Banners (musician)

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Banners
Birth name Michael Joseph Nelson
Also known as Raines
Origin Liverpool, United Kingdom
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar
Years active 2015–present
Labels Island

Michael Joseph Nelson,[1] known under the stage name Banners (styled as BANNΞRS), is an English musician from Liverpool.[2] He released his debut EP Banners in January 2016 through Island Records, following three singles released in 2015: "Ghosts", "Shine a Light" and "Start a Riot".

History

Banners grew up singing in Liverpool Cathedral Choir and performed with the choir in various locations throughout Europe before deciding to start a solo a career.[2] He contacted Canadian producer Stephen Kozmeniuk to work on his sound.[1] He signed with Island Records in 2015.[3] Nelson released his debut single "Ghosts" in March 2015 under the stage name Raines.[4][2] A music video for the song was directed by Christopher Ranson.[5]

His second single, "Shine a Light", was released in August 2015 under the new moniker Banners.[6] The song appeared on the soundtrack for the FIFA 16 video game.[4] A music video for the song was directed by Christopher Ranson and released in October 2015.[5] "Shine a Light" has charted on Billboard Canada Rock and Rock Airplay charts.

In early December 2015, Spotify included Banners on its Spotlight list, which highlights 15 artists to watch in 2016.[7][8] On 4 December, Banners released his third single "Start a Riot".[3][9] The song has charted on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart.

Banners' debut self-titled EP, produced by Kozmeniuk, was released on 15 January 2016 through Island Records. In addition to the three previously released songs, it included two new tracks: "Gold Dust" and "Back When We Had Nothing".[10] The EP debuted at number 67 on the Billboard Canadian Albums Chart. On 22 January 2016, Capitol Records released a soundtrack album for the TV series The Royals, which included Banners' song "Half Light".[11] On 27 January 2016, Banners made his television debut performing "Shine a Light" on ABC's show Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[12] From 29 February to 31 March 2016, he will join American bands POP ETC and The Moth & The Flame for his first U.S. tour.[13]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions
CAN
[14]
Banners[15] 67

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CAN
[16]		 CAN
Rock
[14]		 US
Rock
[17]		 US
Rock Airplay
[18]
"Ghosts"[19] 2015 — — — — Banners
"Shine a Light"[20] 71 5 — 43
"Start a Riot"[9] — 36 24 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

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