Samuel Frederick Smith is an English singer and songwriter. After rising to prominence in October 2012 by featuring on Disclosure’s breakthrough single “Latch”, which peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart.
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 their second number-one single in the UK.
The third single, “Stay with Me”, was internationally successful, reaching number one in the UK and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, while subsequent singles “I’m Not the Only One” and “Like I Can” reached the top ten in the UK.
The album won four awards, at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, including Best Pop Vocal Album, Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and nominations for Album of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.
Did Sam Smith win American Idol?
No, there is no information on Sam Smith ever competing in American Idol. 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, Smith released the first single from their debut album, “Lay Me Down”, and later in the year 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.
Smith’s first EP Nirvana was released the following year. The first song on the EP, titled “Safe with Me”, is produced by Two Inch Punch and was the first broadcast on MistaJam’s BBC Radio 1Xtra show on 24 July 2013.
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”.
Smith released the Disclosure, Nile Rodgers, and Jimmy Napes collaboration “Together” on 25 November 2013 as the only single from Settle: The Remixes.