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Sam Smith

Smith performing in Berlin in 2015

Background information

Birth name Samuel Frederick Smith

Born 19 May 1992

London, Un ited Kingdom

Genres Pop · soul · R&B

Occupation(s) Singer-song writer

Instruments Vocals

Years active 2007–prese nt

Labels Capitol

Associated

acts

Disclosure · Naughty Boy

Website samsmithworld.com

(http://samsmithworld.com)

Sam S mith (singer)From Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia

Samuel Frederick "Sam " Smith [1] (born 19 May

1992) [2] is an English singer-songwriter. He rose to fame

in October 2012 when he was featured on Disclosure'sbreakthrough single "Latch", which peaked at numberelev en on the UK Singles Chart. His subsequent f eature—on N aughty Boy's "La La La"—earned him his r stnum ber one single in May 2 013.

In D ecember 2013, he was nominated for the 201 4 BritCritics' Choice Award and t he BBC's So und of 2014

poll, [3][4] both of w hich he won. [5][6] He rel eased h isdebut studio album, In the Lonely Hour , in May 2014 on

Capi tol Records UK. [7] The lead single, "Lay M e Do wn",was released prior to "L a La La". The sec ond single,"Money on My Mind", became his second number one

sing le in the UK. [8] The album's third single, "Sta y withMe", was an inter national success, reaching number onein the UK and number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100,whil e the fourth sing le "I'm Not the O nly One" re achedthe top ve in both c ountries. The fth single, "Like ICan", re ach ed number nine in the UK.

In D ecember 2014, Smith was nominated for six GrammyAwards, and at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards inFebrua ry 2015 he won four : Best New Artist, "Stay withMe" for Record of the Year an d Song of the Year, and Inthe Lonely Hour for B est Pop Vocal Album. At the 2015Brit Awards, he won the awards for Br itish Brea kthroughAct and Global Success. For "Writing's on the Wall", thetheme for the James Bond lm S pectre , he won a GoldenGlobe Award and the Academy Award for Best OriginalSong.

Contents

1 Early life2 Music career

2.1 2012–13: Breakthrough2.2 2014–present: In the Lonely Hour and international success

3 Artistry

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4 Personal life5 Discography6 Tours7 Awards and nominations8 References9 External links

Early life

Smith was born in London, England, the son of Frederick Smith and Kate Cassidy, a broker. [2][9] He was an

alumnus of Youth Music Theatre UK and starred in their 2007 production of "Oh! Carol". [10] Before

entering the musical theatre, Smith had been in jazz bands. [11] For a number of years he studied singing and

songwriting under jazz pianist Joanna Eden. [12] He attended St Mary's Catholic School in Bishop's

Stortford. [13] He was a member of the Bishop's Stortford Junior Operatics (now Bishops Stortford Musical

Theatre Society) and the Cantate Youth Choir. [14]

Music career

2012–13: Breakthrough

Smith was featured on the Disclosure song "Latch", which was released on 8 October 2012 and peaked atNo. 11 on the UK Singles Chart. In February 2013, he released the rst single from his debut album, "LayMe Down". He was also featured on Naughty Boy's single "La La La". It was released on 19 May 2013 andpeaked at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. The same year, he released his rst EP Nirvana consisting of fourtracks. The rst song on the EP titled, "Safe with Me", is produced by Two Inch Punch and premiered onMistaJam's BBC Radio 1Xtra show on 24 July 2013. [15] The second song on the EP is titled "Nirvana" andis produced by Craze & Hoax and Jonathan Creek. The EP also includes Smith's acoustic solo version of

"Latch" and a live version of "I've Told You Now". [16] Smith released the Disclosure, Nile Rodgers, andJimmy Napes collaboration "Together" on 25 November 2013 as the only single from Settle: The Remixes .

2014–present: In the Lonely Hour and international success

The second single from his debut album, titled "Money on My Mind", was released on 16 February 2014. It

was announced on 16 December that Smith's debut studio album titled In the Lonely Hour would bereleased on 26 May 2014 through Capitol Records. [7] He describes the album as "all about unrequited love"

because he has never been loved back by any of his love interests. [17] The album reached number one in theUK Albums Chart and number two on the Billboard 200, and by 5 November it had become the second

biggest selling album of 2014 in the U.S. behind only 1989 by Taylor Swift. [18][19] In January 2015, In the

Lonely Hour was named the second best selling album of 2014 in the UK, behind x by Ed Sheeran. [20]

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Smith performing at Lollapalooza inBerlin, Germany, September 2015

A live version of album track "I've Told You Now", performed at St Pancras Old Church, was made

available for free download as part of an Amazon.com promotion on 27 December 2013. [21] The albumtrack "Make It To Me", co-written by Howard of Disclosure and Jimmy Napes, was made available for free

download as part of an iTunes Store promotion on 13 January 2014. [22] Smith went on his debut American

headlining tour in the Spring of 2014, with a setlist of primarily new material. [17]

