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BRUNO MARS BIOGRAPHY

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BRUNO MARS BIOGRAPHY

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Peter Gene Hernandez (Honolulu, Hawaii, October 8, 1985), better known by his stage name Bruno Mars , he is a singer, songwriter, record producer, voice actor and American choreographer. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, in a family of musicians, Mars began making music at an early age and performed on many stages in his hometown throughout his childhood. He graduated from high school and moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue his musical career.
After an unsuccessful stint with Motown Records, Mars signed with Atlantic Records in 2009. He became recognized as a solo artist after lending his vocals and co-wrote the vocals for the songs "Nothin 'on You" by BoB, and " Billionaire "by Travie McCoy. He also co-wrote the international hits "Right Round" by Flo Rida, "Wavin 'Flag" by K'naan, and "Fuck You!" Cee Lo Green. On October 4, 2010, he released his debut studio album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans. He managed to place in the best position of Billboard Hot 100 singles "Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade".
Mars music is characterized by showing a wide variety of styles and influences, and contains elements of many musical genres. He has worked with a variety of artists from different genres; Mars acknowledges the influences that his collaborations have had on his own music. As a child he was very influenced by artists like Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson and often impersonating these artists from a young age. Mars also incorporates reggae inspired and Motown sounds in their work. Jon Caramanica of The New York Times referred to Mars as "one of the most versatile and accessible singers in pop." On several occasions, his voice has been compared to Michael Jackson.
Mars also part of the trio christened The Smeezingtons composers, formed with Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine, and has written letters to a dozen artists such as Sugababes, Justin Bieber, Flo Rida, Cee Lo Green or the great representative artist K-POP Taemin, one of the most influential bands of this genre SHINee.

Life and career

1985-2004: Early years

Peter Gene Hernandez, was born and her parents Peter Hernandez and Bernadette "Bernie" of Puerto Rico and the Philippines, respectively raised in Hawaii. Within two years he was nicknamed "Bruno" by his father because of his resemblance to the professional wrestler Bruno Sammartino. Hernandez is one of 6 brothers (his brother Eric and sisters Presley, Jaime, Tiara and Tahiti). He came from a musical family giving him a diverse mix of reggae, rock, hip hop and R & B. In 1990 Hernandez was featured in NY Times Magazine as "Little Elvis". He appeared as the little Elvis in the film Honeymoon in Vegas in 1992. In 2010, he said, "Growing up in Hawaii made me the man I am. I used to do a lot of shows in Hawaii with the band of my father. Everyone in my family sings, everyone plays instruments. my uncle and Connie Muga is also an incredible guitar player, my dad's an incredible percussionist, my brother's a great drummer. I've been surrounded by it. " He attended President Theodore Roosevelt High School High School, graduating in 2003 at age 17, and soon after moved to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career.

2005-2009: Early in the music industry

After arriving in Los Angeles, Mars had the help of her sister Jaime for initial contacts. There he met Philip Lawrence. A demo "very very good" earned him a contract with the Motown record label. Mars had no experience in writing or producing, and his contract with Motown did not work. In 2006, Lawrence introduced him to Aaron Bay-Schuck, of Atlantic Records. After listening to several songs on the guitar, Bay-Schuck wanted to hire him immediately, but his contract was not reached until 2009. During those years, Mars was improving its composition and trying to figure out what I wanted to be an artist.
Before becoming a solo artist, he was a renowned music producer, writing songs for Flo Rida, Alexandra Burke, Cobra Starship, Travis McCoy, Adam Levine, Brandy, Sean Kingston and also co-wrote the song Sugababes, "Sexy " and choirs from their album Sweet 7 . his first musical appearance as a singer was in the studio albumAnimal Far East Movement, appearing in the "3D" song, produced by the Stereotypes. He came to prominence as a solo artist with his participation in the songs "Nothin 'on You" with BoB, and "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy; both songs peaked within the top ten global lists.

