PERSON: Sam Smith

Self-employed

Singer-songwriter

Samuel Frederick “Sam” Smith (born 19 May 1992) is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame in October 2012 when he was featured on Disclosure’s breakthrough single “Latch,” which peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. His subsequent feature—on Naughty Boy’s “La La La”—earned him his first number 1 single in May 2013.

In December 2013, he was nominated for the 2014 BRIT Critics’ Choice Award and the BBC’s Sound of 2014 poll, both of which he won. He released his debut studio album, In the Lonely Hour, in May 2014 on Capitol Records. The lead single, “Lay Me Down,” was released prior to “La La La”. The second single was “Money on My Mind” which became his second number one single in the UK. The album’s third single, “Stay with Me,” was an international success, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart and number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, while the fourth single “I’m Not the Only One” reached the top five in both countries. Fifth single “Like I Can” reached number nine in the UK.

In December 2014, Smith was nominated for six Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, “Stay with Me” for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, and In the Lonely Hour for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album.

— Wikipedia