58-735: Gloria the Tour (stylised as GLORIA the tour ) was the third headlining concert tour by English singer-songwriter, Sam Smith , in support of their fourth studio album Gloria (2023). The tour began on 12 April 2023 at the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England , and it did conclude on 11 November 2023 at the Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand . Presenting a concert set in three acts (named, respectively, "LOVE," "Beauty," and "SEX"),
116-536: A Golden Globe and an Academy Award . On the UK Albums Chart, In the Lonely Hour was the best-selling debut album of the 2010s and the sixth best-selling album of the decade , while collectively Smith's albums spent the fourth-most weeks at number one in the 2010s , behind Ed Sheeran , Adele and Eminem . Smith is the first openly non-binary musician to both release a song that reached No. 1 on
174-433: A "role model" and praised her "soulfulness" as well as her "honesty". Smith stated that the story of Lady Gaga 's career beginnings encouraged them to move to London to start their own career. They also credited her with helping them come out as non-binary. Smith described Robyn as a major influence on Love Goes and said that they listened to her "nonstop" while making the album because they "could dance and be sad at
232-572: A Grammy, and Petras the first openly transgender artist to win a major-category Grammy. In April of that year, Smith embarked on the Gloria World Tour to promote the album. The concert tour visited Europe, North America, Asia, and Oceania throughout the year. In July 2023, Smith and Scottish DJ Calvin Harris collaborated for a second time, and released a song titled " Desire " on 28 July 2023 with Sony Music . The song peaked at number 5 on
290-780: A collaboration with Koffee and Jessie Reyez , and " I'm Not Here to Make Friends ". "Unholy" became the most successful single from the album, topping the charts in Australia, Austria, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, becoming both Smith and Petras' first chart-topper in the latter. The song also won the award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards . Commercially, Gloria debuted at number one in United Kingdom, Australia and Ireland, and has moved over 1.6 million album-equivalent units worldwide. To support
348-530: A debut album, for In the Lonely Hour . At the 73rd Golden Globe Awards on 10 January 2016, they received the Award for Best Original Song for "Writing's on the Wall". On 14 January, the song earned Smith an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song . In the nominations for the 2016 Brit Awards announced on 14 January, the song was among the nominees for Best British Video. Smith performed "Writing's on
406-429: A follow-up to Love Goes (2020). Smith took creative control on the album, resulting in gaining an increasingly provocative image in the public eye. Musically, Gloria is a pop album, with lyrical themes of sex, lies, passion, self-expression, and imperfection. Gloria received positive reviews from critics. It was supported by four singles; " Love Me More ", " Unholy ", a collaboration with Kim Petras , " Gimme ",
464-522: A lifetime of being at war with my gender I've decided to embrace myself for who I am, inside and out..." Smith has struggled with body image issues since preteen years and been open about this in interviews. They identify as a feminist . Smith is the godparent of close friend and collaborator Jimmy Napes ' son. Gloria (Sam Smith album) Gloria is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Sam Smith , released on 27 January 2023 through Capitol Records . The album serves as
522-440: A live album, Love Goes: Live at Abbey Road Studios , on 19 March 2021. The same year, Smith recorded a cover of " You Will Be Found ", in collaboration with Summer Walker , for the soundtrack album of the 2021 film adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen . Their version of the song also plays during the closing credits of the film itself. On 25 August 2022, Smith announced that they had collaborated with German singer Kim Petras on
580-460: A livestream concert on 30 October from Abbey Road Studios in London, their only live performance of 2020. The concert featured guest appearances by British actress Jade Anouka on " My Oasis " and singer Labrinth on "Love Goes", and included a cover version of " Time After Time ", which drew praise from the song's original singer and writer Cyndi Lauper . The concert was recorded and released as
638-453: A lot of emphasis on their voice and stated they tried to make it the main element of their debut album In the Lonely Hour . Following the release of the album, their vocals were often compared to those of Adele. Jessica Robertson of The Fader considers that Smith represents "a return of the virtuosic vocalist in popular music", in the vein of Whitney Houston and Luther Vandross . Jim Farber wrote for The New York Daily News that Smith
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#1732793830939696-609: A musical featuring the music of Neil Sedaka . Before entering the musical theatre, they had been in jazz bands. While studying singing and songwriting under jazz pianist Joanna Eden for a number of years, Smith attended St Mary's Catholic School in Bishop's Stortford and was a member of the Bishop's Stortford Junior Operatics (now Bishop's Stortford Musical Theatre Society) and the Cantate Youth Choir. Smith attended
