Frankie Poullain

Poullain is the kind of musician I instinctively root for: the bassist holding down the bottom while flashier bandmates grab the spotlight. As part of The Darkness, that Edinburgh-bred Scot anchored a band defined by soaring falsetto and theatrical guitar, and bands like that live or die on a groove someone has to provide. With his unmistakable moustache and obvious love of rock and roll showmanship, he added character as much as low end. I have always believed the rhythm section is where a band's real personality lives, and Poullain strikes me as a craftsman who understood that the foundation matters more than the fireworks.

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Name (English)

Frankie Poullain

Name (Japanese)

フランキー・ポーレイン

Reading

ふらんきー・ぽーれいん

Born

April 15, 1967 (age 59)

Origin

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Occupation

guitarist / composer / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Goat

• Official sitehttps://www.thedarkness.co.uk
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie%20Poullain
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2549293

Tags

• guitarist
• composer
• musician

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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