![]() ![]() FACT Mag also named Smith as one of their 10 Pop and R&B artists to watch in 2017. Throughout 2017, Smith was covered in the UK national press tipped by the BBC and Evening Standard as one of the UK's most up and coming artists. Jorja was one of 15 artists selected for the BBC's 15 Sound of 2017 longlist. She came 4th, with Ray BLK as the winner. Smith supported Canadian rapper Drake on his UK tour at a show in Birmingham and London. "Blue Lights" was nominated in the Best Song category at the 2016 MOBO Awards. To close out 2016, she released her first body of work, Project 11 (2016), a 4-track EP covering a variety of matters and musical styles. Smith's first release, "Blue Lights", was uploaded to SoundCloud in January 2016 when she was eighteen years old, followed up by "A Prince" featuring Maverick Sabre and "Where Did I Go?", which artist/rapper Drake chose as his favourite track of the moment in an article which featured in Entertainment Weekly. Smith's father was born in Gloucester, UK and was part of a neo-soul group called 2nd Naicha.Ĭareer Career beginnings and breakthrough: She was part of a music collective, OGHORSE, and began releasing music online. Smith was classically trained as a vocalist during secondary school. ![]() Jorja Smith was brought up on a blend of Trojan Records boxsets, Curtis Mayfield and Damien Marley. 2.1 Career beginnings and breakthrough:.
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