- Scottish rock band named after the Archduke Franz Ferdinand whose assassination in 1914 triggered the First World War.
- The band members are Alexander Kapranos (vocals, guitar), Robert Hardy (bass guitar), Paul Thomson (drums, backing vocals).
- Won the 2004 Mercury Prize Award.
- First album is self-titled, released February 2004.
- Second album is called You Can Have It So Much Better, and was released October 3, 2005.
- Originally going to have a color scheme with albums, just like Weezer, but named their second album 'You Could Have It So Much Better'.
- Third album, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, released in January 2009.
- Rapper Ye stated that Franz Ferdinand was his favorite band at the MTV Europe Music Awards.
- Starting tour, with release of Tonight: Franz Ferdinand. (January 2009)
- Fourth album, "Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action", released in August 2013.
- Nicholas McCarthy is a past member.
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