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Aimee Banks

Aimee Banks (born 14 February 2002)[1] is an Irish soprano from Moycullen, in County Galway.[2] She represented Ireland at the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, singing Réalta na Mara, (lit. Star of the sea), a song which she co-wrote and composed with Niall Mooney, Jonas Gladnikoff and Brendan McCarthy. In 2022, she was awarded the Irené Sandford Award for Singers by the Royal Irish Academy of Music.[3]

Aimee Banks
Banks performing at the Junior Eurovision 2015
Background information
Born (2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 22)
OriginMoycullen, County Galway, Ireland
Occupation(s)soprano
Instrument(s)vocal artist
Years active2015–present

After Junior Eurovision, Banks went on to perform at competitions and other events not only in Ireland, but other countries like the United Kingdom and the United States. Banks won the International Vocal Competition "American Protege",[4] and perform at Weill Recital Hall.[5] She secured eight National Titles at Ireland's Classical Festival Feis Ceoil 2015 and was also awarded Overall Vocalist Award and Bursary 2015 for Midlands Feis Ceoil.[3] She had recorded her debut album My Classical Spirit and donated the proceeds to Laura Lynn Children's Hospice. In 2016 to high acclaim she debuted in her first opera as the young Giordano Bruno in Roger Doyle's first electronic opera Heresy.[6][7]

References edit

  1. ^ . JuniorEurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017 – via Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "Around the Districts: Bannow-Ballymitty to Clonroche-Poulpeasty". Independent.ie. 9 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Latest Appointments and Awards in Music (December 2022)". The Journal of Music | Music News, Reviews and Opinion.
  4. ^ "Kviečiame išgirsti visas 2015 metų „Vaikų Eurovizijos" dainas!" [We invite you to listen to all the songs of "Junior Eurovision" in 2015!]. Euroda.lt (in Lithuanian). 13 November 2015.
  5. ^ Kelly, Briain (1 September 2023). "Arts extravaganza as Galway City Culture Night programme announced".
  6. ^ "Aimee Banks". tht.ie.
  7. ^ "Aimee Banks". Discogs.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
none
Ireland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
2015
Succeeded by
Zena Donnelly
with "Bríce ar bhríce"

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