Sam Smith | |
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![]() Sam Smith performing at Royale in Boston, USA on August 5, 2013 | |
Background information | |
Born | Bishops Stortford, England, United Kingdom | 19 May 1992
Genres | Pop, dance |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1996–present |
Website | samsmithworld |
Sam Smith (born 19 May 1992) is a British singer/songwriter. In October 2012 he featured on Disclosure's single "Latch" which peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart. In May 2013 he featured on Naughty Boy's single "La La La". The song entered at the top of the UK Singles Chart.
He went to St.Thomas More Primary school and studied at St Mary's Catholic School Secondary, Bishops Stortford.[citation needed]
In October 2012 Sam Smith featured on Disclosure's single "Latch", the single was released on October 8, 2012 and peaked to number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. In February 2013 he released his debut single "Lay Me Down". In May 2013 he featured on Naughty Boy's single "La La La". The single was released on 19 May 2013 and entered at number one on the UK Singles Chart.[citation needed] He will release an EP this summer consisting of four tracks. The first, titled "Safe With Me", is produced by Two Inch Punch and premiered on MistaJam's BBC Radio 1Xtra show on 24 July 2013.[1] 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".[2] Smith released the Disclosure, Nile Rodgers and Jimmy Napes collaboration "Together" on 25 November 2013, as the only single from Settle (Special Edition). Smith won the BRIT Critics' Choice Award 2014. The debut single from his debut album, titled "Money on My Mind", will be released on 16 February 2014.
Title | EP details |
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Nirvana |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
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UK [3] | |||||||||||||||||
2013 | "Lay Me Down"[4] | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||||||
"Together" (with Disclosure, Nile Rodgers and Jimmy Napes) |
135 | ||||||||||||||||
2014 | "Money on My Mind" | — | — | ||||||||||||||
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
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UK [5] |
AUS [6] |
BEL [7] |
DEN [8] |
FRA [9] |
GER [10] |
NL [11] |
SCO [12] |
SWI [13] | |||||||||
2012 | "Latch"[14] (Disclosure featuring Sam Smith) |
11 | 49 | 22 | 39 | 132 | — | 80 | 22 | — | Settle | ||||||
2013 | "La La La"[15] (Naughty Boy featuring Sam Smith) |
1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Hotel Cabana | ||||||
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. |