The first time I heard him sing these words, he had been brought out onstage with Taylor Swift for the London leg of her Red tour to belt his anti-money, anti-fame values centre stage at the gigantic O2 arena. By directly addressing the hype that he’s been surrounded by ever since appearing on Disclosure’s 2012 chart hit ‘Latch’ and the high stakes of his major label deal, he shoots for honesty and point-scoring self-awareness by staring straight into the many critical eyes that are focused on his next step. At the 2015 Billboard Music Awards, Smith received three Billboard Awards: Top Male Artist, Top New Artist, and Top Radio Songs Artist.The opening words of Sam Smith’s debut album are “When I signed my deal, I felt pressure”, which is a brave move. At the 2015 Brit Awards, he won the awards for British Breakthrough Act and Global Success. In December 2014, Smith was nominated for six Grammy Awards, and at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2015 he won four: Best New Artist, "Stay with Me" for Record of the Year and Song of the Year, and In the Lonely Hour for Best Pop Vocal Album. He made his US debut on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, followed by a performance on Saturday Night Live in March 2014. The fifth single, "Like I Can", reached number nine in the UK.
The second single, "Money on My Mind", became his second number one single in the UK.(6) The album's third single, "Stay with Me", was an international success, reaching number one in the UK and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, while the fourth single "I'm Not the Only One" reached the top five in both countries. The lead single, "Lay Me Down", was released prior to "La La La". He released his debut studio album, In the Lonely Hour, in May 2014 on Capitol Records UK. In December 2013, he was nominated for the 2014 Brit Critics' Choice Award and the BBC's Sound of 2014 poll, both of which he won. His subsequent feature-on Naughty Boy's "La La La"-earned him his first number one single in May 2013. He rose to fame in October 2012 when he was featured on Disclosure's breakthrough single "Latch", which peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart. Samuel Frederick Smith is an English singer-songwriter. 2015 - Academy Award - Best Original SongĢ015 - Golden Globe Award - Best Original SongĢ015 - Grammy Winner - Record of the Year
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