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Creating Template:Infobox musician/doc

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'''Infobox musician''' is WikiPartner's standard infobox for individual musicians, singers, rappers, instrumentalists, composers, DJs, conductors, music producers, and other notable people whose career is mainly connected with music.

Use this template for individual people. A band, orchestra, duo, choir, or other musical group should use a separate musical-group infobox.

All parameters are optional. Add only information supported by reliable sources. Empty fields are automatically hidden.

Adding this template to an article also generates WikiPartner <code>Person</code> structured data with the person's musical profession represented as an occupation. Editors do not need to create schema markup manually.
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== Short usage ==

Use this version for most musician articles.

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{{Infobox musician
| name =
| image =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| nationality =
| occupation =
| years_active =
| genres =
| instruments =
| labels =
| notable_works =
| awards =
| website =
}}
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== Full usage ==

Use this version when more information about the musician is available. Remove parameters that are not needed.

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{{Infobox musician
| name =
| native_name =
| stage_name =
| other_name =
| birth_name =

| image =
| image_alt =
| caption =

| birth_date =
| birth_date_iso =
| birth_place =

| death_date =
| death_date_iso =
| death_place =

| nationality =
| citizenship =

| occupation =
| years_active =

| genres =
| instruments =
| voice_type =

| labels =
| associated_acts =
| member_of =
| former_member_of =

| notable_works =
| discography =

| education =
| alma_mater =

| awards =

| spouse =
| partner =
| children =
| relatives =

| website =
}}
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== Examples ==

The examples below show both the wikitext entered by an editor and the finished WikiPartner infobox.

Portrait images are not included so the documentation does not depend on particular uploaded photographs.

=== Singer-songwriter — Taylor Swift ===

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'''Wikitext'''

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{{Infobox musician
| name = Taylor Swift
| birth_name = Taylor Alison Swift
| birth_date = 13 December 1989
| birth_date_iso = 1989-12-13
| birth_place = Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
| nationality = American
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| genres = Pop; country; folk; alternative
| instruments = Vocals; guitar; piano
| labels = Big Machine Records; Republic Records
| notable_works = ''Fearless''; ''1989''; ''Folklore''; ''Midnights''
| awards = Grammy Awards
}}
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'''Rendered infobox'''

{{Infobox musician
| name = Taylor Swift
| birth_name = Taylor Alison Swift
| birth_date = 13 December 1989
| birth_date_iso = 1989-12-13
| birth_place = Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
| nationality = American
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| genres = Pop; country; folk; alternative
| instruments = Vocals; guitar; piano
| labels = Big Machine Records; Republic Records
| notable_works = ''Fearless''; ''1989''; ''Folklore''; ''Midnights''
| awards = Grammy Awards
}}

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=== Classical musician — Yo-Yo Ma ===

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'''Wikitext'''

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{{Infobox musician
| name = Yo-Yo Ma
| birth_date = 7 October 1955
| birth_date_iso = 1955-10-07
| birth_place = Paris, France
| occupation = Cellist
| genres = Classical; classical crossover
| instruments = Cello
| associated_acts = Silkroad
| education = Juilliard School; Harvard University
| alma_mater = Harvard University
| notable_works = Bach cello suites recordings; ''The Goat Rodeo Sessions''
| awards = Grammy Awards; Presidential Medal of Freedom; Polar Music Prize
}}
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'''Rendered infobox'''

{{Infobox musician
| name = Yo-Yo Ma
| birth_date = 7 October 1955
| birth_date_iso = 1955-10-07
| birth_place = Paris, France
| occupation = Cellist
| genres = Classical; classical crossover
| instruments = Cello
| associated_acts = Silkroad
| education = Juilliard School; Harvard University
| alma_mater = Harvard University
| notable_works = Bach cello suites recordings; ''The Goat Rodeo Sessions''
| awards = Grammy Awards; Presidential Medal of Freedom; Polar Music Prize
}}

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=== Film composer — Hans Zimmer ===

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'''Wikitext'''

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{{Infobox musician
| name = Hans Zimmer
| occupation = Composer; music producer
| genres = Film score; electronic; orchestral
| instruments = Keyboards; synthesizer
| notable_works = ''The Lion King''; ''Gladiator''; ''The Dark Knight''; ''Inception''; ''Interstellar''; ''Dune''
| awards = Academy Awards; Golden Globe Awards; Grammy Awards
}}
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'''Rendered infobox'''

{{Infobox musician
| name = Hans Zimmer
| occupation = Composer; music producer
| genres = Film score; electronic; orchestral
| instruments = Keyboards; synthesizer
| notable_works = ''The Lion King''; ''Gladiator''; ''The Dark Knight''; ''Inception''; ''Interstellar''; ''Dune''
| awards = Academy Awards; Golden Globe Awards; Grammy Awards
}}

