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{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Banks' 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.<ref name="APRA NFFA">{{cite web | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | title = 'NFFA' at APRA search engine | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/search?searchtype=works&keywords=nffa | accessdate = 8 August 2018 }} Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'</ref> It was produced by the duo as MOZA<!-- not seen at Moza disambiguation page nor the Zimbabwe association -->.<ref name="Mutton"/> Troy Mutton of ''Pile Rats'' described how she, "dabbles in some seriously fun electronic-pop", and described her single as 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."<ref name="Mutton">{{cite web | url = http://pilerats.com/music/electronic/premiere-meet-kota-banks-and-her-fresh-new-tropical-banger-nffa/ | title = Premiere: Meet Kota Banks and her fresh new tropical banger, 'N.F.F.A' | last = Mutton | first = Troy | work = Pile Rats | accessdate = 8 August 2018 }}</ref>
Banks' 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.<ref name="APRA NFFA">{{cite web | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | title = 'NFFA' at APRA search engine | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/search?searchtype=works&keywords=nffa | accessdate = 8 August 2018 }} Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'</ref> It was produced by the duo as MOZA<!-- not seen at Moza disambiguation page nor the Zimbabwe association -->.<ref name="Mutton"/> Troy Mutton of ''Pile Rats'' described how she, "dabbles in some seriously fun electronic-pop", and described her single as 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."<ref name="Mutton">{{cite web | url = http://pilerats.com/music/electronic/premiere-meet-kota-banks-and-her-fresh-new-tropical-banger-nffa/ | title = Premiere: Meet Kota Banks and her fresh new tropical banger, 'N.F.F.A' | last = Mutton | first = Troy | work = Pile Rats | accessdate = 8 August 2018 }}</ref>


Her second single, "Holiday", appeared in 2017, which was co-written with Danny Omerhodic,<ref name="APRA Holiday">{{cite web | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | title = 'Holiday' at APRA search engine | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/search?searchtype=works&keywords=holiday | accessdate = 8 August 2018 }} Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'</ref> who produced the track for NLV Records, as Swick.<ref name="Pile Holiday">{{cite news | url = http://pilerats.com/music/electronic/kota-banks-signs-to-nlv-records-with-monster-pop-tune-holiday/ | title = Kota Banks signs to NLV Records with monster pop tune 'Holiday' | work = Pile Rats | editor = Emma Jones, Martin Novosel | accessdate = 8 August 2018 }}</ref> "Empty Streets" featuring MOZA, was her next single in that year, which was also co-written with Chew and Nacson.<ref name="APRA NFFA"/><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.bigsound.org.au/music-festival/artists/kota-banks | title = Kota Banks | publisher = BigSound | accessdate = 8 August 2018 }}</ref><ref name="auspOp">{{cite news | url = https://www.auspop.com.au/2018/03/zoom-into-new-kota-banks-video/ | title = 'Zoom' into New Kota Banks Video | work = auspOp | date = 19 March 2018 | accessdate = 8 August 2018 }}</ref><ref name="BBC Playlist">{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/21c0024e-6d1f-4fc7-b150-3c5db15bc416 | title = Kota Banks – New Songs, Playlists & Latest News | publisher = [[BBC]] | accessdate = 8 August 2018 }}</ref> For the [[Australia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017|Junior Eurovision Song Contest of 2017]], Banks, Chew and Nacson, with Chloe Papandrea, co-wrote Australia's entry, "Speak Up".<ref name="APRA Speak">{{cite web | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | title = 'Speak Up' at APRA search engine | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/search?searchtype=works&keywords=speak+up | accessdate = 8 August 2018 }} Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'</ref> It was performed by Isabella Clarke in [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017|Tiblisi]], where Clarke finished third.<ref name="Jnr Euro">{{cite web | url = https://junioreurovision.tv/participant/isabella-clarke | title = Isabella Clarke 'Speak Up' | publisher = [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest]] | year = 2017 | accessdate = 8 August 2018 }}</ref>
Her second single, "Holiday", appeared in 2017, which was co-written with Danny Omerhodic,<ref name="APRA Holiday">{{cite web | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | title = 'Holiday' at APRA search engine | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/search?searchtype=works&keywords=holiday | accessdate = 8 August 2018 }} Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'</ref> who produced the track for NLV Records, as Swick.<ref name="Pile Holiday">{{cite news | url = http://pilerats.com/music/electronic/kota-banks-signs-to-nlv-records-with-monster-pop-tune-holiday/ | title = Kota Banks signs to NLV Records with monster pop tune 'Holiday' | work = Pile Rats | editor = Emma Jones, Martin Novosel | accessdate = 8 August 2018 }}</ref> "Empty Streets" featuring MOZA, was her next single in that year, which was also co-written with Chew and Nacson.<ref name="APRA NFFA"/><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.bigsound.org.au/music-festival/artists/kota-banks | title = Kota Banks | publisher = BigSound | accessdate = 8 August 2018 }}</ref><ref name="auspOp">{{cite news | url = https://www.auspop.com.au/2018/03/zoom-into-new-kota-banks-video/ | title = 'Zoom' into New Kota Banks Video | work = auspOp | date = 19 March 2018 | accessdate = 8 August 2018 }}</ref><ref name="BBC Playlist">{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/21c0024e-6d1f-4fc7-b150-3c5db15bc416 | title = Kota Banks – New Songs, Playlists & Latest News | publisher = [[BBC]] | accessdate = 8 August 2018 }}</ref> For the [[Australia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017|Junior Eurovision Song Contest of 2017]], Banks, Chew and Nacson, with Chloe Papandrea, co-wrote Australia's entry, "Speak Up".<ref name="APRA Speak">{{cite web | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | title = 'Speak Up' at APRA search engine | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/search?searchtype=works&keywords=speak+up | accessdate = 8 August 2018 }} Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'</ref> It was performed by Isabella Clarke in [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017|Tbilisi]], where Clarke finished third.<ref name="Jnr Euro">{{cite web | url = https://junioreurovision.tv/participant/isabella-clarke | title = Isabella Clarke 'Speak Up' | publisher = [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest]] | year = 2017 | accessdate = 8 August 2018 }}</ref>


