Brandon Flowers
Brandon Flowers was born in Henderson, Nevada, United States on June 21st, 1981 and is the Rock Singer. At the age of 42, Brandon Flowers biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, and networth are available.
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Brandon Richard Flowers (born June 21, 1981) is an American singer, keyboardist, and occasional bass guitarist of the Las Vegas-based rock band the Killers, with whom he has released five studio albums. Flowers has released two solo albums, Flamingo (2010) and The Desired Effect (2015), in addition to his Killer appearances.
He has risen to the top of the UK Albums Chart seven times, including work by the Killers.
Early life
Brandon Richard Flowers, the youngest of six children, was born in Henderson, Nevada, on June 21, 1981, to Jean Yvonne (née Barlow; 1945–2010) and Terry Austin Flowers, the youngest of six children. He has an older brother and four older sisters. His family lived in Henderson until Flowers, Utah, for two years before moving to Nephi, Utah, when he was in the sixth grade. Flowers lived in Nephi until his junior year at Juab High School in 1997, when he returned to Las Vegas to live with his aunt. In 1999, he graduated from Chaparral High School. Flowers said that growing up in Las Vegas as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) prepared him for the rock and roll: "I'm sure being a Mormon in Las Vegas prepared me for the lion's den." It is sin city. It's the best rock and roll stage, with the lights. "I would be a wreck" without Las Vegas.
Personal life
Flowers married Tana Mundkowsky in 2005 and lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Park City, Utah. When his wife suffered from some sort of PTSD, he wrote "Some Kind of Love" for him. Since accusing his wife of cheating on him with another woman, he wrote the song Somebody Told Me. He and his wife have three sons, who were born in 2007, 2009, and 2011. Their sons attended their first Killers concert at Hyde Park in London in July 2017. His parents were adolescents, and he wrote the song "A Dustland Fairytale" in honor of their marriage and lifelong romance. Craig Barlow, a member of the Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame, was from Lithuania, and his grandfather was from Lithuania.
He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He spoke about his faith on Scandinavian television show Skavlan in 2012. On the church's website, he and his family are included in a promotional video.
His portrait was created by British artist Joe Simpson for his "Musician Portraits" series, which was on display at the Royal Albert Hall in 2012.
Career
Flowers responded to an ad that Dave Keuning had placed in the Las Vegas Weekly in late 2001, whereupon they became the Killers. After several short-lived bassists and drummers, Flowers and Keuning were joined by bassist Mark Stoermer and drummer Ronnie Vannucci, and the line-up became official in August 2002. Between 2003 and 2017, they released five consecutive chart-topping studio albums and have sold over 22 million records worldwide. The Killers are among those artists who have spent more than 1,000 weeks on the UK music charts during their career. Flowers wrote the lyrics to the single "All These Things That I've Done" and its popular refrain "I Got Soul, But I'm Not A Soldier" that numbered among the "100 Greatest Songs of All Time" by The Daily Telegraph and earned one of the band's seven Grammy nominations. He is also the author of the lyrics of single "Mr. Brightside," which holds the record for most weeks spent on the UK Singles Chart (5 years or 260 weeks and counting). Their second album Sam's Town, paid homage to Flowers' hometown and family, and earned the band their first BRIT Awards (Best International Album and Group), and included the chart-topping single "When You Were Young". Before releasing their first Billboard 200 No.1 album Wonderful Wonderful (2017) and chart topping single "The Man," the band took a one-year hiatus during which Flowers released his second and most favorably reviewed solo album to that date.
On July 4, 2010, the Killers headlined the "Salute to the Military" USO Concert at the White House. They performed "God Bless America" and favorites from their catalogue. On June 22, 2013, the Killers headlined the 90,000-capacity Wembley Stadium, their biggest solo show to date.
Flowers debuted his solo act at the Shimmer Showroom in Las Vegas on August 15, 2010. SPIN later named it one of "The 15 Best Shows of the Summer" before listing the Flamingo Road Tour as one of "The 25 Best Fall Tours"/"Must-See Fall Tours".
Flowers' debut solo album, Flamingo, was released worldwide and charted in the top ten albums in ten countries including the UK where it charted at number one. The album drew heavy influence from Flowers' hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada, and earned Flowers a Q Award nomination for Best Male Artist (2010). The first single from Flamingo, "Crossfire", was released on June 21. It became Flowers' first top ten single in the UK as a solo artist and was certified silver by the BPI. The video for "Crossfire" featured actress Charlize Theron and was nominated for Best Video at the NME Awards. Flamingo was Flowers' fourth consecutive studio album to reach no. 1 on the UK charts, including work by the Killers, who subsequently earned another two consecutive UK No. 1's.
After some of the band members wanted "to take a break from touring and the rat race," Flowers decided to keep it going and record a second solo album. The Desired Effect was released on May 15, 2015. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, making it Flowers' second consecutive solo number one album. Flowers stated that the album was "definitely going to be different" from his last album, and he referred to producer Ariel Rechtshaid (Vampire Weekend, HAIM, Taylor Swift) as his "co-captain". The album featured performances by notable artists including Bruce Hornsby, Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel), Joey Waronker (Beck), Carlos Alomar (David Bowie), and Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp). The Desired Effect is Flowers' highest yet ranked album on Metacritic and honored as the Album of the Year (2015) by The San Francisco Examiner. Reviews positively described the album as Flowers' finest work since Hot Fuss. The album was preceded by positively reviewed singles "Can't Deny My Love", "Still Want You", "Lonely Town", and "I Can Change". Multiple tracks from the album were listed on Best Songs of 2015 So Far lists by publications including SPIN, NPR, and Mashable. Halfway through 2015, USA Today listed the album as one of the top five best albums of 2015 so far.
The Desired Effect Tour included performances in Europe and North America; it ran through October 1, 2015. MTV rated Flowers' tour stop at London's Brixton Academy five stars. Flowers performed for President Barack Obama in 2015 at the National Clean Energy Summit. Flowers also performed at the Royal Variety Performance (2015) at Royal Albert Hall for members of the British Royal Family.
Flowers was one of two favorite artists asked to perform "Be Still" and "Home Means Nevada" at the funeral of former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on January 8, 2022.
In addition to his work with the Killers, Flowers has collaborated with Alex Cameron, Avicii, New Order, and Robbie Williams.