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Focus is a Dutch progressive rock band, founded by classically trained organist/flautist Thijs van Leer in 1969, most famous for the instrumental "Hocus Pocus". The band broke up in 1978, but reformed in 2002 and has been recording and touring since. They have received renewed fame as "Hocus Pocus" was used as the theme for the Nike 2010 World Cup commercial, Write The Future, directed by the Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu. The song was also featured in the 2014 film RoboCop.

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rdfs:comment	Focus is a Dutch progressive rock band, founded by classically trained organist/flautist Thijs van Leer in 1969, most famous for the instrumental "Hocus Pocus". The band broke up in 1978, but reformed in 2002 and has been recording and touring since. They have received renewed fame as "Hocus Pocus" was used as the theme for the Nike 2010 World Cup commercial, Write The Future, directed by the Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu. The song was also featured in the 2014 film RoboCop.
foaf:name	Focus
foaf:homepage	http://www.focustheband.com/
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active years end year	1978-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
active years start year	1969-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
background	group_or_band
band member	Linden, Pierre van der Jacobs, Bobby Leer, Thijs van
former band member	P. J. Proby Ruiter, Bert Cyril Havermans Kemper, David Jan Akkerman Smith, Steve Philip Catherine dbpedia:Hans_Cleuver Allen, Colin Dumee, Jan
genre	Instrumental rock Progressive rock
home town	Netherlands
record label	dbpedia:Sire_Records dbpedia:Atco_Records EMI Records I.R.S. Records
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Focus_-_TopPop_1974_6.png?width=300
is performer of	(In And Out Of Focus) Focus: Jan Akkerman & Thijs van Leer Focus 3 (Moving Waves) Hamburger Concerto Golden Oldies Focus X dbpedia:Focus_discography Live at the Rainbow Mother Focus Ship of Memories Focus con Proby Focus 8 Focus 9 / New Skin
is associated band of	Brainbox Cyril Havermans Jan Akkerman Philip Catherine Vernon, Mike Allen, Colin Leer, Thijs van
is associated musical artist of	Brainbox Cyril Havermans Jan Akkerman Philip Catherine Vernon, Mike Allen, Colin Leer, Thijs van
is musical artist of	Hocus Pocus Sylvia
is musical band of	Hocus Pocus Sylvia
is producer of	Mother Focus Focus 8

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