Sam Smith

At 31 years old, Sam Smith has this physical status:

Samuel Frederick Smith (born 19 May 1992) is an English singer and songwriter who rose to fame in October 2012 after being featured on Disclosure's breakthrough single "Latch", which peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart.

Their subsequent feature—on Naughty Boy's "La La La"— became a number one single in May 2013.

In December 2013, Smith was nominated for the 2014 Brit Critics' Choice Award and the BBC's Sound of 2014 poll, winning both.Smith's debut studio album, In the Lonely Hour, was released in May 2014 on Capitol Records UK. The album's lead single, "Lay Me Down", was released prior to "La La La".

The album's second single, "Money on My Mind", became Smith's second number one single in the UK. The album's third single, "Stay with Me", was an international success, reaching number one in the UK and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, while the fourth single "I'm Not the Only One" reached the top five in both countries.

The fifth single, "Like I Can", reached number nine in the United Kingdom.

They made their United States debut on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, followed by a performance on Saturday Night Live in March 2014. In December 2014, Smith was nominated for six Grammy Awards, and at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2015 they won four: Best New Artist, "Stay with Me" for Record of the Year and Song of the Year, and In the Lonely Hour for Best Pop Vocal Album.

At the 2015 Brit Awards, they won the awards for British Breakthrough Act and Global Success.

At the 2015 Billboard Music Awards, Smith received three Billboard Awards: Top Male Artist, Top New Artist, and Top Radio Songs Artist.

Their musical achievements have also led them to be mentioned twice in the Guinness World Records.For their and Jimmy Napes' song "Writing's on the Wall", the theme for the James Bond film Spectre (2015), Smith won the Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Their second studio album, The Thrill of It All, was released in November 2017, and debuted atop the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200.

The lead single, "Too Good at Goodbyes", reached number one in the UK and Australia and number four in the US.

Early life

Samuel Frederick Smith was born on 19 May 1992 in London to Frederick Smith and broker Kate Cassidy, grew up in Great Chishill, Cambridgeshire and attended Thomas More Primary School in the village. They were bullied for "having breasts" as a child and had liposuction at age 12.

As part of Youth Music Theatre UK, Smith appeared in the troupe's 2007 production of Oh! Carol, a musical featuring the music of Neil Sedaka. Before entering the musical theatre, they had been in jazz bands. While studying singing and songwriting under jazz pianist Joanna Eden for a number of years, Smith attended St Mary's Catholic School in Bishop's Stortford and was a member of the Bishop's Stortford Junior Operatics (now Bishops Stortford Musical Theatre Society) and the Cantate Youth Choir.

Personal life

In May 2014, Smith came out to the public as gay and acknowledged a relationship—since ended—with actor and model Jonathan Zeizel. At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards when "Stay with Me" won an award for Record of the Year, they 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!" In October 2017, Smith stated that their latest album, The Thrill of It All, showed "the gay guy I've become". In September 2017, Smith revealed a relationship with actor Brandon Flynn in an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. In June 2018, it was announced that Smith and Flynn had split after nine months of dating.

In October 2017, Smith came out as genderqueer, saying, "I feel just as much a woman as I am a man" and speaking of a period in their youth where they "didn't own a piece of male clothing and would wear full makeup while attending school". In September 2019, they announced a decision to come out as non-binary and change their gender pronouns to they/them, stating, "After a lifetime of being at war with my gender I've decided to embrace myself for who I am, inside and out..."

Smith is the third cousin of singer Lily Allen and actor Alfie Allen. Smith is the godparent of close friend and collaborator Jimmy Napes's son.

Smith identifies as a feminist.

Smith has struggled with body image issues since their preteen years and has been open about this in interviews.

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Music career

"Bad Day All Week" and "When It's Alright" were Smith's two singles before 2010.

Smith appeared on the Disclosure album "Latch," which was released on October 8, 2012, and topped at No. 67 on October 8, 2012. On the UK Singles Chart, 11 of the 11 names are on the chart. Smith's debut album, "Lay Me Down," was released in February 2013, and "La La La" was released later this year. It was launched on 19 May 2013 and hit No. 1 on the charts, which reached its high point. The UK Singles Chart ranks No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. The following year, Smith's first EP Nirvana was released. Both Inch Punch's "Safe with Me" is the first song on the EP and was first broadcast on MistaJam's BBC Radio 1Xtra show on July 24, 2013. Craze & Hoax and Jonathan Creek's second song on the EP is called "Nirvana" and it is produced by Craze & Hoax and Jonathan Creek. Smith's acoustic solo version of "Latch" as well as a live version of "I've Told You Now" are included in the EP. On November 25, 2013, Smith, Nile Rodgers, and Jimmy Napes' "Together" became Settle's only single. Remixes is a documentary.

