Template:Infobox musical artist/doc

Infobox musical artist/doc

Infobox musical artist/doc

For articles about musical groups

• Some types of musical groups have their own dedicated infobox, which should be used instead: {{Infobox choir}}, {{Infobox orchestra}}, {{Infobox marching band}}

Infobox musical artist/doc

Infobox musical artist/doc

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Infobox musical artist

An infobox for musical artists/groups.

Template parameters

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Honorific prefix	honorific_prefix	Titles such as Sir.	String	optional
Background	background	Currently only used to track if it's a single person or a group for hCard microformat. Suggested values person group_or_band Example person	Line	optional
Name	name	Name of group/artist, plain text only. Default The page name	String	optional
Honorific suffix	honorific_suffix	Honours such as CBE, OBE.	String	optional
Image	image	Image to use in infobox Set to only the image name. Example	File	optional
Image size	image_size	Should only be specified if the image is smaller than 220 pixels width. Enter the width in pixels without 'px'. Example 150	String	deprecated
Image upright	image_upright	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%).	String	optional
Landscape	landscape	Set to yes when using wide, short images. Suggested values yes Auto value yes	Line	optional
Image alt text	alt	Alt text for the image, for visually impaired and other readers who cannot see the image.	String	optional
Image caption	caption	Caption for the image.	String	optional
Native name	native_name	The artist's name in their own language.	String	optional
Native name language (code)	native_name_lang	ISO 639-2 code e.g. 'fra' for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} for native_name instead Example fra	Line	optional
Birth name	birth_name	The person's name at birth.	String	optional
Alias	alias	Official stage names, legal names, or other officially authorized names. Not for nicknames.	String	optional
Birth date	birth_date	The artist's date of birth; it is preferable to use {{Birth date and age}}. Example {{Birth date and age|1949|12|31}} Auto value {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}}	String	optional
Birth place	birth_place	The artist's place of birth. e.g. 'Houston, Texas, US'.	String	optional
Origin	origin	The city from which the singer or group originated. Example Aston, Birmingham, England	String	optional
Death date	death_date	The artist's date of death use {{Death date and age}} Auto value {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}}	String	optional
Death place	death_place	Place of death.	String	optional
Genre	genre	The genre or genres of music performed by the act. Genres should be wikilinked and separated by using commas, {{tl|flatlist}} or {{tl|hlist}} Example	String	optional
Occupation(s)	occupation	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.	String	optional
Instrument(s)	instrument	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.	String	optional
Works	works discography	Link to an article or articles about the musician's or group's discography, videography, list of live performances and other works. Example	String	optional
Years active	years_active	Years artist/group was active. Example 1993–2004, 2005–present	String	optional
Record label	label	Example	String	optional
Publishers	publishers	The publishers of the artist's or group's works. Example	String	optional
Current member of	current_member_of	The groups/bands of which the artist is currently part of. Name of the groups/bands should be separated by using commas,	String	optional
Past member of	past_member_of	The groups/bands of which the artist is formerly part of. Name of the groups/bands should be separated by using commas,	String	optional
Spinoffs	spinoffs	Groups which have spun off from this group. For example, sub-units. Name of the groups/bands should be separated by using commas,	String	optional
Spinoff of	spinoff_of	A group from which this group has spun off.	String	optional
Spouse(s)	spouse	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.	String	optional
Partner(s)	partner	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).	String	optional
Awards	awards	A bulleted list of notable awards. If many, link to an appropriate section of the article or dedicated article instead.	String	optional
Current members	current_members	Name of current members of the group, listed in order of joining. Separate multiple entries using * list markup, one per line.	String	optional
Past members	past_members	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.	String	optional
Website	website	The single web address for the act's primary official website, or Official URL Example	String	optional
Embedded	embed	Set to 'yes' if embedded in another infobox template. Suggested values yes Auto value yes	Line	optional
Module	module	Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one.	String	optional
Module 2	module2	Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one.	String	optional
Module 3	module3	Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one.	String	optional
occupations	occupations	no description	Unknown	deprecated
instruments	instruments	no description	Unknown	deprecated
associated_acts	associated_acts	no description	Unknown	deprecated