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His first album, titled "Arrival", was released worldwide in June 2012 and was certificated platinum in [[Bridgeport]], [[Barnacle Bay]] and Banks' hometown, [[Sunset Valley]]. The album became number one in several countries, along with three number one singles from the album.
Banks won three awards at the Sims Annual Awards Ceremony in November 2012, he won ''"Best New Artist"'', ''"Best Pop Album"'' and'' "Best Vocals"''. He has since become one of the most watched artists on
==Early Life==
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During Nathan's time at Primary School to High School, he began to gain an
Following Nathan's weight loss, he began to become more confident with himself - he already had learned the basic skills of guitar, so he took it to the [[Central Park]] in Sunset Valley and played pieces of his own music to gain tips from locals. As time went by, playing his guitar in the center of his hometown became a regular thing for Nathan, and it wasn't long before he started to fight for more. He auditioned for a gig at the local Coffee House, he initially didn't get it, but the female singer who won the gig pulled out due to injury, so the judges contacted Nathan and offered it to him. Following the success of the gig, Nathan managed to
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'''Start Of Career''':
In
Shortly after being signed, Nathan left his hometown of Sunset Valley behind and moved to [[Starlight Shores]], where his manager lived also. They spent days and hours writing and recording different music; Will was originally going to take Nathan down an R&B path, but after testing out different sounds, they agreed that a pop vocal was more Nathan's style. Eventually, the group behind EA Music created a debut song for Nathan, and talks of a "summer album" went underway. At the end of May, Nathan's debut single, "'''Don't Say Not Now"''', was released worldwide, and reached number 1 in Sunset Valley, Starlight Shores and Bridgeport. The song was certificated Platinum in Barnacle Bay, and Gold in Starlight Shores.
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In August, Nathan took part in an anti-bullying campaign, in which he visited bullied children across the world and performed his song "Freeing Myself", which was written by Banks himself about his past experience with bullying in high school. The campaign gained a lot of media respect for Nathan, and his single "Freeing Myself" was released in November, and followed "New Glitz" in topping the charts in various countries. The music video for "Freeding Myself" became a huge talking point upon
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Nathan's style has also made him a target for critics also, who have often speculated on his sexuality because of his interest in clothes. He has been the target of internet bullying, with most making homophobic, and other abusive remarks towards him. Banks has addressed the question of his sexuality numerous times, he has been in a relationship with his girlfriend Laura-Jayne Sharples for almost a year, and he is "incredibly happy" with their relationship. He has also spoken out about the abuse he gets from different people online, stating that it no longer bothers him, because he has a lot of fans that look out for his best interest, and that's all that matters to him.
Nathan has appeared on various magazines and newspapers; he has done over 600 interviews with different popular teen magazines over the last year, ad has become
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