Michigan
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"Michigan" is an acclaimed 2003 indie folk concept album by Sufjan Stevens that explores the history, geography, and culture of the U.S. state of Michigan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michigan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5616794 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michigan Context triple: [Sufjan Stevens, notableWork, Michigan]
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Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state in the Great Lakes region known for its extensive freshwater coastline, automotive industry centered in Detroit, and diverse mix of urban centers and natural landscapes.
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Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state in the Great Lakes region known for its extensive freshwater coastline, automotive industry centered in Detroit, and diverse natural landscapes.
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Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state in the Great Lakes region known for its extensive freshwater coastline, automotive industry heritage, and diverse forests and waterways.
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Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state in the Great Lakes region known for its automotive industry, extensive freshwater coastline, and divided Upper and Lower Peninsulas.
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Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state in the Great Lakes region known for its automotive industry, extensive freshwater coastline, and manufacturing heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michigan Target entity description: "Michigan" is an acclaimed 2003 indie folk concept album by Sufjan Stevens that explores the history, geography, and culture of the U.S. state of Michigan.
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Michigan
Michigan is a Midwestern U.S. state known for the Great Lakes, the auto industry centered in Detroit, and its distinctive two-peninsula geography.
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Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state in the Great Lakes region known for its extensive freshwater coastline, automotive industry centered in Detroit, and diverse mix of urban centers, forests, and rural communities.
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C.
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state in the Great Lakes region known for its automotive industry centered in Detroit and its distinctive two-peninsula geography.
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Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state in the Great Lakes region known for its extensive freshwater coastline, automotive industry centered in Detroit, and diverse mix of urban centers and natural landscapes.
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Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state in the Great Lakes region known for its automotive industry, extensive freshwater coastline, and major cities like Detroit and Grand Rapids.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Sufjan Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| followedBy | Seven Swans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | A Sun Came NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
baroque pop
ⓘ
folk ⓘ indie folk ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Alanson, Crooked River
ⓘ
All Good Naysayers, Speak Up! Or Forever Hold Your Peace! ⓘ Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!) NERFINISHED ⓘ Flint (For the Unemployed and Underpaid) NERFINISHED ⓘ For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti NERFINISHED ⓘ Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ Oh Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!) NERFINISHED ⓘ Oh God, Where Are You Now? (In Pickerel Lake? Pigeon? Marquette? Mackinaw?) NERFINISHED ⓘ Redford (For Yia-Yia and Pappou) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rifle Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ Romulus NERFINISHED ⓘ Say Yes! to M!ch!gan! NERFINISHED ⓘ Sleeping Bear, Sault Ste. Marie NERFINISHED ⓘ Tahquamenon Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ The Upper Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ The Upper Peninsula (acoustic) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Upper Peninsula (album version) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Upper Peninsula (alternate mix) ⓘ The Upper Peninsula (alternate version) ⓘ The Upper Peninsula (bonus track) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Upper Peninsula (demo) ⓘ The Upper Peninsula (extended) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Upper Peninsula (hidden track) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Upper Peninsula (instrumental) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Upper Peninsula (live) ⓘ The Upper Peninsula (orchestral) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Upper Peninsula (outtake) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Upper Peninsula (radio edit) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Upper Peninsula (remix) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Upper Peninsula (reprise) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Upper Peninsula (single version) ⓘ The Upper Peninsula (vocal) ⓘ They Also Mourn Who Do Not Wear Black (For the Homeless in Muskegon) NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Vito's Ordination Song NERFINISHED ⓘ Ypsilanti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
U.S. state of Michigan
NERFINISHED
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culture of Michigan ⓘ geography of Michigan ⓘ history of Michigan ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Sufjan Stevens' U.S. states project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Sufjan Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Sufjan Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2003-07-01 ⓘ |
| recordedIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Asthmatic Kitty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| subtitle | The Great Lake State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michigan Description of subject: "Michigan" is an acclaimed 2003 indie folk concept album by Sufjan Stevens that explores the history, geography, and culture of the U.S. state of Michigan.
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