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Birth name | Samuel Frederick Smith[1] |
Born | London, England | 19 May 1992
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Years active | 2007–present |
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Website | samsmithworld |
Samuel Frederick "Sam" Smith OBE (born 19 May 1992)[2] is a British singer-songwriter. Smith became famous in October 2012 when the song "Latch" by Disclosure came out. In 2013, the single "Lay Me Down" was released. In 2014, Smith released the singles "Stay with Me" and "Money on My Mind" from the album In the Lonely Hour. This album became a major international success.
The 2015 song "Writing's on the Wall" was recorded for the 2015 James Bond movie Spectre. It won a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
In 2017, Smith released the album The Thrill of It All. The first single from the album. "Too Good at Goodbyes", received good reviews. It reached number one on United Kingdom music charts and number four on the Billboard Hot 100.
Smith was born in London. Smith came out as gay in May 2014[3] and non-binary in 2019.[4] They prefer to be referred to as “they/them”. [5]
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