Brandon Flowers

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Brandon Flowers
Background information
Birth nameBrandon Richard Flowers
Born (1981-06-21) June 21, 1981 (age 42)
OriginHenderson, Nevada, United States
GenresIndie rock, Alternative rock, Heartland rock, Post-punk revival
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, keyboards, synthesizer, piano, bass, guitar
Years active2001–present
LabelsIsland, Vertigo, Marrakesh
Websitebrandonflowersmusic.com
Brandon Flowers in concert

Brandon Flowers (born June 21, 1981) is an American musician. He is the singer and keyboardist of American rock band The Killers. He has also released a solo album called Flamingo. He is married with three sons named Ammon, Gunnar and Henry.

Early life[change | change source]

He was born in Henderson, Nevada. His parents are of Dutch, English, French, German, Lithuanian and Scottish descent.

Awards[change | change source]

Flowers won NME Awards in 2005 for "Best Dressed" (also nominated in 2006, 2007, & 2009). He won "Sexiest Man" as well as an award for "Most Stylish" in 2011.[1] He won the award for "Most Stylish Man" at the 2008 GQ awards. He was also listed as one of "The 50 Most Stylish Musicians of the Last 50 Years" by Esquire in 2011.[2]

In 2012, Flowers was named the #6 Greatest Frontman of All Time by Xfm.[3]

He was nominated for Q Awards 'Best Male Artist' in 2010.[4] He was also nominated for "Best Video" ("Crossfire") at the Shockwaves NME 2011 Awards.[5]

Discography[change | change source]

Studio albums[change | change source]

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US AUS CAN GER IRL NED NZ UK GR
2010 Flamingo 8 5 9 8 3 4 6 1 3

Singles[change | change source]

Year Single Peak positions Album
AUS
[8] 		CAN
[9] 		IRL
[10] 		NLD
[11] 		NZ
[12] 		SWI
[13] 		UK
 US
Alt.
[9] 		US
Rock
[9] 		US
Adult
[9]
2010 "Crossfire" 46 70 4 22 22 35 8 6 11 23 Flamingo
"Only the Young" — — — 68 — — 143 — — —
2011 "Jilted Lovers & Broken Hearts" — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart

Tours[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Brandon Flowers voted 'Most Stylish' at Shockwaves NME Awards | News". Nme.Com. 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
  2. ↑ "Most Stylish Musicians - 50 Best Dressed Male Musicians". Esquire. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
  3. ↑ "artists | photos | Photo". Xfm. Archived from the original on 2012-12-29. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
  4. ↑ "Singer Paolo Nutini's delight as he picks up Q award from hero Ray Davies". The Daily Record. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
  5. ↑ "Shockwaves NME Awards 2011 - Tickets, Voting, Previous Winners, Pictures, Images". Nme.com. 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
  6. ↑ "[1] Archived 2017-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "2010 Certification Awards – Gold". IRMA. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Pandora Archive – Preserving and Accessing Networked DOcumentary Resources of Australia". Pandora.nla.gov.au. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Brandon Flowers Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. August 7, 2010. Archived from the original on August 30, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  10. ↑ "IRMA - Irish Charts - Singles, Albums & Compilations >>". Irma.ie. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  11. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Brandon Flowers – Crossfire". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  12. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Brandon Flowers – Crossfire". charts.org.nz. Archived from the original on April 29, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  13. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Brandon Flowers – Crossfire". hitparade.ch. Retrieved September 18, 2010.


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