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{{Infobox musical artist}} is the standard infobox for non-classical musician articles. It is within the purview of WikiProject Musicians.

Usage

One of the following two versions should be placed in an article at the top of the page, before the introduction. One is for individuals or solo artists, one for groups or bands.

Articles about individuals

{{Infobox musical artist
| Name                =
| Img                 =
| Img_alt             =
| Img_capt            =
| Img_size            =
| Landscape           =
| Background          = ** Mandatory ** 
| Birth_name          =
| Alias               =
| Born                = ** Only for Individuals **
| Died                = ** Only for Individuals **
| Instrument          = ** Only for Individuals **
| Genre               =
| Occupation          = ** Only for Individuals **
| Years_active        =
| Label               =
| Associated_acts     =
| URL                 =
| Notable_instruments = ** Only for Individuals **
}}

Articles about musical groups

{{Infobox musical artist
| Name                =
| Img                 =
| Img_alt             =
| Img_capt            =
| Img_size            =
| Landscape           =
| Background          = ** Mandatory ** 
| Birth_name          =
| Alias               =
| Origin              = ** Only for Groups **
| Genre               =
| Years_active        =
| Label               =
| Associated_acts     =
| URL                 =
| Current_members     = ** Only for Groups **
| Past_members        = ** Only for Groups **
}}

Parameters

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, WP:FAIR, and in particular WP:LOGO. 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 [[File:Example.png|200px|abc]].

Img_alt: Alt text for the image, for visually impaired and other readers who cannot see the image. See WP:ALT.

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. Size for landscape images should be 250.

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.

Code

Display

solo_singer

non_vocal_instrumentalist

non_performing_personnel

group_or_band

Background information

cover_band

Background information

classical_ensemble

Background information

temporary

Background information

All singular vocal performers (including lead and background singers, singer-songwriters, and singer-instrumentalists) should use solo_singer. This categorization is for any article about a singer, whether they perform solo, with a group or band, or both. All non-vocal instrumentalists should use non_vocal_instrumentalist. All non-classical composers, producers, songwriters, arrangers, DJs, engineers, and other non-performing personnel should use non_performing_personnel. All groups, bands, crews, or other non-classical music ensembles should use group_or_band. This categorization is for articles on group acts only; members of groups should be labeled with one of the codes above. All cover and tribute bands should use cover_band. All orchestras and other classical music ensembles should use classical_ensemble. All temporary collaborative projects should use temporary.

Other values (e.g. "jazz trumpeter") Template:Allcaps be used.

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/>[[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. Note: as for "Born" and "Died", there is no need to additionally place a {{flagicon}} to represent the nationality.

[[City]], [[State/Province]], [[Country]]

Instrument: This field is only relevant for individuals.

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 music|Hip hop]] rather than [[East Coast hip hop]]). Genres should be separated with a delimiter, either a comma or a line break (<br/>). Genres should be linked (piped linked where needed), for example, "Rock, pop" should link to rock music and pop music respectively. Note that most genres aren't proper nouns, and shouldn't be capitalized, but the first word in the list should be.

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 punctuated with an unspaced en dash (e.g. 1993–2004, 2005–present). See WP:DATE#Longer periods and WP:MOS#En dashes.

For groups only, use {{Start date}}.

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 [[Universal Records|Universal]] rather than [[Universal Records]].)

Associated_acts: This field is for professional relationships with other musicians or bands that are significant and notable to this artist's career.

This field can include, for example, any of the following:

For individuals: groups of which he or she has been a member
Other acts with which this act has collaborated on multiple occasions, or on an album, or toured with as a single collaboration act playing together
Groups which have spun off from this group
A group from which this group has spun off

The following uses of this field should be avoided:

Association of groups with members' solo careers
Groups with only one member in common
Association of producers, managers, etc. (who are themselves acts) with other acts (unless the act essentially belongs to the producer, as in the case of a studio orchestra formed by and working exclusively with a producer)
One-time collaboration for a single, or on a single song
Groups that are merely similar

URL: The single web address for the act's primary official website. The proper syntax is [http://www.example.com www.example.com/].

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. In some exceptional cases (e.g. The Beatles), and only with a clear consensus, members at the time of dissolution may be listed 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).

Examples

Individual artist

The Infobox musical artist with the following parameters;

{{Infobox musical artist 
| Name            = Mariah Carey
| Img             = Mariah Carey13 Edwards  Dec 1998.jpg
| Img_capt        = Mariah Carey performing in 2003
| Background      = solo_singer
| Birth_name      = Mariah Carey
| Born            = {{birth date and age|1982|3|27}}<br/>[[Huntington, New York|Huntington]], [[Long Island]], [[New York]]
| Origin          = [[New York City]] 
| Genre           = [[pop music|Pop]], [[contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[dance-pop]]
| Associated_acts =
| Occupation      = [[Singer]], [[songwriter]], [[record producer]], [[music video director]], [[actress]]
| Years_active    = 1990–present
| Label           = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], [[MonarC]]/[[Island Records|Island]]
| URL             = {{URL|www.mariahcarey.com|Mariah Carey}}
}}

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will produce this Infobox:

Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey performing in 2003 Mariah Carey performing in 2003
Background information
Birth name	Mariah Carey
Born	(1982-03-27) March 27, 1982 (age 42) Huntington, Long Island, New York
Origin	New York City
Genres	Pop, R&B, dance-pop
Occupations	Singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director, actress
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Columbia, Virgin, MonarC/Island
Website	Template:URL

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Group

The Infobox musical artist with the following parameters;

{{Infobox musical artist 
| Name                = Audioslave
| Img                 = Audioslave_2005.jpg 
| Img_alt             = Four-man rock group performing on stage, spotlit, with row of darkened fans in the foreground
| Landscape           = yes 
| Img_capt            = From left to right: [[Tim Commerford]], [[Chris Cornell]], [[Brad Wilk]] and [[Tom Morello]], performing at the [[Montreux Jazz Festival]], 2005.
| Background          = group_or_band
| Origin              = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[USA]]
| Genre               = [[Hard rock]]<br/>[[Alternative rock]]<br/>[[Post-grunge]]
| Years_active        = 2001–2007
| Label               = [[Epic Records|Epic]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Associated_acts     = [[Soundgarden]]<br/>[[Rage Against the Machine]]<br/>[[Temple of the Dog]]
| URL                 = [http://www.audioslave.com www.audioslave.com]
| Current_members     = 
| Past_members        = [[Chris Cornell]]<br/>[[Tom Morello]]<br/>[[Tim Commerford]]<br/>[[Brad Wilk]] 
}}

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will produce this Infobox:

Infobox Musical artist/doc

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Examples of the template in use

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 Wikipedia 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 Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Date-of-birth ("bday") information will only be included in the microformat if {{Birth date}}, {{Birth date and age}}, or {{Birth-date}} are used in the infobox. (but do not use these if the date is before 1583 CE).

To include a URL, use {{Url}}

hCard uses HTML classes including:

adr
agent
bday
category
country-name
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.

The choice between class="fn" (for individuals) and class="fn org" (for groups) and is based on the Background parameter value.