For the FOMO Festival in Adelaide, Banks joined [[Nina Las Vegas]] (a.k.a. Nina Agzarian) on-stage to perform "Holiday" in January 2018.<ref name="Nguyen">{{cite web|url= https://themusic.com.au/news/all/2018/01/09/fomo-adelaide-review/|title=FOMO Adelaide Review|last=Nguyen|first=Jenny|work=theMusic.com.au|date=9 January 2018|accessdate=8 August 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110124131/https://themusic.com.au/news/all/2018/01/09/fomo-adelaide-review/|archive-date=2018-01-10}}</ref> The pair co-wrote "Alibrandi" with Omerhodic, which Las Vegas performs using Banks on vocals.<ref name="APRA Alibrandi">{{cite web|publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA)|title='Alibrandi' at APRA search engine|url= http://apraamcos.com.au/search?searchtype=works&keywords=alibrandi|accessdate=8 August 2018}} Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'</ref> In March her single, "Zoom", was premiered on [[Triple J]]'s ''Good Nights'' and subsequently received high rotation on the national youth radio station.<ref name="Amnplify Jun18">{{cite web |url=https://amnplify.com.au/kota-banks-releases-surprise-debut-mixtape-prize |title=Kota Banks releases surprise debut mixtape 'PRIZE'|work=Amnplify |date=29 June 2018 |accessdate=9 August 2018}}</ref> 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."<ref name="Newstead">{{cite web|url= http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/best-new-music-14.05.18/9753096|title=Best New Music: Peking Duk, Phantastic Ferniture, Didirri, Channel Tres|last=Newstead|first=Al|work=[[Triple J]]|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (ABC)|date=14 May 2018|accessdate=9 August 2018}}</ref>
For the FOMO Festival in Adelaide, Banks joined [[Nina Las Vegas]] (a.k.a. Nina Agzarian) on-stage to perform "Holiday" in January 2018.<ref name="Nguyen">{{cite web|url= https://themusic.com.au/news/all/2018/01/09/fomo-adelaide-review/|title=FOMO Adelaide Review|last=Nguyen|first=Jenny|work=theMusic.com.au|date=9 January 2018|accessdate=8 August 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110124131/https://themusic.com.au/news/all/2018/01/09/fomo-adelaide-review/|archive-date=2018-01-10}}</ref> The pair co-wrote "Alibrandi" with Omerhodic, which Las Vegas performs using Banks on vocals.<ref name="APRA Alibrandi">{{cite web|publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA)|title='Alibrandi' at APRA search engine|url= http://apraamcos.com.au/search?searchtype=works&keywords=alibrandi|accessdate=8 August 2018}} Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'</ref> In March her single, "Zoom", was premiered on [[Triple J]]'s ''Good Nights'' and subsequently received high rotation on the national youth radio station.<ref name="Amnplify Jun18">{{cite web |url=https://amnplify.com.au/kota-banks-releases-surprise-debut-mixtape-prize |title=Kota Banks releases surprise debut mixtape 'PRIZE'|work=Amnplify |date=29 June 2018 |accessdate=9 August 2018}}</ref> 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."<ref name="Newstead">{{cite web|url= http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/best-new-music-14.05.18/9753096|title=Best New Music: Peking Duk, Phantastic Ferniture, Didirri, Channel Tres|last=Newstead|first=Al|work=[[Triple J]]|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (ABC)|date=14 May 2018|accessdate=9 August 2018}}</ref>


