Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand Alexandre Desplat After twelve years and ten

After twelve years and ten studio albums

Released: 2012-11-27

saxophone and piano at an early age

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Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand Alexandre Desplat After twelve years and tenFranz Ferdinand are a band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The name of the band was originally inspired by a racehorse called Archduke Ferdinand. After seeing the horse win the Northumberland Plate in 2001, the band began to discuss Archduke Franz Ferdinand and thought it would be a good band name because of the alliteration of the name and the implications of the Archduke's death (his assassination was a significant factor in the lead up to World War I).