Alex Kapranos
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Kapranos performing in 2008
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley |
| Born |
20 March 1972 Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England |
| Origin | Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, author |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards |
| Years active | Early 1990s–present |
| Labels | Domino |
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| Website | www |
| Notable instruments | |
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Fender 1972 Telecaster Deluxe Fender 1952 Telecaster Gibson Les Paul Junior Double Cut |
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Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley (born 20 March 1972), commonly known as Alex Kapranos, is a Scottish musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the Glasgow-based rock band Franz Ferdinand.
Alex Kapranos was born in Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England to an English mother and Greek father. He moved to Scotland at the age of seven, attending Blackhall primary school in Edinburgh and high school in Bearsden, a suburb of Glasgow. At the age of 17, Kapranos attended the University of Aberdeen to study Theology. After dropping out, he continued his studies at the University of Strathclyde, eventually gaining a BA. In 2005, he was awarded Strathclyde's Alumnus of the Year. He worked as a chef, barman, music promoter, driver, welder and lecturer prior to finding fame with Franz Ferdinand.
From the early 1990s, he was a fixture of the Glasgow music scene, running live nights at the 13th Note, most notably The Kazoo Club. While working as a chef, bartender, lecturer in IT at the city's Anniesland College, and other various jobs, he played in some of Glasgow's popular bands, including The Blisters (later known as The Karelia), The Amphetameanies, and The Yummy Fur. He is also known to have contributed to the noise act Urusei Yatsura and Lung Leg recordings.
After dropping "Huntley" from his name, he formed Franz Ferdinand in 2001. The band is composed of Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy (guitar, keyboard, backup vocals), Paul Thomson (drums, backup vocals, sometimes guitar) and Bob Hardy (bass). The band saw chart success after their second single Take Me Out (released 12 January 2004) reached Number 3 in the UK Charts followed by their debut album Franz Ferdinand (released 9 February 2004) which debuted on the UK album chart at Number 3.
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