On 20 January 2014, Smith made his American television debut performing "Latch" with Disclosure on

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon . He also performed on Saturday Night Live on 29 March 2014, performingthe gospel-tinged "Stay with Me" and an acoustic version of "Lay Me Down". [23][24][25] "Stay with Me"

reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. [26][27] Thefourth single from the album, "I'm Not the Only One", reached number three in the UK and number ve in

the U.S. [27]

In June 2014, Smith rst appeared on the cover of The Fader in its 92nd issue. [28] In August 2014, Smith's

single "Stay with Me" was named Variance Magazine's Song of Summer. [29] Smith performed "Stay With

Me" live at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards on 24 August at The Forum in Inglewood, California.[30]

On 15 November 2014, Smith joined the charity group Band Aid 30 along with other British and Irish popacts, recording the latest version of the track "Do They Know It's Christmas?" at Sarm West Studios in

Notting Hill, London, to raise money for the 2014 Ebola crisis in Western Africa. [31]

In 2015, it came to light that singer Tom Petty, noting similarities between "Stay with Me" and his 1989 hitsong "I Won't Back Down", had negotiated an out-of-court settlement with Smith in October 2014. Pettyand co-composer Jeff Lynne were awarded 12.5% of the royalties from "Stay with Me", and the names of Petty and Lynne joined James John Napier (known professionally as Jimmy Napes) in the ASCAP song

credit. [32]

At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, held on 8 February 2015, atthe Staples Center in Los Angeles, Smith performed "Stay with Me"and also received four Grammy Awards: Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year (for "Stay with Me") and Best Pop

Vocal Album (for In the Lonely Hour ).[33] At the 2015 Brit Awardsheld at The O2 Arena in London on 25 February, Smith performed"Lay Me Down", and won the Brit Awards for British Breakthrough

Act, and Global Success. [34]

In March 2015, "Lay Me Down" was re-released as the sixth singlefrom the album, peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100

(Smith's third US top 10 single). [35] The same month, Smithrecorded another version of the song, featuring John Legend, for the British charity telethon Comic Relief,

which reached number one in the UK. [36] At the 2015 Billboard Music Awards on 17 May, Smith received

three Billboard Awards: Top Male Artist, Top New Artist, and Top Radio Songs Artist. [37] Smith features on

Disclosure's single "Omen" which was released on 27 July 2015. [38]

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On 8 September 2015, Smith conrmed that he and Jimmy Napes had composed "Writing's on the Wall",

the theme song to Spectre , the 24th James Bond lm. [39] The song was released on 25 September 2015 and

became the rst James Bond theme to reach number one in the UK. [40] On 19 October, Smith was presentedwith two Guinness World Records —one for recording the rst James Bond theme song to go to number onein the UK, and another for scoring the most consecutive weeks in the UK top 10 by a debut album ( In the

Lonely Hour ).[40] At the 73rd Golden Globe Awards on 10 January 2016, Smith received the Award for Best

Original Song for "Writing's on the Wall". [41] On 14 January, the song earned Smith an Academy Award

nomination for Best Original Song. [42] In the nominations for the 2016 Brit Awards announced on 14

January, the song was among the nominees for Best British Video. [43] Smith performed "Writing's on theWall" at the Academy Awards on 28 February and, along with Napes, collected the prize for Best Original

Song. [44]

Artistry

Smith cites Adele and Amy Winehouse as his main inuences. [45][46] In an interview with Rolling Stone ,

Smith cited Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey as the greatest R&B voices. [47][48] The singer also listsChristina Aguilera, Beyoncé and Lady Gaga as inuences. Smith said about a diva quality to his voice:

"It's all I listened to. I actually didn't listen to male vocalists until about two years ago. I just

listened to Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan. Massive voices." [49]

Personal life

In May 2014, Smith revealed to the public that he is gay. He acknowledged a relationship—since ended—

with actor and model Jonathan Zeizel. [50][51] At the 2015 Grammy Awards, where he won four categories,he said, "I want to thank the man who this record is about, who I fell in love with last year. Thank you so

much for breaking my heart because you got me four Grammys!". [52]

In an interview with 4Music, Smith discussed his struggles with obsessive–compulsive disorder. "I actuallyhave OCD really bad, and it's getting a bit worse at the moment", he said. "I have to check taps... before I

leave the house, to make sure I've checked everything in case it oods." [53] He is a third-cousin of singer

Lily Allen and actor Ale Allen. [54] He's also the godfather of close friend and collaborator Jimmy Napes'son Jackson. [55] Smith is a feminist. [56]

On February 28, 2016, Smith received an Oscar for Best Original Song. In his acceptance speech, Mr. Smithclaimed that he may have been the rst openly gay person to win an Oscar. This was quickly discredited by

openly gay recipient Dustin Lance Black, [57] one of many openly gay men to have won an Oscar. [58]

Discography

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In the Lonely Hour (2014)

Tours

In the Lonely Hour Tour (2015)

Awards and nominations

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