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  Img Kaiser Chiefs in ConcertJPG
  Background group_or_band
  Origin Leeds , England
  Years Active 2003 – Present
  Genre Indie / Rock
  Label MCA Music, Inc <br/> B-Unique <br/> Polydor <br/> Drowned In Sound (first single)
  Current Members Ricky Wilson <br> Andrew 'Whitey' White <br> Simon Rix <br> Nick 'Peanut' Baines <br> Nick Hodgson
  URL wwwkaiserchiefscouk


Kaiser Chiefs are an English band from Leeds . They were formed in early 1997 by school friends Nick Hodgson , Simon Rix and Nick Baines . They were later joined by Andrew White and art school graduate Ricky Wilson , whom they spotted singing with a Rolling Stones tribute band. Since they formed, the Kaiser Chiefs have achieved both critical acclaim and commercial success. Their first album, Employment, sold more than 3 million copies and was nominated for the 2005 Mercury Prize . It was later nominated for the category of Best British Album at the 2006 Brit Awards .


DISCOGRAPHY


Studio albums

  • '' Employment '' - 7 March 2005 - '''#2''' (UK); '''#10''' (Netherlands); '''#86''' (U.S.)

  • ---Worldwide Sales: estimated 4.3 million

  • '' Yours Truly, Angry Mob '' - 26 February 2007 - '''#1''' (UK, Netherlands, Greece); '''#2''' (Ireland, Belgium); '''#6''' (Germany); '''#9''' (Australia); '''#25''' (Canada); '''#45''' (France, U.S.)



Singles



Special and international singles releases

  • The Cribs /Kaiser Chiefs split "7 (2005)

  • " You Can Have It All " (limited edition Christmas 7", available only on the Kaiser Chiefs' website and restricted to 2000 copies) (2005)

  • '' Lap Of Honour '' (Japan only EP) (2006)



Remixes

  • Kaiser Chiefs and Boys Noize - Everyday I Love You Less And Less (Whitelabel vinyl 2005)

  • ---This song was famously spun by Tiga at 2005's I Love Techno Music Festival .



Compilations

  • '''' (2005 · Warner Bros./Wea)

  • ''Help! A Day In The Life - "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"'' (2005 · Independiente)



Awards


''2006''



Kaiser Chiefs were the most successful artists in the Brit awards 2006, winning more awards than anyone else, despite not having a single number 1 single OR album (at the time).





Trivia

  • In a 2007 YouTube webcast, Beatle Paul McCartney confessed that he enjoyed the music of the Kaiser Chiefs.

  • Fellow British band McFly did an acoustic version of I Predict A Riot.

  • Lily Allen and Mark Ronson did a cover of Oh My God where the boys featured in the video.

  • In August 2007 the band played under the name Hooks for Hands at the Leeds Festival .

  • 'Ruby' will appear on the video game, Guitar Hero 3



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