1. Sam Ryder Robinson was born on 25 June 1989 and is an English singer, songwriter, producer, composer and social media personality.
41 Facts About Sam Ryder
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Sam Ryder rose to prominence in 2020, after posting music covers on TikTok, during the first UK lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic and signed to Parlophone Records before parting ways with them in 2023.
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Sam Ryder's music has since incorporated various genres including rock music, pop, alternative rock, and metalcore, while his vocal range, and use of vibrato and falsetto, has garnered critical acclaim.
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Sam Ryder became the highest scoring UK entrant with 466 points, won the jury vote and came in second place in the contest.
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Sam Ryder became the first British act to win a Marcel Bezencon Award, and scored the UK its best result since 1998 and its first top three result since 2002.
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Sam Ryder's participation has been credited for helping to change how the British public and press view the contest.
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Sam Ryder has been nominated for a Los 40 Music Award, Global Award, Edinburgh International Television Festival and a MTV Video Music Award.
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Sam Ryder Robinson was born on 25 June 1989 in Maldon, Essex, the youngest child of Keith Robinson, a carpenter, and his wife, Geraldine, a dental assistant from Hackney, London.
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Sam Ryder was raised in Chelmsford, Essex and attended the local St John Payne Catholic School.
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Sam Ryder was inspired to pursue a career in music after seeing the Canadian rock band Sum 41 in concert when he was 11.
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Sam Ryder is a "big fan" of Eurovision and cites Finnish rock band Lordi as being the inspiration for him learning how to play guitar, after the rock band won the Eurovision Song Contest 2006.
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Sam Ryder made his debut as a singer and guitarist at age 16 when he co-founded the band The Morning After, with whom he released two studio albums; You Can't Hurt Steel and Legacy.
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Sam Ryder parted ways with the band in 2013, and auditioned to become the new lead vocalist for the American Rock band Close Your Eyes, and contributed to their album Line in the Sand and left in 2014.
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In 2016, Sam Ryder recorded an album with producer Bryan Wilson in Nashville, Tennessee, although it was never released.
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Sam Ryder later opened up a vegan cafe with his partner in Coggeshall, England, before its closure in 2019.
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Sam Ryder was a wedding singer in the south-east of England until the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sam Ryder rose to prominence through TikTok where, starting with the first lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, he began posting his music covers.
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Sam Ryder caught the attention of musicians such as Elton John, Sia, Justin Bieber and Alicia Keys.
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Sam Ryder wrote "Space Man" during the pandemic, and in January 2022, the song was sent to TaP Music and the BBC.
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Sam Ryder toured Europe between March and May 2022 to promote his entry.
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Sam Ryder won the jury vote and scored the UK its best result since 1998 and its first top three since 2002.
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Sam Ryder won a Marcel Bezencon Press Award, becoming the first UK act to win a Bezencon Award.
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In June 2022, Sam Ryder performed "Space Man" at the Queen's Platinum Jubilee concert, Platinum Party at the Palace.
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On 2 September 2022, Sam Ryder released "Living Without You", a collaboration with Sigala and David Guetta.
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Between October and November 2022, Sam Ryder embarked on his first European tour which spanned 19 dates, beginning in Cologne, Germany on 12 October and concluding in London, United Kingdom on 24 November.
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Sam Ryder was scheduled to embark on his UK and Ireland tour spanning 14 dates, beginning 17 March 2023 in Belfast and concluding on 5 April 2023 in Brighton.
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On 13 October 2022, Sam Ryder opened the National Television Awards.
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Sam Ryder was joined by guest musicians, including Melanie C, Sigrid and Justin Hawkins.
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In January 2023, Sam Ryder was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2023 Brit Awards, becoming the first Eurovision act to be nominated in this category.
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In February 2023, Sam Ryder performed a cover version of "I'm Good " alongside Guetta at the Brit Awards 2023.
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On 12 May 2023, Sam Ryder released his new single "Mountain" for a global brand campaign with Ottobock, and performed it at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with some of their disabled performers who joined him on stage.
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Sam Ryder performed the song with Hannah Waddingham at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.
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In January 2024, Sam Ryder announced that he had begun work on his upcoming second studio album.
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Sam Ryder released a new single in collaboration with Korean actor and singer Kim Min-seok called "Back in Love".
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In January 2025, Sam Ryder was nominated for his second consecutive Brit Award for his song "You're Christmas to Me".
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Sam Ryder played "White Lies" live for the first time at an intimate show at London's George Tavern earlier this month to a crowd of 150 people, debuting a number of other tracks at the show, with a major release expected later in 2025.
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Sam Ryder started making music at age 13 and has spent most of his adult life touring, writing, and performing for other bands and once resided in Hawaii.
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Sam Ryder is a vegan and once owned a vegan cafe in Coggeshall, England.
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Sam Ryder is in a long-term relationship with his partner Lois Gaskin-Barber.
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Sam Ryder cites David Bowie, Elton John, Freddie Mercury, and Queen among his music influences.
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Sam Ryder believes in aliens, and once wanted to pursue a career as an astronaut and claims to have seen a UFO while in Hawaii as a child.