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'''{{tl|Infobox Musical artist}}''' is the standard infobox for non-classical [[musician]] articles, and is within the purview of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians|WikiProject Musicians]]. Please discuss major changes on the {{Talk|talk page}} before making them. See also [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians/Infobox]] for more information.

==Examples==
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| <span id="mariah"></span>
{{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| 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             = [http://www.mariahcarey.com/ www.mariahcarey.com]
}}
| <span id="audioslave"></span>
{{Infobox musical artist | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| Name                = Audioslave
| Img                 = Audioslave_2005.jpg 
| 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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==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>

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:

<pre>
{{Infobox Musical artist
| Name                = 
| Img                 = 
| Img_capt            = 
| Img_size            = 
| Landscape           = 
| Background          = 
| Alias               = 
| Origin              = 
| Genre               = 
| Years_active        = 
| Label               = 
| Associated_acts     = 
| URL                 = 
| Current_members     = 
| Past_members        = 
}}
</pre>

==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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians|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. <code>Example.png</code>, not <code>Image:Example.png</code> or <code><nowiki>[[Image:Example.png|200px|abc]]</nowiki></code>.

===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 <code>150</code>.

===Landscape===
Set to <code>yes</code> when using wide, short images.  The image height (rather than width) will be limited to 200 pixels.

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===Background===
The musical artist should be placed into one of seven categories by using one of the codes below in the <code>Background</code> 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 [[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]]. This field is mandatory.

{{Infobox Musical artist/doc/type|description=Description}}

===Birth_name===
<span style="background:#f0e68c">This field is only relevant for individuals.</span>
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===
<span style="background:#f0e68c">This field is only relevant for individuals.</span>
The artist's date of birth; it is preferable to use {{tl|birth date and age}} (for example <code><nowiki>{{birth date and age|1949|12|31}}</nowiki></code>) to display current age. For dead people, use {{tl|birth date}} (for example <code><nowiki>{{birth date|1949|12|31}}</nowiki></code>. Also list the place of birth, if it differs from the artist's hometown (see field "[[#Origin|Origin]]" below). Omit the country if it does not differ from that specified at the field "Origin".
<pre>{{birth date and age|Year|Month|Day}}<br/>[[City]], [[State/Province]], [[Country]]</pre>

===Died===
<span style="background:#f0e68c">This field is only relevant for individuals.</span>
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). 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 {{tl|flagicon}} to represent the nationality.
<pre>[[City]], [[State/Province]], [[Country]]</pre>

===Instrument===
<span style="background:#f0e68c">This field is only relevant for individuals.</span>
General class(es) of instrument(s) played by the artist, e.g. <code><nowiki>[[guitar]]</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>[[violin]]</nowiki></code>. Include <code><nowiki>[[singing]]</nowiki></code>, <code><nowiki>[[rapping]]</nowiki></code>, <code><nowiki>[[beatboxing]]</nowiki></code> and/or <code><nowiki>[[scat singing]]</nowiki></code> if relevant.

===Voice_type===
<span style="background:#f0e68c">This field is only relevant for individuals.</span>
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. <code><nowiki>[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]</nowiki></code> rather than <code><nowiki>[[East Coast hip hop]]</nowiki></code>). Genres should be separated with a delimiter, either a comma or a line break (<code><nowiki><br/></nowiki></code>).  Genres should be linked ([[Wikipedia:Piped link|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===
<span style="background:#f0e68c">This field is only relevant for individuals.</span>
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. {{nowrap|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 <code><nowiki>[[Universal Records|Universal]]</nowiki></code> rather than <code><nowiki>[[Universal Records]]</nowiki></code>.)

===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 <code><nowiki>[http://www.website.com www.website.com]</nowiki></code>.

===Current_members===
<span style="background:{{Infobox musical artist/color|group_or_band}}">This field is only relevant for groups.</span>
Current members of the group, listed in order of joining with no other notation than names.

===Past_members===
<span style="background:{{Infobox musical artist/color|group_or_band}}">This field is only relevant for groups.</span>
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===
<span style="background:#f0e68c">This field is only relevant for individuals.</span>
''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==
{{UF-hcard-person}}

==Sample templates==
For individual musicians
:''The following template code produced the infobox at [[#mariah|the top of the page]].''

<pre style="overflow:auto; margin-left:0">{{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia: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/>[[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             = [http://www.mariahcarey.com/ www.mariahcarey.com]
}}</pre>

For groups or bands
:''The following template code produced the infobox at [[#audioslave|the top of the page]].''
<pre style="overflow:auto; margin-left:0">{{Infobox musical artist | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| Name                = Audioslave
| Img                 = Audioslave_2005.jpg 
| 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]]<br/>[[The Nightwatchman]]
| URL                 = [http://www.audioslave.com www.audioslave.com]
| Current_members     = 
| Past_members        = [[Chris Cornell]]<br/>[[Tom Morello]]<br/>[[Tim Commerford]]<br/>[[Brad Wilk]] 
}}</pre>

Examples of the template in use can be found at:
* [[Elvis Presley]]
* [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]
* [[Sly & the Family Stone]]

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