Banks released her debut extended play, ''Prize'' (styled as ''PRIZE''), in mid-2018, as a ten-track mix tape.<ref name="Davies">{{cite news | url = http://pilerats.com/music/electronic/track-by-track-kota-banks-prize/ | title = Kota Banks Details Her Show-Stopping Debut Mixtape, ''Prize'' | last = Davies | first = Hayden | work = Pile Rats | accessdate = 8 August 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://jplay.com.au/artist-profile/19656/ | title = Kota Banks | work = J Play | accessdate = 8 August 2018 }}</ref> It was produced by Omerhodic, who shared the song writing with Banks on most of its tracks.<ref name="Amnplify Jun18"/><ref name="Davies"/> ''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."<ref name="Apps">{{cite web | url = http://www.altmedia.net.au/kota-banks-prize/131969 | title = Kota Banks – ''Prize'' | last = Apps | first = Jamie | work = Altmedia | date = 28 June 2018 | accessdate = 8 August 2018 }}</ref> Following the release of ''PRIZE'', Banks announced her debut national headline tour, selling out her hometown show.
Banks released her debut extended play, ''Prize'' (styled as ''PRIZE''), in mid-2018, as a ten-track mix tape.<ref name="Davies">{{cite news | url = http://pilerats.com/music/electronic/track-by-track-kota-banks-prize/ | title = Kota Banks Details Her Show-Stopping Debut Mixtape, ''Prize'' | last = Davies | first = Hayden | work = Pile Rats | accessdate = 8 August 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://jplay.com.au/artist-profile/19656/ | title = Kota Banks | work = J Play | accessdate = 8 August 2018 }}</ref> It was produced by Omerhodic, who shared the song writing with Banks on most of its tracks.<ref name="Amnplify Jun18"/><ref name="Davies"/> ''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."<ref name="Apps">{{cite web | url = http://www.altmedia.net.au/kota-banks-prize/131969 | title = Kota Banks – ''Prize'' | last = Apps | first = Jamie | work = Altmedia | date = 28 June 2018 | accessdate = 8 August 2018 }}</ref> Following the release of ''PRIZE'', Banks announced her debut national headline tour, selling out her hometown show.