2010-2012: it's better if you do not understand and Doo-Wops & Hooligans

After this success, Mars made its debut EP, entitled it's better if you do not understand and released on May 11, 2010. The EP peaked at 99 on the Billboard 200 and released as a single " the Other Side ", with the collaboration of rappers Cee Lo Green and BoB collaborated with Green once more in August 2010 to co-write his single" Fuck You! ". He performed a medley of "Nothin 'on You" and "Airplanes" with BoB and Hayley Williams at the MTV Video Music Awards 2010 on September 12, 2010.
The debut album of Mars' Doo-Wops & Hooligans "was released digitally on October 4, 2010 and in physical form on 5 October 2010. The first single," Just the Way You Are "was released on July 19 2010, and reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. the music video was released on September 8, 2010. Two songs from the album, "Liquor Store Blues" with Damian Marley and "Grenade" were released on iTunes Store as promotional singles.The album cover was officially launched on August 30, 2010. He opened the concert Maroon 5 in your Hands All Over Tour that started on October 6, 2010. Mars also sang with Travie McCoy on a European tour which started on 18 October 2010. According to Nielsen SoundScan, until October 2012, Doo-Wops & Hooligans sold 1,842,000 copies in the United States, where he debuted in third place in the list Billboard 200 .
Mars collaborated on the song "Lighters" Bad Meets Evil group, formed by Eminem and Royce da 5'9 "rappers The song belongs to the EP Hell:. The Sequel and leaked online in June 2011. On September 13 2011 "Mirror" premiered with Lil Wayne, song from the ninth album of Wayne, Tha Carter IV on September 22 it was announced that Mars would participate in the soundtrack of the film the Twilight Saga. Breaking Dawn, with the song " it will Rain ". it premiered on September 27. on October 11 was released the single" Young, Wild & Free "rappers Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa, who has the support of Mars. on October 23 , he sang" Runaway Baby "in the British show the X Factor , and on November 30 got 6 nominations for Grammy Awards 2012. That month appeared in the children 's program Sesame Street, performing the song" Do not Give Up ". in April 2012 she posed for Playboy, becoming the 10th man to appear on the cover of the magazine.
On September 19, 2010, Mars was arrested in Las Vegas for possession of cocaine. When talking to a police officer, Mars reportedly stated that what he did was "stupid" and "has never used drugs before". Mars pleaded guilty to drug possession and this is a serious crime, the charges will be erased from his criminal record, provided a fine of $ 2,000, 200 hours of community service is paid and complete a course of drug counseling.
In November 2011, Mars confirmed that it had begun work on her second album, which would be "more fun".

2012-present: Unorthodox Jukebox and Super Bowl XLVIII

On March 9, 2012 it was announced that Mars had signed an agreement with BMG Chrysalis US. Mars announced that the first single from his new album would be "Locked Out of Heaven", which was released on October 1, 2012. The December 11, 2012, Mars released his second studio album, Unorthodox Jukebox . In addition to announcing the album title and the first single, Mars announced the other 9 songs on the album. He noted that the album would be more varied and refused to "choose a musical style , " explaining: "I hear a lot of music, and I have the freedom and the luxury to go to a studio and say, 'Today I want to make an album hip-hop , R & B, soul or rock. ' "
In the US, the album debuted at number two on Billboard 200 with sales of 187,000 copies. The album debuted at number one in Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It was the fastest selling album by an artist in 2012. The album 's first single, "Locked Out of Heaven" reached number one on Billboard Hot 100 and in several countries around the world. The second single from the album, "When I Was Your Man" reached number 10 in fifteen countries, including the number one spot on Billboard Hot 100 .
In February 2013, Mars was nominated for Best Rap Song at the Grammy Awards as a producer and writer of "Young, Wild & Free"; anyway he lost against "Niggas in Paris". During the ceremony, he sang with Sting, Rihanna, Ziggy Marley and Damian Marley in a tribute to Bob Marley.
The third single, "Treasure reached number five in the United States and had a minor commercial success worldwide than previous two singles. On May 24, 2013, Major Lazer released" Bubble Butt "as the fourth single from his album Free the Universe with Tyga, Mystic and Mars singing, making it the most successful single of Major Lazer. Mars released the next single, "Gorilla", which reached number 22 on Hot 100 and was successful worldwide, at the MTV Video Music Awards 2013. on September 25, Mars announced that it would eight shows inCosmopolitan of Las Vegas between December 2013 and August 2014.

On January 26, 2014, Mars won Best Pop Vocal Album for Unorthodox Jukebox at the Grammy Awards. A week later, he led the musical show of the Super Bowl with the Red Hot Chili Peppers as guests. Mars became the first singer with less than 30 years and of Puerto Rican descent to sing on the show. The show ended up being the most watched in Super Bowl history, carrying a record 115.3 million viewers, passing the previous record of 114 million by Madonna for two years.

