Samuel Frederick Smith is an English singer and songwriter.
Samuel Frederick Smith was born on 19 May 1992.
Smith was raised in Cambridgeshire, born to a father who was a truck driver and vegetable salesman and a mother who was a banker.
Both parents encouraged Smith's singing at a young age after the budding singer was impressed by her rendition of Whitney Houston's "My Love Is Your Love".
The first big break came when Smith teamed up with house duo Disclosure on the track "Latch", which featured Smith's fluid falsetto vocals over a slick electronic beat.
sam smith released his debut studio album, in the lonely hour, in may 2014 on capitol records uk.
In December 2014, Smith was nominated for six Grammy Awards.
at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2015 he won four: Best New Artist, "Stay with Me" for Record of the Year and Song of the Year, and In the Lonely Hour for Best Pop Vocal Album.
At the 2015 Brit Awards, they won the awards for British Breakthrough Act and Global Success.
His musical achievements have earned him a mention in the Guinness World Records twice.