754-538: A queer person who was raised Catholic" throughout. Gary Bushell of the Daily Express found the album to be "less gloomy than 2020's Love Goes , beautiful in places, and packed with surprises". Nick Levine of NME wrote that the album "really is the most surprising, satisfying and vital work of [Smith's] career" and at its heart is a "personal exploration of the broader queer experience that recalls George Michael 's classic 1996 album Older ". Reviewing
812-538: A relationship with actor Brandon Flynn in an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show . In June 2018, it was announced that Smith and Flynn had split after nine months of dating. In October 2017, Smith came out as genderqueer , saying, "I feel just as much a woman as I am a man" and speaking of a period in their youth where they "didn't own a piece of male clothing and would wear full makeup while attending school". In September 2019, they came out as non-binary and changed their pronouns to they/them , stating, "After
870-579: A single and it reached the top ten in the UK, the US and other countries. In February, Smith performed a medley of songs alongside Calvin Harris , Rag'n'Bone Man and Dua Lipa at the 2019 Brit Awards held at the O 2 Arena in London. " How Do You Sleep? " was released on 19 July 2019. In December 2019, the Official Charts Company named In the Lonely Hour the best-selling debut album of
928-406: A song titled " Unholy ", with Petras calling it "the best song" she has been part of. The first single from Smith's fourth studio album Gloria , it reached number one in the UK, the US (Smith's first US chart topper), Australia and other markets. The song made Smith and Petras the first openly non-binary and first openly transgender musicians, respectively, to release a song that reached No. 1 on
986-478: Is "utterly unafraid to sound feminine"; Mary J. Blige thought that Smith was a black woman when she first heard them sing on Disclosure's "Latch". Asked about the "diva quality" of their voice, Smith remarked in January 2014: It's all I listened to. I actually didn't listen to male vocalists until about two years ago. I just listened to Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan. Massive voices. In May 2014, Smith came out to
1044-543: Is a collaboration with Canadian singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez and Jamaican musician Koffee . On 27 January 2023, the same day of the album's release, " I'm Not Here to Make Friends " was released as the fourth single. "Gloria" was released on 20 January 2023, one week before Gloria , as a promotional single. On 21 October 2022, Sam Smith announced Gloria the Tour via their Instagram account. The concert run began on April 12, 2023, in Sheffield. On 5 January 2023
1102-459: Is produced by Craze & Hoax and Jonathan Creek. The EP also includes Smith's acoustic solo version of "Latch" and a live version of "I've Told You Now". Smith released the Disclosure, Nile Rodgers , and Jimmy Napes collaboration "Together" on 25 November 2013 as the only single from Settle: The Remixes . In December 2013, Smith was nominated for the 2014 Brit Critics' Choice Award and
1160-510: The Evening Standard felt that "Unholy", a "masterpiece of oversexualised nonsense", "sticks out outrageously in the middle of this fourth album" as the rest of the tracks are "rather grey" by comparison. Smyth concluded that it is "a shame the songs, well crafted as they are, don't always match the self belief" Smith's lyrics have. Writing for The Observer , Kitty Empire denoted that the project does not fulfill its potential, as it
1218-551: The BBC 's Sound of 2014 poll, winning both. The second single from Smith's debut album, titled " Money on My Mind ", was released on 16 February 2014. It was announced on 16 December that Smith's debut studio album, titled In the Lonely Hour , would be released on 26 May 2014 through Capitol Records . Smith described the album as "all about unrequited love" stemming from personal experience, having never been loved back by any previous love interests. The album reached number one in
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#17327938309391276-611: The Billboard Hot 100 and to win a Grammy Award. Samuel Frederick Smith was born in London on 19 May 1992 to Frederick Smith and broker Kate Cassidy. Smith grew up in Great Chishill , where they attended Thomas More Primary School. They were bullied for having breasts as a child and underwent liposuction at age 12. As part of Youth Music Theatre UK , Smith appeared in the troupe's 2007 production of Oh! Carol ,
1334-524: The Billboard Hot 100. On 18 November, Smith released the single "Night Before Christmas", which was added to their EP The Holly & the Ivy . Gloria was released on 27 January 2023, garnering generally favourable reviews from critics. In February 2023, Smith and Petras won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Unholy". This made Smith the first openly non-binary artist to win
1392-523: The UK Albums Chart and number two on the Billboard 200 , and by 5 November it had become the second biggest selling album of 2014 in the US behind only 1989 by Taylor Swift . In January 2015, In the Lonely Hour was named the second best selling album of 2014 in the UK, behind x by Ed Sheeran . A live version of album track "I've Told You Now", performed at St Pancras Old Church ,
