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Sam Smith Birthday: 23 Things The ‘Lay Me Down' Singer Has Achieved Before Turning 23

23 Mind-Boggling Things Sam Smith Achieved Before Turning 23
Ashley Percival
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With all the success Sam Smith has had in the last 18 months, it’s almost impossible to believe that he is only just turning 23 today.

The velvet-voiced singer has been propelled to worldwide fame thanks to his debut album ‘In The Lonely Hour’ and has now racked up so many awards that his trophy cabinet must be struggling under the strain.

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But sadly, Sam is spending his birthday recovering from surgery on a ruptured vocal cord, which caused him to pull out of a string of tour dates.

Posting an emotional speech on Instagram to mark the occasion, he wrote: “I've only lived on this earth for 23 years and I have so much more to learn and so many more mistakes to make but there is one thing I've learnt in my not so many years. And that is love is the most important thing in life.Surround yourself with family and friends and people who genuinely love you.

“I am so lucky and these past few years have been so amazing but also so challenging and I would definitely be in a world full of troubles right now if it wasn't for the people in this picture and my family and friends who can't be with me today.”


So to cheer Sam up, we thought we’d remind him of the 23 mind-boggling things he achieved before reaching the tender age of 23.

Sam Smith's Biggest Achievements
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (01 of18)
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Taking home three Brit Awards for Critics Choice in 2014 and British Breakthrough Act and Global Success in 2015. (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (02 of18)
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Won four Grammys in 2015 including Best New Artist, "Stay with Me" for Record of the Year and Song of the Year, and In the Lonely Hour for Best Pop Vocal Album. (credit:Jason LaVeris via Getty Images)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (03 of18)
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Topped the 2014 BBC Sound Of poll, beating off competition from Ella Eyre and George Ezra. (credit:Michael Tran via Getty Images)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (04 of18)
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Performed a duet of ‘Stay With Me’ with Mary J. Blige. (credit:Kevin Winter via Getty Images)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (05 of18)
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Recorded a version of ‘Lay Me Down’ with John Legend, which went on to top the charts. (credit:Comic Relief/AP)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (06 of18)
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Amassed an army of celebrity fans including Beyonce, Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus. (credit:Instagram)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (07 of18)
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Sold out New York’s Madison Square Garden. (credit:Rob Loud via Getty Images)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (08 of18)
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Transformed his relationship with food to become just four pounds away from his goal weight. (credit:Instagram)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (09 of18)
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Scored the fastest selling album of 2014. (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (10 of18)
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Became the only artist to sell 1 million albums in UK and US in 2014. (credit:SAV via Getty Images)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (11 of18)
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Gained 2.85 million followers on Twitter and 3.8 million Instagram fans. (credit:Simon James via Getty Images)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (12 of18)
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Set a US sales record after debut album, ‘In the Lonely Hour’, the most sold in the first week by a UK male artist's debut album, shifting 166,000 copies. (credit:Gareth Cattermole via Getty Images)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (13 of18)
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Received the honour of being invited to perform at the Grammys. (credit:Jon Kopaloff via Getty Images)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (14 of18)
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His album ‘In The Lonely Hour’ became the second best-selling on 2014, just behind Ed Sheeran’s ‘X’. (credit:Christopher Polk via Getty Images)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (15 of18)
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Performed on a sell-out tour in spring 2014, before announcing a world arena tour for this year. (credit:Sven Hoppe/DPA)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (16 of18)
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Picked up two Ivor Novello nominations. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (17 of18)
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Won three Billboard Music Awards for Top New Artist, Top Male Artist and Top Radio Songs Artist in 2015. (credit:Lionel Hahn/ABACA USA)
Sam Smith's biggest achievements (18 of18)
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Got into his first Twitter spat after wading into the Louis Tomlinson/Naughty Boy row. (credit:Daniel DeSlover/Zuma Press)

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