Kota Banks

Kota Banks
Birth name Jessica Mimi Porfiri
Born (1994-10-13) 13 October 1994
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Origin Italy
Genres Pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2005–present
Labels
Associated acts Nina Las Vegas

Jessica Mimi Porfiri (born 13 October 1994), who performs as Kota Banks, is an Australian pop singer-songwriter and musician.[1] She signed to Nina Las Vegas's label, NLV Records, in May 2017, which released Banks' ten-track extended play, Prize (styled as PRIZE), as a mix tape in mid-2018.[2][3] Banks has co-written songs for fellow Australian artists.[4] She supported What So Not on his national tour.[5] By November 2017, her music had accumulated over 20 million plays on Spotify.[1]

Biography


Kota Banks was born in 1994 Sydney Australia, as Jessica Mimi Porfiri,[6] in Sydney. She spent her late childhood and teens in Florence, a formative time that shaped her identity and connection to her heritage. Banks has been singing since the age of 9.[7] She returned to Sydney. Her debut single, "N.F.F.A.", was issued in 2016 and was co-written by Banks with Lee Chew (or Toby Chew-Lee) and Cameron Nacson.[8] It was produced by the duo as MOZA.[9] Troy Mutton of Pile Rats described how she, "dabbles in some seriously fun electronic-pop", where her single is a, "bold track both production-wise and lyrically, catchy as and slotting right alongside artists such as Nicole Millar, Jess Kent and Danish artist MØ."[9]

Her second single, "Holiday", appeared in 2017, which was co-written with Danny Omerhodic,[10] who produced the track for NLV Records, as Swick.[11] "Empty Streets" featuring MOZA, was her next single in that year, which was also co-written with Chew and Nacson.[8][12][13][14] For the Junior Eurovision Song Contest of 2017, Banks, Chew and Nacson, with Chloe Papandrea, co-wrote Australia's entry, "Speak Up".[15] It was performed by Isabella Clarke in Tiblisi, where Clarke finished third.[16]

For the FOMO Festival in Adelaide, Banks joined Nina Las Vegas (a.k.a. Nina Agzarian) on-stage to perform "Holiday" in January 2018.[17] The pair co-wrote "Alibrandi" with Omerhodic, which Las Vegas performs using Banks on vocals.[18] In March her single, "Zoom", was premiered on Triple J's Good Nights and subsequently received high rotation on the national youth radio station.[19] Triple J's Al Newstead declared, "this [track] has grown on us hard. It's a fun, flirty mix of dancehall and pop elevated by the fanciful production."[20]

Banks released her debut extended play, Prize (styled as PRIZE), in mid-2018, as a ten-track mix tape.[21][22] It was produced by Omerhodic, who shared the song writing with Banks on most of its tracks.[19][21] AltMedia's Jamie Apps rated it at three-and-a-half stars and explained, "[she] is not just a one hit wonder though as throughout the remainder of the record Banks carries the momentum forward as she celebrate feminine strength and empowerment."[23] She is due to undertake a national tour later that year.[21]

Discography

Extended plays

  • PRIZE (mid-2018)

Singles

  • "N.F.F.A" (2016)
  • "Holiday" (November 2017)
  • "Empty Streets" (Kota Banks featuring MOZA) (2017)
  • "Zoom" (2018)[24][25]
  • "Fiorentina" (2018)
  • "Child" (2018)
  • "Don't Look Down" (Pez featuring Kota Banks) on Pez's album Don't Look Down (4 November 2016) – Forthwrite Records (FWR006) / EMI Music Australia (5717218)[26] AUS: No. 7[27]


References

  1. 1 2 Lefevre, Jules (3 November 2017). "Kota Banks Is One of Australia's Best New Pop Acts". Junkee. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  2. ↑ O'Neill, Holly (June 2018). Emma Jones, Martin Novosel, ed. "Sur-PRIZE! Wrap your ears around Kota Bank's future facing pop mixtape". Purple Sneakers. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Kota Banks – Mushroom Music Publishing". Mushroom Music Publishing. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  4. ↑ Jones, Emma (July 2018). "Interview Kota Banks". Purple Sneakers. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  5. ↑ staff writer. "Exclusive: Kota Banks Signs to New World Artists". theMusic.com.au. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Repertoire Search: Songwriter/Composer: Porfiri". Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI). Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Kota Banks". triple j Unearthed. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  8. 1 2 "'NFFA' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 8 August 2018. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
  9. 1 2 Mutton, Troy. "Premiere: Meet Kota Banks and her fresh new tropical banger, 'N.F.F.A'". Pile Rats. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "'Holiday' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 8 August 2018. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
  11. ↑ Emma Jones, Martin Novosel (ed.). "Kota Banks signs to NLV Records with monster pop tune 'Holiday'". Pile Rats. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Kota Banks". BigSound. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "'Zoom' into New Kota Banks Video". auspOp. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  14. ↑ "Kota Banks – New Songs, Playlists & Latest News". BBC. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "'Speak Up' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 8 August 2018. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
  16. ↑ "Isabella Clarke 'Speak Up'". Junior Eurovision Song Contest. 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  17. ↑ Nguyen, Jenny (9 January 2018). "FOMO Adelaide Review". theMusic.com.au. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  18. ↑ "'Alibrandi' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 8 August 2018. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
  19. 1 2 "Kota Banks releases surprise debut mixtape PRIZE". Amnplify. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  20. ↑ Newstead, Al (14 May 2018). "Best New Music: Peking Duk, Phantastic Ferniture, Didirri, Channel Tres - Music News". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  21. 1 2 3 Davies, Hayden. "Kota Banks Details Her Show-Stopping Debut Mixtape, Prize". Pile Rats. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  22. ↑ "Kota Banks". J Play. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  23. ↑ Apps, Jamie (28 June 2018). "Kota Banks – Prize". Altmedia. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  24. ↑ Davies, Hayden (March 2018). "Kota Banks drops another brilliant pop gem in 'Zoom'". Pile Rats. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  25. ↑ "Kota Banks Shares New Single + Video 'Zoom'". Unified Music Group. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  26. ↑ Pez; Cramer, Hailey; Dempsey, Paul; 360; Kelly, Paul; Banks, Kota; Tys; Arie-Elle; Raymes (4 November 2016), Don't Look Down, retrieved 8 August 2018
  27. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Pez". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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