Jay Smith (singer)

Jay Smith (2010)

Jay Smith (born April 29, 1981 in Helsingborg , Sweden ) is a Swedish singer and guitarist . He won the Swedish casting show Idol in 2010, ahead of Minnah Karlsson and Olle Hedberg. He is also a member of the band Von Benzo .

Career

Beginnings

Smith first attracted attention with his participation in the Swedish Idol in 2010, which he also won. The Helsingborg won the final against Minnah Karlsson and Olle Hedberg. During the course of the show, he announced that he had consumed marijuana in front of the camera . Although there were rumors about a possible drug therapy and an associated exit Smiths, TV 4 let him continue to sing on the show for the duration of the rest of the competition.

He released his debut single Dreaming People immediately after the tournament, and he is also featured on the compilation albums of the 2010 broadcast with the song All I Need Is You .

First album and subsequent years

With his album Jay Smith , released on December 19, 2010, the musician of the same name landed straight at number 1 on the Swedish album charts. Despite the great success, the following years were marked by crashes and drug problems. The consequences of this included anger with the law, media rejection and personal immersion.

In 2014, however, Smith was able to report back. He released his second album King of Man through Sony Music , which, in contrast to his debut album, focused more on blues , country , grunge and metal .

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		SE
2010	Jay Smith	SE1 (19 weeks) SE

More albums

• 2013: King of Man
• 2019: Young Guns

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		SE
2010	Black Jesus Jay Smith	SE43 (7 weeks) SE
	Dreaming People Jay Smith	SE3 (10 weeks) SE
	Like a Prayer Jay Smith	SE2 (18 weeks) SE
The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement:
2011	Enter Sandman Jay Smith	SE52 (3 weeks) SE
	Bad Romance Jay Smith	SE45 (3 weeks) SE

More singles

• 2013: King Of Man
• 2013: Ode To Death (Little Sister)
• 2014: Keeps Me Alive
• 2015: God Damn You
• 2015: Neverneverland
• 2016: Out Of Life
• 2018: Ten Feet Off The Ground
• 2018: Roots
• 2018: Let My Heart Go
• 2018: My Everything
• 2019: Closing time

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: SE

Web links

• Official artist's website (English)
• Jay Smith at Allmusic (English)