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== Usage notes ==

* Use <code>name</code> for the musician's commonly recognized professional name.
* Use <code>native_name</code> for the person's name in another writing system when useful.
* Use <code>stage_name</code> when the musician performs professionally under a stage name different from the article name.
* Use <code>other_name</code> for another widely recognized name, nickname, abbreviation, or professional name.
* <code>other_names</code> is accepted as an alias for <code>other_name</code>.
* Use <code>birth_name</code> only when it differs from the commonly used name.
* Use <code>image</code> for the musician's portrait filename only. Do not include <code>[[File:...]]</code>.
* Use <code>image_alt</code> for short alternative text describing the image.
* <code>alt</code> is accepted as an alias for <code>image_alt</code>.
* Use only properly licensed images.
* Use <code>caption</code> for a useful description of the portrait.
* Use <code>birth_date</code> and <code>death_date</code> for dates displayed to readers.
* Use <code>birth_date_iso</code> and <code>death_date_iso</code> for structured data. Accepted formats are <code>YYYY</code>, <code>YYYY-MM</code>, or <code>YYYY-MM-DD</code>.
* Use <code>birth_place</code> and <code>death_place</code> only when reliably documented.
* Use <code>nationality</code> and <code>citizenship</code> only when relevant and supported by reliable sources.
* <code>occupation</code> defaults to <code>Musician</code>.
* More specific occupations are preferred when appropriate, such as <code>Singer-songwriter</code>, <code>Rapper</code>, <code>Cellist</code>, <code>Composer</code>, <code>Conductor</code>, <code>DJ</code>, or <code>Music producer</code>.
* Separate several occupations with semicolons.
* Use <code>years_active</code> for the person's professional music career period.
* Use <code>genres</code> for established musical genres. Separate multiple genres with semicolons.
* <code>genre</code> is accepted as an alias for <code>genres</code>.
* Avoid extremely long genre lists.
* Use <code>instruments</code> for instruments the musician is professionally known for playing.
* Singing may be entered as <code>Vocals</code>.
* <code>instrument</code> is accepted as an alias for <code>instruments</code>.
* Use <code>voice_type</code> only when a professionally documented vocal classification is useful.
* Use <code>labels</code> for significant record labels connected with the musician's career.
* <code>label</code> is accepted as an alias for <code>labels</code>.
* Record-label relationships can change, so do not assume an old label is still current.
* Use <code>associated_acts</code> for musicians or groups with a significant documented professional association.
* Do not use <code>associated_acts</code> for every artist who has appeared on one song or at one concert.
* Use <code>member_of</code> only for a musical group of which the person is currently a member.
* Use <code>former_member_of</code> for important former group memberships.
* Do not put a solo musician's own stage name in <code>member_of</code>.
* Use <code>notable_works</code> for a small number of especially important albums, songs, compositions, scores, or other musical works.
* Do not use <code>notable_works</code> as a complete release list.
* Use <code>discography</code> mainly for a separate WikiPartner discography article or a concise discography reference.
* Use <code>education</code> for relevant musical training or other education.
* Use <code>alma_mater</code> for educational institutions attended or graduated from when reliably documented.
* Use <code>awards</code> for major music or career awards, not every nomination.
* Use <code>spouse</code>, <code>partner</code>, <code>children</code>, and <code>relatives</code> only when appropriate and reliably documented.
* Use <code>website</code> only for an official personal or professional website.
* <code>url</code> is accepted as an alias for <code>website</code>.
* This template is for individual people. Bands, orchestras, duos, choirs, and other groups should not use it.
* Do not add net worth, zodiac signs, body measurements, rumors, fan-created titles, streaming estimates, or unsupported sales figures.
* Leave unused parameters out.
* Do not guess dates, genres, instruments, labels, group memberships, relationships, awards, or other personal information.
* Important information should be supported by reliable sources.

== Structured data ==

WikiPartner represents an individual musician as Schema.org <code>Person</code>.

The person's profession is represented with <code>hasOccupation</code> and Schema.org <code>Occupation</code>. Instruments are represented as professional skills where supplied.

Current musical-group membership may be represented through <code>memberOf</code> using Schema.org <code>MusicGroup</code>.

Fields such as genres, record labels, associated acts, former groups, notable works, and discography remain visible article information when there is no precise person-side Schema.org relationship that should be assumed.

