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Jessica Mimi Porfiri (born 13 October 1994), who performs as Kota Banks, is an Australian pop singer-songwriter and musician. 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 mixtape in mid-2018. Banks has co-written songs for fellow Australian artists. She supported What So Not on his national tour. By November 2017, her music had accumulated over 20 million plays on Spotify.
"I just feel like it praying gives me more depth to my songwriting and opens my mind."
Her second single, "Holiday", appeared in 2017, which was co-written with Danny Omerhodic, Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:' who produced the track for NLV Records, as Swick. "Empty Streets" featuring MOZA, was her next single in that year, which was also co-written with Chew and Nacson. For the Junior Eurovision Song Contest of 2017, Banks, Chew and Nacson, with Chloe Papandrea, co-wrote Australia's entry, "Speak Up". Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:' It was performed by Isabella Clarke in Tbilisi, where Clarke finished third.
For the FOMO Festival in Adelaide, Banks joined Nina Las Vegas (a.k.a. Nina Agzarian) on-stage to perform "Holiday" in January 2018. The pair co-wrote "Alibrandi" with Omerhodic, which Las Vegas performs using Banks on vocals. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:' In March her single, "Zoom", was premiered on Triple J's Good Nights and subsequently received high rotation on the national youth radio station. 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."
Banks released her debut extended play, Prize (styled as PRIZE), in mid-2018, as a ten-track mix tape. It was produced by Omerhodic, who shared the song writing with Banks on most of its tracks. AltMedias 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." 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. From 2019, she shares her life through TikTok and tries to get more attention through extended play (EP).
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