Sam Smith
Sam Smith
Samuel F. Smith, Samuel Frederick Smith
Sam Smith was born on 19th May 1992 and grew up in a rural village on the border of Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, the nearest town being Bishops Stortford. They’re the oldest of three siblings and are said to be close to their younger sisters. Their mother is a successful City of London trader and their father a stay-at-home dad who brought up the children.
Smith showed an early talent for singing, and their parents responded by arranging singing lessons from the age of eight with professional jazz singer and songwriter, Joanna Eden. At the early age of seventeen, they left school to pursue their dream, living in a small one-bed flat and working in a London pub, but ended up isolated and beset by loneliness.
Sam knew they were gay, they said, for as long as they could remember. They suffered bullying at school and were shocked to find that even in London—close to gay communities—they were subjected to homophobic attacks. These negative experiences, combined with an inherently emotional nature, inform their songwriting and delivery. The soulful, beautifully rich tone of their voice and the subject of the lyrics ‘speak’ to many people and have led to their success.
- Too Good at Goodbyes
- Stay with Me
- I’m Not the Only One
- Pray
- Lay Me Down
- How Do You Sleep?
- Writing’s on the Wall
- Midnight Train
- Palace
- Fire on Fire
- Pray (Remix)
- To Die For
- HIM
- One Last Song
- Burning
- Diamonds
- Money on My Mind
- The Thrill of It All
- No Peace
- Say It First
- Scars
- Baby, You Make Me Crazy
- Nirvana
- Drowning Shadows