Samuel Frederick Smith ( born 19 May 1992 ) is an English singer and songwriter . He rose to fame in October 2012 when he was featured on Disclosure 's breakthrough single " Latch " , which peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart . His subsequent feature — on Naughty Boy 's " La La La " — earned him his first number one single in May 2013 . In December 2013 , he was nominated for the 2014 Brit Critics ' Choice Award and the BBC 's Sound of 2014 poll , both of which he won
2014 Brit Critics ' Choice Award
2014 Brit Awards
Sam Smith (singer)