Franz Ferdinand

                           

Franz Ferdinand are a british rock band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2002. Named after of Archiduke Franz Ferdinand of Ausria. The band is comprised of Alex Kapranos (leads vocal and guitar) Bob Hardy (bass guitar) Nich McCarthy (rythm guitar, keyboards and backing vocals), Paul Thompson (drums, percussions 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 wich debuted on the UK album chart at #3. From the album, three top-ten singles were released, "Take me out", "The dark of the Matinée" and "This fire". The band have also received several Grammy Award nominations.

By Pauline