The Fratellis are an award-winning indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland.

They played their first show on March 4, 2005 in the O'Henry's bar in Glasgow, and received their first radio play in 2005 on central Scotland's Beat 106 (now XFM Scotland) Beatscene show hosted by Jim Gellatly.

They were discovered by their manager Tony Fratelli in McChuills Bar, Glasgow and were then signed by Fallout Records after just 9 gigs.

The Fratellis EP was released April 3, 2006, featuring the tracks "Creepin' Up The Backstairs", "Stacie Anne" and "The Gutterati?". Their first album, Costello Music, was released on September 11, 2006 and charted at number two in the official UK album charts for three weeks.

The NME ran a two page feature on The Fratellis in the August 10, 2006 issue, proclaiming them "the best new band in Britain". On 14 February 2007 they won the Best British Breakthrough Act, voted for by Radio One listeners, at the 2007 BRIT Awards

Following on from the success of the album, The Fratellis played a number of festivals in the Summer of 2007, including Glastonbury and mainstage performances at T in the Park and OXEGEN.

The Fratellis have said in many interviews that they got their name from the family of bad guys in the 1985 movie The Goonies. This is also mentioned as a source of the band's name by Real Network's Rhapsody music service. However, Barry Wallace's (Barry Fratelli) mother's maiden name is also Fratelli.

On October 1st, they will release their first live concert DVD called "Edgy in Brixton"