Musical style

Mars music is notable for showing a variety of styles and influences, including pop, rock, reggae, R & B, soul and hip hop. Jon Caramanica of The New York Times called it "one of the most versatile and accessible singers in pop, with a smooth and influenced by soul voice that suits a wide range of styles." Mars was initially influenced by R & B artists such as Keith Sweat, Jodeci and R. Kelly, as well as rock 'n roll of the 1950s and Motown. In high school he began to hear classic rock groups like The Police and Led Zeppelin. Mars explained that "it is not easy to create songs with that mixture of rock, soul and hip hop, and there are only a handful of them."
In addition, Mars claims that his work with other artists influenced his musical style, saying "Nothin 'on You' had a Motown environment," Billionaire "moved closer to reggae, although one of my favorite is the song of Cee-Lo Green (Fuck You!). I do not think anyone else could have sung that song just simple love songs "He cites doo-wop as a major influence on his music, referring to gender." - So charming, simple and romantic. "
Lyrically, many of Mars songs have been described as carefree, optimistic; however, some songs are darker themes, such as Grenade, Liquor Store Blues or Talking to the Moon, which have failed relationships and self-destructive behaviors.

The Hooligans - Members

Current members
  • Bruno Mars - lead vocals, guitar (2010-present)
  • Philip Lawrence - backing vocals (2010-present)
  • Phredley Brown - keyboard (2010 - October 2012), guitar (October 2012 - present), backing vocals (2010-present)
  • Jamareo Artis - bass (2010-present)
  • Eric Hernandez - drums (2010-present)
  • Kameron Whalum - trombone (2010-present)
  • Dwayne Dugger - saxophone (2010-present)
  • James King - trumpet (2010-present)
  • John Fossit - keyboard, piano (October 9, 2012 - present)

forelegs
  • Kenji Chan - lead guitar (2010 - October 10, 2012)

Discography

  • 2010: Doo-Wops & Hooligans
  • 2012: Unorthodox Jukebox

Tours and residencies

music News

headlining
  • Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour (2010-12)
  • The Moonshine Jungle Tour (2013-14)
Co-headlining;
  • European Tour with Travie McCoy (2010) (select European dates)
Opening act
  • Hands All Over Tour (2010) (North American select dates)

Residency shows

  • Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas (2013-14)
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miércoles, 29 de junio de 2016

Lady Gaga Biography

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Lady Gaga

(Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, New York, 1986) American singer. Great diva latest pop and queen at least eccentricity by aesthetic breakthrough that accompanies his concerts and public appearances, albums and singles of his still brief but original run have repeatedly topped the charts and won numerous awards and recognitions. In the 2010 edition of the MTV Video Music Awards, it was the big winner by taking eight of the thirteen awards to which he aspired.
Daughter of a businessman and a telecommunications assistant of Italian origin, after four years started playing the piano by hearsay, and the twelve and made his first steps as a composer. He studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Manhattan, an elite private Catholic school for females in which, at the same time, also studied other girls who would feed (although for other reasons) the pages of glossy paper: Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian. At seventeen he was admitted to the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University to study music, but left it after a few months. Plump and long dark hair, began his artistic career playing melodic piano in clubs and small theaters in New York songs. Nothing presaged that soon would be facing a global icon.
In 2006 Stefani acted on the Lower East Side with cover bands like Mackin Pulsifer and SGBand. Meanwhile he tried, unsuccessfully, to place their models in some record, and earned his living as a songwriter for established artists like Pussycat Dolls, New Kids on the Block, Fergie and Akon. Things change when he met the music producer Rob Fusari, with whom he began a working relationship and sentimental. It was Fusari who gave him the nickname of Lady Gaga, in honor of the song Radio Gaga of Queen , one of the groups Stefani header.
And then he gave a twist to his career. In the Lower East Side, where he lived between parties and drugs, created with performance artist Lady Starlight burlesque, modern and show dance titled Lady Gaga and the Starlight Revue , which already foreshadowed the new paths by which he would unwrap the artist, especially aesthetic. One day Akon, who knew his skills as a composer, heard her sing and decided to sign to his label, Kon Live Distribution. So Lady Gaga started to work in collaboration with Fusari and other producers such as RedOne or Martin Kierszenbaum, which would be their debut album, The Fame .
The album 's first single, Just Dance , appeared in April 2008, coinciding with his distance from Fusari, and soon was number one in countries like the United States (with over 400,000 digital downloads), Canada, Australia or the United Kingdom. For this work the flamboyant artist was nominated for a Grammy for the first time. The phenomenon Lady Gaga was born. The Fame hit the record stores in August, and the album 's second single, Poker Face , co - written and co - produced, as above, by RedOne, a month later. Again, the song was number one in twenty countries, including the United States, which again lifted her to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 (April 2009).

