Sam Smith

Born on 19th May, 1992 in London, England to Frederick Smith and Kate Cassidy, Samuel Frederick Smith is a prodigy singer. In 2007, he starred in the production of “Oh! Carol” and was also an alumnus of Youth Music Theatre UK.

He was improving his skills by singing and playing in jazz bands before actually entering the musical theatre. He was a student to Joanna Eden, a jazz pianist who taught him singing, composing and songwriting. Along with music, he also continued his academic education going to St. Mary’s Catholic School, Bishop’s Stortford, where he became a member of their Junior Operatics and Cantate Youth Choir.

He revealed that he is gay in 2014 and was in a relationship with Jonathan Zeizel, an actor and model.

Smith is a third-cousin of singer Lily Allen and actor Alfie Allen, and godfather to Jimmy Napes’ son Jackson. He has also stated that he considers himself to be a feminist.

During an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres show, he confessed that he was in a relationship but didn’t reveal who the lucky man is, however, according to media reports, it’s speculated to be actor Brandon Flynn.

Sam Smith’s first featuring song, Latch, was able to climb up to no. 11 on the UK Singles Chart. His first album’s first song “Lay Me Down” was released on February 2013, followed by “La La La”, which became the no. 1 song in the UK Singles Charts.

His first EP titles song “Safe with me” premiered on MistaJam’s BBC Radio 1Xtra show. He was able to release his second song, Money on My Mind, from his debut album on 16th February 2014. His debut studio album In the Lonely Hour, however, was released through Capitol Records on 26th May 2014.

Smith’s gave his American television debut on 20 January 2014 where he performed Latch. His single Stay With Me triumphed at number 1 position on the UK Singles Chart and number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100. His fourth single I’m Not the Only One followed by reaching number 3 in the UK and number five in the US.

He received four Grammy Awards: Best New Artist, Record of the year and Song of the Year and Pop Vocal Album for his song Stay With Me.

The song from his debut album “Lay Me Down” was rereleased as his sixth single in March 2015 and was able to pull off the no. 8 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. He was awarded three Billboard Awards: Top Male Artist, Top New Artist, and Top Radio Songs Artist.

His song “Writing’s on the Wall”, a theme song to the James Bond movie Spectre, was able to reach number 1 in the UK. For recording the first James Bond theme song to go number one in the UK and scoring the most consecutive weeks in the UK top 10 by a debut album, Smith received two prestigious Guinness World Records.

The 25-year-old simply can’t get enough!

He has recently released his new single Too Good At Goodbyes, which became number 1 in the UK and number 5 in the US.

Being one of the most talented artists, an advocate for LGBT community and a firm supporter of feminism, Smith has received a lot of love and support from his fans.

His presence in the social media sites has made it easier for his fans to follow his activities. Available as @samsmithworld on Twitter, he has gathered 6.78 million followers and has tweeted 13.2 thousand times.

Also available as @samsmithworld on Instagram, Smith has been able to make 8.8million other people with Instagram accounts to follow him. He also has a facebook account in which 6 million people have liked his page and 5.9million people are following him. 

Smith’s musical career has been filled with inspiring achievements and great awards. He is just beginning to show his true potential and he is already this successful.

This success has not only brought him love and recognition, but has overloaded his bank accounts as well. His continuous successful singles and albums, always placed on top 10 in both United States and United Kingdom, can surely vouch for his finances.

It isn’t accurate, but it is estimated, according to Division of Wealth, that Smith’s current net worth is at least $18 million. Damn! It’s also estimated that his average annual salary is somewhere around $2 million.