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Francis Gilles Poullain-Patterson (born 15 April 1967), better known as Frankie Poullain, is the bass player for rock band The Darkness. He was raised in Milnathort then Edinburgh, Scotland.[1][2] He attended the Royal High School, leaving in 1985.[1]

Frankie Poullain
Poullain live with The Darkness in October 2012
Background information
Birth name	Francis Gilles Poullain-Patterson
Born	(1967-04-15) 15 April 1967 (age 55)
Genres	Rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Bass, guitar
Years active	2000 – present
Website	www.thedarknesslive.com

Poullain was the only original Darkness member not from the Lowestoft area.

Poullain left the band on 23 May 2005, citing "musical differences" as the reason.[3] He was replaced by Richie Edwards, a former guitar technician for the band.[4] His departure caused quite a stir with the press, most notably in the NME magazine where he was reportedly regarded as their favourite member of the band.

However, in 2011 The Darkness officially announced that they were to reunite, with all 4 original members. Frankie described this as being "Just like old times". The band sub-headlined Download Festival at Donington Park, England in June 2011, playing under Def Leppard. They also played at Hammersmith, with Queen guitarist Brian May joining the band. The band's third studio album Hot Cakes was released in early 2012, as the band embarked on the Hot Cakes tour.

Frankie's autobiography Dancing in the Darkness (John Blake Publishing), charting the ups and downs of life with the band, was released in November 2008.[5]

He is a step-brother of comedian Phil Kay.[2]

Equipment

He plays a Gibson Thunderbird IV bass guitar (nicknamed "the brown bastard"), recognizable for its reverse body design. He received this from a man in Wales named "Ray" who was in a band called "The Pooh Sticks." When playing live he allows natural distortion to take place for effect. He also uses a Fender Precision Bass, Ampeg VT, Mesa Boogie, 50 watt hand-wired Marshall guitar combo and a Sans Amp bass driver.[6]

References

External links

• FlamingWhopper.com, UK based fan website for The Darkness, Stone Gods, Hot Leg & British Whale (Established 2005)
• outofthedarkness.co.uk, Fan based media website for The Darkness, Stone Gods, Hot Leg and British Whale

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Francis Gilles Poullain-Patterson (nació el 15 de abril de 1967) conocido como Frankie Poullain, es el bajista del grupo de rock The Darkness. Nació en Edimburgo, Escocia. Estudió en la Real Escuela Superior desde 1984 a 1987. Poullain es el único miembro de The Darkness no perteneciente a la zona de Lowestof. Antes de unirse a la banda trabajó como guía turístico en las montañas de Venezuela. Poullain dejó la banda el 23 de mayo de 2005, citando como razón diferencias musicales con el grupo. Así, fue reemplazado por Richie Edwards, un extécnico de guitarra de la banda. Su partida causó un gran revuelo en la prensa, sobre todo en la revista NME, donde fue reconocido como el mejor miembro de la banda. En marzo de 2011 la banda anunció su regreso con la formación original. Tocaron en el Download Festival . El 20 de agosto de 2012 sacaron al mercado el álbum Hot Cakes, que supondría el regreso de la banda con Poullain después de 7 años. Después de este lanzamiento, el grupo The Darkness siendo Poullain bajista y a veces vocalista han publicado tres álbumes originales más, Last Of Our Kind, Pinewood Smile y Easter is Cancelled en 2019, todos con giras de conciertos europeas y americanas de éxito.

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