Banks

Banks is the artist I reach for when I want music that feels like a dim room at 2am. Born Jillian Rose Banks in Orange County and a USC graduate, she stacked up the Fall Over and London EPs in 2013 before Goddess (2014) launched her worldwide. What hooks me is the contradiction in that title: she sings about being hurt and used, yet bites back with real teeth. It's alt-R&B that shows you the wound instead of just the gloss, and that honesty is exactly why I trust her. I'd hand her catalogue to anyone craving emotional weight.

Jillian Rose Banks (born June 16, 1988), known mononymously as Banks (often stylized in all caps), is an American singer and songwriter. Following the release of two extended plays—Fall Over and London—in 2013, she signed with Harvest Records to release her debut studio album, Goddess (2014).

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Name (English)

Banks

Name (Japanese)

バンクス

Reading

ばんくす

Born

June 15, 1988 (age 37)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Dragon

Origin

Orange County, California, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

singer / singer-songwriter / musician / songwriter

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

University of Southern California

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://hernameisbanks.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hernameisbanks/
• Xhttps://x.com/hernameisbanks
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%20(%E6%AD%8C%E6%89%8B)

Tags

• California
• singer
• singer-songwriter
• musician

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.