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Kaiser Chiefs
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Kaiser Chiefs at the launch of the Jaguar XE in September 2014
Background information
Origin Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Genres Indie rock, post-punk revival, new wave
Years active 2000–present
Labels MCA Music, Inc., B-Unique, Fiction, Polydor, Drowned in Sound, Liberator, Caroline International
Website www.kaiserchiefs.com
Members Ricky Wilson
Andrew White
Simon Rix
Nick Baines
Vijay Mistry
Past members Nick Hodgson

Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 2000 as Parva, releasing one studio album, 22, in 2003, before renaming and establishing themselves in their current name that same year. Since their formation the band consists of lead vocalist Ricky Wilson, guitarist Andrew "Whitey" White, bassist Simon Rix, keyboardist Nick "Peanut" Baines and since 2013 drummer Vijay Mistry, who replaced founding drummer Nick Hodgson who left the band in late 2012.

Primarily inspired by new wave and punk rock music of the late 1970s and 1980s, the band have released six original studio albums: Employment (2005), Yours Truly, Angry Mob (2007), Off with Their Heads (2008), The Future Is Medieval (2011), Education, Education, Education & War (2014) and Stay Together (2016) one EP Lap of Honour (2005), one compilation album Souvenir: The Singles 2004–2012 (2012) and numerous singles, including the number one hit song "Ruby", which was written by Ricky Wilson's cousin Simon Robinson.

Their album Employment enjoyed critical and commercial success with over three million copies sold. It has won the band three Brit Awards, including the award for Best British Group, a NME award for Best Album, and was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize.


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