About Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand is a musical band from Scotland. The group has its origin in Glasgow and was formed in 2002. The second song that was created by this band, Take Me Out was a big hit. This song made its place at number three in the UK Chart. After this, they released their first album Franz Ferdinand was also greatly appreciated. This album also made place at number three in the UK Chart. In 2004, for producing some of the most beautiful piece of work in the field of music, they won the Mercury Music Prize. Other than this, in 2005, they got two Brit Awards in the categories of Best British Group and also for Best British Rock Act.

Their album Franz Ferdinand was declared as the album of the year by NME. Three of the big hits of this album, The Dark Of The Matinee, This Fire and Take Me Out Of Here were released. These songs were among the top ten songs of the UK Chart. They released their second album, You Could Have It So Much Better in 2005. This album was platinum certified for its huge sales in UK. In addition, it got gold-selling in the United States. This album was ranked at number one in the UK Albums Chart. Other than this, it also made the place in the United States in top ten of Billboard 200. The band has been nominated for different nominations at various award shoes and is enjoying a great deal of fame and success.

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