Jazz, soul & blues
Sam Smith
Sam Smith, a British artist (London, 1992), is among the great soul-pop voices of the 2010s. With “Stay with Me”, “Writing’s on the Wall” (the Oscar-winning James Bond theme) and “Unholy”, they have conquered a worldwide audience and won several Grammy Awards, before performing at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2023.
Sam Smith in Montreux
A worldwide soul-pop voice
A revelation of the mid-2010s, Sam Smith strung together worldwide hits, from “Stay with Me” to “Unholy”, and collected awards, including several Grammy Awards and an Oscar for the song of the James Bond film “Spectre”.
In 2023, Sam Smith took the stage of the Montreux Jazz Festival for a concert blending soul and pop, with “I’m Not the Only One”, “Like I Can” and “Lay Me Down”.
On the lake, in the audience
Sam Smith also knows Montreux beyond the stage: they came to the festival as a spectator too, photographed on a boat in front of the Château de Chillon, with the singer Shania Twain.
Videos
Sam Smith, “I’m Not the Only One”, “Like I Can” and “Lay Me Down”, at the Montreux Jazz Festival (2023).