Subscribe to the Queerty Newsletter to be updated about Sam Smith’s future works and keep abreast of the latest issues that are relevant to the LGBTQ+ community. Such representation encourages future talents to shed inhibitions and claim their place on the world stage. Their use of powerful songwriting as a weapon to reflect their true self has been inspirational to their fans struggling with identities that are out of the mainstream. Sam Smith’s distinguished singing career has been a symbol of queer excellence. It is him I love, it is him I love.”īut they end the song in a powerful line reiterating that they are unapologetic about their sexual identity before “god”. In “Him,”,this sentiment grows stronger: “Don’t you try and tell me that god doesn’t care for us. While they mention they have turned their back on religion in “Pray,” they add that they will continue to pray for establishing a personal relationship with god. Smith has produced songs like “Him” and “Pray” in their The Thrill of It All album that dabbles with religious themes. In 2019, Smith posted their new pronouns as they/them on Instagram to embrace their identity “inside and out.” But they had refrained from taking up any labels and still identified as gay. In 2017, Smith came out as non-binary, eschewing male/female boxes. In 2014, during the debut of their first album, Smith came out as gay and announced their then relationship with actor Jonathan Zeizel. Recently, Smith and Kim Petras released “Unholy” (2022), a breakthrough single to top at number 1 in the US, which is a part of their forthcoming album Gloria (2023). The second album, The Thrill of It All (2017) and the subsequent album, Love Goes (2020) were successful, each having record-breaking tracks. They received a Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song. With a multi-octave voice with a lovely falsetto, Smith’s soulful singing was evidenced in the “Writing’s on the Wall” song in the Spectre movie, also written by Smith. In 2014, their first studio album, The Lonely Hour won four Grammy Awards with multiple chart-topping numbers. Smith forayed into the music industry with Disclosure’s single “Latch” in 2012 which won them accolades in the UK. Instagram: Twitter: Website: Sam Smith.
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