On February 16, 2014, Smith's second single, titled "Money on My Mind," was released. Smith's debut studio album, titled In the Lonely Hour, was announced on December 16th. Capitol Records will have it on May 26, 2014. Smith characterized the album as "all about unrequited love" derived from personal experience, not being embraced by any previous love interests. The album debuted on the UK Albums Chart and number two on the Billboard 200, and by 5 November, it had become the second biggest selling album in the United States after 1989 by Taylor Swift. In January 2015, In the Lonely Hour was the second best selling album in the United Kingdom, behind x by Ed Sheeran. On December 27, 2013, Amazon.com released a live version of album track "I've Told You Now," which was performed at St Pancras Old Church as part of a Amazon.com campaign. On January 13, 2014, the album song "Make It To Me," co-written by Howard of Disclosure and Jimmy Napes, was released as a free download as part of an iTunes Store promotion. Smith went on their first American headlining tour in the second quarter of 2014, with a setlist of mainly new content.

Smith appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on January 20, 2014, making their American television debut on "Latch" with Disclosure. Smith appeared on Saturday Night Live on March 29, 2014, performing the gospel-tinged "Stay with Me" and an acoustic version of "Lay Me Down." "Stay with Me" climbed to number one on the UK Singles Chart and at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, the best-selling song on the UK Singles Chart and second on the US Billboard Hot 100. "I'm Not the Only One," the album's fourth single, debuted at number three in the United Kingdom and number five in the United States, ranking third in the UK and number five in the United States.

Smith appeared in The Fader's 92nd issue in June 2014. Variance Magazine's Song of Summer selected their single "Stay with Me" in August 2014. On August 24, Smith appeared "Stay With Me" live at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards in Inglewood, California. They joined the charity group Band Aid 30 alongside other British and Irish pop artists on November 15, 2014, releasing the new iteration of "Do They Know It's Christmas" on November 15th. The 2014 Ebola outbreak in Western Africa is being raised at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London.

It came to light in 2015 that singer Tom Petty, citing similarities between "Stay with Me" and his 1989 hit song "I Won't Back Down," had mediated an out-of-court settlement with Smith. Petty and co-composer Jeff Lynne received 12.5 percent of the royalties from "Stay with Me" and Petty and Lynne's names were among the ASCAP's top performers, as Jimmy Napes. Smith performed "Stay with Me" and received four Grammy Awards (for "In the Lonely Hour) at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, which were held in Los Angeles on February 8, 2015; for "Stay with Me") and Best Pop Vocal Album. They performed "Lay Me Down" and were named Best Buy At The O2 Arena in London on February 25th, 2015, and gained the British Breakthrough Act and Global Achievement at the 2015 British Academy of British & International Success.

"Lay Me Down" was re-released as the album's sixth single, peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 2015 (Smith's third US top ten single). Smith released another version of the song starring John Legend in the British charity telethon Comic Relief, which debuted at number one in the United Kingdom in the first month. Smith received three Billboard Awards on May 17: Top Male Artist, Top New Artist, and Top Radio Songs Artist. They appeared on Disclosure's single "Omen," which was released on July 27, 2015.

Smith and Jimmy Napes announced on September 8th that they had written "Writing on the Wall," the theme song to Spectre, the 24th James Bond film. On September 25, 2015, the first James Bond theme to reach number one in the United Kingdom. Smith was awarded two Guinness World Records, one for recording the first James Bond theme song to reach number one in the United Kingdom and another for the longest week in the UK top ten by a debut song, In the Lonely Hour.

