Banks (singer)

American singer

Jillian Rose Banks (born June 16, 1988), also known by the stage name Banks, is an American singer and songwriter. She is signed under Harvest Records and Good Years Recordings.[1] She released two extended plays, London and Fall Over in 2013. Banks' first studio album, Goddess came out on September 5, 2014. It got positive reviews from contemporary music critics. The album hit #12 on the United States Billboard 200. Its most successful single, "Beggin for Thread", was platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[2]

Banks in 2014

Banks' second album, The Altar, was released on September 30, 2016 under similar positive reviews. The album was her second Top 20 in the United States.[3] Her third album, III, was released was on July 12, 2019. It was her best album so far. It hit #21 on the Billboard 200.[4] It was also #3 on the TopAlbums Sales Chart.[5]

Banks was nominated for an award related to her singing career.

Banks was born in Orange County, California.[6] When she was one or two, she moved to Los Angeles.[7]

Discography

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Awards and nominations

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Year Organization Category Nominee Result
2014 MTV Brand New Nominee Banks Nominated
2013 BBC Sound of 2014[8] Banks Third
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References

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  1. "Banks, a Quick-Rising Pop Starlet". The Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  2. "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  3. "Top 200 Albums". The Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  4. "III by Banks". The Metacritic. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  5. "Banks' III Debuts at #3". Headline Planet. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  6. "Jillian Rose Banks". The California Birth Index. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  7. "BBC Sound of Banks". BBC News. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  8. "BBC Sound of 2014 longlist revealed". BBC. December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.