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Brandon may refer to:

Names and people[link]

• Brandon (given name), a male given name
• Brandon (surname), a surname with several different origins

Places[link]

Australia[link]

• Brandon, a farm and 19th century homestead in Seaham, New South Wales
• Brandon, Queensland, a small town just south of Townsville
• Centro Brandon Park, a sub regional shopping centre located in Wheelers Hill, Victoria

Canada[link]

• Brandon, Manitoba

France[link]

• Brandon, Saône-et-Loire

Ireland[link]

• Brandon, County Kerry
• Mount Brandon, a mountain overlooking the village
• Brandon Bay, the bay overlooked by the village
• Brandon Creek, County Kerry
• Brandon Hill, a hill between Graiguenamana and Inistoige, Co. Kilkenny.

United Kingdom[link]

• Brandon, Lincolnshire, England
• Brandon, Northumberland, England
• Brandon, Suffolk, England
• Brandon, Warwickshire, England
• Brandon, County Durham, England
• Brandon Castle, England
• Brandon Hill, Bristol, England

United States[link]

• Brandon Corner, California
• Brandon, Colorado
• Brandon, Florida
• Brandon, Iowa
• Brandon Township, Michigan
• Brandon, Minnesota
• Brandon Township, Minnesota
• Brandon, Mississippi
• Brandon, New York
• Brandon, South Dakota
• Brandon, Texas
• Brandon, Vermont
• Brandon, Wisconsin
• Lower Brandon Plantation, Virginia
• Upper Brandon Plantation, Virginia

Other[link]

• Brandon, the name of the dog in the American television series Punky Brewster
• Ulmus americana 'Brandon', an elm cultivar
• Brandon Railroad, Nebraska, United States
• HMCS Brandon, several warships

See also[link]

• All pages beginning with "Brandon"
• Brendon
• Brendon (disambiguation)

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Brandon Flowers
Background information
Birth name	Brandon Richard Flowers
Born	(1981-06-21) June 21, 1981 (age 31)
Origin	Henderson, Nevada, United States
Genres	Indie rock, Alternative rock, Heartland rock, Post-punk revival
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, piano, bass, guitar
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Island, Vertigo, Marrakesh
Associated acts	The Killers
Website	brandonflowersmusic.com
Notable instruments
microKORG XL Nord Lead 2 Fender Jazz Bass

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.

Early life[link]

Flowers, the youngest of six children, was born on June 21, 1981, in Henderson, Nevada, to Terry Flowers and Jean Flowers (née Barlow).^[1] His older siblings are his brother Shane and four sisters April, Shelly, Amy and Stephanie.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[2][3][4]

Career[link]

The Killers (2001–present)[link]

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.^[4]

On July 4, 2010, The Killers were invited to headline the "Salute to the Military" USO Concert at the White House by President Obama. They performed 'God Bless America' and favorites from their catalogue.^[5]

Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright wrote a song about Flowers called "Tulsa" for his fifth album Release the Stars. Wainwright has stated in numerous interviews that it was inspired by their first meeting in a bar in Tulsa, Oklahoma. According to Wainwright, Flowers was "very flattered and somewhat bashful" about this tribute.^[6]

Flowers has performed with Coldplay, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Pet Shop Boys, Lady Gaga, Fran Healy (of Travis), Andy Summers (of The Police), New Order, Bright Eyes, amongst others. Sir Elton John has listed Flowers as one of his top-five heroes while editing The Independent's World Aids Day special edition.^[7][8]

Flamingo (2010)[link]

Flamingo was released September 6 in the UK and Ireland and September 14 in the US and Canada.^[9] The first single from Flamingo, "Crossfire", was released on June 21 (Flowers' birthday). The video for "Crossfire" was released on July 8 and includes Charlize Theron. As of November 2011, the video has more than 10 million views on YouTube. The album made the Top 10 Albums of 2010 list on UpVenue.com.^[10]

Flamingo charted in the UK on September 12, 2010 at Number 1. It is Flowers' fourth consecutive album to reach No. 1 on the UK charts, including work by The Killers.

SPIN named Brandon Flowers one of "The 15 Best Shows of the Summer" in 2010 for his show at the Shimmer Showroom in Las Vegas.^[11] SPIN also listed him as one of "The 25 Best Fall Tours"/"Must-See Fall Tours".^[12] While on tour Flowers has had special guests including Stuart Price, Andy Summers, and Fran Healy.