1450-529: The UK Singles Chart . The following year, they featured on Naughty Boy 's single " La La La ", which became a number one single in the UK. Smith's debut studio album, In the Lonely Hour (2014), was released through Capitol Records UK and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart . The album's lead single, " Lay Me Down ", was released prior to "La La La". The album's second single, " Money on My Mind ", became their second number one single in
1508-862: The US Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs . In August 2024, Smith performed at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall . Smith cited Adele and Amy Winehouse as primary influences. They admire Adele's "honesty in her music" and the way she has handled fame; they expressed a wish to maintain a similar public image. Winehouse's debut album Frank was the first album Smith ever bought. Early in their career, Smith received advice from Mary J. Blige and Chaka Khan , both of whom they listened to during their youth; Smith said that this inspired them to offer help to new artists themself. They called Taylor Swift
1566-652: The gospel -tinged " Stay with Me " and an acoustic version of "Lay Me Down". "Stay with Me" reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 . The fourth single from the album, " I'm Not the Only One ", reached number three in the UK and number five in the US. Smith performed "Stay With Me" live at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards on 24 August at The Forum in Inglewood, California . On 15 November 2014, they joined
1624-403: The 2010s and the sixth best-selling album of the decade in the UK, while at 10 weeks, Smith's albums collectively spent the fourth-most weeks at number one in the UK in the 2010s , behind Ed Sheeran , Adele and Eminem . On 13 February 2020, Smith revealed that a third studio album, then titled To Die For , was scheduled to be released on 1 May. On 30 March, Smith announced that, due to
1682-608: The Anglican St Mary the Virgin church, Saffron Walden , with family members, as a youth. Smith released two singles, " Bad Day All Week " in 2008 and " When It's Alright " in 2009. Smith was featured on the Disclosure song " Latch ", which was released on 8 October 2012 and peaked at No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart . In February 2013, Smith released the first single from their debut album, " Lay Me Down ", and later in
1740-474: The Lonely Hour ). At the 2015 Brit Awards held at The O2 Arena in London on 25 February, they performed "Lay Me Down", and won the Brit Awards for British Breakthrough Act , and Global Success. In March 2015, "Lay Me Down" was re-released as the sixth single from the album, peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 (Smith's third US top 10 single). The same month, Smith recorded another version of
1798-711: The North American leg of the tour was announced. Gloria received generally positive reviews. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 68 out of 100, based on 16 reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 6.0 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus. Maura Johnston of Rolling Stone called Gloria Smith's "deepest album yet" and described it as "a compact, steadily flowing collection of pop songs that showcase Smith's vocal versatility and personal growth" with lyrics about "Smith's experiences as
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1856-460: The UK and Australia and number four in the US. Following the 2018 single " Promises " (with Calvin Harris ), which peaked at number one in the UK, Smith released " Dancing with a Stranger " (with Normani ) in 2019, which peaked within the top ten in the UK and the US, also receiving a nomination for Song of the Year at the 2020 Brit Awards . The singles, along with " How Do You Sleep? " would precede
1914-400: The UK. Its third single, " Stay with Me ", was internationally successful, reaching number one in the UK and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 , while subsequent singles " I'm Not the Only One " and " Like I Can " reached the top ten in the UK. The album won four awards at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards , including Best Pop Vocal Album , Best New Artist , Record of the Year , Song of
1972-408: The Wall ", the theme song to Spectre , the 24th James Bond film. The song was released on 25 September 2015 and became the first James Bond theme to reach number one in the UK. On 19 October, Smith was presented with two Guinness World Records —one for recording the first James Bond theme song to go to number one in the UK and another for scoring the most consecutive weeks in the UK top 10 by
2030-597: The Wall" at the Academy Awards on 28 February and, along with Napes, collected the prize for Best Original Song. In their acceptance speech, Smith referenced an article by Ian McKellen published before the awards ceremony that claimed no openly gay man had won an Oscar for Best Actor; Smith misquoted McKellen as saying that no gay man in general had won an Oscar. This was quickly discredited by openly gay recipient Dustin Lance Black , but McKellen mentioned that
2088-507: The Year , and nominations for Album of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance . Smith's song " Writing's on the Wall " served as the theme for the James Bond film Spectre (2015), and won Smith a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Original Song . Smith's second studio album, The Thrill of It All (2017) debuted atop the UK and US album charts. The albums lead single, " Too Good at Goodbyes " reached number one in
