Frankie Poullain
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.
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Frankie Poullain performing with The Darkness at the Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, 11 December 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Francis Gilles Poullain-Patterson |
| Born | 15 April 1967 |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Bass |
| Years active | 2000 – present |
His father was classical violinist Austin Patterson who played with The Edinburgh Quartet and BBC Concert Orchestra in the late 60’s and early 70’s. He uses his French mother’s Poullain surname as she brought him up from the age of 7 onwards when his father left him to live in the Caribbean
He attended the Royal High School, leaving in 1985.
He is a step-brother of comedian Phil Kay.
Poullain's tongue in cheek self help book Dancing in the Darkness was released in November 2008.
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