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Jacob Banks, born 1991, is a British singer and songwriter from Birmingham. Jacob became the first unsigned act to ever appear on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge. His music is influenced by a range of genres including soul, R&B and hip hop. Banks is currently signed with American label Interscope Records. In October 2012 he recorded his debut EP titled The Monologue which was released in January 2013. In April 2013, Jacob played his first headline show at the London St Pancras Old Church. Banks features on Chase and Status’ “Alive” from their album, Brand New Machine. He also supported them, on their 2013 UK tour. Jacob also worked with artists such as Chase & Status, Bondax, Jake Gosling, Knox Brown, Plan B and Wretch 32. On 21 July 2015, Banks’ second extended play entitled The Paradox was released. It features a guest appearance from Odd Child Recordings rapper Avelino on the track “Monster”. In 2016, he was featured on Norwegian production team Seeb release “What Do You Love”. The song reached number 2 on VG-lista, the official Norwegian singles chart. On 9 March 2017, Banks premiered his two-part narrative video, written and co-directed by himself, for his single, “Unholy War”. The single is off his upcoming EP, ‘The Boy Who Cried Freedom’. – Wikipedia

The Monologue – Released April 2013