Biography

“This is an artist you absolutely need to pay attention to. Recommended without reservation.” - Robert Oermann, MusicRow “The real deal.” - Shane McAnally, NBC TV’s Songland Victoria Banks has been nominated for 11 Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards and was named CCMA Female Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year in 2010. She has been labeled “one of the best songwriters in the business” by Nashville’s MusicRow magazine. In addition to appearing on NBC’s Songland TV show, releasing four albums (including her latest Uncovered record on which she wrote, produced, arranged, engineered, and played every instrument on every track) and touring with artists from Reba to Wynonna, Banks - who hails from Muskoka, Canada - has penned ASCAP, SOCAN, CCMA and Covenant-award-winning hits including Sara Evans’ solo-written “Saints & Angels”, Jessica Simpson’s Billboard record-breaking “Come On Over”, and one of the top Canadian singles of the decade: Johnny Reid’s “Dance With Me”. She has had cuts by over 100 artists including Carly Pearce, Lauren Alaina, Terri Clark, Cassadee Pope, Mickey Guyton, The Shires, Isaac Slade (of The Fray), and has had songs featured in TV and movies like Breakthrough, Nashville, American Idol, and Dancing With the Stars. Victoria shares unreleased content, the original voice memo ideas behind her songs, and behind-the-scenes stories on her Ko-fi page at www.ko-fi.com/victoriabanks