Smith released the Disclosure, Nile Rodgers, and Jimmy Napes collaboration "Together" on 25 November 2013 as the only single from Settle: The Remixes.Ģ014–2016: In the Lonely Hour and international success File:Sam Smith 2 (15425586230).jpg The EP also includes Smith's acoustic solo version of "Latch" and a live version of "I've Told You Now". The second song on the EP is titled "Nirvana" and is produced by Craze & Hoax and Jonathan Creek.
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The first song on the EP titled, " Safe with Me", is produced by Two Inch Punch and premiered on MistaJam's BBC Radio 1Xtra show on 24 July 2013.
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The same year, he released his first EP Nirvana consisting of four tracks. He was also featured on Naughty Boy's single " La La La". In February 2013, he released the first single from his debut album, " Lay Me Down". Smith was featured on the Disclosure song " Latch", which was released on 8 October 2012 and peaked at No. He was a member of the Bishop's Stortford Junior Operatics (now Bishops Stortford Musical Theatre Society) and the Cantate Youth Choir. He attended St Mary's Catholic School in Bishop's Stortford. For a number of years he studied singing and songwriting under jazz pianist Joanna Eden. Before entering the musical theatre, Smith had been in jazz bands. He was an alumnus of Youth Music Theatre UK and appeared in their 2007 production of Oh! Carol, a musical featuring the music of Neil Sedaka. He stated he was bullied for having breasts as a child, and had liposuction at age 12. Samuel Frederick Smith was born on in London, the son of Frederick Smith and broker Kate Cassidy.
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The fifth single, " Like I Can", reached number nine in the United Kingdom. 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 second single, " Money on My Mind", became his second number one single in the UK. 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.
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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 (born ) is an English singer-songwriter.