Samuel Frederick Smith is an English singer and songwriter. After rising to prominence in October 2012 by featuring on Disclosure’s breakthrough single “Latch”, which peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart.
Smith’s debut studio album, In the Lonely Hour, was released in May 2014 on Capitol Records UK. The album’s lead single, “Lay Me Down”, was released prior to “La La La”.
The album’s second single, “Money on My Mind”, became their second number-one single in the UK.
The third single, “Stay with Me”, was internationally successful, reaching number one in the UK and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, while subsequent singles “I’m Not the Only One” and “Like I Can” reached the top ten in the UK.
The album won four awards, at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, including Best Pop Vocal Album, Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and nominations for Album of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.
What did Shawn Mendes say to Sam Smith?
Shawn Mendes made a mistake when introducing Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Sam Smith at Thursday’s iHeart Radio Jingle Ball and immediately offered a heartfelt apology.
Mendes accidentally misgendered Smith, calling the singer “he” instead of “they” during an introduction on the show.
Fans called out Mendes, 22, on his mistake, pointing out that Smith’s preferred pronouns are listed in their social media bio.
Mendes took to his Instagram stories to apologize for the gaffe.
“Oh @samsmith I’m so sorry for reffering to you as a ‘he’ for your jingle ball introduction,” wrote the “Wonder” singer. “It absolutely slipped my mind. Wont happen again..Sending you so much love ! Also you absolutely are one of the funniest people I’ve ever met!”
In March 2019, Smith, 28, told actor and activist Jameela Jamil, “I am not male or female. I think I float somewhere in between.” Then, in September of 2019, Smith came out as non-binary on Instagram, telling their fans and followers that their pronouns are “they/them.”