Jay Smith | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jay Jon Christopher Smith |
| Born | 29 April 1981 |
| Origin | Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | GAIN Music Entertainment/Sony Music]] |
| Website | YouTube Channel |
Jay Jon Christopher Smith (born 29 April 1981) is a Swedish singer and guitarist. He won the Swedish Idol 2010 title,[1] beating Minnah Karlsson in the 10 December 2010 final[2] in the Ericsson Globe theater. Jay Smith also plays in the band Von Benzo, which has released two studio albums.
During Idol 2010, he created controversy announcing that he had smoked marijuana at one point during the program series. In an article in Expressen, Smith said that he could be sentenced to a fine for a minor drug offence. Conversely, TV4 television station allowed him to stay in the competition, provided he would not use drugs again during the show.
Smith's first solo single was "Dreaming People". He released his debut album, the self-titled Jay Smith, on 19 December 2010. The album shot straight to number one in its first week of release on the Swedish Albums Chart. It subsequently placed at number nine on the Swedish year-end chart. The album was also certified Platinum soon after its release.[3]
Smith also appears in the two compilation album from Idol 2010, singing the song "All I Need Is You".
He participated in Melodifestivalen 2024 with the song "Back to My Roots", where he finished tenth in the final.[4]
- ^ Jay Smith page on TV4 Idol website (in Swedish) Archived December 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ SvD: Minnah och Jay i "Idol"-final (in Swedish) Archived December 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Årslista Album, 2010". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "The 30 artists competing in Sweden's Melodifestivalen 2024". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 2023-12-01. Retrieved 2023-12-01.