Brandon Richard Flowers

Wikipedia Biographical Summary:

"...Brandon Richard Flowers (born June 21, 1981) is an American musician, best known as the frontman of the Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers. He has also released a solo album titled Flamingo..."

"...Brandon Flowers, the youngest of six children, was born on June 21, 1981, in Henderson, Nevada, to Terry Flowers and Jean Flowers (née Barlow). His older siblings are his brother Shane and four sisters April, Shelly, Amy and Stephanie. His family lived in Henderson until Flowers was eight, when they moved to Payson, Utah, for two years before moving to Nephi, Utah, at which time he was in the 6th grade. Flowers lived in Nephi until his junior year at Juab High School. He moved to Las Vegas to live with his aunt and graduated from Chaparral High School in 1999..."

"...Brandon Flowers responded to an ad that Dave Keuning had placed in the paper 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. They have since sold more than 16 million albums worldwide..."

"...Flowers has performed with Coldplay, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Pet Shop Boys, Fran Healy (of Travis), Andy Summers (of The Police), New Order, Bright Eyes, amongst others...."

"...Flowers married Tana Brooke Mundkowsky on August 2, 2005 on the island of O'ahu in Hawaii. They have three sons, Ammon (named after a Book of Mormon missionary), born July 14, 2007;Gunnar, born July 28, 2009; and Henry, born March 9, 2011. Flowers's mother, Jean Flowers, died on February 11, 2010, after a two-year battle with brain cancer. She was 64. Flowers is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is featured on the church's website..."

SOURCE: Wikipedia contributors, 'Brandon Flowers', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 15 September 2012, 21:53 UTC, <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brandon_Flowers&oldid=512...> [accessed 16 September 2012]

Website:

http://www.brandonflowersmusic.com/