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Franz Ferdinand

Scottish rock band from Glasgow
Organization musical_group Q173180
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Franz Ferdinand

Summary

Franz Ferdinand is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,352 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Franz Ferdinand's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • Franz Ferdinand's genre is punk rock[4].
  • Franz Ferdinand's genre is indie rock[5].
  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is named after Franz Ferdinand[6].
  • Franz Ferdinand's record label is recorded as Domino Recording Company[7].
  • Franz Ferdinand's discography is recorded as Franz Ferdinand discography[8].
  • Franz Ferdinand's Commons category is recorded as Franz Ferdinand (musical group)[9].
  • Franz Ferdinand's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[10].
  • Franz Ferdinand comprises Alex Kapranos[11].
  • Franz Ferdinand comprises Robert Hardy[12].
  • Franz Ferdinand comprises Dino Bardot[13].
  • Franz Ferdinand comprises Miaoux Miaoux[14].
  • Franz Ferdinand comprises Audrey Tait[15].
  • 2002 marks the founding of Franz Ferdinand[16].
  • Franz Ferdinand's location of formation is recorded as Glasgow[17].
  • Franz Ferdinand's official website is recorded as https://franzferdinand.com/[18].
  • Franz Ferdinand's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Franz Ferdinand (band)[19].
  • Franz Ferdinand's Commons gallery is recorded as Franz Ferdinand (musical group)[20].
  • Franz Ferdinand's nominated for is recorded as Shortlist Music Prize[21].
  • Franz Ferdinand's topic has template is recorded as Template:Franz Ferdinand[22].
  • Franz Ferdinand's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Franz Ferdinand'}[23].
  • Franz Ferdinand's start of work period is recorded as 2002[24].
  • Franz Ferdinand's member category is recorded as Category:Franz Ferdinand (band) members[25].

Body

Founding

2002 marks the founding of Franz Ferdinand[16]. Its location of formation is recorded as Glasgow[17].

Identity

Franz Ferdinand's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'it'}[23].

Why It Matters

Franz Ferdinand ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,352 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Start of work period → +2002-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Inception → +2002-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Genre → punk rock, indie rock
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0278635-Franz-Ferdinand-hudebni-skupina, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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