Brandon Flowers
- 21 June 1981
- He has 5 brothers and sisters
- He now has 3 sons of his own.
- He is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and philanthropist.
- Before becoming famous he worked as a waiter and once found himself serving a mushroom pizza to his hero Morrissey, he took the opportunity to express his adoration and obviously Morrissey ignored him.
- He has reached number one on the UK Albums Chart nine times
- His band have spent more than 1,000 weeks on the UK music charts
- He is best known as the lead singer, keyboardist, and occasional bassist of the Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers
- He was chosen as their frontman because he was the only “normal” person to audition
- He wrote Mr Brightside’ in the bands very first rehearsal and remains the only song they play at every single Killers show
- The single ‘Mr Brightside’ has always charted in the Top 100 every year
- During lockdown he lent a hand in the battle against Covid by showing fans in a video how to wash their hands as he sings Mr. Brightside
- In 2013, the Killers headlined the 90,000 capacity Wembley Stadium, their biggest show to date.
- He has collaborated with Avicii, New Order, and Robbie Williams.
- He performed alongside Elton John at the Glastonbury Festival wearing a red suit, black shoes with a pale blue shirt.
- The Killers have released seven studio albums, one live album, three compilation albums, one extended play, 38 singles, four promotional singles, and 39 music videos
- His Christmas-themed song releases have benefited The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
- The band has sold over 28 million records worldwide.
- His hits include: “Somebody Told Me”, “When You Were Young”, “Human” and “Mr. Brightside”
