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'''Samuel Frederick Smith''' (born 19 May 1992) is an English singer and songwriter. They rose to prominence in October 2012 after being featured on Disclosure's breakthrough single "Latch", which peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart. Smith was subsequently featured on Naughty Boy's "La La La", which became a number one single in May 2013. In December 2013, they were nominated for the 2014 Brit Critics' Choice Award and the BBC's Sound of 2014 poll,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25216850|title=Brits announce Critics' Choice 2014 shortlist|publisher=BBC|date=5 December 2013|accessdate=19 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01ky6g6/profiles/samsmith|title=Sound of 2014 Profile: Sam Smith|publisher=BBC|accessdate=10 January 2014}}</ref> winning both.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/brit-awards/10511427/Brits-Critics-Choice-Award-2014-Sam-Smith-announced-as-winner.html|title=Brits Critics' Choice Award 2014: Sam Smith announced as winner|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=12 December 2013|accessdate=19 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25635440|title=BBC Sound of 2014: Sam Smith |publisher=BBC|date=10 January 2014 |accessdate=10 January 2014 }}</ref> | '''Samuel Frederick Smith''' (born 19 May 1992) is an English singer and songwriter. They rose to prominence in October 2012 after being featured on Disclosure's breakthrough single "Latch", which peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart. Smith was subsequently featured on Naughty Boy's "La La La", which became a number one single in May 2013. In December 2013, they were nominated for the 2014 Brit Critics' Choice Award and the BBC's Sound of 2014 poll,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25216850|title=Brits announce Critics' Choice 2014 shortlist|publisher=BBC|date=5 December 2013|accessdate=19 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01ky6g6/profiles/samsmith|title=Sound of 2014 Profile: Sam Smith|publisher=BBC|accessdate=10 January 2014}}</ref> winning both.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/brit-awards/10511427/Brits-Critics-Choice-Award-2014-Sam-Smith-announced-as-winner.html|title=Brits Critics' Choice Award 2014: Sam Smith announced as winner|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=12 December 2013|accessdate=19 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25635440|title=BBC Sound of 2014: Sam Smith |publisher=BBC|date=10 January 2014 |accessdate=10 January 2014 }}</ref> | ||
In October 2017 Sam said in an interview that "I don’t know what the title would be but I feel just as much woman as I am man." | In October 2017 Sam said in an interview that "I don’t know what the title would be but I feel just as much woman as I am man." <ref name="Besanvalle">{{Cite web |title=Sam Smith on his gender identity: 'I feel just as much woman as I am man' |last=Besanvalle |first=James |work=Gay Star News |date=22 October 2017 |access-date=27 April 2020 |url= https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/sam-smith-i-feel-just-much-woman-i-man/}}</ref> | ||
In September 2019, Sam posted on social media that they now use [[singular they|they/them pronouns]].<ref name="bbc._SamS">{{Cite web |title=Sam Smith changes pronouns to they/them |author= |work=BBC News |date=14 September 2019 |access-date=27 April 2020 |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49688123}}</ref> | In September 2019, Sam posted on social media that they now use [[singular they|they/them pronouns]].<ref name="bbc._SamS">{{Cite web |title=Sam Smith changes pronouns to they/them |author= |work=BBC News |date=14 September 2019 |access-date=27 April 2020 |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49688123}}</ref> | ||