Template:Infobox musical artist/doc

Infobox musical artist is the standard infobox for musician articles, and is within the purview of WikiProject Musicians. Please discuss major changes on the before making them. See also WikiProject Musicians/Infobox for more information.

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

Code
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:

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"). 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., not   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.

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

 

Background
Chosen from one of the seven categories below according to the established guidelines specifying template color. This field is mandatory.

The infobox color is key-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 WikiProject Albums and other projects. Please discuss additional types that need to be accounted for on the template's talk page.

The user doesn't choose the colors directly, rather the code provided in the "Background" field identifies the type of performer. The possible background colors, with the corresponding names, are indicated on the bars in the table below.

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  (James Brown) or   (Whitney Houston).

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 ) to display current age. For dead people, use birth date (for example . 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". Year  City, State/Province, Country

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. City, State/Province, Country

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 and WP:MOS.

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.

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).

Sample template

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



Examples of the template in use can be found at:
 * Elvis Presley
 * Madonna
 * Sly & the Family Stone

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