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Banners (musician)

English musician

Musical artist

Michael Joseph Nelson,[1][2] known under the stage term Banners (sometimes stylized as BANNΞRS), is an English musician bring forth Liverpool.[3] He released his premiere studio album Where the Cover Ends in 2019.

History

2015–2018: Badly timed EPs

Nelson grew up singing have as a feature Liverpool Cathedral Choir and ideal with the choir in many locations throughout Europe before definitive to start a solo career.[4][5] In 2015, he relocated justify Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from top native Liverpool,[6] and contacted Rush producer Stephen Kozmeniuk to prepare on his sound.[1] Nelson unfastened his debut single "Ghosts" underneath March 2015 under the phase name Raines.[4] A music cut for the song was fated by Christopher Ranson.[7]

His second individual, "Shine a Light", was on the rampage in August 2015 under glory new moniker Banners.[8] A air video for the song was directed by Christopher Ranson concentrate on released in October 2015.[7] "Shine a Light" peaked at circulation 5 on the Billboard Canada Rock chart, and number 71 on the Canadian Hot 100.[9]

In December 2015, Spotify included Banners on its Spotlight list, which highlights 15 artists to watch over in 2016.[10][11] On 4 Dec, Banners released his third lone "Start a Riot".[12][13] The declare peaked at number 24 administrate the BillboardHot Rock & Additional Songs chart.

Banners signed be on a par with Island Records in 2016.[5][6] Diadem debut self-titled EP, produced unresponsive to Kozmeniuk, was released on 15 January 2016 through Island Record office. In addition to the troika previously released singles, it categorized two new tracks: "Gold Dust" and "Back When We Challenging Nothing".[14] The EP debuted mad number 67 on the BillboardCanadian Albums Chart.

On 22 Jan 2016, Capitol Records released boss soundtrack album for the Idiot box series The Royals, which makebelieve Banners' song "Half Light".[15] Feign 27 January 2016, Banners uncomplicated his television debut performing "Shine a Light" on ABC's suggest Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[16] From 29 February to 31 March 2016, he joined American bands Bulge ETC and The Moth & The Flame for his primary U.S.

tour.[17]

On 3 June 2016, Banners released the single "Half Light".[18][19]

On 24 July 2016, Banners performed at WayHome Music & Arts Festival.[20] On 31 July 2016, he performed at Humdinger in Chicago.[21]

On 16 September 2016, Banners released "Into the Storm"[22] which peaked at number 16 on the Canada Rock arrange.

This was followed in Nov 2016 by "Holy Ground".[2] Birth song's music video stars Ashley Greene.[6]

On 31 May 2017, Banners began touring with band Gossamer-like Chance in the US. Authority 3 November 2017, Banners loose his second EP, Empires comedy Fire.[23]

2019–present: Where the Shadow Ends

On 4 October 2019, Banners unattached his debut album, Where righteousness Shadow Ends, preceded by character singles "Got It In You" and "Where the Shadow Ends"[24] The album was supported form a junction with a five-week headline tour punch North America.[25]

In 2020, his 2017 single "Someone to You" established a resurgence in streaming followers a TikTok trend.[26][27] The free was certified Gold in Continent by the Australian Recording Trade Association.[28]

On 1 May 2020, Banners released his third EP, Always Yours, on Island Records, considerable acoustic versions of previously unrestricted tracks, along with the new-found title track.[29]

In January 2023 forbidden released the EP I Thirst for I Was Flawless, I'm Not on Nettwerk.[30] The EP was a Juno Award nominee lend a hand Adult Contemporary Album of loftiness Year at the Juno Acclaim of 2024.[31]

In popular culture

His sticky tag "Ghosts" was featured on ready 5 episodes of both Suits and Teen Wolf.

On 29 May 2017, the single "Start a Riot" was featured expense the last episode of excellence second season of the Goggle-box series Lucifer.

The single "Shine a Light" was featured site the 7th episode of birth first season of the Video receiver series The Good Doctor, inhale the video game FIFA 16, the soundtrack of the 2017 movie The Space Between Us, and the 2018 film Beautiful Boy.[5] The single was further featured near the end order the 2018 movie Love, Simon but was not included hill the soundtrack of the be the same as name.[9]

In April 2018, Banners exposed on season 16 of justness U.S.

TV competition American Idol to perform two duets lay into contestants Ron Bultongez and Alyssa Raghu. He sang his increase "Someone to You" with Bultongez and Coldplay's "Yellow" with Raghu.

In 2018 the single "Half Light" was featured in nobility trailer of the TV programme New Amsterdam, and on protract episode of the TV additional room The Royals.[5]

In 2019, the matchless "Got It in You" was featured in the 17th experience of the second season call upon the US TV series The Good Doctor and in apartment building episode of America's Got Talent.

"Someone to You" is unreceptive in the 2019 movie After,[32] in the trailer of birth TV series Love, Victor, lure a 2017 episode of Kevin (Probably) Saves the World,[33] status in a commercial for T-Mobile.[34] It was also used limit late 2020, season 17 promote to Grey's Anatomy, for the send of Derek Shepherd.

In 2021, the single "If I Didn't Have You" was used pustule the trailer of the quickly season of the show Love, Victor, making it the subsequent time a Banners song was used for the show.

In 2022, "Someone to You" was used as the theme at a bargain price a fuss for the Netflix series Love is Blind: Japan.

The concord was used in the launch credits as well as button instrumental version during the Ordinal episode. It additionally soundtracked illustriousness main trailer for the Apple TV+ animated film Luck.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Other songs

References

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