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Template:Template doc page viewed directly {{Infobox Musical artist}} is the standard infobox for non-classical musician articles, and is within the purview of WikiProject Musicians. Please discuss major changes on the Talk:Talk page before making them. See also Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Musicians/Infobox for more information.

Examples

Placement

This template should be placed in an article at the top of the page, before the introduction.

Code

{{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Misplaced Pages:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| Name                = 
| Img                 = 
| Img_capt            = 
| Img_size            = 
| Landscape           = 
| Background          = 
| Birth_name          = 
| Alias               = 
| Born                = 
| Died                = 
| Origin              = 
| Instrument          = 
| Voice_type          = 
| Genre               = 
| Occupation          = 
| Years_active        = 
| Label               = 
| Associated_acts     = 
| URL                 = 
| Current_members     = 
| Past_members        = 
| Notable_instruments = 
}}

For articles about individual musicians, the "Current_members" and "Past_members" fields should be deleted. For articles about musical groups, only the following subset of fields should be used:

{{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Misplaced Pages:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| Name                = 
| Img                 = 
| Img_capt            = 
| Img_size            = 
| Landscape           = 
| Background          = 
| Alias               = 
| Origin              = 
| Genre               = 
| Years_active        = 
| Label               = 
| Associated_acts     = 
| URL                 = 
| Current_members     = 
| Past_members        = 
}}

Fields

• Remove the fields that are not needed.
• Never link years, unless accompanied by dates.
• Most fields are optional and the row will simply be omitted if no data is supplied.
• See WikiProject Musicians for more information about this template.

Name

The name of the group or artist ("the act") in plain text only. Logos and other graphics are to be avoided in this field in accordance with WP:ACCESS and WP:FAIR. This field is mandatory.

Img

An image of the act, sufficiently clear for display at 220 pixels' width. Set to only the image name, e.g. Example.png, not Image:Example.png or ].

Img_capt

Caption for the image to be displayed.

Img_size

The image size should only be specified if the image is smaller than 220 pixels width. Enter the width in pixels without "px", for example 150.

Landscape

Set to yes when using wide, short images. The image height (rather than width) will be limited to 200 pixels.

Background

The musical artist should be placed into one of seven categories by using one of the codes below in the Background field. Each category is color-coded to provide a quick indication of the type of group/performer, e.g. solo artist, orchestra, etc. The color scheme is similar to the one used by WikiProject Albums and other projects. Please discuss additional types that need to be accounted for on the template's talk page. This field is mandatory.

solo_singer

Singular vocal performers (including lead and background singers, singer-songwriters, and singer-instrumentalists). This categorization is for any article about a singer, whether they perform solo, with a group or band, or both.

non_vocal_instrumentalist

Non-vocal instrumentalists.

non_performing_personnel

Composers, producers, songwriters, arrangers, DJs, engineers, and other non-performing personnel.

group_or_band

Groups, bands, crews, or other non-classical music ensembles. This categorization is for articles on group acts only; members of groups should be labeled with one of the codes above.

classical_ensemble

Orchestras and other classical music ensembles.

temporary

Temporary collaborative projects.

Birth_name

This field is only relevant for individuals. The artist's name at birth.

Alias

For listing official stage names for the act; also for solo artists who change their birth name. This field is not for nicknames such as "The Godfather of Soul"(James Brown) or "Nippy" (Whitney Houston) which are not the artists' actual stage name.

Born

This field is only relevant for individuals. The artist's date of birth; it is preferable to use {{birth date and age}} (for example {{birth date and age|1949|12|31}}) to display current age. For dead people, use {{birth date}} (for example {{birth date|1949|12|31}}. Also list the place of birth, if it differs from the artist's hometown (see field "Origin" below). Omit the country if it does not differ from that specified at the field "Origin".

{{birth date and age|Year|Month|Day}}<br>], ], ]

Died

This field is only relevant for individuals. The artist's date and place of death (same format as birth; but use {{death date and age}}).

Origin

The city from which the singer or group originated (that is, the city where the group was founded; or the city where individual performers started their career, should it not match the location of their birth). If the city is not known, specify at least the country. Note: as for "Born" and "Died", there is no need to additionally place a {{flagicon}} to represent the nationality.

], ], ]

Instrument

This field is only relevant for individuals. General class(es) of instrument(s) played by the artist, e.g. ] or ]. Include ], ], ] and/or ] if relevant.

Voice_type

This field is only relevant for individuals. This may be used for singers in lieu of the "Instrument" field. See voice type for a list of types.

Genre

The genre or genres of music performed by the act. Aim for generality (e.g. ] rather than ]).

Occupation

This field is only relevant for individuals. Roles the artist has fulfilled (e.g. musician, songwriter, producer, etc). For artists that have participated in other forms of entertainment, outside of music (such as acting), these occupations can be included if notable.

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 separated by commas. Periods should be separated by an unspaced en dash (e.g. 1993–2004, 2005–present). See WP:DATE#Longer periods and WP:MOS#En dashes.

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 ] rather than ].)

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 single web address for the act's official website. The preferred format in most cases is .

Current_members

This field is only relevant for groups. Current members of the group, listed in order of joining with no other notation than names.

Past_members

This field is only relevant for groups. 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

This field is only relevant for individuals. 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).

Microformat

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the person's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Misplaced Pages or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book or database. For more information about the use of microformats on Misplaced Pages, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

Date-of-birth ("bday") information will only be included in the microformat if {{birth date}}, or {{birth date and age}} are used in the infobox. (Do not use these if the date is before 1583). Be cautious about using these if the person is still living, per WP:DOB.

To include a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

• adr
• agent
• bday
• birthplace
• category
• country-name
• deathdate
• deathplace
• extended-address
• family-name
• fn (required)
• given-name
• honorific-prefix
• honorific-suffix
• label
• locality
• n
• nickname
• note
• org
• role
• url
• vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Sample templates

For individual musicians

The following template code produced the infobox at the top of the page.

{{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Misplaced Pages:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| Name            = Mariah Carey
| Img             = Mariah Carey13 Edwards  Dec 1998.jpg
| Img_capt        = Mariah Carey performing in 1998
| Background      = solo_singer
| Birth_name      = Mariah Carey
| Born            = {{birth date and age|1970|3|27}}<br />], ], ]
| Origin          = ] 
| Genre           = ], ], ]
| Associated_acts =
| Occupation      = ], ], ], ], ]
| Years_active    = 1990–present
| Label           = ], ], ]/]
| URL             = 
}}

For groups or bands

The following template code produced the infobox at the top of the page.

{{Infobox musical artist | <!-- See Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Musicians -->
| Name                = Audioslave
| Img                 = Audioslave_2005.jpg 
| Landscape           = yes 
| Img_capt            = From left to right: ], ], ] and ], performing at the ], 2005.
| Background          = group_or_band
| Origin              = ], ], ]
| Genre               = ]<br />]<br />]
| Years_active        = 2001–2007
| Label               = ], ]
| Associated_acts     = ]<br />]<br />]<br />]
| URL                 = 
| Current_members     = 
| Past_members        = ]<br />]<br />]<br />] 
}}

Examples of the template in use can be found at:

• Elvis Presley
• Madonna
• Sly & the Family Stone