What is Faker?
{{Orphan|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox Musical artist | Name = Faker | Img = Faker_at_Sydney_Big_Day_Out_2007.jpg | Img_capt = Faker performing at the [[Big Day Out]] in 2007. | Landscape = | Background = group_or_band | Origin = [[Sydney]], [[Australia]] | Genre = [[Alternative rock]] | Years_active = 1996–present | Label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] | URL = http://www.faker.com.au/ | Current_members = Nathan Hudson<br />Lucio Pedrazzi<br />Stefan Gregory<br />Nicholas Munnings | Past_members = Philip Downing<br />Paul Berryman<br />Paul Youdell<br />Andrew Day<br />Chris Deal }} '''Faker''' is a [[band]] from [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]. They started in 1996 and have made two [[album]]s.<ref name=Age2>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/Music/Its-for-real/2005/06/09/1118123954426.html |title=It's for real|newspaper=[[The Age]]|author=Guy Blackman |date=12 June 2005|accessdate=2008-07-16}}</ref> ==History== ===Formation and lineup changes=== Faker officially started in Sydney in 1996. The first members were Nathan Hudson, Paul Youdell, Chris Deal, and Andrew Day. They played small [[gig]]s around Sydney, and made two [[Extended Play|EPs]] during the next five years, but did not have much success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p832776 |title=Faker > Overview|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|author=Chris True|accessdate=2008-07-19}}</ref> Day left the band in 2003, and Paul Berryman joined.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/rage/guest/2006/faker.htm |title=faker guest program|publisher=[[abc.net.au]]|work=[[rage (TV program)|rage]]|accessdate=2008-07-21|date=1 April 2006}}</ref> In 2006, Downing left; he said communicating with other members of the band was difficult. In 2008 Berryman left and was replaced by Lucio Pedrazzi.<ref name=Musichead>{{cite web|url=http://www.musichead.com.au/site/artist.asp?actID=153394&bio=1|title=Faker Biography|publisher=