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Jorja Smith
File:Jorja Smith.png
Smith in August 2017.
Background information
Born (1997-06-11) 11 June 1997 (age 27)
Walsall, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
Years active2011–present
Spouse(s)Kaiser Cambra-Cho

Jorja Smith (born 11 June 1997) is an English singer from Walsall, West Midlands. She has independently released numerous singles and one extended play, Project 11 (2016). In 2018, Smith won the Brit Critics' Choice Award.

Early life

Jorja Smith was brought up on a blend of Trojan Records boxsets, Curtis Mayfield and Damian Marley and was classically trained as a vocalist during secondary school. She was part of a music collective, OGHORSE, and began releasing music online.....[1] Smith's father was born in Gloucester, UK and was part of a neo-soul group called 2nd Naicha.[2]

Career

2016–present: Career beginnings and breakthrough

File:Jorja Smith and Drake at the Velvet Underground - 2017 (35960874344).jpg
Smith with Drake in Toronto in 2017

Smith's first release, "Blue Lights", was uploaded to SoundCloud in January 2016 when she was eighteen years old, followed up by "A Prince" featuring Maverick Sabre and "Where Did I Go?", which artist/rapper Drake chose as his favourite track of the moment in an article which featured in Entertainment Weekly. To close out 2016, she released her first body of work, Project 11 (2016), a 4-track EP covering a variety of matters and musical styles. "Blue Lights" was nominated in the Best Song category at the 2016 MOBO Awards.[3][4][5] Smith supported Canadian rapper Drake on his UK tour at a show in Birmingham and London.

Throughout 2017, Smith was covered in the UK national press tipped by the BBC and Evening Standard as one of the UK's most up and coming artists.[6] Jorja was one of 15 artists selected for the BBC's 15 Sound of 2017 longlist.[7] She came 4th, with Ray BLK as the winner.[8] FACT Mag also named Smith as one of their 10 Pop and R&B artists to watch in 2017.[9]

In March 2017, Smith appeared on two tracks on Drake's album More Life (2017).[10] That same month, she released the single "Beautiful Little Fools" on International Women's Day. The title is a reference to The Great Gatsby, and the video features Smith singing at the Rivoli Ballroom in London, playing characters from different levels of society.[11]

She was nominated in the Best Female category in the 2017 MOBO Awards[12] and in January 2018 she won the Brit Critics' Choice Award.

Musical style

Smith's influences range from Mos Def to Lauryn Hill and The Streets. Her soulful vocal style has been compared to Amy Winehouse, Rihanna, Lauryn Hill and FKA Twigs.[6]

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays
Title Extended play details
Project 11

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[14] 		UK
Dance
[15] 		UK
DL
[16] 		UK
Indie
[17] 		IRE
[18] 		SCO
[19]
"Blue Lights"[20] 2016 — — — — — — Non-album single
"A Prince"[21] — — — — — —
"Where Did I Go?"[22] — — — — — —
"Beautiful Little Fools"[23] 2017 — — — — — TBA
"Teenage Fantasy"[24] — — — — — —
"On My Mind"[25]
(with Preditah) 		54 12 46 5 — 92
"Let Me Down"
(featuring Stormzy) 		2018 34 — 54 3 86 67
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK BEL
(FL) 		IRE NZ SWI
"People"[26]
(Cadenza featuring Jorja Smith and Dre Island) 		2016 — — — — — Non-album single
"Tyrant"[27]
(Kali Uchis featuring Jorja Smith) 		2017 — — — — — TBA
"Bridge over Troubled Water"
(as part of Artists for Grenfell) 		1 26 25 — [A] 28 Non-album single
"Location (Remix)
(Khalid featuring Jorja Smith & Wretch 32) 		2018 — — — — —
"Follow the Leader"
(George the Poet & Maverick Sabre featuring Jorja Smith) 		— — — — — TBA
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[14] 		UK
R&B
[29] 		CAN
[30][31] 		FRA
[32] 		GER
[33] 		IRE
[18][34] 		NLD
[35] 		SWE
[36] 		US
[37] 		US
R&B
[38]
"Jorja Interlude"
(Drake featuring Jorja Smith) 		2017 42 14 28 — — 51 84 —[B] 49 — More Life
"Get It Together"
(Drake featuring Black Coffee and Jorja Smith) 		24 5 20 79 67 30 58 88 45 9
"I Am" 2018 62 32 80 — — — — — —[C] 9 Black Panther: The Album
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ^ "Bridge over Troubled Water" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number four on the NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart.[28]
  2. ^ "Jorja Interlude" did not enter the Swedish Singellista chart, but peaked at number four on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[39]
  3. ^ "I Am" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[40]

