Jay Smith (singer)

Jay Jon Christopher Smith (born 29 April 1981 in Helsingborg, Sweden) is a Swedish singer and guitarist. He won the Swedish Idol 2010 title,[1] beating Minnah Karlsson in the 10 December 2010 final[2] in the Ericsson Globe theater. Jay Smith also plays in the band Von Benzo, which has released two studio albums.

Jay Smith
Background information
Birth nameJay Jon Christopher Smith
Born (1981-04-29) 29 April 1981
OriginHelsingborg, Sweden
GenresAlternative rock
Hard rock
Blues rock
Pop rock
Country music
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active2009–present
LabelsGAIN Music Entertainment/Sony Music]]
Websitejaysmithofficial.com

During Idol 2010, he created controversy announcing that he had smoked marijuana at one point during the program series. In an article in Expressen, Smith said that he could be sentenced to a fine for a minor drug offence. Conversely, TV4 television station allowed him to stay in the competition, provided he would not use drugs again during the show.

Smith's first solo single was "Dreaming People". He released his debut album, the self-titled Jay Smith, on 19 December 2010. The album shot straight to number one in its first week of release on the Swedish Albums Chart. It subsequently placed at number nine on the Swedish year-end chart. The album was also certified Platinum soon after its release.[3]

Smith also appears in the two compilation album from Idol 2010, singing the song "All I Need Is You".

Discography

With Von Benzo

Albums
  • Von Benzo (2009)
  • Yes Kids It's True (2011)

Singles
  • Die Beautiful (2009)
  • Bad Father, Bad Son (2009)
  • Radio (2011)
  • Addicted (2013)

Solo

Albums
  • Jay Smith (2010)
  • King Of Man (2013)
  • Young Guns (2019)[4]

Singles
  • Dreaming People (2010)
  • All I Need is You (2010)
  • King Of Man (2013)
  • Ode To Death (Little Sister) (2013)
  • Keeps Me Alive (2014)
  • God Damn You (2015)
  • Neverneverland (2015)
  • Out Of Life (2016)
  • Boomerang (with Smash Into Pieces) (2017)
  • Ten Feet Off The Ground (2018)
  • Roots (2018)
  • Let My Heart Go (2018)
  • My Everything (2018)
  • Closing Time（2019）

Collaborations
  • Det bästa från Idol 2010 – Audition (2010)
  • Det bästa från Idol 2010 (2010)
Preceded by
Erik Grönwall		 Idol winner
Jay Smith (2010)		 Succeeded by
Amanda Fondell

References
  1. Jay Smith page on TV4 Idol website (in Swedish) Archived December 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. SvD: Minnah och Jay i "Idol"-final (in Swedish) Archived December 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Årslista Album, 2010". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  4. "Young Guns by Jay Smith". Spotify. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
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