Personal life[link]

Flowers married Tana Brooke Mundkowsky on August 2, 2005 on the island of O'ahu in Hawaii.^[13][14] They have three sons, Ammon (named after a Book of Mormon missionary), born July 14, 2007;^[15] Gunnar, born July 28, 2009; and Henry, born March 9, 2011.^[16]

Flowers's mother, Jean Flowers, died on February 11, 2010, after a two-year battle with brain cancer. She was 64.^[17]

Flowers is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.^[2][3][4] He is featured on the church's website.^[18]

Awards[link]

Flowers won NME Awards in 2005 for "Best Dressed" (also nominated in 2006, 2007, & 2009) and "Sexiest Man" as well as an award for "Most Stylish" in 2011.^[19] He won the award for "Most Stylish Man" at the 2008 GQ awards. He was also listed as one of "The 50 Most Stylish Musicians of the Last 50 Years" by Esquire in 2011.^[20] He was also interviewed by Q Magazine on behalf of The Killers as one of the "Artists of the Century" (November 2009 issue), a second cover photo that year.

In 2012, Flowers was named the #6 Greatest Frontman of All Time by Xfm. ^[21]

He was nominated for Q Awards 'Best Male Artist' in 2010.^[22] He was also nominated for "Best Video" ("Crossfire") at the Shockwaves NME 2011 Awards.^[23]

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Singles[link]

Tours[link]

• Flamingo Road Tour (2010)

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Brandon Flowers

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• Brandon Flowers Official site, from Island Records
• Brandon Flowers Official facebook page
• Brandon Flowers (Fansite)
• Brandon Flowers.com.br (Fansite)
• Brandon Flowers at the Internet Movie Database

DeAndre Jordan

No. 6 – Los Angeles Clippers
Center
Personal information
Born	(1988-07-21) July 21, 1988 (age 23) Houston, Texas
Nationality	American
High school	Christian Life Center Academy (Humble, TX)
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
College	Texas A&M
NBA Draft	2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Pro career	2008–present
Career history
2008–present	Los Angeles Clippers

Medal record
Men’s basketball
Competitor for  United States
FIBA U19 World Championship
Silver	2007 Novi Sad	Team competition

Hyland DeAndre Jordan, Jr. (born July 21, 1988) is an American professional basketball player at center for the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA. He played a year of college basketball at Texas A&M University. He was drafted by the Clippers with the 35th pick in the 2008 NBA Draft.

Early years[link]

Jordan was born in Houston, Texas to Kimberly Jordan and Hyland Jordan.

In high school, Jordan averaged 15.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks as a sophomore; 16.5 points, 14.0 rebounds and 7.0 blocks as a junior and 26.1 points, 15.2 rebounds and 8.1 blocks per game as a senior. He was a Parade All-American, named to the first-team All-Greater Houston squad by the Houston Chronicle and was a two-time all-state selection. At Christian Life Center, Jordan posted a career high of 37 points in a game and also set the school record for most blocks in a game with 20.

Coming out of high school, Jordan was rated as the number 8 overall prospect, the number 2 center in the country and the number 1-ranked prep player in Texas by Rivals.com. Jordan was recruited by Florida, Florida State, Indiana, Texas, Texas A&M, LSU, Kentucky and others.^[1]

In the summer of 2007, Jordan played for Team USA at the 2007 Under 19 World Championships in Serbia. Jordan played only 9 minutes per game. The team finished 2nd with an 8–1 record.^[2]

College career[link]

Before Jordan arrived in College Station, Aggies head basketball coach Billy Gillispie left the school to take the head coaching position at Kentucky. Jordan chose to honor his commitment to the university.

Jordan started 21 of 35 games in his freshman season at Texas A&M. He averaged 20 minutes and 1.3 blocks per game. In those games, he shot a team-high of 61.7 percent in field goals, but a team-low of 43.7 percent in free throws. Most of his field goals, however, were within a few feet from the basket.^[3] He finished the season averaging 7.9 points and 6.0 rebounds.^[4] He made the Big 12 All-Rookie Team for his efforts.^[5] After the season, he declared for the 2008 NBA Draft.^[6][7]

Prior to the draft, draftexpress.com, a third party NBA draft website, listed Jordan's strengths and weaknesses. A few strengths include "incredible physical specimen", "defensive potential", "incredible upside", and "freakish athlete". Some weaknesses include "not productive", "poor fundamentals", "mediocre footwork", and "high bust potential".^[8] The website also projected him to be picked at No. 16 by the Philadelphia 76ers.^[9] Other mock drafts had him projected to be picked at No. 10 by the New Jersey Nets or at No. 11 by the Indiana Pacers due to his attractive ability to run the floor.^[3] ESPN's Chad Ford had him going to the Memphis Grizzlies at pick No. 28 in the first round.^{[10][11][12][13]}

NBA career[link]

In the 2008 NBA Draft, he was selected at No. 35 by the Los Angeles Clippers.

