The Costello Show
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The Costello Show was a mid-1980s band project fronted by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, used as a moniker for his work with various backing musicians during that period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Costello Show canonical | 1 |
| The Costello Show featuring The Attractions and Confederates | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10007085 — 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: The Costello Show Context triple: [Elvis Costello, memberOf, The Costello Show]
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A.
The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows is a 1929 Warner Bros. all-star revue film from the early sound era, featuring numerous studio contract players in musical and comedy sketches.
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B.
A Night in the Show
A Night in the Show is a 1915 silent comedy film starring Charlie Chaplin as a bumbling theater patron causing chaos in a music-hall performance.
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C.
The Chris Isaak Show
The Chris Isaak Show is a comedic television series that blends fiction and reality by following musician Chris Isaak playing a version of himself navigating his personal and professional life.
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D.
"The Show"
"The Show" is the tagline used to promote and encapsulate the experience of the Telluride Film Festival, emphasizing its focus on cinematic presentation and spectacle.
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E.
Coast to Coast
Coast to Coast is the second studio album by Irish boy band Westlife, featuring pop ballads that helped solidify their international success in the early 2000s.
- 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: The Costello Show Target entity description: The Costello Show was a mid-1980s band project fronted by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, used as a moniker for his work with various backing musicians during that period.
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A.
The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows is a 1929 Warner Bros. all-star revue film from the early sound era, featuring numerous studio contract players in musical and comedy sketches.
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B.
A Night in the Show
A Night in the Show is a 1915 silent comedy film starring Charlie Chaplin as a bumbling theater patron causing chaos in a music-hall performance.
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C.
The Chris Isaak Show
The Chris Isaak Show is a comedic television series that blends fiction and reality by following musician Chris Isaak playing a version of himself navigating his personal and professional life.
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D.
"The Show"
"The Show" is the tagline used to promote and encapsulate the experience of the Telluride Film Festival, emphasizing its focus on cinematic presentation and spectacle.
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E.
Coast to Coast
Coast to Coast is the second studio album by Irish boy band Westlife, featuring pop ballads that helped solidify their international success in the early 2000s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
band
ⓘ
musical project ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | 1986 ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1985 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Elvis Costello and the Confederates
ⓘ
linked to:
Elvis Costello and the Imposters
|
| associatedAct |
Elvis Costello
ⓘ
The Attractions ⓘ The Confederates ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | King of America ⓘ |
| formedAs | side project of Elvis Costello ⓘ |
| frontedBy | Elvis Costello ⓘ |
| genre |
country rock
ⓘ
pub rock ⓘ rock ⓘ roots rock ⓘ |
| hasBackingMusiciansFrom |
The Confederates
ⓘ
U.S. session players ⓘ |
| hasFrontman | Elvis Costello ⓘ |
| hasMember | Elvis Costello ⓘ |
| leadVocalsBy | Elvis Costello ⓘ |
| musicStyleDescription | American roots-influenced rock ⓘ |
| notableAlbumReleaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| notableWork | King of America ⓘ |
| primarySongwriter | Elvis Costello ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
F-Beat Records ⓘ |
| usedAsMonikerFor |
Elvis Costello
ⓘ
Elvis Costello with various backing musicians ⓘ |
| usedDuringPeriod | mid-1980s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Costello Show Description of subject: The Costello Show was a mid-1980s band project fronted by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, used as a moniker for his work with various backing musicians during that period.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Costello Show