Kota Banks was born in 1994 Sydney Australia , as Jessica Mimi Porfiri , in Sydney . She spent her late childhood and teens in Florence , a formative time that shaped her identity and connection to her heritage . Banks has been singing since the age of 9 . She returned to Sydney . Her debut single , " N.F.F.A. " , was issued in 2016 and was co-written by Banks with Lee Chew ( or Toby Chew-Lee ) and Cameron Nacson . It was produced by the duo as MOZA . Troy Mutton of '' Pile Rats '' described how she , " dabbles in some seriously fun electronic-pop " , where her single is a , " bold track both production-wise and lyrically , catchy as and slotting right alongside artists such as Nicole Millar , Jess Kent and Danish artist MØ . " Her second single , " Holiday " , appeared in 2017 , which was co-written with Danny Omerhodic , who produced the track for NLV Records , as Swick . " Empty Streets " featuring MOZA , was her next single in that year , which was also co-written with Chew and Nacson . For the Junior Eurovision Song Contest of 2017 , Banks , Chew and Nacson , with Chloe Papandrea , co-wrote Australia 's entry , " Speak Up " . It was performed by Isabella Clarke in Tiblisi , where Clarke finished third
Tiblisi
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Kota Banks