Lady Gaga in the video Poker Face
The Fame , a mix of electropop and synthpop eighties and sounds dance , was one of the biggest selling records of 2009 worldwide, with more than twelve million copies and reached number one in countries like United Kingdom, Canada and Ireland. Lady Gaga songs were heard on all radio and the artist began to be carried in the press. To this also they contributed his first tour, The Fame Ball Tour ;promotional videos, care to detail with an increasingly more in line with Lady Gaga we know today aesthetics, and nominated for five Grammys. In Just Dance blonde Gaga and platinum appears; with a flash on the cheek, pays tribute to David Bowiein Aladdin Sane , another of his references. And Poker Face incorporates her sexy and futuristic vein. Poker Face earned three nominations at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, including best video of the year award eventually went to Beyonce (Single Ladies ).
While her singles began to be number one and razed videos on television and especially the Internet, Lady Gaga was forging his character and his legend.impossible hairstyles, extreme makeovers, sidereal or cosmic costume or just breaking increasingly sophisticated scenery, bordering choreography in the pornographic, eccentricities thousand and explosive statements to the press (as when he declared hermaphrodite) made it increasingly popular, and began to be habitual to be the center of attention.
In the last quarter of 2009 Lady Gaga released her second studio album, The Fame Monster . He presented his first single, Bad Romance , in Fashion Week Spring / Summer 2010 Alexander McQueen, 25 October 2009. The impact could not be more spectacular. Bad Romance was number one in countries like Britain, Canada, Peru, Germany, France, Italy, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Austria and Denmark, and its promotional video, rated by critics for its innovative elements, exceeded two hundred million views on YouTube, becoming the most watched in history.
In this simple they followed Telephone (played as a duet with Beyoncé and accompanied by a video of ten minutes), Alejandro and Dancer in the Dark . To promote the album, Gaga embarked on his second world tour, The Monster Ball Tour , officially announced on October 15, 2009. Described by Gaga as " the first opera electropop", the tour would take five continents, to June 2011, and saturate in Spain in only two concerts in Barcelona and Madrid, on 7 and 12 December 2010. the tickets went on sale on May 5; three days later they were dead.
On September 12, 2010 Lady Gaga was the big star of the show of the MTV Video Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, by winning eight of the thirteen awards to which he aspired: best video of the year (by Bad Romance ), best pop video, best video by a female artist, best dance video, best choreography, best direction and best editing; by Telephone , which appears with Beyoncé, she was the best collaboration. Gaga, who was presented with eight different dresses (one for each award and including one made ​​with beef steaks that caused stupor), used the occasion to announce the title of his next album: Born This Way , which would see the light in May 2011 and again had an extraordinary acceptance, both in sales and in its assessment by music critics.

MADONNA BIOGRAPHY

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Madonna

(Artistic name Louise Veronica Ciccone, Bay City, Michigan, 1958) Singer and actress. Considered the most important "pop phenomenon" of the eighties and nineties, Madonna has been able to break any records in his career, as the only soloist who has been in the top two positions of British lists of singles.

Madonna
Accustomed to the cover of magazines, both specialized and general information, his hits and his appearances on the big screen they have run parallel those scandals in which it has been involved, although their musical production gained solvency since its inception as a product for dancefloor, with albums that have been surrounded by excellent professional sound and production.
He entered the university in 1975 with a scholarship to continue her dance studies, which began in 1972 when he met Christopher Flynn, her teacher. In 1978 he settled in New York, against the opinion of his father, and began his unstoppable career. He began acting in modern dance companies with choreographer Pear Lang.Interested already own environments dancefloors, in 1979 he moved to Paris to join the corps de ballet of the then popular singer Patrick Hernandez.
Back in New York, he formed with Dan Gilray The Breakfast Club group, which came to be battery in the absence of someone who could do it better. In 1982 he signed with Sire Records and its theme Everybody , the first of his career, was released to go virtually unnoticed. The same happened with the next two until the last, Holiday , was produced by renowned DJ John "Jellybean" Benitez: entered the top 20 US in September 1983. That same month, with good reviews, released his first album, entitled Madonna. The First Album .
His big moment came in 1984: in November he took to the street album Like A Virgin . The eponymous single, produced by Nile Rogers (the former leader of Chic), it soon became his first number one, shooting like a star in his image of sex symbol had much significance. The international tour, which began in April 1985, ran through 27 cities and had a total of nearly three hundred and fifty thousand attendees. In addition, he also participated in Live Aid festival with the biggest stars of the moment.
Madonna's next album, True Blue , was selling in twenty five countries, with themes of success as Papa Don't Preach or La Isla Bonita (which reached number one in the UK charts four times, unprecedented circumstance that has not been repeated), his fame in ascension.
In this year he also made ​​his film debut as a professional actress in Desperately Seeking Susan , along with Rosanna Arquette, while the following year openedShanghai Surprise , produced by George Harrison, and in which Madonna plays the lead role of the film together her husband still at that time: Sean Penn . It premiered in 1987 Who's That Girl : Although the film received good reviews, the main theme of the soundtrack of the film was able to be selling in the United States, Japan and Europe. That same year he embarked on a major world tour that took the same name that began in Japan and finished in Italy.

