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Sam Martin (singer)
American singer-songwriter (born 1983) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Samuel Denison Martin (born February 7, 1983) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. His song "Want to Want Me" (released by Jason Derulo) holds the record for the most adds in the American contemporary hit radio history.
Following signing to Artist Publishing Group, Martin's first song he wrote for another artist became the song "Daylight" by Maroon 5, which peaked at number one on the Billboard charts. His writing on the album Fly Rasta, released by Ziggy Marley, led it to becoming a number-one reggae album as well as a receiving a Grammy Award.
Martin rose to the public eye in 2014 for not only writing but being a featured artist on David Guetta's number-one singles "Lovers on the Sun" and "Dangerous". His work extends to projects with One Direction, Nick Jonas, Zedd, Flo Rida, Prince Royce, The Chainsmokers, Pitbull, Jon Bellion, Snoop Dogg, T.I., Julia Michaels, Armin van Buuren and G-Eazy. Sam Martin also has a side project called "Con Bro Chill" who have released singles including "We Should Hang Out".
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Career
Early beginnings
Martin was born in New York City and raised in Lake Oswego, Oregon. He attended Lakeridge High School[1] and went to Berklee College of Music for two years.
2012–14: Breakthrough
Martin's breakthrough came with the writing and release of "Daylight" by Maroon 5. In 2014 Martin was the contributing singer and co-writer on the song "Lovers on the Sun" and "Dangerous" by David Guetta[2] Martin also collaborated with Ziggy Marley on the song "Lighthouse"[3] from his album Fly Rasta. In 2015, Fly Rasta won the grammy for best Reggae Album.
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Discography
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Singles
As lead artist
"Rather Be Alone" (with Robin Schulz and Nick Martin) Released September 2019
"Sabotage" Released January 2019
"Sugar Is Sweet" Released February 2019
"Long Live The Billionaire" Released March 2018[4]
Blue Tuesday (EP)
- "It Was Always You" Released December 2018
- "All My Tears" Released December 2018
- "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" Released December 2018
- "A Day In The Life" Released December 2018
- "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)" Released December 2018
"Bring Me Home" Released June 2017[5]
"It's Gonna Get Better" Released October 2017[6]
"Song For My Unborn Son" Released January 2015[7]
As featured artist
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Songwriting credits
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References
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