Due to injuries among the Clippers' low post players, Jordan was pushed into the starting lineup for the January 19 game against the Timberwolves. In his first game as a starter, he recorded 6 blocks, 10 rebounds, and 8 points in 34 minutes of game play. In the January 21 game against the Lakers, he played for 43 minutes and recorded a career-high of 23 points. This included a rare feat of 10 dunks, which had only been accomplished by two players (Dwight Howard and Shaquille O'Neal) over the past 10 NBA seasons.^[14] Despite his performance, both games resulted in losses.^[15] On January 25, 2009, Jordan had 20 rebounds in just his 4th career start, joining Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan and Aaron Gray as only the fourth rookie to do so.

On December 11, 2011, Jordan signed an offer sheet with the Golden State Warriors reportedly worth $43 million for 4 years.^[16] However, one day later, Clippers decided to match the offer and keep him.^[17]

In the 2011-12 NBA season Jordan switched his jersey number from 9 to 6.^[18] On December 25, 2011, Jordan had a career high of 8 blocks against the Golden State Warriors in an opening day 105-86 victory.

NBA career statistics[link]

Regular season[link]

Playoffs[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: DeAndre Jordan

• College career statistics at ESPN
• Official Texas A&M bio

Brandon Heath
Background information
Birth name	Brandon Heath Knell
Born	(1978-07-21) July 21, 1978 (age 33)
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	CCM, pop, alternative CCM, acoustic
Occupations	Singer–songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Reunion
Website	brandonheath.net

Brandon Heath Knell is a contemporary Christian musician from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released three studio albums: Don't Get Comfortable (2006), What If We (2008) and "Leaving Eden" (2011). He is best known for the No. 1 "I'm Not Who I Was" and "Give Me Your Eyes". He was nominated four times at the Dove Awards of 2008 and won in the "New Artist of the Year" category. His second album was nominated for "Gospel Album of the Year" at the 51st Grammy Awards of 2009.

Heath began his career by writing songs as a teenager. His first independently released album, Early Stuff (2004), was a compilation of his earlier songwriting. Also after releasing Soldier in 2004, he signed with Reunion Records to release his first main studio album, Don't Get Comfortable, in late 2006. The album's first single, "Our God Reigns", received a Dove Award nomination in 2007. Heath's song "I'm Not Who I Was" became No. 1 single, staying on top of Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart for several weeks. It received two Dove nominations, including "Song of the Year". Heath returned in mid-2008 with a second project: What If We. The album's first single "Give Me Your Eyes" was released in July 2008 and ended the year as the second most-played song on R&R magazine's Christian CHR chart for 2008. The song received two GMA Dove Awards in 2009: "Song of the Year" and "Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year".

Early life[link]

Brandon Heath Knell was born in Nashville, Tennessee on July 21, 1978.^[1] His father was a police officer, and his mother was a hair dresser.^[2] His parents divorced when he was three years old, and Heath was raised by his divorced mother for five or six years before she remarried. Heath said that during his early life, he grew bitter towards his family, but in high school he decided to "[come] to the Lord because I wanted to learn how to forgive my dad for some mistakes that he made when I was younger. I had to forgive both of my parents for not sticking together." He was given a guitar as a Christmas gift at the age of 13, and around the same time he began writing his first songs.^[1] Heath was a choir member at his school, Hillsboro High School in Nashville, and was encouraged by his teacher to pursue music.^[3] He also expanded his spiritual horizons by going on faith missions to India and Ecuador, thus setting the table for the mix of religion and music that would soon fuel his professional life.^{[citation needed]}

Heath grew up nonreligiously, but was invited to the attend a Christian Young Life camp as a teenager.^[4] While attending the summer camp at age 16, Heath said he "heard about Jesus for the first time"; he said he never really went to church until attending the camp, and claimed that Young Life "showed me Christ and got me plugged in to a church".^[4] After high school, he became a leader for the camp and is still involved with Young Life across the United States.^[4] Heath attended Middle Tennessee State University and earned a BA in English.^[2] After his guitar was stolen in early 2000, he compiled a demo CD of his songs for sale to help pay for a new guitar.^[1]

Musical career[link]

Heath's original demo CD from 2000 was later released in 2004 as an independent album titled Early Stuff.^[1] During that year he released a second independent album, Soldier, which was produced by Chris Davis.^[1] Don't Get Comfortable The EP was independently released in 2005, containing five tracks that were later included on Heath's debut album.^[5]

[edit] Don't Get Comfortable

Heath's major label debut, Don't Get Comfortable, was released on September 5, 2006.^[6] His first radio single from the album was "Our God Reigns", which garnered a 2007 Dove Award nomination for Worship Song of the Year.^[7][8]

His second radio single, "I'm Not Who I Was", was released around early 2007 and was his first No. 1 song. It topped Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart for six consecutive weeks starting on July 4, 2007. The song was covered by Jason Castro (from American Idol) at Lakepoint Church.^[9] "Don't Get Comfortable", the title track from Heath's debut album, was also released as a single.^{[citation needed]}