Madonna in concert
In 1989 he returned completely to the music with the album Like A Prayer , promoted with a video-clip, rated as less irreverently in conservative circles and asource of new scandal, an aspect wisely exploited by the company responsible for maintaining always alive image Madonna. The deliberate mix of religious symbolism and eroticism velvet raised a considerable stir, worsened their already poor relations with the Catholic Church and led to the ban on video in Italy.
In the nineties, after starring alongside Warren Beatty movie Dick Tracy and publish the compilation of their hits and a new topic ( The Immaculate Collection ), scandals, censorship occurred in some countries of the video-clip promotional songjustify My Love (by explicitly sexual content of their images) and television interviews, or editing a book, sex (1992), full of erotic photographs with Madonna starring and texts in which he recounts his sexual fantasies , which aroused the indignation of American conservatives. They returned to make public their outrage at the documentary film Truth Or Dare ( In Bed with Madonna ), filmed during their world tour The Blonde Ambition Tour.
In 1991 there were renewed its contract with Warner for the not inconsiderable figure of sixty million dollars to release the album Erotica (1992) and embark on a new international tour under the name of "The Girlie Show". His albums Bedtime Stories (1994) and Something To Remember (compilation of ballads, published in November 1995) show a somewhat calmer, at least in his role as interpreter pop look.
Something To Remember went on to sell over six million copies before recording their next album, which would be the original soundtrack of the film Evita . This album went to number two in the US charts and sold over two million copies, but not enough Caló his followers, to clear away from his style.

Madonna, mother of a daughter, transformed their way of life and offered a more refined image in their appearances. The year 1998 was one of the best for the life of this singer, he was born since Ray Of Light , perhaps the most important record of the long career of Madonna. Without being a radical turn to his musical style, he got rave reviews by all means. Frozen was the first single, remixed by British Stereo MC 's , which began a long list of successes. Then came the album, which debuted at number one in the UK and two in the United States; This was followed by a second single, Ray Of Light , which won awards for video clip and climbed to the top of the charts.
On December 22, 2000 he married in the Scottish Skibo Castle with Guy Ritchie, father of Rocco, the second son of the singer. In the 41st Grammy Award singer and actress, who opened the ceremony with the interpretation of the theme Nothing Matters , he won three awards, including best pop album by Ray of Light .
After presenting Music , his new work, the queen of pop began in Barcelona on July 9, 2001 his new world, The Drowes World Tour; the fifth in his career. After the resounding failure of Sweet away (2002), a new foray into film directed by her husband, her tenth studio album, American Life , went on sale worldwide in April 2003. That same year Madonna returned today with the launch of a series of books aimed at children and young people. The first volume, The English Roses , went on sale in 30 languages ​​and in a hundred countries.
In 2004 he embarked on a world tour, with the name Re-invention, started in May in Los Angeles. The show was attended by a hundred people, with twelve dancers and five musicians on stage. The tour ended in Lisbon, the night of September 14, 2004, the city where the singer had to repeat concert with the demand for tickets. Show that coincided with the recognition of their adherence to the Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism par excellence, and his desire to change her name to Esther.
In 2005 Madonna presented confessions on a dance floor , a job in which he returned to his roots with music specifically designed for the dance floor. His first single, Hung up , containing a "tribute" to ABBA and Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (a man after midnight) , was a resounding success, and the LP received rave reviews worldwide. Madonna also left the "serenity" of the latest albums and returned to show off an acid social criticism (including policy against the presidents of the United States and Britain) and a purely provocative attitude, palpable especially in assemblies the "Confessions" tour, which began in May 2006 and included, among other harsh scenes, a crucifixion of the singer herself.

SAM SMITH BIOGRAPHY

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Samuel Frederick Smith (London, May 19, 1992), better known as Sam Smith is a British singer and songwriter.Born in London, he grew up in a rural town in England; He began attending singing lessons eight years while participating in works of musical theater. Throughout his teenage years , several artistic representatives tried tolaunch his career, but to no avail. At eighteen, inspired by the story of Lady Gaga, she moved to London to focus on his musical career. In October 2012, she rose to fame when she appeared on the single "Latch" Disclosure, which reached number 11 on the British singles. Their next collaboration, "La La La" Naughty Boy, was even more successful and stood at No. 1 on the list of British singles in early 2013. Subsequently, Steve Barnett of Capitol Records, impressed by her voice for a concert, offered him a record deal.
The following year, he won the Sound of 2014 poll conducted by BBC, and received the award Critics' Choice at the Brit Awards 2014. In February and April, launched its singles "Money on My Mind" and "Stay with Me" of their debut album In the Lonely Hour (2014), respectively. Both issues came at No. 1 singles list UK; the second one marked his entry into the American music market and entered the 2 position of Billboard Hot 100. Smith received good reviews, especially for his vocal prowess. In the 57th edition of the Grammy Awards she won best new artist awards, song of the year, record of the year and best pop vocal album. On the other hand, at the Brit Awards 2015 awards won the British artist revelation and overall success thanks to its international sales. It has sold over 8.5 million albums worldwide.

