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Sam Smith

Acting

Born May 19, 1992 · London, England, UK

Also known as Samuel Frederick Smith

Biography

Sam Smith (born 19 May 1992) is an English singer and songwriter. Smith rose to fame in October 2012 when featured on Disclosure's breakthrough single "Latch", which peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart. Their subsequent feature—on Naughty Boy's "La La La"—earned them their first number one single in May 2013.

Awards & recognition

  • Out100 · 2019
  • Academy AwardBest Original Song · 2016
  • BET AwardBest New Artist · 2015
  • Grammy AwardSong of the Year · 2015
  • Grammy AwardRecord of the Year · 2015
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  • Grammy AwardBest Pop Vocal Album · 2015
  • Grammy AwardBest New Artist · 2015
  • Out100 · 2014
  • MOBO Awards
  • Grammy AwardBest New Artist · 2015 · nominated
  • MTV Europe Music AwardBest New Act · 2014 · nominated
  • MTV Europe Music AwardBest Song · 2014 · nominated
  • MTV Europe Music AwardBest Push Act · 2014 · nominated
  • MTV Video Music AwardBest Male Video · 2014 · nominated
  • MTV Video Music AwardBest New Artist · 2014 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Original Song · nominated
  • MOBO Awards · nominated

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