At the 39th annual GMA Dove Awards, Heath was nominated for four Dove Awards, winning in the category for New Artist of the Year.^[10]

[edit] What If We

Brandon Heath toured as a guest on Aaron Shust's 30-city Whispered and Shouted tour from early to mid 2008.^[11] His second studio album, What If We, was released on August 19, 2008.^[12] The album's first single, "Give Me Your Eyes", was released in July 2008 and was his most commercially-successful song to date. It stayed at No. 1 on R&R's Christian CHR chart for 14 consecutive weeks from August to December 2008.^[13] It ended the year as 2008's second most played song in the CHR format.^[14] In 2009, his song "Wait and See" was released as the next single, and by August it placed at No5 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart.^[15] He guest-starred on Christian band Leeland's album Love Is on the Move, on the single "Follow You". In 2011, his Song "Sunrise" was used as the new theme song for Sunrise Communications AG, a Swiss telecommunications company.

[edit] Leaving Eden

Brandon has been supporting his recent studio album with a tour supporting MercyMe. The first single off of his 3rd studio album is "Your Love". Brandon Heath's 2011 release was produced by Dan Muckala who also co-wrote a handful of the songs along with Jason Ingram. Heath has been nominated for three Grammy Awards - Best Contemporary Christian Music Album (Leaving Eden), Best Gospel/Contemporary Music Performance ("Your Love"), and Best Contemporary Christian Music Song ("Your Love").^[16]

	"Your Love" (2010) noicon A 48-second sample of Brandon Heath's "Your Love" featuring second stanza and the chorus sung by Brandon Heath. The song became his third hit single in the US Christian Song.
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Other work[link]

Heath has partnered in songwriting with Bebo Norman and Matt Wertz, who was one of his roommates.^[8] He has written songs for Norman, Joy Williams and Christopher Williams. He has worked with Sevenglory on their 2007 album, Atmosphere. Heath also co-wrote the song 'Found By You' by Britt Nicole.

Heath was also featured in two songs on the Jars of Clay album The Shelter: "Small Rebellions" and "Shelter".

Personal life[link]

Brandon Heath moved to The Woodlands, Texas in 2008 and was a worship leader at The Woodlands United Methodist Church for a year.^{[citation needed]} He liked being a part of a grassroots ministry and once said that he "felt at home from the moment he stepped off the plane". He has since moved back to his home in Nashville to devote more time to his musical career and to be closer to family. He still considers Texas to be his second home and visits when he has the time.^[17] He currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee.

Carrie Underwood surprised her husband Mike Fisher by having Heath sing his song "Love Never Fails" for their first dance at their wedding.^[18] She had earlier told People Magazine that she was in love with Heath's voice.^[19]

Discography[link]

• Don't Get Comfortable (2006)
• What If We (2008)
• Leaving Eden (2011)

[edit] Awards and nominations

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website

Brandon Roy

No. 7
Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	(1984-07-23) July 23, 1984 (age 27) Seattle, Washington
Nationality	American
High school	Garfield HS (Seattle, Washington)
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
College	Washington (2002–2006)
NBA Draft	2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Pro career	2006–2011
Career history
2006–2011	Portland Trail Blazers
Career highlights and awards
NBA Rookie of the Year (2007) 3× NBA All-Star (2008–2010) All-NBA Second Team (2009) All-NBA Third Team (2010) NBA All-Rookie First Team (2007) Pac-10 Player of the Year (2006) All-Pac-10 First Team (2006)

Brandon Dawayne Roy (born July 23, 1984)^[1] is a retired American professional basketball player who played for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association. He was selected sixth in the 2006 NBA Draft, having completed four years playing for the Washington Huskies. In 2009, he served as the team's co-captain, along with LaMarcus Aldridge. His nickname was "B-Roy", but he was also referred to as "The Natural" by announcer Brian Wheeler.^[2][3] On December 10, 2011, Roy announced his retirement from basketball due to a degenerative knee condition.^[4][5]

Born in Seattle, Washington, Roy became known for his immediate impact on the Trail Blazers.^[6] Zach Randolph, then the team captain, was traded to the New York Knicks at the end of Roy's first season, which cleared the way for Roy to take on a leadership role on the team.^[1] Though hampered by an injured ankle, Roy won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award for 2006–07 in a near-unanimous vote. He played 57 games as a rookie and averaged 16.8 points per game in the 2006–07 season. He was selected as a reserve to the 2008 NBA All-Star Game,^[7] the 2009 NBA All-Star Game,^[8] and the 2010 NBA All-Star Game.^[9] Roy played the most minutes of any Western Conference player, and tied for the most points in the West in the 2008 game, and he played the most minutes of any player during the 2009 game.^[10]