Template:Infobox musical artist/doc

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{{Warning|This infobox is an accepted standard of the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians|WikiProject Musicians]] (a sub-project of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography|WikiProject Biography]]), and is [[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Infobox musical artist|in use]] on thousands of Wikipedia articles, including many featured articles. 
'''Please do not make major changes without ''discussing'' them first on the {{Talk|talk page}}.'''}}

{{Notice|This template is for use in [[musician]] related articles as defined by the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians|Musicians]] [[WP:PJ|WikiProject]].
* This template is meant to replace {{tl|Infobox Band}}, {{tl|Infobox Guitarist}}, and {{tl|Infobox solo}}. Any instances of those templates should be replaced with this template. 
:''See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians/Infobox]] for more information.''}}

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right"
|+ Samples
| See a sample template at the [[#Sample template|bottom of this page]].
* Examples of template in action:
*: [[Elvis Presley]]
*: [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]
*: [[Sly & the Family Stone]]
|}

==Usage==
* '''Placement:'''
::This template should be placed in an article at the '''top''' of the page, before the introduction.
* '''Code:'''
<pre>
{{Infobox musical artist 
| 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 =
}}
</pre>

==Fields==
:''Any fields marked with "group" or "individual" are only meant to be used with musical groups or individual artists, respectively. Remove the parameters that are not needed.''

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding=2
! Field !! Type !! Description
|-
| '''Name'''
|
| Name of the group or artist ("the act"). 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 <nowiki>[[Image:Example.png|200px|abc]]</nowiki>.
|-
| '''Img_capt'''
|
| Caption for the image to be displayed.
|-
| '''Img_size'''
|
| Image size, '''only''' if it is smaller than 220 pixels width. Do '''not''' use "px" after specifying the size.
|-
| '''Landscape'''
|
| Set to "yes" when using wide, short images. The image height (rather than width) will be limited to 200 pixels.
|-
| '''Background'''
|
| Chosen from [[#background_values|one of the seven categories]] below according to the established guidelines specifying template colour. Mandatory.
|-
| '''Birth_name'''
| bgcolor=#f0e68c | ''individual''
| The artist's name at birth (solo acts).
|-
| '''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|The Godfather of Soul]]" or "[[Whitney Houston|Nippy]]".)
|-
| '''Born'''
| bgcolor=#f0e68c rowspan=2 | ''individual''
| The artist's date of birth; it is preferable to use {{tl|birth date and age}} (with parameters in order year, month, day) to display current age (for dead people, use {{tl|birth date}}, omitting ''and age''). Also list the place of birth, if it differs from the artist's origin/"hometown" (see below). <pre>[[Month Day]], [[Year]] 
[[City]],
[[State/Province]], [[Country]]</pre>
|-
| '''Died'''
| The artist's date and place of death (same format as birth; but use {{tl|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).
<code style="display:block; padding: 1em; border: 1px dashed #2f6fab; line-height: 1.1em"><nowiki> [[City]], [[State/Province]], [[Country]]</nowiki></code>
|-
| '''Instrument'''
| bgcolor=#f0e68c | ''individual''
| 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.
|-
| '''Voice_type'''
| bgcolor=#f0e68c | ''individual''
| This may be used for singers in lieu of the "instrument" parameter. See [[voice type]] for a list of types.
|-
| '''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]]).
|-
| '''Occupation'''
| bgcolor=#f0e68c | ''individual''
| 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.
|-
| '''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 <nowiki>[[Universal Records|Universal]]</nowiki> rather than <nowiki>[[Universal Records]].</nowiki>)
|-
| '''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 (''NB singular'') web address for the act's ''official'' website.
|-
| '''Current_members'''
| bgcolor=#87cefa rowspan=2| ''groups''
| Current members of the group, listed in order of joining with no other notation than names.
|-
| '''Past_members'''
| 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
| bgcolor=#f0e68c | ''individual''
| ''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).
|}

===Notes===
* Never link years, unless accompanied by dates.
* Most fields are optional and the row will simply be omitted if no data is supplied.
* See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians|WikiProject Musicians]] for more information about this template.

===Background color===
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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums#Colors|color scheme]]s used by [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums|WikiProject Albums]] and other projects. Please discuss additional types that need to be accounted for on the template's [[Template talk:Infobox musical artist|talk page]].

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


{| style="background: transparent; margin-left:1%;"
!bgcolor="{{Infobox musical artist/color selector|solo_singer}}" align=left| solo_singer
|All vocal solo artists (includes lead and background singers, singer-songwriters and singer-instrumentalists), ''as well as'' solo artistes who also compose or perform with groups.
|-
|bgcolor="{{Infobox musical artist/color selector|non_vocal_instrumentalist}}"|'''non_vocal_instrumentalist'''
|All non-vocal instrumentalists
|-
|bgcolor="{{Infobox musical artist/color selector|non_performing_personnel}}"|'''non_performing_personnel'''
|All non-classical composers, producers, songwriters, arrangers, DJs, engineers, and other non-performing personnel
|-
|bgcolor="{{Infobox musical artist/color selector|group_or_band}}"|'''group_or_band'''
|All groups, bands, crews, or other non-classical music ensembles
|-
|bgcolor="{{Infobox musical artist/color selector|cover_band}}"|'''cover_band'''
|Cover and tribute bands (same as [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums]]' color for covers/tribute albums)
|-
|bgcolor="{{Infobox musical artist/color selector|classical_ensemble}}"|'''classical_ensemble'''
|All orchestras and other classical music ensembles
|-
|bgcolor="{{Infobox musical artist/color selector|temporary}}"|'''temporary'''
|Temporary collaborative projects
|}

''Note that "solo exploits take precedent over group ones, so 'solo_singer' would be used" for an artiste whose work covers multiple categories. (Source: [[Template_talk:Infobox_musical_artist#Coloring_snag]])''

==Microformat==
{{UF-hcard-person}}

==Sample template==
{{Infobox musical artist 
| Name = Mariah Carey
| Img = Mariah Carey13 Edwards Dec 1998.jpg
| Img_capt = Mariah Carey on the set of the "[[I Still Believe]]" (1999) music video.
| Background = solo_singer
| Born = {{birth date and age|1969|3|27}}
| Origin = [[Long Island, New York|Long Island]], [[New York]], [[United States|USA]]
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[rhythm and blues|R&B]]
| Occupation = [[Singer]], [[songwriter]], [[record producer]], [[actress]]
| Years_active = 1990 – present
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], [[The Island Def Jam Music Group|Island/Def Jam]]
| URL = [http://www.mariahcarey.com www.mariahcarey.com]
}}

:''The following template code produced the infobox to the right.''

<pre style="overflow:auto; margin-left:0">{{Infobox musical artist 
| Name = Mariah Carey
| Img = Mariah Carey13 Edwards Dec 1998.jpg
| Img_capt = Mariah Carey on the set of the "[[I Still Believe]]" (1999) music video.
| Background = solo_singer
| Born = {{birth date and age|1969|3|27}}
| Origin = [[Long Island, New York|Long Island]], [[New York]], [[United States|USA]]
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[rhythm and blues|R&B]]
| Occupation = [[Singer]], [[songwriter]], [[record producer]], [[actress]]
| Years_active = 1990 – present
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], [[The Island Def Jam Music Group|Island/Def Jam]]
| URL = [http://www.mariahcarey.com www.mariahcarey.com]
}}</pre>

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