "Alt text for the image, for visually impaired and other readers who cannot see the image.",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false
		},
		"caption": {
			"label": "Image caption",
			"description": "Caption for the image.",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false
		},
		"native_name": {
			"label": "Native name",
			"description": "The artist's name in their own language.",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false
		},
		"native_name_lang": {
			"label": "Native name language (code)",
			"description": "ISO 639-2 code e.g. 'fra' for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} for native_name instead",
			"type": "line",
			"required": false,
			"example": "fra"
		},
		"birth_name": {
			"label": "Birth name",
			"description": "The person's name at birth.",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false
		},
		"alias": {
			"label": "Alias",
			"description": "Official stage names, legal names, or other officially authorized names. Not for nicknames.",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false
		},
		"birth_date": {
			"label": "Birth date",
			"description": "The artist's date of birth; it is preferable to use {{Birth date and age}}.",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"example": "{{Birth date and age|1949|12|31}}",
			"autovalue": "{{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}}"
		},
		"birth_place": {
			"label": "Birth place",
			"description": "The artist's place of birth. e.g. 'Houston, Texas, US'.",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false
		},
		"origin": {
			"label": "Origin",
			"description": "The city from which the singer or group originated.",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"example": "Aston, Birmingham, England"
		},
		"death_date": {
			"label": "Death date",
			"description": "The artist's date of death use {{Death date and age}}",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"autovalue": "{{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}}"
		},
		"death_place": {
			"label": "Death place",
			"description": "Place of death.",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false
		},
		"genre": {
			"label": "Genre",
			"description": "The genre or genres of music performed by the act. Genres should be wikilinked and separated by using commas, {{tl|flatlist}} or {{tl|hlist}}",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"example": ""
		},
		"works": {
			"label": "Works",
			"description": "Link to an article or articles about the musician's or group's discography, videography, list of live performances and other works. ",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"example": "",
			"aliases": [
				"discography"
			]
		},
		"years_active": {
			"label": "Years active",
			"description": "Years artist/group was active.",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"example": "1993–2004, 2005–present"
		},
		"label": {
			"label": "Record label",
			"description": "",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"example": ""
		},
		"publishers": {
			"label": "Publishers",
			"description": "The publishers of the artist's or group's works.",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"example": ""
		},
		"current_member_of": {
			"label": "Current member of",
			"description": "The groups/bands of which the artist is currently part of. Name of the groups/bands should be separated by using commas,",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"past_member_of": {
			"label": "Past member of",
			"description": "The groups/bands of which the artist is formerly part of. Name of the groups/bands should be separated by using commas,",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"spinoffs": {
			"label": "Spinoffs",
			"description": "Groups which have spun off from this group. For example, sub-units. Name of the groups/bands should be separated by using commas,",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"spinoff_of": {
			"label": "Spinoff of",
			"description": "A group from which this group has spun off.",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"spouse": {
			"label": "Spouse(s)",
			"description": "Name of spouse(s), followed by years of marriage. Use the format Name (married 1950–present) for a current spouse, and Name (married 1970–1999) for former spouse(s). Separate entries using Template:Plainlist or Template:Unbulleted list. For deceased persons still married at time of death, do not include an end year. Marriage may be used.",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false
		},
		"partner": {
			"label": "Partner(s)",
			"description": "For unmarried life partners in a domestic partnership (of any gender or sexual orientation), not business partners. Use the format Name (1950–present) for current partner and Name (1970–1999) for former partner(s).",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false
		},
		"awards": {
			"label": "Awards",
			"description": "A bulleted list of notable awards. If many, link to an appropriate section of the article or dedicated article instead.",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false
		},
		"website": {
			"label": "Website",
			"description": "The single web address for the act's primary official website, or Official URL",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"example": ""
		},
		"current_members": {
			"label": "Current members",
			"description": "Name of current members of the group, listed in order of joining. Separate multiple entries using * list markup, one per line.",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false
		},
		"past_members": {
			"label": "Past members",
			"description": "Past members of the group, listed in order of joining. Separate multiple entries using * list markup, one per line. If a group is inactive, all members should be listed here, and none in the 'current_members' field.",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false
		},
		"embed": {
			"label": "Embedded",
			"description": "Set to 'yes' if embedded in another infobox template.",
			"type": "line",
			"required": false,
			"autovalue": "yes",
			"suggestedvalues": [
				"yes"
			]
		},
		"module": {
			"label": "Module",
			"description": "Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one.",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false
		},
		"module2": {
			"label": "Module 2",
			"description": "Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one.",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false
		},
		"module3": {
			"label": "Module 3",
			"description": "Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one.",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false
		},
		"background": {
			"label": "Background",
			"description": "Currently only used to track if it's a single person or a group for hCard microformat.",
			"example": "person",
			"type": "line",
			"suggestedvalues": [
				"person",
				"group_or_band"
			]
		},
		"occupation": {
			"label": "Occupation(s)",
			"description": "Roles the artist has fulfilled (e.g. musician, songwriter, producer, etc). For artists who have participated in forms of entertainment outside of music (such as acting), these occupations can be included if notable.",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"occupations": {
			"deprecated": true
		},
		"instruments": {
			"deprecated": true
		},
		"instrument": {
			"label": "Instrument(s)",
			"description": "General classes of instruments played by the artist, e.g. guitar or violin. Include singing, rapping, beatboxing and/or scat singing if relevant. Separate multiple entries by using commas, {{tl|flatlist}} or {{tl|hlist}}. Instruments listed in the infobox should be limited to only those that the artist is primarily known for using.",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"associated_acts": {
			"deprecated": "Replace with (1) current_member_of / past_member_of for persons or (2) spinoffs / spinoff_of for groups"
		}
	},
	"format": "{{_\n| _________________ = _\n}}\n",
	"paramOrder": [
		"honorific_prefix",
		"background",
		"name",
		"honorific_suffix",
		"image",
		"image_size",
		"image_upright",
		"landscape",
		"alt",
		"caption",
		"native_name",
		"native_name_lang",
		"birth_name",
		"alias",
		"birth_date",
		"birth_place",
		"origin",
		"death_date",
		"death_place",
		"genre",
		"occupation",
		"instrument",
		"works",
		"years_active",
		"label",
		"publishers",
		"current_member_of",
		"past_member_of",
		"spinoffs",
		"spinoff_of",
		"spouse",
		"partner",
        "awards",
		"current_members",
		"past_members",
		"website",
		"embed",
		"module",
		"module2",
		"module3",
		"occupations",
		"instruments",
		"associated_acts"
	]
}
</templatedata>
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