A modern-day pop crooner, Sam Smith's soul ballads and larger-than-life vocal
performances made the singer one of the UK's breakthrough stars of 2013. Born on
May 19, 1992, and raised in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, Sam Smith studied
jazz and musical theater as a child before moving to London at 18 years old.
There, they initially found success as a guest performer on other artists'
songs, lending their voice to Disclosure's dance hit "Latch" in 2012 and
appearing on Naughty Boy's chart-topping single "La La La" one year later. In
the Lonely Hour, Smith's debut album as a s...