Franz Ferdinand, punk rock band from Glasgow, Scotland
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Formed 2002 · Glasgow, Scotland · punk rock, indie rock · Domino Recording Company

Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 2002. Their original line-up was composed of Alex Kapranos (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Nick McCarthy (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Bob Hardy (bass) and Paul Thomson (drums, percussion, backing vocals). Julian Corrie (keyboards, guitar, backing vocals) and Dino Bardot (guitar, backing vocals) joined the band in 2017 after McCarthy left during the previous year, and Audrey Tait (drums, percussion) joined the band after Thomson left in 2021. The band were categorised as a post-punk revival band, and garnered multiple UK top 20… via Wikipedia

Band Members: Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy, Robert Hardy, Paul Thomson, Dino Bardot, Miaoux Miaoux

Awards: Brit Award for British Group; Brit Award for British Rock Act; MTV Video Music Award – Breakthrough Video for “Take Me Out”

Discography

Franz Ferdinand’s studio albums / EPs · 6

In the press

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