Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand is a Scottish rock band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, in 2002 and played an important part in the post-punk revival of the 2000s. The band is composed of Alex Kapranos (lead vocals and guitar), Bob Hardy (bass guitar), Nick McCarthy (rhythm guitar, keyboards and backing vocals) and Paul Thomson (drums, percussion and backing vocals).

The band first experienced chart success when their second single "Take Me Out" reached #3 in the UK Charts, followed by their debut album Franz Ferdinand which entered the UK album chart at #3. The band went on to win the 2004 Mercury Music Prize and two BRIT Awards in 2005 for Best British Group and Best British Rock Act. NME named Franz Ferdinand as their Album of the Year. From the album, three top-ten singles were released, "Take Me Out", "The Dark of the Matinée" and "This Fire". The band has also received several Grammy Award nominations.

The band is named after Archduke Franz Ferdinand whose assassination was one of the main reasons for the start of the First World War. The band decided on the name after seeing a racehorse named Archduke Ferdinand win the Northumberland Plate in 2001, eventually coming to the decision as the alliteration and sound of the name appealed to them.

– Discography
Franz Ferdinand (2004)
You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)
Tonight: Franz Ferdinand (2009)

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Franz Ferdinand Albums

0.0 0.0 ‘The Observer’ Promo Franz Ferdinand
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0.0 0.0 2004-08-28: Reading Festival, Reading, UK Franz Ferdinand
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0.0 0.0 2005-03-04: Black Session, Studio 105, Maison de la Radio, Paris, FR Franz Ferdinand
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0.0 0.0 2005-5-20: B2 Club, Moscow, Russia Franz Ferdinand
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0.0 0.0 Better In Hoboken Franz Ferdinand
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0.0 0.0 Blood: Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand
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0.0 0.0 Darts of Pleasure Franz Ferdinand
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0.0 0.0 Demos Franz Ferdinand
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0.0 0.0 Do You Want To Franz Ferdinand
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September 19, 2005 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Do You Want To (CD1) Franz Ferdinand
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0.0 0.0 Do You Want To (CD2) Franz Ferdinand
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0.0 0.0 Do You Want To (disc 2) Franz Ferdinand
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September 19, 2005 Read More →


0.0 0.0 Do You Want To (Erol Alkan’s Glam Racket) Franz Ferdinand
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0.0 0.0 Eins Live Radiokonzert 18.05.2004 Franz Ferdinand
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0.0 0.0 Eleanor Put Your Boots on Franz Ferdinand
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July 17, 2006 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Fabulously Lazy Franz Ferdinand
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0.0 0.0 Fallen Franz Ferdinand
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April 4, 2006 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Feeling Kind Of Anxious Franz Ferdinand
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0.0 0.0 Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand
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November 30, 2003 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Franz Ferdinand (bonus disc) Franz Ferdinand
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April 16, 2004 Read More →




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