Biography and artistic career

1992-2011: early life

Samuel Frederick Smith was born on May 19, 1992 in London and grew up in the rural county of Cambridgeshire, England. He is the son of Frederick Smith and Kate Cassidy, one broker. His mother was one of the first women bankers in London and the source of household income, while his father was engaged in household chores. He has two sisters, Mabel and Lily Smith. He is third cousin of singer Lily Allen and actor Alfie Allen. It is also godfather to Jackson, the son of his best friend and collaborator Jimmy Napes. He studied at St Mary's Catholic School in Bishop's Stortford. He is a graduate of the Youth Music Theatre UK, the production of "Oh! Carol "starred in 2007. Smith was a member of associations Bishop's Stortford Junior operatics and Cantate Youth Choir.
During his childhood and adolescence he attended rehearsals of musical theater, and formed bands of jazz , acombination that "not only taught him discipline and technique to harness and control his voice, but also push his vocal range to the limit." He also argues that "had a passion for pop music." At age eight, he started taking singing lessons and composing songs with a singer of jazz in your area call Joanna Eden after his parents heard singing a song of Whitney Houston when delivered to the school. His singing instructor used to take him to a club where she sang to accompany her in the chorus. At eleven, an amplifier was purchased and used a small greenhouse in his house, which is accessed by steps, as makeshift stage; Smith sang at the request of his mother at dinner parties for friends and partners. Since he was twelve, he had six different artistic representatives, who encouraged illusions of fame that were never carried out. In 2008, he was the opening act Adele concert at the Shepherd's Bush Empire and met Elvin Smith, who would later become one of his managers. The following year, his mother lost his job because the company he worked for too long considered lost managing the career of his son. In order to pursue a musical career, and motivated by the story of Lady Gaga, she moved to London at eighteen, and worked as a waiter in several bars in the city for two years.

2012-2013: Early in his career with collaborations

At the end of 2012, even without signing a record deal, Smith met the duo Disclosure as coescribía "Lay Me Down" along with his manager Elvin Smith and Jim Napes. Those loved the subject, and as they were working on their debut album, invited him to collaborate on the composition of "Latch" for which he also lent his voice. Following its launch in October 2012 he entered position 11 of the popularity list British singles and marked the beginning of his musical career. "Lay Me Down" went on sale in February 2013 and caught the attention of both domestic and foreign criticism sincerity in its composition and the sound of the voice of Smith. According to Emily Tan, a reporter for The Line Of Best Fit , Smith "quickly showed he was on track to be the next big star." Nick Raphael and Jo Charrington, employees of London Records admired his vocal talent and proposed a contract for two months; in this regard, Raphael said he remembered "having heard" Latch "and thinking," No person may cover as many ranges vocal at a time without going through a computer "," meanwhile, Charrington said that "we have never heard a voice like in our twenty years of working together. " Smith also participated as a vocalist in "La La La" Naughty Boy. The subject became another commercial success and entered the position 1 of the British singles list, and proved that success with 'Latch' 'was no fluke. " At the end 2013, the issue ranked as the best selling of the year in the UK; however, Andrew Hampp of Billboard , said Smith remained "a mystery" because it did not appear in any movies.
In 2013 Smith released his first extended play (EP), Nirvana , consisting of four songs. The first, entitled "Safe with Me" it was produced by Two Inch Punch and premiered at the show BBC Radio 1Xtra of MistaJam on 24 July 2013. The second issue of the EP was produced by Craze & Hoax and Jonathan Creek; the singer Adele promoted the song through Twitter, calling it "very good". The play extended also includes an acoustic solo version of "Latch" and a live version of "I've Told You Now." In late November 2013, it took place the launch of "Together", a theme that Smith Disclosure collaborated with Nile Rodgers and Jimmy Napes. Mobo awards in 2013, was nominated for Best New Artist, and "La La La", a subject on which he collaborated with Naughty Boy, received the awards for Best Song and Best Video.
Smith was spotted at a club in West London by Steve Barnett, an employee of Capitol Records, who offered him a record deal with the label in 2013. According to the businessman, attended a concert by the artist in March of the same year and he noticing her vocal prowess, sent a text message to its partners where he said he was "seeing someone who could change the future of [Capitol]."

