Sam Smith

Imwielda fil-19 ta 'Mejju, 1992, f'Londra, l-Ingilterra, Sam Smith trabba f'Great Chishill, Cambridgeshire. Il-ġenituri tagħhom, truck driver u greengrocer missier u banker omm, rikonoxxew il-talent vokali ta 'Smith f'eta 'mbiegel. Smith attendew Thomas More Primary School u aktar tard ingħaqdu ma 'Youth Music Theatre UK, fejn dehru fil-produzzjoni tal-2007 ta' "Oh! Carol," musical li juri l-mużika ta 'Neil Sedaka.

L-ewwel waqfa sinifikanti ta 'Smith fl-industrija mużikali waslet fl-2012 meta ħadmu ma 'house duo Disclosure fuq it-trakk "Latch." Il-batuta elettronika effervescenti tal-kanzunetta marret ma 'vokali falsetto likwidi ta 'Smith, wasslet għas-suċċess kummerċjali tagħha, li waslet numru ħdax fuq il-grafik tal-kanzunetti tal-IRK. Dan is-suċċess kien segwit minn feature oħra, din id-darba fuq "La La La," ta 'Naughty Boy, li saret single numru waħda fl-IRK f'Mejju 2013.

F'Majju 2014, Smith ħarġu l-ewwel album studio tagħhom, "In the Lonely Hour," permezz ta 'Capitol Records. L-album kien suċċess kummerċjali u kritiku, bil-lead single "Lay Me Down" u rilassi sussegwenti "Money on My Mind" u "Stay with Me" jiksbu suċċess ta 'quċċata tal-grafiki. "Stay with Me" kien partikolarment notevoli, li wasal numru waħda fl-IRK u numru tlieta fuq il-Billboard Hot 100 tal-Istati Uniti. It-temi tal-album kienu profondament personali għal Smith, li identifikaw bħala gay fl-epoka u aktar tard ħargu bħala non-binari. Il-kanzunetti kienu ispirati minn rejection romantika li Smith kienet esperjenzat, żieda saff ta 'profondità emozzjonali għall-album.

Smith's accolades began to accumulate rapidly after the release of "In the Lonely Hour." At the 2015 Grammy Awards, the album was named Best Pop Vocal Album, and "Stay with Me" won Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Smith was also deemed Best New Artist. However, the year also brought controversy when musician Tom Petty noted melodic similarities between "Stay with Me" and his 1989 single "I Won't Back Down." The issue was quickly resolved out of court, with Petty expressing goodwill toward Smith.

F'Novembru 2017, Smith ħarġu t-tieni album studio tagħhom, "The Thrill of It All," li debbiet fuq quċċata tal-grafiki tal-album tal-IRK u tal-Istati Uniti. Il-lead single, "Too Good at Goodbyes," waslet numru waħda fl-IRK u Awstralja u numru erba 'fl-Istati Uniti. L-album kompla jesplora t-temi tal-imħabba u t-telf, ikisser Smith komparazzjonijiet ma 'ikoniċi crooners bħal Frank Sinatra u artisti kontemporanji bħal Adele.

In 2019, Smith announced their non-binary identity and adopted the pronouns "they/them." This personal revelation did not slow down their musical output. In 2022, Smith released a single titled "Unholy" with Kim Petras, which became their first number one single in the US and won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Their fourth studio album, "Gloria," was released in 2023.

Aktar reċentement, fl-19 ta 'Ottubru, 2023, Smith ħadmu ma ' Charli XCX fuq kanzunetta ġdida titolata "In the City." Il-kanzunetta teskori t-tema ta 'ksib ta 'konnessjonijiet ġenwini permezz ta 'lejls selvaġi u partijiet f'postijiet maġiċi. Din l-aħħar xogħol żied saff ieħor għan-narrazzjoni mużikali u personali evolvjenti ta 'Smith, isolidifikaw posthom bħala wieħed mill-artisti l-aktar kompromessi ta 'ġenerazzjoni tagħhom.