Sam Smith
May 4, 2014

Samuel Frederick "Sam" Smith, is an English singer-songwriter. He rose to fame in October 2012 when he featured on Disclosure's breakthrough single "Latch", which peaked at number eleven on the UK chart. His subsequent feature-on Naughty Boy's "La La La"-earned him his first number-one single in May 2013. In December 2013, Smith was nominated for the 2014 BRIT Critics' Choice Award and the BBC's Sound of 2014 poll; both of which he went on to win. He is scheduled to release his debut studio album, In the Lonely Hour, on 26 May 2014 via Capitol Records. The lead single, "Lay Me Down", was released prior to "La La La". The second single, "Money on My Mind", was released on 16 February.
The second single from his debut album, titled "Money on My Mind", was released on February 16th. Smith's debut studio album titled In the Lonely Hour will be released on May 26th through Capitol Records. He describes the album as "all about unrequited love" because he has never been loved back by any of his love interests. Smith went on his debut American headlining tour in the Spring of 2014, with a setlist of primarily new material.
Smith made his American television debut on Saturday Night Live on March 29th, performing "Stay with Me" and "Lay Me Down".