Sam Smith, an English singer-songwriter, is known for his soulful songs and performances. They have released two studio albums. Smith has won four Grammy and single Academy Awards. In 2017, they released his single Too Good at Goodbyes debuted at number one in the United Kingdom and number five on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Early Life and Education
Samuel Frederick "Sam" Smith was born on 19 May 1992, in London, England. They were born to father Frederick Smith and mother Kate Ca s sidy, a banker. They are of British nationality with Caucasian ethnicity.
A natural singer, Smith started performing as a child, but they hit the media in 2009 when his mother was fired after allegedly promoting her 15-year-old son's singing career during company time.
They are a graduate of Youth Music Theatre UK and featured in their 2007 creation of "Oh! Carol. Before entering to Music Theatre, Smith was involved in jazz groups. They studied singing and songwriting under jazz piano player Joanna Eden for several years.
They went to St Mary's Catholic School in Bishop's Stortford. They were an individual from the Bishop's Stortford Junior Operatics and the Cantate Youth Choir.
Career
Smith was featured on the Disclosure song Latch was released on 8 October 2012 and peaked #11 on the UK Singles Chart. In February 2013, they released the debut single from his debut album, "Lay Me Down". The second single from his first album is "Cash on My Mind", and which was discharged on 16 February 2014.
It was announced on 16 December 2013 that his debut studio album In the Lonely Hour would be discharged on 26 May 2014 through Capitol Records. In January 2015, In the Lonely Hour was named the second top-rated collection of 2014 in the UK, behind X by Ed Sheeran.
In January 2014, they made his American television debut performing Latch and Disclosure on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. They also performed on SNL on 29 March 2014, performing the gospel-tinged Stay with me and an acoustic version of Lay Me Down.
In September 2015, Smith confirmed that they and Jimmy Napes composed Writings on the Wall, the theme song to film Spectre- the 24th James Bond film.
The song became the first James Bond ost to reach #1 in the UK. On October 2015, they was presented with two Guinness World Records- one for recording the first James Bond theme song to reach #1 in the UK, and another for scoring the most consecutive weeks in the UK top10 by a debut album (In the Lonely Hour).
The James Bond theme song also won Golden Globe and Academy Award for the Best Original Song category in 2016. On September 2017, Smith released a new single Too Good at Goodbyes which debuted at #1 in the United Kingdom and #5 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It is the first single from his second album.
In 2017, they released his second studio album The Thrill of It All through Capitol Records. In October 2017, Smith announced that his second studio album The Thrill of It All was to launch by November 2017. Currently, they is touring for his second studio album.
Personal Life
In May 2014, Smith uncovered to people in general that they is gay. They recognized a relationship since finished his issue with performer and model Jonathan Zeizel without getting hitched. At the 2015 Grammy Awards, where they won four cla s sifications, they specified appreciative of the man who this record is about, who they became hopelessly enamored with a year ago.
They expressed gratitude toward making him extremely upset. They are a third-cousin of vocalist Lily Allen and performer Alfie Allen.
They're likewise the guardian of dear companion and colleague Jimmy Napes' child Jackson. Smith is a women's activist. Presently it appears they is looking for an accomplice having a place same nationality with getting married. They have not been into any talk and contention however the open story is there about his sexuality.
Later in October 2017, Sam Smith revealed their sexuality to be Queer. In an interview with The Sunday Times, Smith said they didn't consider themselves a cisgender man. They continued saying they felt as much woman as they were a man.
Net Worth and Charity
Sam Smith's net worth is $15 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. They are one of the richest pop sensations in the UK.
They have ama s sed a huge amount of net worth from his musical career. They made record sales of over $769K from his debut album In The Lonely Hour and earned $2 million in 2014 alone.
According to a source, they has earned $24 million from album sales, singles, YouTube earnings, endorsements, and tours.
Sam Smith has involved ins several charities and noble causes. In 2017, they donated his Aussie concert profits to three local charities in Australia. Smith has also supported in Grammy Foundation MusiCares and Children in Need Comic Relief. They also help the LGBTQ community and advocates for their rights.
Sam height is 6 feet 2 inches tall and his net worth is exceptionally winning the whole of a sum which is ascertained to be 15 million dollars in the present year. His social networking presences consist of high fan following across. Mostly, they are recognized with his Twitter account having thousands of followers across there with his interesting tweets posted.
by sanjeet, 24 May, 2016