Manon

Manon Bannerman is a Swiss-Ghanaian member of the global girl group KATSEYE, which HYBE and Geffen Records built through the competition series The Debut: Dream Academy in 2023. She had worked as a model and digital content creator before she was personally chosen for the training program. The group has released the EPs SIS (Soft Is Strong) and Beautiful Chaos, earned two Grammy nominations, and performed at the 2026 ceremony. In February 2026 the group announced that Manon would take a temporary hiatus from group activities. She then told fans on Weverse that she was healthy and okay, and in April she said talks with HYBE and Geffen were going well.

Where they grew up

Reporting describes Manon as Swiss-Ghanaian, and a 2025 profile contrasts her current life in Los Angeles with Zurich, Switzerland, which implies her roots are there, though no page names a hometown outright. Before the group, she worked as a model and as a digital content creator. She has recalled a core childhood memory shared by her bandmates of performing in front of the mirror with a hairbrush as a microphone. HYBE and Geffen personally picked her for their secretive training program, which led to Dream Academy and the KATSEYE lineup in November 2023.

Birth details: kpopping.com