From July 2019, Banks began releasing her music under [[Sony Music Australia|Sony Music Entertainment Australia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sonymusic.com.au/news/kota-banks-releases-new-single-let-u-leave/ |title=Kota Banks releases new single 'Let U Leave' |website=[[Sony Music Australia]] |date=5 June 2020 |accessdate=22 April 2020}}</ref>
From July 2019, Banks began releasing her music under [[Sony Music Australia|Sony Music Entertainment Australia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sonymusic.com.au/news/kota-banks-releases-new-single-let-u-leave/ |title=Kota Banks releases new single 'Let U Leave' |website=[[Sony Music Australia]] |date=5 June 2020 |accessdate=22 April 2020}}</ref> From 2019, she shares her life through [[TikTok]] and tries to get more attention through [[extended play]] (EP).<ref>{{cite web |title=Kota Banks on TikTok |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@kotabanks/video/6761996898787249413?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7281570259126109728 |website=TikTok |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=How Does an EP Shape Music Career on Platforms Like TikTok? |url=https://www.soundon.global/seo/forum/the-impact-of-EP-on-music-industry?lang=en |website=www.soundon.global}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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! scope="row"| ''Prize''{{efn|group=upper-alpha|''Prize'' is stylized in [[all caps]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/prize/1396417226 |title=PRIZE by Kota Banks on Apple Music |website=Apple Music AU |date=29 June 2018 |accessdate=30 March 2020}}</ref>}}
! scope="row"| ''Prize''{{efn|group=upper-alpha|''Prize'' is stylized in [[all caps]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/prize/1396417226 |title=PRIZE by Kota Banks on Apple Music |website=Apple Music AU |date=29 June 2018 |accessdate=30 March 2020}}</ref>}}
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* Label: NLV Records
* Label: NLV Records
* Formats: [[Music download|Digital download]], [[streaming media|streaming]]
* Formats: [[Music download|Digital download]], [[streaming media|streaming]]
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| title1 = Prize
| length1 = 2:50
| title2 = Child
| length2 = 3:26
| title3 = I'm It
| length3 = 2:31
| title4 = Fiorentina
| length4 = 3:18
| title5 = Toy
| length5 = 3:00
| title6 = Insomnia
| length6 = 3:49
| title7 = U Changed
| length7 = 3:31
| title8 = New Friends
| length8 = 3:33
| title9 = Backstage
| length9 = 3:10
| title10 = Dangerous
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! scope="row"| ''Sweet and the Spice''
! scope="row"| ''Sweet and the Spice''
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* Scheduled: 31 July 2020<ref name="SATS">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/kota-banks-announces-ep-single-never-sleep-2709436/ |title=Kota Banks announces forthcoming EP, shares single 'Never Sleep' |work=[[NME]] |date=17 July 2020 |accessdate=17 July 2020}}</ref>
* Released: 31 July 2020<ref name="SATS">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/kota-banks-announces-ep-single-never-sleep-2709436/ |title=Kota Banks announces forthcoming EP, shares single 'Never Sleep' |work=[[NME]] |date=17 July 2020 |accessdate=17 July 2020 |author=Bruce, Jasper}}</ref>
* Label: [[Sony Music Australia]]
* Label: [[Sony Music Australia]]
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
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! scope="row"| "Never Sleep"<ref name="SATS"/>
! scope="row"| "Never Sleep"<ref name="SATS"/>
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! scope="row"| "Yes"<ref name="Y">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/kota-banks-drops-ep-shares-latest-single-yes-2718777/ |title=Kota Banks drops EP, shares latest single 'Yes' |work=[[NME]] |date=31 July 2020 |accessdate=31 July 2020 |author=Bruce, Jasper}}</ref>
! scope="row"{{TBA| "Yes"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CDIo4D3h_sZ/ |title=KOTA B ✂️🍓🎨 on Instagram: Hey ❤️❤️ I've been soo excited to tell u about my new song. She's called "Yes" and she premieres on @triple_j Good Nights tonight with bae @bridgethustwaite ❤️❤️ At 6pm! I'm hyped because this is different for me but truly my favourite... I can't wait for you to hear ❤️❤️ I made her with the ultimate sauce boy @xavierdunnmus so u already know she's special." |via=[[Instagram]] |date=27 July 2020 |accessdate=28 June 2020}}</ref>}}
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! scope="row"| "Mutual XO"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/features/new-aus-music-playlist-our-favourite-tunes-of-the-week-96/|title=NEW AUS MUSIC PLAYLIST: Our Favourite Tunes Of The Week|website=Music Feeds|date=4 March 2022|access-date=5 March 2022}}</ref>

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===Music videos===
===Music videos===
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! scope="row"| "Zoom"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stoneyroads.com/2018/03/kota-banks-shares-exciting-single-and-video-for-zoom/ |title=Kota Banks shares exciting single and video for 'Zoom' |work=Stoney Roads |date=21 March 2018 |accessdate=20 June 2020 |author=Tonkin, Sarah}}</ref>
| 2018
| 2018
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! scope="row"| "Zoom"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stoneyroads.com/2018/03/kota-banks-shares-exciting-single-and-video-for-zoom/ |title=Kota Banks shares exciting single and video for 'Zoom' |work=Stoney Roads |date=21 March 2018 |accessdate=20 June 2020 |author=Tonkin, Sarah}}</ref>
| Ella Carey
| Ella Carey
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{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 18:35, 24 December 2023