On January 10, 2016, they were voted Best Original Song for "Writing's on the Wall" at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards. Smith received the Academy Award for Best Original Song on January 14th. The song was listed in the Best British Video category in the 2016 Brit Awards, which were announced on January 14th. On February 28, Smith performed "Writing's on the Wall" at the Academy Awards, and Napes and Napes shared the award for Best Original Song. Smith referred to an essay by Ian McKellen before the awards ceremony that said that no openly gay man had been given an Oscar for Best Actor; Smith misquoted McKellen as saying that no gay man in general had won an Oscar. Dustin Lance Black, a openly gay man, was quickly discrediting Smith's work, but McKellen said the mistake "didn't detract" from his work.

Smith also posted a video of themself in the studio recording new music in 2016, leading to the release of their second studio album. Smith was reported to be working with Adam Lambert on new content in late 2016. Smith's second album would be released in September 2017 and had collaborated with long collaborator Jimmy Napes and Naughty Boy in early 2017. Smith was reportedly in studio sessions with classical crossover band Clean Bandit, recording on a new "comeback single" in April 2017. They had worked on songs for Smith's upcoming album, as well as Clean Bandit, record producer Timbaland, and singer Frances.

Smith's latest single, "Too Good at Goodbyes," debuted on the United Kingdom and ranked fifth on the US Billboard Hot 100, on September 8th. The Thrill of It All's second studio album, which debuted at the top of the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200, becoming their first number one album in the United States. Smith began The Thrill of It All Tour, which toured Europe, North America, Asia, New Zealand, and Australia on March 20, 2018. "Pray" was released by the Associated Artist Logic on March 27, 2018. On August 17, the singer appeared on Calvin Harris' new album "Promises" as the main vocalist. Smith's seventh number one on the UK Singles Chart and the first top song on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart. The Watership Down soundtrack also included "Fire on Fire" by the band.

Smith recorded the song "Dancing with a Stranger" with Normani in January 2019, and it debuted as a top-ten in the United Kingdom, the United States, and other countries. Smith performed a medley of songs with Calvin Harris, Rag'n'Bone Man, and Dua Lipa at the 2019 British Brit Awards held at the O2 Arena in London in February. Mike Adam, the current 102.7 radio host, released the song "How Do You Sleep" on July 6, 2019. The company's Twitter account is shared. Smith announced on social media on the 9th of July that a new announcement would be made the following day. The pre-order link went live on July 10th, and the company announced and posted a clip of the song later the same day.

Smith expressed trepidation about his forthcoming debut in October 2019. The singer also revealed that their new album would have fewer ballads and a slew of poppies in the style of their previous two singles. Smith told Sang, "I feel like I have recently revealed a face of myself or for my family and friends." "I told everyone about it, and everyone loved it." It's almost given me permission to do what I've always wanted to do but was always afraid to do, which is pop music." Following a 2018 partnership with Calvin Harris called "Promises," the singer also revealed that he was inspired to write new music. "I just got right back to the studio and started to write," they said. "I caught this wind and started riding this wave, and I haven't stopped writing since."

Smith announced on February 13 that a new studio album, then titled To Die For, was set to be released on May 1st. Smith revealed on March 30 that due to the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, they would delay the release of their third album and making some minor tweaks to the album track list and the name, as they continue to work on it. However, they did predict that it would be announced sometime in 2020. On April 16, the collaboration with American singer Demi Lovato was announced on the 16th of April and charted well in the top 40 of many nations. Smith's Coldplay "Fix You" was published on July 6th. They had performed the song for the first time in May for the iHeartRadio Living Room Series. They announced a new single, "Diamonds," on September 17th, and then announced the new name for their third album, Love Goes, which was released on October 30. They announced on September 29th that they would be performing a livestream concert from Abbey Road Studios in London on October 30th, their first live performance of 2020. The concert featured guest appearances by British actress Jade Anouka on "My Oasis" and singer Labrinth on "Love Goes" as well as a cover version of "Time After Time," which earned accolades from the song's original singer and writer Cyndi Lauper. On 19 March 2021, Love Goes: Live at Abbey Road Studios was recorded and released as a live album. Smith also produced a cover of "You Will Be Found" in collaboration with Summer Walker on the soundtrack album of Dear Evan Hansen's 2021 film version. In addition to the closing credits of the film itself, their version of the song appears in the closing credits.

Smith and German singer Kim Petras collaborated on a song titled "Unholy," with Petras describing it as "the best song" she has been a member of. It became the first single from Smith's fourth studio album Gloria, debuting in the United Kingdom, Australia, and other markets.

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