Alina Smith
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| Background information | |
| Born | August 25, 1991 St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar, piano/keyboards |
| Labels | Independent |
| Website | lyreofficial |
Alina Smith (born August 25, 1991) is a Russian-American pop songwriter and record producer.
Early life
Alina Smith was born in St. Petersburg, Russia.[1] She began singing and playing piano at three, fully conversing in both languages (English and Russian) at four; and composing music and writing poetry and stories from five years old. At six, she was offered a position with the established international group "Aurora".[2] Smith began as Aurora's youngest member and became its solo lead vocalist, touring regularly throughout the next several years, headlining at large and mid-sized venues all over Europe.
Music career
Touring in Europe led to performances in America; given an opportunity to live in Las Vegas, Smith moved to the United States. In her early teens, she was in an all-girl trio ("Enspyre"), which performed on the Vegas Strip. The act was a success, but her songwriting began to take more and more time and she eventually set her sights on a career as a country artist in Nashville.
In 2009, Smith was chosen to perform Alan Roy Scott's "Love Is The Answer" in Beijing at a concert broadcast throughout China on the country's primary television network, CCTV.[3] In 2010, with a backing band, Smith performed two original songs and attained first place out of hundreds of competing Southern California musicians in KTLA-TV (Channel 5)'s "Battle of the Bands" contest.[4]
Smith has had several connections with Japan, starting with having her cover of Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone" released in that country in 2010 on a Jackson tribute CD.[5] Later that year, Sony Japan picked her composition "Fallin' 4 U" to be the debut single from the artist Aisha, which included a rap contribution from Darryl McDaniels of Run DMC.[6] In April, 2011, Smith's own production of her song "Kissing Tree" was selected for a compilation CD released to raise relief funds after the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.[7] Aisha and DMC performed "Fallin' 4 U" in Central Park, New York City, in June, 2011.[8]
In February 2015, country music trade publication MusicRow announced that Smith was signed to a publishing contract with the major label publishing affiliate BMG/Chrysalis in a joint venture with Big Stage Music LLC.[9] Her single "Free Beer" was released for sale on February 17 and selected as upcoming artist/song for play by nationwide satellite channel The Highway (Sirius XM) on its "On the Horizon" program.[10] On March 19, Smith appeared live on the popular Bobby Bones Show podcast, playing her song "Ride".[11]
Smith is part of the female production duo called "Lyre". It consists of Smith and her friend Elli Moore. They have collaborated multiple times with American singer-songwriters Gabbie Hanna[12][13][14] and Kirstin Maldonado.[15]
References
- ^ "BMG Chrysalis US and Big Stage Music sign Alina Smith in joint venture". www.radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ^ Foros Burtke (1997-05-30). "Probsteier Herold German newspaper". Probsteier Herold. 3.
- ^ China Central Television broadcast of Alina Smith singing "Love Is The Answer"
- ^ KTLA broadcast announcing the winner of the Battle of the Bands Contest
- ^ "MJ Acoustic Covers". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Songs of Love for Japan Archived March 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Press release announcing Central Park concert". Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
- ^ http://www.musicrow.com/2015/02/russian-born-country-performer-signs-with-industry-veterans/
- ^ Livewell, Shannon. "Alina Smith: A Girl Who Is Not Just In Nashville For The Free Beer". Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ^ http://www.bobbybones.com/media/podcast-the-bobby-bones-show-BobbyBonesShow/31915-bobby-bones-show-extra-podcast-25900880/ (from 18:50)
- ^ "Honestly / Honestly (Encore) - Official Music Video - Gabbie Hanna". Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "Medicate - Gabbie Hanna (Official Music Video)". Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ "Broken Girls - Gabbie Hanna (Official Music Video)". Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ "Bad Weather (Official Video)". Retrieved April 19, 2019.
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