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About Kaiser Chiefs
Hometown
Leeds, England
Formed
2003
Genre
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Originally known as Parva, UK rock band Kaiser Chiefs decided on their current moniker in 2004, taking inspiration from a South African soccer team with that name.
∙ Kaiser Chiefs’ second single—the anthemic, ’70s-style power-pop smash “I Predict a Riot”—spent 41 weeks on the UK charts, where it reached the Top 10.
∙ Employment, their 2005 multi-Platinum debut album, was coproduced by Stephen Street, who’d famously helmed records by The Smiths, Blur, and The Cranberries.
∙ In 2006, the band won three BRIT and two NME Awards, including Best Album honors for Employment, which had also been shortlisted for the Mercury Prize.
∙ “Ruby,” the lead single from their 2007 LP, Yours Truly, Angry Mob, was a smash hit across Europe and reached No. 1 on the UK charts.
∙ All seven of the group’s studio albums have cracked the UK Top 10, and Kaiser Chiefs hit No. 1 for the second time with 2014’s Education, Education, Education & War.
Members of Kaiser Chiefs include, or have included, Simon Rix, Nick Baines, Andrew White, Ricky Wilson, and Vijay Mistry.
Musical InfluencesKaiser Chiefs's musical influences include XTC, Graham Coxon, Elastica and more.
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