Kaiser Chiefs formed in Leeds in 1996 and were named after a South African football club.
Their debut album 鈥楨mployment鈥� (2005) sold three million copies and was nominated for the Mercury prize and won an Ivor Novello in 2006. 鈥楻uby鈥� arrived in 2007 and gave the band their first #1 single.
After their Wembley gig in 2009, Kaiser Chiefs took a break. Nick and Simon formed Chewing Gum Records, and Nick produced for The Vaccines and wrote for Dame Shirley Bassey, Mark Ronson and Duran Duran.
Kaiser Chiefs re-emerged in 2012 with new drummer Vijay Mistry, who replaced Nick Hodgson to release their first compilation album, Souvenir: The Singles 2004鈥�2012.
Later that year Kaiser Chiefs played live at the London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony鈥� covering The Who's classic 'Pinball Wizard'.
The band's fifth studio album, titled Education, Education, Education & War was released on 31 March and topped the UK album charts - of course its success was not harmed at all by lead singer Ricky's presence on prime time TV as a popular judge in 大象传媒 One's The Voice.
Kaiser Chiefs formed in Leeds in 1996 and were named after a South African football club.
Their debut album 鈥楨mployment鈥� (2005) sold three million copies and was nominated for the Mercury prize and won an Ivor Novello in 2006. 鈥楻uby鈥� arrived in 2007 and gave the band their first #1 single.
After their Wembley gig in 2009, Kaiser Chiefs took a break. Nick and Simon formed Chewing Gum Records, and Nick produced for The Vaccines and wrote for Dame Shirley Bassey, Mark Ronson and Duran Duran.
Kaiser Chiefs re-emerged in 2012 with new drummer Vijay Mistry, who replaced Nick Hodgson to release their first compilation album, Souvenir: The Singles 2004鈥�2012.
Later that year Kaiser Chiefs played live at the London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony鈥� covering The Who's classic 'Pinball Wizard'.
The band's fifth studio album, titled Education, Education, Education & War was released on 31 March and topped the UK album charts - of course its success was not harmed at all by lead singer Ricky's presence on prime time TV as a popular judge in 大象传媒 One's The Voice.