2146-438: The album "feels like a coming of age" and got them "through some dark times", and expressed a hope that it could also be a "beacon" for listeners. A press release called it a "personal revolution" for Smith, containing the "dazzling, sumptuous, sophisticated, unexpected and at times thrilling, edgy sound of Sam's creative heart today", as well as lyrics about "sex, lies, passion, self-expression, and imperfection". Smith announced
2204-675: The album "has moments of boldness", ultimately "its occasional lapses into generics keep it from feeling like a major personal statement". Writing for Pitchfork , Jamieson Cox opined that by this point of Smith's career, "an artist whose writing has long tended toward the bland and impersonal has grown into a vision and identity that can be compromised by mediocre features" like those of Jessie Reyez , with Cox calling "Gimme" and "Perfect" "anodyne at best and grating at worst", and Ed Sheeran , with Cox finding "Who We Love" to be "basically [...] Sheeran's ' Same Love '," with lyrics that lay out "trite scenes". Emma Madden, reviewing for Metro , gave
2262-539: The album , Smith embarked on Gloria the Tour, touring the United Kingdom, Ireland, Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand, and they additionally performed at the 2023 BRIT Awards , the 65th Annual Grammy Awards , and at the Royal Albert Hall . The album was recorded between Los Angeles , London and Jamaica, with Smith working with regular collaborators Jimmy Napes , Stargate and Ilya Salmanzadeh , as well as expecting further contributions from Los Hendrix, Max Martin and Calvin Harris . Smith stated that
2320-420: The album for The Guardian , Alexis Petridis was critical of the press release's claims of "experimentation", writing that while there are "hints of R&B , trap and disco " amongst the ballads and tracks similar to their "piano-led sound" of previous releases, "there's still something underwhelming about Gloria : the feeling that it's more of the same is more prevalent than it should be". David Smyth of
2378-406: The album on their social media accounts on 17 October 2022, writing a note to their "dearest sailors", Smith's name for their fans, and sharing the cover art, a portrait of Smith with bleached hair wearing a golden earring of an anchor and pearl. Smith performed "Unholy" with Petras and "Gloria" with Sharon Stone as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live . The first track to be released from
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2436-408: The album two out of five stars, writing that "sex and queerness do indeed feature in the album, but in a way that feels tacked on out of obligation [...] The references are extremely ham-fisted and obvious". Madden also felt that Gloria feels "slipshod and confused". Gloria debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with 14,155 units, becoming the singer's third non-consecutive album to reach
2494-492: The album was the single " Love Me More " on 28 April 2022. " Unholy ", a collaboration with German singer Kim Petras , followed on 22 September 2022 and was promoted as the second single. It reached number one in several countries, including Australia, Canada, the UK and the US, as well as number one on the Billboard Global 200 . The track " Gimme " was released as the album's third single on 11 January 2023. It
2552-719: The charity group Band Aid 30 along with other British and Irish pop acts, recording the latest version of the track " Do They Know It's Christmas? " at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill , London, to raise money for the 2014 Ebola crisis in Western Africa . In 2015, it came to light that singer Tom Petty , noting similarities between "Stay with Me" and his 1989 hit song " I Won't Back Down ", had negotiated an out-of-court settlement with Smith in October 2014. Petty and co-composer Jeff Lynne were awarded 12.5 percent of
2610-781: The error "doesn't detract" from Smith's achievement. On 8 September 2017, Smith released a new single titled " Too Good at Goodbyes ", which debuted at number one in the United Kingdom and number five on the US Billboard Hot 100. Their second studio album, The Thrill of It All , debuted atop the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200 , becoming their first number one album in the US. On 20 March 2018, Smith started The Thrill of It All Tour , which visited Europe, North America, Asia, New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa until 2019. On 27 March 2018, they released " Pray " featuring American rapper Logic . On 17 August 2018,
2668-530: The impact of their close friend Ed Sheeran 's success: "It makes you push yourself. Watching him this past year has just been incredible, but yeah, of course it makes me hungry." They had previously mentioned to GQ in January 2015 that they "envy the competition that people like [Frank] Sinatra would have ... because you could tell he was working off them". A VH1 profile of Smith's vocal coach Joanna Eden noted that Smith's vocal range "can soar from baritone to tenor for dramatic effect". Smith places
2726-463: The ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic , they would be delaying the release of their third album and would include a number of changes to the album track list and the title, as they would continue to work on it. However, they did state that it would still be released sometime within 2020. " I'm Ready ", a collaboration with American singer Demi Lovato was released on 16 April and charted well in
