Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish indie rock band composed of Alex Kapranos, Bob Hardy, Nick McCarthy  and Paul Thomson. The band has been nominated for several Grammy Awards. They have been nominated for several BRIT Awards in the UK, and have won an NME Award. With their four studio albums, the band sold over three million albums worldwide in 2009.

Their studio albums include Franz Ferdinand released in 2004, You Could Have It So Much Better in 2005, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand in 2009, and Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action in 2013. They have released several extended plays, numerous singles, one remix album, and one DVD "Franz Ferdinand".

Many of the videos to promote the band's singles take inspiration from Russian avant-garde much like their LP and CD sleeves. The band won the 2004 Mercury Prize, the Breakthrough Video Award for "Take Me Out" at the 2004 MTV Awards, the Best Group and Best British Rock Act at the 2005 BRIT Awards and the Best Live Band at the 2006 NME Awards.