Template:Infobox musical artist
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Template:Infobox musical artist 2
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Colors
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| khaki (#f0e68c) | All vocal solo artists (includes singer-songwriters and singer-instrumentalists) |
| lightcoral (#f08080) | All non-vocal instrumentalists |
| lightgreen (#90ee90) | All producers, songwriters, arrangers, engineers, and other non-performing personnel |
| lightskyblue (#87cefa) | All groups, bands, crews, or other non-classical music ensembles |
| paleturquoise (#afeeee) | All orchestras and other classical music ensembles |
| plum (#dda0dd) | Cover and tribute bands (same as Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums' color for covers/tribute albums) |
| darkgray (#a9a9a9) | Temporary collaborative projects |
Sample Template
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{{Infobox musical artist 2
|Name = The Five Heartbeats
|Img = Five heartbeats.jpg
|Img_capt = The Five Heartbeats.
|Background = lightskyblue
|Origin = [[New York City]], [[New York]], [[USA]]
|Genre = [[R&B]]/[[soul music|soul]]
|Years_active = 1965 - 1972
|First = ''Together Forever'' (1966)
|Latest = ''The Five Heartbeats'' (1973)
|Albums = ''Together Forever'' (1966)
|Songs = "Nothing But Love" (1965) <br /> "We Haven't Finished Yet" (1966) <br /> "A Heart is a House for Love" (1967)
|Labels = Big Red Records (1966 - 1968) <br /> A&B Records (1968 - 1972)
|URL = [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101891/ www.imdb.com/title/tt0101891/]
|Past_members = Eddie King, Jr. <br /> J.T. Matthews <br /> Anthony "Choirboy" Stone <br /> Terrance "Dresser" Williams <br /> Michael "Flash" Turner
}}