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The Franks
The Franks
Origin	London, United Kingdom, Essex Newcastle, New Zealand Auckland
Genres	Soul, R&B, Pop
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Easy Tiger
Members	Jon Rattenbury; Kaleb Mckane; Tane Tari;
Website	www.thefranksonline.co.uk

The Franks are a three -piece British- Pop Soul Band from London and Auckland, formed in 2010. They were discovered by a Music Manager while jamming at a rehearsal studios Kings Cross, in London.^[1] Their debut album Love Drunk Soul is due for release later in the year. Their First Single 'Lies' is due for release March 12th 2012.

History[edit]

Jon, Kaleb and Tane - the band had been performing individually for several years as musicians. In 2009, The Franks met through a Gospel Choir performance in London. They discovered that when they just sang together they were creating a big Soul sound. They then went on to jam together and the following year, were discovered by a music manager at a rehearsal studio in Kings Cross. They each went on to front a track with the other two singers echoing sections, splitting the songs into three part harmonies.

The debut album "Love Drunk Soul" from The Franks features a number of original tracks written by the band, including their first single "Lies" as well as tracks "Heart on Fire", "Top of the Bottom" and "Take a Long Look".

In 2011 they made a number of public appearances, opening The Kitsch Lounge Riot at Cafe de Paris London, and performing at Floriditas, Ronnie Scotts and Madame JoJos.

Members[edit]

Jonathan "Jon" Rattenbury, from Essex
Kaleb McKane, from Newcastle
Tane Tari, from New Zealand

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

Album Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		certifications
Album Title	Album details			certifications
Love Drunk Soul	Release: - Label: Easy Tiger Genre: Pop Soul	-	-	UK: -

Singles[edit]

Year	Single	Chart positions	Album
Year	Single	UK ^[2]	Album
2012	"LIES"	tba	Love Drunk Soul
2012	"Heart on Fire"	tba

Gigs 2011[edit]

Madame JoJos, London 21st November 2011
Cafe de Paris, London 10th November 2011
Floriditas, Soho London 4th October 2011
Ronnie Scotts, London 14th September 2011

References[edit]

^ "The Franks:Lies... publisher=Female First". femalefirst.co.uk. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2012-01-24. {{cite news}}: Missing pipe in: |title= (help)
^ Cite error: The named reference uk was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

External links[edit]

Category:2010 establishments in the United Kingdom Category:British Soul bands Category:Pop groups

[Music_Manager-1] "The Franks:Lies... publisher=Female First". femalefirst.co.uk. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2012-01-24. {{cite news}}: Missing pipe in: |title= (help)

[uk-2] Cite error: The named reference uk was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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