Kota Banks
Birth nameJessica Mimi Porfiri
Born (1994-10-13) 13 October 1994 (age 29)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
OriginItalien
GenresPop
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
InstrumentVocals
Years active2005–present
Labels

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]

Early life

[edit]

Kota Banks was born in 1994 in 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.

Personal life

[edit]

Banks is a Christian.[8] She prays every time she writes music.[8] In an article with The Daily Telegraph, she said:

"I just feel like it [praying] gives me more depth to my songwriting and opens my mind."[8]

Career

[edit]

Banks' 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.[9] It was produced by the duo as MOZA.[10] Troy Mutton of Pile Rats described how she, "dabbles in some seriously fun electronic-pop", and described her single as 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."[10]

Her second single, "Holiday", appeared in 2017, which was co-written with Danny Omerhodic,[11] who produced the track for NLV Records, as Swick.[12] "Empty Streets" featuring MOZA, was her next single in that year, which was also co-written with Chew and Nacson.[9][13][14][15] For the Junior Eurovision Song Contest of 2017, Banks, Chew and Nacson, with Chloe Papandrea, co-wrote Australia's entry, "Speak Up".[16] It was performed by Isabella Clarke in Tbilisi, where Clarke finished third.[17]

For the FOMO Festival in Adelaide, Banks joined Nina Las Vegas (a.k.a. Nina Agzarian) on-stage to perform "Holiday" in January 2018.[18] The pair co-wrote "Alibrandi" with Omerhodic, which Las Vegas performs using Banks on vocals.[19] In March her single, "Zoom", was premiered on Triple J's Good Nights and subsequently received high rotation on the national youth radio station.[20] 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."[21]

Banks released her debut extended play, Prize (styled as PRIZE), in mid-2018, as a ten-track mix tape.[22][23] It was produced by Omerhodic, who shared the song writing with Banks on most of its tracks.[20][22] 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."[24] Following the release of PRIZE, Banks announced her debut national headline tour, selling out her hometown show.

From July 2019, Banks began releasing her music under Sony Music Entertainment Australia.[25] From 2019, she shares her life through TikTok and tries to get more attention through extended play (EP).[26][27]

Discography

[edit]

Mixtapes

[edit]
List of mixtapes, with release date and label shown
Titel Details
Prize[A]

Extended plays

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List of EPs, with release date and label shown
Titel Details
Sweet and the Spice

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles as lead artist, with year released and album shown
Titel Year Album
"N.F.F.A" 2016 Non-album singles
"Holiday" 2017
"Empty Streets"
(featuring MOZA)
"Zoom"[30] 2018
"Fiorentina"
(featuring Capo Lee)[31] 		Prize
"Child"
"I'm It"[32]
"20 Missed Calls" 2019 Non-album singles
"Big Bucks"
"Feel Again"[33]
"Italiana"
(standard or acoustic version)[34] 		2020
"Snip Snip"
(prod. by Swick)[35] 		Sweet and the Spice
"Let U Leave"[36]
"Never Sleep"[29]
"Yes"[37]
"Mutual XO"[38] 2022
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List of singles as featured artist, with year released and album shown
Titel Year Album
"Don't Look Down"
(Pez featuring Kota Banks)[39] 		2016 Don't Look Down
"Decisions"
(Swick featuring Kota Banks)[40] 		2018 Non-album single

Notes

  1. ^ Prize is stylized in all caps.[28]

Music videos

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List of music videos, with year released and director shown
Titel Year Director
"Zoom"[41] 2018 Ella Carey

References

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  10. ^ a b Mutton, Troy. "Premiere: Meet Kota Banks and her fresh new tropical banger, 'N.F.F.A'". Pile Rats. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  11. ^ "'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:'
  12. ^ Emma Jones, Martin Novosel (ed.). "Kota Banks signs to NLV Records with monster pop tune 'Holiday'". Pile Rats. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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