2784-538: The public as gay and acknowledged they had been in a brief relationship with actor and model Jonathan Zeizel. In 2015, at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards when " Stay with Me " won an award for Record of the Year , they said, "I want to thank the man this record is about, whom I fell in love with last year. Thank you so much for breaking my heart because you got me four Grammys!" In October 2017, Smith stated that their latest album, The Thrill of It All , showed "the gay guy I've become". In September 2017, Smith revealed
2842-516: The release of their third studio album, Love Goes (2020). In 2022, Smith's single " Unholy " (with Kim Petras ), would become their first number one single in the US and won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance . The song would precede their fourth album, Gloria (2023). Smith's numerous accolades include five Grammy Awards , three Brit Awards , three Billboard Music Awards , and an American Music Award , as well as
2900-625: The royalties from "Stay with Me", and the names of Petty and Lynne joined James John Napier (known professionally as Jimmy Napes ) in the ASCAP song credit. At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards , held on 8 February 2015, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Smith performed "Stay with Me" and also received four Grammy Awards: Best New Artist , Record of the Year and Song of the Year (for "Stay with Me") and Best Pop Vocal Album (for In
2958-405: The same time and feel empowered". They further cited Beyoncé and Christina Aguilera as sources of inspiration and empowerment. Speaking to Rolling Stone in January 2016, Smith named Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey as the greatest R&B voices. Smith's other influences include Britney Spears and Brandy . In an October 2017 interview for Attitude magazine, Smith spoke of
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#17327938309393016-478: The singer collaborated as the main vocalist on Calvin Harris 's new track " Promises ". The song became Smith's seventh number one hit on the UK Singles Chart and their first top song on Billboard 's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart. They also released the song " Fire on Fire " as the Watership Down soundtrack. In January 2019, Smith released the song " Dancing with a Stranger " with Normani as
3074-503: The song, featuring John Legend , for the British charity telethon Comic Relief , which reached number one in the UK. At the 2015 Billboard Music Awards on 17 May, Smith received three Billboard Awards: Top Male Artist, Top New Artist, and Top Radio Songs Artist. They featured on Disclosure 's single " Omen ", which was released on 27 July 2015. On 8 September 2015, Smith and Jimmy Napes confirmed that they had composed " Writing's on
3132-472: The top 40 of several countries. On 6 July, Smith released their cover of Coldplay 's " Fix You ". They had originally performed the song earlier in May for the iHeartRadio Living Room Series. On 17 September, they released a new single, " Diamonds ", and then announced the new title for their third album, Love Goes , which was released on 30 October. On 29 September they announced that they would be performing
3190-527: The tour consists of 4 legs, in Europe, North America, Asia, and Oceania, and a total of 75 show. This set list is from the show in Sheffield on 12 April 2023. It may not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour. Notes Sam Smith Samuel Frederick Smith (born 19 May 1992) is an English singer and songwriter. In 2012, they rose to prominence when they featured on Disclosure 's breakthrough single " Latch ", which peaked at number eleven on
3248-457: The year featured on Naughty Boy 's single " La La La ". It was released on 19 May 2013 and peaked at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart . Smith's first EP Nirvana was released the following year. The first song on the EP, titled " Safe with Me ", is produced by Two Inch Punch and was first broadcast on MistaJam 's BBC Radio 1Xtra show on 24 July 2013. The second song on the EP is titled "Nirvana" and
3306-616: Was made available as a free download as part of an Amazon.com promotion on 27 December 2013. The album track "Make It To Me", co-written by Howard of Disclosure and Jimmy Napes, was made available as a free download as part of an iTunes Store promotion on 13 January 2014. Smith went on their debut American headlining tour in the second quarter of 2014, with a setlist of primarily new material. On 20 January 2014, Smith made their American television debut performing "Latch" with Disclosure on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon . Smith also performed on Saturday Night Live on 29 March 2014, performing
3364-422: Was not pushed to the levels of Beyoncé 's Renaissance , an album that deals with similar themes and sounds, pointing out that "something slinky [...] might have been more apposite on an album dedicated to fun – and liberation from the past" over tracks like "How to Cry", "Gloria" and "Who We Love". Lindsay Zoladz of The New York Times found that Smith "puts aside ballads for more danceable tracks" and while
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