2014-2016: records and international success with In the Lonely Hour and "Writing's on the Wall"

Despite having begun his career between 2012 and 2013, Smith did not begin to be widely recognized until February 2014, when the video for his second single, "Money on My Mind", released his face and his own identity as soloist. So much success with his first two collaborations, even before the release of her debut studio album, caught the attention of critics and the British public by winning the Sound of 2014 poll conducted by the BBC. At thesame time, received the award Critics ' Choice at the Brit Awards 2014. To create interest among the American public, his label presented it at the 56th edition of the Grammy Awards. On January 20, 2014 Smith made ​​his debut on American television with "Latch" Disclosure on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon . She also played "Stay with Me" and an acoustic version of "Lay Me Down" on Saturday Night Live in late March, fully conquered the audience. In addition, it included the promotion of MTV Networks and VH1 to appear in their TV commercials as the "artist to watch" and "artist you should know 'respectively.
His debut album, titled In the Lonely Hour was put on sale in British music markets on May 26, 2014 through Capitol Records label. The content mixes pop genres, soul and R & B, and is inspired by an unrequited love. In the Lonely Hour reached No. 1 on the British album and the number 2 in the popularity list US Billboard 200. Overall, it received favorable reviews from critics. Attention focused on the vocal prowess of Smith and the magazine Rolling Stonecommented that it was positioning itself as a "male Adele". At the end 2014, the album was listed as the most sold in the United States with 1.21 million copies third, just behind the soundtrack Frozen and 1989 of the singer -songwriter Taylor Swift. He also became the second best - selling album in the UK in 2014, just behind x Ed Sheeran. In mid-2015, it was announced that In the Lonely Hour had lasted more than a year in the top five of the list of albums in the UK, a feat that had only managed The Beatles. In the report album sales 2015 UK, In the Lonely Hour is ranked third, with 893,000 copies, behind only 25 , Adele, and x of Sheeran, and the report of the United US 2015, ranked as the best selling 1.74 million units with eighth. in the Lonely Hour has sold 2.1 million copies in the UK and 2.9 million in the United States. In September 2015 it was announced that In the Lonely Hourhad exceeded 8.5 million copies worldwide. Smith initially promoted to In the Lonely Hour in various clubs in UK, Europe and the United States. At the same time, he starred with other artists like Taylor Swift and Mary J. Blige. In 2015, he embarked on his first musical tour, In the Lonely Hour Tour , North America, Europe, Oceania, Asia and South America. However, he had to postpone several shows due to problems in the vocal cords.
The single "Stay with Me" he entered the number 1 on the list of British singles and position 2 of the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, respectively. A new version duet with Mary J. Blige out the music market, supported by a music video that premiered in the program First Listen to NPR. In August, Variance Magazine named "Stay with Me" song of the summer. At the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, she was nominated for an artist to watch and best male video for "Stay with Me" and held a staging of the subject. In January 2015, an agreement was announced between Sam Smith, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne for which the first gave them 12.5% ​​of the royalties from "Stay with Me" because of similaritudes between the theme of Smith and "I Will not Back Down "(1989) Petty and Lynne, who also received credit as co - authors, despite manifest that the similarity between the songs was accidental.
In late August 2014, it took place the launch of the fourth single from the album, "I'm Not the Only One , " which reached number three in the UK and number five in the United States. In March 2015 he reissued the song "Lay Me Down" and put up for sale as the fifth single In the Lonely Hour ; the subject reached position 8 of the Billboard Hot 100, making him the third single from Smith to reach the top ten on the list. That same month, he recorded another version of the song with John Legend, for British charity Comic Relief telethon, and reached number one on the charts in the UK. Similarly, with several British and Irish artists he recorded a new version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" To help those affected by the ebola epidemic in West Africa.
In June 2014 Smith first appeared on the cover of the magazine The Fader in its 92nd edition. After two months of dating, in January 2015 he broke away from the model and actor Jonathan Zeizel. At the 57th Grammy Awards, along with Mary J. Blige she sang "Stay With Me" and received awards best new artist, song of the year, record of the year and best pop vocal album. Also he opted for album of the year and best pop vocal performance soloist.Brit Awards in 2015 she sang "Lay Me Down" and won awards British artist revelation and overall success, and at the Billboard Music Awards 2015 was hailed as the best new artist and best male artist. In late July 2015, his second collaboration with Disclosure launched, "Omen", which was ranked 13 in the singles chart in the UK.
In early September 2015, In the Lonely Hour he broke the record for the longest LP among the top ten list of British albums, totaling sixty-seven consecutive weeks. On September 7, Smith confirmed that he had recorded a song titled "Writing's on the Wall" for the movie Spectre James Bond, in turn announced that it would be released at theend of the month. The issue came into the position 1 británicade simple list with more than 70,000 copies sold during its first week, which made ​​it the first song for the James Bond films that tops this list of British successes. He also became the fifth single number one of Smith in his home territory. In October, the Guinness World Recordsreported that Smith had established two records, being the first artist who plays a theme for James Bond and manages to get into position 1 on the list of British singles, and sixty-nine consecutive weeks in the Lonely Houramong the top ten list of UK, respectively albums.
On November 2, 2015 Smith published a "Drowning Shadows" as the lead single for the reissue of their debut studio album, In the Lonely Hour: The Drowning Shadows Edition , released music market 6 March. Smith was nominated for artist of the year awards, favorite male artist pop / rock and favorite album of pop / rock by In the Lonely Hour at the American Music Awards 2015 respectively. In early 2016 Smith won the Golden Globe for best original song for "Writing's on the Wall" of Spectre , which made ​​him the second artist who composes a song for Bond and gets an award at the ceremony, just behind Adele with "Skyfall." "Writing's on the Wall" is nominated for best original song in the 88 edition of the Oscars.

