The Nolans
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The Nolans are an Irish-English girl group best known for their 1980 hit single "I'm in the Mood for Dancing" and for being one of the most popular pop acts in the UK and Japan during the late 1970s and 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Nolans canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10558847 — 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 Nolans Context triple: [Coleen Nolan, memberOf, The Nolans]
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A.
Kaye & Ward
Kaye & Ward was a British publishing company best known for issuing the classic children's book collection "The Railway Series" by Rev. W. Awdry.
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B.
The Lennon Sisters
The Lennon Sisters are an American vocal group of four siblings who gained fame in the 1950s and 1960s for their close-harmony pop and traditional standards performances on television.
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C.
The Newcomes
The Newcomes is a Victorian novel by William Makepeace Thackeray that chronicles the fortunes, social ambitions, and moral struggles of the Newcome family in 19th-century England.
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D.
The Millers
The Millers is the nickname of English football club Rotherham United F.C., traditionally associated with the town’s historic milling industry.
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E.
The Millers
The Millers is an American television sitcom that follows a recently divorced news reporter whose life is upended when his parents move in with him, featuring Beau Bridges in a prominent role.
- 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 Nolans Target entity description: The Nolans are an Irish-English girl group best known for their 1980 hit single "I'm in the Mood for Dancing" and for being one of the most popular pop acts in the UK and Japan during the late 1970s and 1980s.
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A.
Kaye & Ward
Kaye & Ward was a British publishing company best known for issuing the classic children's book collection "The Railway Series" by Rev. W. Awdry.
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B.
The Lennon Sisters
The Lennon Sisters are an American vocal group of four siblings who gained fame in the 1950s and 1960s for their close-harmony pop and traditional standards performances on television.
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C.
The Newcomes
The Newcomes is a Victorian novel by William Makepeace Thackeray that chronicles the fortunes, social ambitions, and moral struggles of the Newcome family in 19th-century England.
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D.
The Millers
The Millers is the nickname of English football club Rotherham United F.C., traditionally associated with the town’s historic milling industry.
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E.
The Millers
The Millers is an American television sitcom that follows a recently divorced news reporter whose life is upended when his parents move in with him, featuring Beau Bridges in a prominent role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | girl group ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1980s
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nolan Sisters
ⓘ
linked to:
The Nolan Sisters
The Nolan Sisters ⓘ |
| associatedActType | family band ⓘ |
| chartSuccessIn |
Japan
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ireland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | late 20th century pop music ⓘ |
| familyName | Nolan ⓘ |
| genre |
dance-pop
ⓘ
disco ⓘ pop ⓘ |
| hasRecording |
singles
ⓘ
studio albums ⓘ |
| hasSiblingMembers | Nolan family sisters ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| member |
Anne Nolan
ⓘ
Bernie Nolan ⓘ Coleen Nolan ⓘ Denise Nolan ⓘ Linda Nolan ⓘ Maureen Nolan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most popular pop acts in Japan in the late 1970s and 1980s
ⓘ
being one of the most popular pop acts in the UK in the late 1970s and 1980s ⓘ |
| notableHitSingle |
I'm in the Mood for Dancing
ⓘ
linked to:
"I’m in the Mood for Dancing"
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| notableRegionOfPopularity |
Japan
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Attention to Me
ⓘ
Chemistry ⓘ Don't Make Waves ⓘ
linked to:
Don’t Make Waves
Gotta Pull Myself Together ⓘ
linked to:
"Gotta Pull Myself Together"
I'm in the Mood for Dancing ⓘ
linked to:
"I’m in the Mood for Dancing"
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| originCity | Blackpool ⓘ |
| performanceMedium |
live concerts
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| style | harmonized vocals ⓘ |
| vocalType | female vocals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Nolans Description of subject: The Nolans are an Irish-English girl group best known for their 1980 hit single "I'm in the Mood for Dancing" and for being one of the most popular pop acts in the UK and Japan during the late 1970s and 1980s.
Referenced by (9)
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