Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand

Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley (born March 20, 1972 in Almondsbury, Gloucestershire) is the lead singer of the Glaswegian band Franz Ferdinand. He was born to a Greek father and a British mother. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Almondsbury is a small town near junction 16 of the M5, in South Gloucestershire. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced [ ˈglɒstəʃəʳ]; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a ceremonial and administrative county in southwest England. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation) George Square and Glasgows City Chambers Glasgow is Scotlands largest city, located on the River Clyde in West Central Scotland. ... Franz Ferdinand; from left: Alex Kapranos, Paul Thomson, Nicholas McCarthy, and Robert Hardy Franz Ferdinand is a Scottish Neo-Wave band, named after Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria, whose assassination triggered World War I. The bands debut self-titled album released in 2004 debuted on the UK album charts...

Kapranos spent his early childhood in Sunderland and South Shields, his mother's hometown, and spent most summers in his father's native Greece. Huntley is the name of the aunt who adopted his father when he moved to South Shields from Greece in the early '60s. His mother insisted on the middle name Paul, because of a long-term crush on Paul McCartney. Map sources for Sunderland at grid reference NZ3957 Sunderland is an industrial city and port in the English metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. ... Map sources for South Shields at grid reference NZ1658 South Shields is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne, with a population of about 90,000. ... Map sources for South Shields at grid reference NZ1658 South Shields is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne, with a population of about 90,000. ... Paul McCartney, as photographed by John Kelley for the 1968 LP The Beatles (aka The White Album). Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is a British singer, musician and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles. ...

In 1980, he moved with his family to Edinburgh, then to Glasgow in 1984. At the age of seventeen, Kapranos attended the University of Aberdeen to study theology. He continued his studies at several different universities, including the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. From the early '90s, he was a fixture of the Glasgow music scene, running live nights at the 13th Note. 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 Amphetameanies, The Yummy Fur, and The Karelia (formerly known as The Blisters). Edinburghs location in Scotland Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ... The University of Aberdeen is a university in Aberdeen, Scotland, founded by William Elphinstone, Bishop of Aberdeen in 1495 as Kings College. ... The University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland is a top research-led British University which originated as Andersons Institution in 1796. ... Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ... Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ... Anniesland College is a further education college in Glasgow, Scotland, established in 1964. ... The Yummy Fur were an indie band from Glasgow, formed in 1992, and disbanded 1999. ...

Eventually, after dropping "Huntley" from his name, he formed a new band in 2002 with old friends and new acquaintances called Franz Ferdinand, which has received international attention. Three hit singles have charted in the United Kingdom and their eponymous debut album won the Mercury Music Prize, two Brit Awards, an MTV Award and an Ivor Novello. Franz Ferdinand; from left: Alex Kapranos, Paul Thomson, Nicholas McCarthy, and Robert Hardy Franz Ferdinand is a Scottish Neo-Wave band, named after Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria, whose assassination triggered World War I. The bands debut self-titled album released in 2004 debuted on the UK album charts...

Alex has asthma and is allergic to peanuts, which he likens to arsenic.

From mid-September 2005 he will begin a column for G2 in the Guardian newspaper. The Guardian was also the name of a U.S. television series. ...