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Sam Smith
Born
19 May 1992
London, United Kingdom
Genres
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments
Vocals
Years active
2007present
Labels
Capitol
Associated
acts
Website
samsmithworld.com
(http://samsmithworld.com)
Contents
1 Early life
2 Music career
2.1 201213: Breakthrough
2.2 2014present: In the Lonely Hour and international success
3 Artistry
4 Personal life
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Discography
Tours
Awards and nominations
References
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
201213: Breakthrough
Smith was featured on the Disclosure song "Latch", which was released on 8 October 2012 and peaked at
No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart. In February 2013, he released the rst single from his debut album, "Lay
Me Down". He was also featured on Naughty Boy's single "La La La". It was released on 19 May 2013 and
peaked at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. The same year, he released his rst EP Nirvana consisting of four
tracks. The rst song on the EP titled, "Safe with Me", is produced by Two Inch Punch and premiered on
MistaJam's BBC Radio 1Xtra show on 24 July 2013.[15] The second song on the EP is titled "Nirvana" and
is 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, and
Jimmy Napes collaboration "Together" on 25 November 2013 as the only single from Settle: The Remixes.
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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 album
track "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, performing
the 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] The
fourth 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 pop
acts, 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 hit
song "I Won't Back Down", had negotiated an out-of-court settlement with Smith in October 2014. Petty
and 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, at
the 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 Awards
held 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 single
from the album, peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100
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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 presented
with two Guinness World Recordsone for recording the rst James Bond theme song to go to number one
in 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 the
Wall" 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 lists
Christina Aguilera, Beyonc 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 relationshipsince 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 obsessivecompulsive disorder. "I actually
have 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. Smith
claimed 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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"Readers Select 2014 Songs of Summer". Variancemagazine.com. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
"Sam Smith Is Performing at the 2014 VMAs And Tears Are Unavoidable". Retrieved 20 August 2014.
"Band Aid 30: One Direction among celebrity line-up". Telegraph. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 6 December
2014.
"Update: Tom Petty awarded songwriting royalties for Sam Smiths "Stay With Me" Consequence of Sound".
Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
"Grammy Awards: Sam Smith wins four prizes" (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31164562).
BBC. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
"Brit Awards 2015: Winners list" (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30839967). BBC. Retrieved 26
February 2015.
Trust, Gary (18 March 2015). "Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars Lead Hot 100; Sam Smith, Fetty Wap Hit Top 10".
Billboard. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
"Sam Smith scores double number one in the UK charts" (http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/31902835). BBC.
Retrieved 20 March 2015
"Billboard Music Awards 2015: See the Full Winners List". Billboard. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
"Disclosure and Sam Smith Connect On "Omen" ". 27 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
BBC News reporter (8 September 2015). "Sam Smith records Bond's Spectre theme tune". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved
8 September 2015.
"Sam Smith's Stay With Me named song of the year". BBC. 20 October 2015.
"Golden Globes 2016: The Revenant wins top three awards". BBC. 11 January 2015.
Ford, Rebecca (14 January 2016). "Oscar Nominations: The Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter
(Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved 22 January 2016.
"Brit Awards 2016: The nominations". BBC News Online. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
Copsey, Rob (29 February 2016). "Sam Smith wins Oscar for his James Bond Spectre theme song". Ofcial
Charts Company. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
" "I Look Up To Her" Sam Smith On Being Inspired By Adele". Retrieved 12 December 2014.
"This Week's Fresh Music" (17 May 2014). 4Music. Retrieved 28 July 2015
"Sam Smith Breaks Down 10 Great R&B Voices". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
"Sam Smith: 5 Fact Facts About The 2015 Grammy Winner". International Business Times. Retrieved 21 January
2016.
"BBC Sound of 2014: Sam Smith". BBC News.
"Sam Smith Opens Up About Being Gay, Reveals Album Is About a Guy Who Didn't Love Him Back".
Retrieved 28 May 2014.
"Sam Smith conrms break-up on stage in Toronto". BBC. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
Sam Smith's acceptance speeches (http://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Sam-Smith-Grammys-AcceptanceSpeeches-2015-36819757#photo-36819757). Popsugar.com. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
"Sam Smith: 5 things you don't know about me". 4Music. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
"Nick Grimshaw and BBC Sound of winner Sam Smith joke about Lily Allen's 'big mouth' ". New Musical
Express. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
Smith, Sam (15 March 2015). "Instagram". Instagram.
Iannacci, Elio (16 January 2015). "The Interview: Grammy winner Sam Smith". Maclean's. Retrieved
20 November 2015.
"Sam Smith Gaffes at Oscars with Misinformed Acceptance Speech, Shaky Performance". Music Times. 201602-29. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
Joseph, Yonette (2016-02-29). "Sam Smith, the Only Openly Gay Oscar Winner? Not Really". The New York
Times. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
External links
Ofcial website (http://samsmithworld.com)
Prole (http://www.samsmithsinger.com),
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Succeededby
Pharrell Williams
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