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.
Where is Sam Smith now?
Sam Smith is currently preparing for his upcoming UK & Europe headline tour to celebrate their fourth studio album, Gloria, dropping 27th January 2023.
Sam’s upcoming 13-track record, Gloria will be their boldest statement yet and comes off the back of the huge success of lead single, Unholy.
The megahit featuring Kim Petras has surpassed 200 million Spotify streams and remained on top of the Spotify and Apple Music global charts since the day of release.
Unholy is Sam’s eighth number 1 smash and sits amongst only three artists to debut at number 1 this year on the UK Official Charts.
With a highly in-demand album, globe-straddling number 1 hit and exciting live plot, 2023 is undeniably going to be the year of Sam Smith.