Sam Smith - Bio, Net Worth, Height

ORIGIN
Sam Smith is a Grammy Award-winning English singer and songwriter. They are known for songs like “Stay with Me”, “I’m Not the Only One” and “Too Good at Goodbyes”. Their discography includes the albums In the Lonely Hour (2014), The Thrill of It All (2017), and Love Goes (2020). Samuel Frederick Smith was born on May 19, 1992, in London, England. Their parents are Frederick Smith and Kate Cassidy. Smith has two sisters, Lily and Mabel. Smith is a third cousin of Lily Allen and Alfie Allen. Smith attended St Mary’s Catholic School in Bishop’s Stortford. They also studied at the Youth Music Theatre UK and was a member of the Bishops Stortford Musical Theatre Company.

CAREER
Smith started out doing a mix of music and theater. They sang in choirs and performed in jazz bands and musical theater. Their early influences include artists like Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Chaka Khan. In 2009, their mom was fired from her banking job after allegedly promoting Smith’s music on company time. Smith gained early recognition after they were featured on the 2012 single “Latch” by the duo Disclosure. The song peaked at #11 on the UK Singles Chart and #7 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Smith followed up with their debut single “Lay Me Down” in February 2013. Later that year Smith was featured on Naughty Boy’s song “La La La” from the album Hotel Cabana (2013). It became their first #1 hit single in the UK. Smith’s debut EP, Nirvana, was released in October 2013. It includes an acoustic version of “Latch”.

Smith’s debut studio album, In the Lonely Hour, was released in May 2014 by Capitol Records. It topped charts in several countries including the UK, Australia, and Ireland. It charted at #2 on the US Billboard 200. The album sold more than 12 million copies worldwide and was certified 7x Platinum in the UK. It produced the hit singles “Money on My Mind” and “Stay With Me”. The album won 4 Grammy Awards, including Best Pop Vocal Album and Song of the Year. Smith won the 2015 Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act. They picked up 3 awards at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards. Their 2015 single “Writings on the Wall” won the Golden Globe Award and the Oscar for Best Original Song. The song was written by Jimmy Napes. It was used as the theme for the James Bond film Spectre (2015) starring Daniel Craig.

Smith’s second album, The Thrill of It All, was released in November 2017 via Capitol Records. It was led by the singles “Too Good at Goodbyes”, “One Last Song”, “Pray” and “Baby, You Make Me Crazy.” Their third studio album, Love Goes, arrived in October 2020. The project was originally titled “To Die For”, but was renamed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Love Goes peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200. It features Burna Boy on the 4th track “My Oasis.”

PERSONAL
Sam Smith stands 6ft 2in tall and they are of English descent. Their net worth is estimated at 45 million USD. Smith came out as gay in May 2014. Their debut album was about a guy they fell in love with that didn’t love them back. They dated 13 Reasons Why Actor Brandon Flynn from 2017 to 2018. Smith came out as genderqueer in October 2017 and more recently as non-binary in September 2019. They use gender pronouns they/them.

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