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Date of birth
the day sam smith was born -
young
A natural singer, Smith began performing as a child, but the first real press he got came in 2009, when his mother, a successful banker, was fired after allegedly promoting her 15-year-old son’s singing career while on company time. -
First strart
He first hit the charts as the featured singer on the 2012 Disclosure song "Latch," and he released his first single, "Lay Me Down," -
After hit
Smith’s next hit was again via a featured role on another artist’s song: Naughty Boy’s Bollywood-inspired "La La La." With Smith's lead vocal, the song became an instant No. 1 single in the UK in the spring of 2013. In the fall, Smith released his first EP, Nirvana, on which listeners were treated to an acoustic version of "Latch." -
A few months later
A few months later, in February 2014, Smith was again at the top of the UK singles chart with "Money on My Mind," and in May 2014, his full-length debut, In the Lonely Hour, was released in the UK. -
That same month
The same month that In the Lonely Hour was released, Smith told the world he was gay. He also revealed that despite the album being full of love songs, he’s never experienced it firsthand. “I've never been in a relationship before,” he said to the magazine Fader. “In the Lonely Hour is about a guy that I fell in love with last year, and he didn't love me back. ...I was in a very dark place.” -
2015
Smith has continued to keep busy in 2015, releasing a re-recorded version of "Lay Me Down" as a duet with soul singer/songwriter John Legend. The track went to No. 1 on the UK pop charts while raising money for the charity initiative Comic Relief. Smith then contributed lead vocals on the sleek "Omen," one of the first singles from Disclosure's sophomore album Caracal. And he has joined the James Bond canon of movie vocalists as seen with his orchestral single "Writing's on the Wall," for the 00