== TemplateData ==

<templatedata>
{
"description": "WikiPartner's standard infobox for individual musicians, singers, rappers, instrumentalists, composers, DJs, conductors, music producers, and other notable music professionals.",
"params": {
"name": {
"label": "Name",
"description": "Commonly recognized professional name of the musician.",
"type": "string"
},
"native_name": {
"label": "Native name",
"description": "Name in the musician's native language or writing system.",
"type": "string"
},
"stage_name": {
"label": "Stage name",
"description": "Professional stage name when different from the commonly displayed article name.",
"type": "string"
},
"other_name": {
"label": "Other names",
"description": "Other widely recognized names, nicknames, abbreviations, or professional names.",
"type": "string",
"aliases": [
"other_names"
]
},
"birth_name": {
"label": "Birth name",
"description": "Name at birth when different from the commonly used professional name.",
"type": "string"
},
"image": {
"label": "Image",
"description": "Main musician portrait filename without File markup.",
"type": "wiki-file-name"
},
"image_alt": {
"label": "Image alternative text",
"description": "Short alternative text describing the portrait.",
"type": "string",
"aliases": [
"alt"
]
},
"caption": {
"label": "Image caption",
"description": "Short caption displayed below the portrait.",
"type": "string"
},
"birth_date": {
"label": "Birth date",
"description": "Human-readable birth date.",
"type": "string"
},
"birth_date_iso": {
"label": "Birth date ISO",
"description": "Machine-readable birth date in YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD format.",
"type": "string"
},
"birth_place": {
"label": "Birth place",
"description": "Place where the musician was born.",
"type": "string"
},
"death_date": {
"label": "Death date",
"description": "Human-readable death date when applicable.",
"type": "string"
},
"death_date_iso": {
"label": "Death date ISO",
"description": "Machine-readable death date in YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD format.",
"type": "string"
},
"death_place": {
"label": "Death place",
"description": "Place where the musician died when applicable.",
"type": "string"
},
"nationality": {
"label": "Nationality",
"description": "Musician's nationality when relevant and reliably documented.",
"type": "string"
},
"citizenship": {
"label": "Citizenship",
"description": "Musician's citizenship when relevant and reliably documented.",
"type": "string"
},
"occupation": {
"label": "Occupation",
"description": "Professional musical occupation or occupations. Defaults to Musician.",
"type": "string",
"default": "Musician"
},
"years_active": {
"label": "Years active",
"description": "Period during which the musician has been professionally active.",
"type": "string"
},
"genres": {
"label": "Genres",
"description": "Established musical genre or genres. Separate multiple genres with semicolons.",
"type": "string",
"aliases": [
"genre"
]
},
"instruments": {
"label": "Instruments",
"description": "Musical instruments the person is professionally known for playing.",
"type": "string",
"aliases": [
"instrument"
]
},
"voice_type": {
"label": "Voice type",
"description": "Professionally documented vocal classification when relevant.",
"type": "string"
},
"labels": {
"label": "Record labels",
"description": "Significant record labels associated with the musician's career.",
"type": "string",
"aliases": [
"label"
]
},
"associated_acts": {
"label": "Associated acts",
"description": "Musicians or groups with a significant documented professional association.",
"type": "string"
},
"member_of": {
"label": "Member of",
"description": "Musical group or groups of which the musician is currently a member.",
"type": "string"
},
"former_member_of": {
"label": "Formerly of",
"description": "Important musical groups of which the musician was formerly a member.",
"type": "string"
},
"notable_works": {
"label": "Notable works",
"description": "Small number of especially important albums, songs, compositions, scores, or other musical works.",
"type": "string"
},
"discography": {
"label": "Discography",
"description": "Discography information or a separate WikiPartner discography article.",
"type": "string"
},
"education": {
"label": "Education",
"description": "Relevant education or professional musical training.",
"type": "string"
},
"alma_mater": {
"label": "Alma mater",
"description": "Educational institutions attended or graduated from.",
"type": "string"
},
"awards": {
"label": "Awards",
"description": "Major awards received by the musician.",
"type": "string"
},
"spouse": {
"label": "Spouse",
"description": "Spouse when appropriate and reliably documented.",
"type": "string"
},
"partner": {
"label": "Partner",
"description": "Long-term partner when appropriate and reliably documented.",
"type": "string"
},
"children": {
"label": "Children",
"description": "Children when appropriate and reliably documented.",
"type": "string"
},
"relatives": {
"label": "Relatives",
"description": "Notable relatives when relevant to the person's biography.",
"type": "string"
},
"website": {
"label": "Website",
"description": "Official personal or professional website.",
"type": "url",
"aliases": [
"url"
]
}
}
}
</templatedata>

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