Template:Infobox musician/doc

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 Person structured data with the person's musical profession represented as an occupation. Editors do not need to create schema markup manually.

Short usage

Use this version for most musician articles.

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

Full usage

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

{{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 =
}}

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

Wikitext

{{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
}}

Rendered infobox

Taylor Swift

Singer-songwriter

Birth name

Taylor Alison Swift

Born

13 December 1989

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

Classical musician — Yo-Yo Ma

Wikitext

{{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
}}

Rendered infobox

Yo-Yo Ma

Cellist

Born

7 October 1955

Birth place

Paris, France

Occupation

Cellist

Genres

Classical; classical crossover

Instruments

Cello

Associated acts

Silkroad

Notable works

Bach cello suites recordings; The Goat Rodeo Sessions

Education

Juilliard School; Harvard University

Alma mater

Harvard University

Awards

Grammy Awards; Presidential Medal of Freedom; Polar Music Prize

Film composer — Hans Zimmer

Wikitext

{{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
}}

Rendered infobox

Hans Zimmer

Composer; music producer

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

Usage notes

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

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

Current musical-group membership may be represented through memberOf using Schema.org MusicGroup.

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

WikiPartner's standard infobox for individual musicians, singers, rappers, instrumentalists, composers, DJs, conductors, music producers, and other notable music professionals.

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