Art

influences

Whitney Houston and Lady Gaga are two of the artists who have influenced Smith.

From a young age , he was inspired by the R & B and soul that his mother used to listen in the car. Remember that the first song he sang was "My Love Is Your Love» Whitney Houston, whom he cites as one of his idols. In his own words, why singing at such a high record is that "I've spent my whole life imitating Whitney and Chaka Khan, and [...] it is natural to sing like me." The singer - songwriter Lady Gaga is also a significant influence, and its history motivated him to move to London. He also said "want to be Beyoncé" and make compositions like her. He named "My Love Is Your Love" Whitney Houston, "Through the Fire" by Chaka Khan, "I Say A Little Prayer" Aretha and "All I Could Do Was Cry" by Etta James as his "favorite songs of all the Times". He said: "I want to make music that no longer exists , " referring to Houston and Luther Vandross. In turn, Adele has been an inspiration for a long time, about it he said: "I admire how Adele retained his normal compared to stardom, and kept her honest and genuine music."

Voice

In 2014 much compared to Adele Smith with his ability as a singer, and a review in Rolling Stone he described it as " the male Adele". His vocal range "can rise baritone under" resulting in a "dramatic effect". According to critics, Smith "represents a return of virtuoso vocalist in popular music" as Whitney Houston and Luther Vandross. The singer says he's very passionate when he sings, and with his debut album, In the Lonely Hour (2014), tried to make his voice the main element. Caryn Ganz of Rolling Stone opined that has the "flexible falsetto of Barry Gibb and Mark Ronson's ear." Also Jim Farber of New York Daily News noted that in the strongest notes sounds like Mick Hucknall of Simply Red; the author argued that "there is something modern and courageous in a man who has no fear of sounding feminine."

Musical style

According to Jim Farber of New York Daily News , "Smith sings soul , but not in the usual way. Where most of the singers of this genre shout, he moans. While anger inspires many, Smith focuses on the pain. His is the sound of a wound, a lament without defenses or shields ". Jim also said that "there is something retrograde in the role of Smith. Its concentration in unrealizable love songs sad sad ballads reminiscent of the era of gay prerelease. The lyrics of the songs from their debut album, In the Lonely Hour (2014), dealt with stardom, love and the man who inspired it . He has been equated with the album 21 by Adele, both being based on "a broken relationship." Smith alleges that he was "brutally honest" when composing songs In the Lonely Hour . Despite receiving praise for his candor, it has also been criticized for the lack of diversity and monotony of the album. Sheldon Pierce, for example ,argues that "without a list of songs, it would be difficult to differentiate."

Other activities

Philanthropy

In addition to his musical career, Smith has devoted himself to philanthropy, helping various charitable projects and causes. In November 2014, he joined the charity group Band Aid 30 and with One Direction, Emeli Sandé, Ed Sheeran, Ellie Goulding, Rita Ora, Bono, among others, recorded a version of the song "Do They Know It's Christmas? "Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London, to raise money for the purpose of donating it to those affected by the ebola epidemic in West Africa. Also in 2015, along with John Legend, he recorded a new version of its theme "Lay Me Down" to support the telethon British charity Comic Relief at the same time it was released in digital format as single of the Red Nose Day. It has also been declared for the rights of LGBT.

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