: In 2023, their hit "Unholy" with Kim Petras made them the first openly non-binary artist to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and win a Grammy in a major category [9].
: A chance meeting with manager Elvin Smith changed everything. Within 18 months, Smith’s vocals featured on Disclosure's hit "Latch" (2012), followed by Naughty Boy's "La La La" (2013), which topped the UK charts [7]. Global Superstardom Sam Smith
Smith’s debut album, In the Lonely Hour (2014), centered on themes of unrequited love, became a global phenomenon [8]. : In 2023, their hit "Unholy" with Kim
: In 2016, they won an Oscar for "Writing's on the Wall," the theme for the Bond film Spectre [7, 32]. Personal Evolution and Identity Within 18 months, Smith’s vocals featured on Disclosure's
: In 2017, they came out as non-binary, and in 2019, they changed their pronouns to they/them, stating they were finally embracing who they were "inside and out" [9].