Jorja Alice Smith is an English singer and songwriter from Walsall, West Midlands. She has released several singles since January 2016 and collaborated with other artists, including Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Kali Uchis, and Stormzy.In 2018, Smith won the Brit Critics' Choice Award. At the 2019 Brit Awards, she was named Best British Female Artist. Also, She was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2019.
Jorja Smith shakes off the Stormzy and Maya Jama drama as new single Be Honest hits the charts
Jorja Smith’s new song Be Honest has gone straight into the top 20 of the Official Charts as she shook off the Stormzy and Maya Jama drama. The singer collaborated with Burna Boy on the new song and revealed the video for the track last week.
She’s been busy working on the promo for the new track, which comes as Stormzy was forced to deny that she was the reason for his split from Maya Jama. Stormzy, 26, and Maya, 25, split up after four years together in order to focus on their careers but rumors began circulating that Stormzy may have hooked up with Jorja. A representative for the rapper told Metro.co.uk: ‘I can confirm any accusations or reports surrounding Stormzy’s infidelity to Maya are categorically not true.’ Stormzy and Jorja have been friends for several years and even collaborated on a track together called Let Me Down last year.
Famous for
- English singer and songwriter
- Best British Female Artist 2019
- The Brit Critics' Choice Award 2018
Where was Jorja Smith born?
Jorja Smith was born on 11 June 1997 in Walsall, West Midlands, England. She holds English nationality with mixed Jamaican and English descent ethnicity. Her birth name is Jorja Alice Smith with the birth sign of Gemini and was born to her father Peter Smith who is a benefits officer and a former musician, mother Jolene Smith who is a jewelry designer. She also has a younger brother, Luca Smith. She began taking piano lessons at the age of 8 at the encouragement of her father. Furthermore, Smith earned a music scholarship at Aldridge School, where she learned the oboe and studied classical singing, before taking music for her A-level exams. She began uploading videos of herself singing cover songs on YouTube at the age of 15. After graduation, she moved to London at the age of 18 where she supported herself by working as a barista and continued to write songs.
How Tall is Jorja Smith?
Singer Jorja Smith has an amazing slim body physique with the body measurement of 35-25-35 inches and stands the height of 5ft 6in tall with a weight of 58 kg. Additionally, her dark brown eyes and black hair make her personality even more attractive.
Career of Jorja Smith
- Smith started her singing career professionally In January 2016, Smith released her debut single "Blue Lights".
- Her second single "Where Did I Go?", released in May 2016.
- In November 2016, she released her four-track debut extended play, Project 11.
- Smith was selected as one of the fifteen rising acts on BBC Music's Sound of 2017 longlist and finished fourth on the list.
- Smith performed as a special guest on Drake's Boy Meets World Tour in February and March 2017.
- Smith also featured on two tracks on Drake's mixtape More Life (2017).
- She released the song "Beautiful Little Fools" on International Women's Day.
- In May, she featured on Kali Uchis' song "Tyrant", the lead single off Uchis' debut studio album Isolation (2018).
- She released her third single, "Teenage Fantasy", in June 2017.
- She performed as the opening act on Bruno Mars' 24K Magic World Tour in October and November 2017.
- In January 2018, she released the single "Let Me Down" featuring rapper Stormzy.
- Smith co-wrote and performed the song "I Am" on Kendrick Lamar's soundtrack album for the film Black Panther, released on February 2018.
- In April 2018, she made her American late-night television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! with a performance of "Blue Lights".
- Her debut studio album, Lost & Found, written over a five-year period, was announced in April and released in June 2018.
- In August 2019, Smith released the single "Be Honest" featuring Burna Boy.
- Smith is also featured in other various songs such as 'People' in 2016, "Bridge over Troubled Water" in 2017, 'Follow The Leader' in 2018, 'Get it Together' in 2017, 'Slow Down' in 2019 and many more.
Additionally,
- She won the 2018 Brit Critics' Choice Award.
- In 2018, she won AIM Independent Music UK breakthrough of the Year Award.
- She won the 2018 Uk Music Video- Best Urban Video-UK Award for "Blue Lights"
- In 2019, she won the Brit British Female Solo Artist.
Who is Jorja Smith Dating?
Jorja Smith is currently dating singer and producer Joel Compass. The couple started dating each other since September 2017 and living happily in the relationship as there is no sign of them separating.
Birthday of Jorja Smith
Singer Jorja Smith celebrates her birthday on the 11th of June with her friends and family.
What is Jorja Smith net worth?
Jorja Smith is earning a considerable amount of money from her career as a singer and songwriter, As of 2019, her net worth is estimated to be around $1 Million.