References

  1. ^ "i listened to the future and it sounded something like this | read | i-D". i-D. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Meet Jorja Smith, The British Teen Conquering Apathy With Soul". The FADER. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Kano, Skepta and Laura Mvula lead the nominations at this year's MOBOs". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Vote for your favourite music artist". Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Class of 2017: Jorja Smith". DIY. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Virtually famous: Jorja Smith". Evening Standard. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  7. ^ Gibsone, Harriet (27 November 2016). "BBC Music Sound of 2017 longlist revealed: Jorja Smith, Anderson Paak and more". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  8. ^ "2017, BBC Music Sound Of - 4th Jorja Smith - BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  9. ^ "10 pop and R&B artists to watch in 2017". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Drake's More Life gives US streaming boost to Giggs, Skepta and Jorja Smith". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Jorja Smith Celebrates International Women's Day with the Powerful "Beautiful Little Fools" Video". The FADER. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  12. ^ "2017 MOBO AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED! | MOBO Organisation". beta.mobo.com. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Project 11 - EP by Jorja Smith on Apple Music". iTunes. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  14. ^ a b "Jorja Smith | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  15. ^ Peak positions for UK Dance Singles Chart:
  16. ^ Peak positions for UK Singles Downloads Chart:
  17. ^ Peak positions for UK Independent Singles Chart:
  18. ^ a b "Discography Jorja Smith". Irish Chart (Hung Medien). Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  19. ^ Peak positions for Scottish Singles and Albums Charts:
  20. ^ "Blue Lights - Single by Jorja Smith on Apple Music". iTunes. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  21. ^ "A Prince - Single by Jorja Smith on Apple Music". iTunes. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  22. ^ "Where Did I Go? - Single by Jorja Smith on Apple Music". iTunes. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  23. ^ "Beautiful Little Fools - Single by Jorja Smith on Apple Music". iTunes. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  24. ^ "Teenage Fantasy - Single by Jorja Smith on Apple Music". iTunes. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  25. ^ "On My Mind - Single by Jorja Smith on Apple Music". iTunes. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  26. ^ "People (feat. Jorja Smith & Dre Island) - Single by Candeza on Apple Music". iTunes. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  27. ^ "Tyrant (feat. Jorja Smith) - Single by Kali Uchis on Apple Music". iTunes. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  28. ^ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  29. ^ Peak positions for the UK R&B singles:
  30. ^ "Jorja Smith Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  31. ^ "Canadian Music: Top 100 Songs Chart | Billboard". Billboard. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  32. ^ "Drake - Get It Together Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 13, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  33. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Top 100 Singles-Chart". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  34. ^ "IRMA - Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  35. ^ "Dutch Single Top 100 - 25 March 2017". dutchchart.nl (Hung Medien). Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  36. ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  37. ^ "Drake Breaks Hot 100 Records: Most Hits Among Solo Artists & Most Simultaneously Charted Songs".
  38. ^ "Jorja Smith Chart History (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  39. ^ "Sverigetopplistan Heatseeker Chart". Sverigetopplistan. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  40. ^ "Jorja Smith Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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