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Sam Frederick is Sam Smith.He was born 19 May 1992.He is a British soul singer-songwriter. Who rose to fame in October of 2012 when he was featured on Disclosure's success single Latch, which peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. He was also featured on Naughty Boys La La La and this earned him his first number one single in May of 2013. In December of 2013, he was nominated for the 2014 BRIT Critics Choice Award and the BBC's Sound of 2014 poll, which he both won. He released his debut studio album, In the Lonely Hour, in May of 2014 under Capitol Records. The lead single, Lay Me Down. The second single was Money on My Mind . The album's third single Stay with Me got international success, peaking at both the UK Singles chart and the U.S. Billboard Pop Songs chart.It also reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Sam Smith was born in London, England. Sam Smith is an alumnus of Youth Music Theatre UK.
He studied singing and songwriting under jazz vocalist/ pianist Joanna Eden for some years . He attended St Mary's Catholic School in Bishop's Stortford . He was a member of the Bishop's Stortford Junior Operatics which is now Bishops Stortford Musical Theatre Society and the Cantate Youth Choir. Sam Smith is a cousin of the singer Lily Allen.Looks like talent runs in the family.Before he made it into the music industry Sam Smith worked at a bar cleaning toilets.

Sam Smiths music influences are Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga , Beyoncé , Whitney Houston , and Mariah Carey. Smith confessed that he struggles with obsessive–compulsive disorder(OCD).He started singing at the age of 6.His biggest supporter through out the years has been his mum.Sam Smith is such a great soulful singer at 22 he is a living legend if you ask me.He has a soulful feel in his songs with amazing lyrics and sound to match.