Sam Fischer
{{short description|Australian musician}}
{{distinguish|Sam Fisher (disambiguation){{!}}Sam Fisher}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sam Fischer
| image = Sam_Fischer.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Sam Fischer performing in Sydney, Australia on 9 September 2022
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Samuel Fischer
| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sam-fischer-mn0001680934/biography|title=Sam Fischer Bio|website=AllMusic|accessdate=1 March 2020}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|07|05}}
| years_active = 2012–present
| genre = {{hlist|R&B|soul|neo-soul|pop rock}}
| label = {{hlist|RCA}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.samfischermusic.com/}}
| associated_acts =
}}
Samuel Fischer (born 5 July 1991) is an Australian pop rock singer-songwriter and musician. Fischer released music independently before signing with RCA Records in 2019. RCA re-released his debut EP Not a Hobby in January 2020.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/not-a-hobby-single/1494510232|title=Not a Hobby (EP) |website=Apple Music|date=10 January 2020|accessdate=1 March 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/tmn-ones-to-watch-2020/|title=TMN Ones to Watch in 2020|website=The Music Network|date=20 January 2020|accessdate=1 March 2020}}
Life and career
=Early life=
Fischer was born outside of Sydney in 1991 and grew up on a farm in the town of Grose Vale, just outside Sydney, Australia. His musical life began at age three when he started playing violin after being inspired by seeing a performance by Queenie.{{Cite web |url= http://ghettoblastermagazine.com/trusting-process-interview-sam-fischer/ |title= Trusting Yourself And The Process; An Interview with Sam Fischer |website= Ghettoblaster |last= Johnson |first= Tommy |date= 17 January 2018 |access-date= 14 February 2020 |archive-date= 6 April 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200406074158/http://ghettoblastermagazine.com/trusting-process-interview-sam-fischer |url-status= dead }} He moved with his family to Sydney when he was seven, and at age 10 took up the saxophone, later playing in his high school jazz band. By age 12, he was writing songs, learning to do so after listening to Human Nature's self-titled album (which included songs such as He Don't Love You, When We Were Young and Don't Come Back) which his parents had bought for him.{{cite web|url=https://twistedmalemag.com/sam-fischer-hopeless-romantic-exclusive-interview/|title=Sam Fischer – "Hopeless Romantic" + Exclusive Interview|publisher=Twisted Male Mag|date=11 December 2021|accessdate=15 September 2022}} He attended Sydney Grammar School and later the Conservatorium High School in Sydney. In 2010 he was accepted to Berklee College of Music in Boston, and moved to that city to study music.{{Cite web |url= https://www.elle.com.au/news/elle-interview-sam-fischer-6778 |title= ELLE Interview: Sam Fischer |website= Elle |date=14 December 2016 |accessdate=14 February 2020}} He is classically trained on saxophone and violin. At Berklee he joined the a cappella troupe Pitch Slapped and was a member when the group won the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella in 2014.{{Cite web |title=Students Celebrate International A Cappella Championship Win |url=https://college.berklee.edu/news/students-discuss-international-cappella-championship-win |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=college.berklee.edu |language=en}}
=2012–2021: ''Not a Hobby''=
Fischer's debut release was as a featured artist on Alex Preston's single "Heartbeats" in July 2012.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/heartbeat-feat-sam-fischer-single/541654662|title=Heartbeats|website=Apple Music|date= July 2012|accessdate=1 March 2020}} In September 2014, after graduating from Berklee,{{Cite web |url= https://themusicsite.com/music-news/press-releases/la-based-musician-sam-fischer-shares-new-single |title= Australian-Born, LA-Based Musician Sam Fischer Shares New Single 'Getting Older' |website= The Music Site |date=2 December 2017 |accessdate=15 February 2020}} Fischer moved to Los Angeles, where he was active in the local a cappella scene and sang backing vocals for the band Holychild while writing songs and aiming for success as an artist on his own.
In May 2016, Fischer released his first single "Lean".{{Cite web |url= https://www.pauseandplay.com/new-songs-beck-shawn-mendes-maxwell-etc/ |title= New Songs: Beck, Shawn Mendes, Maxwell, etc. |website= Pause&Play |last= Galipault |first=Gerry |date=3 June 2016 |accessdate=15 February 2020}}{{cite web |url= https://www.stereogum.com/1874579/sam-fischer-lean-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/ |title= Sam Fischer – "Lean" (Stereogum Premiere) |website= Stereogum |last= Robinson |first=Collin |date=3 May 2016 |accessdate=15 February 2020}} The following year he released the singles "Same Friends", which premiered at Billboard on 10 November 2017{{Cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8031173/sam-fischer-same-friends-premiere |title= Sam Fischer Shares Soulful New Track & Video 'Same Friends': Exclusive |magazine= Billboard |last= Stubblebine |first=Allison |date=10 November 2017 |accessdate=15 February 2020}} and "Getting Older".{{Cite web |url= https://themusicsite.com/music-news/press-releases/la-based-musician-sam-fischer-shares-new-single |title= Australian-Born, LA-Based Musician Sam Fischer Shares New Single 'Getting Older' |website= The Music Site |author=Lily |date=2 December 2017 |accessdate=15 February 2020}} Fischer featured on Opia's single "Secrets".{{Cite web |url= http://wefoundnewmusic.com/opia-secrets-ft-sam-fischer/ |title= Opia: Secrets (ft. Sam Fischer) |website= We Found New Music |last= Owens |first=Grant |date= 2017 |accessdate=15 February 2020}}
In January 2018, Fischer released his debut EP, Not a Hobby. In May 2018, Fischer released a second EP titled Sam Fischer (Our Vinyl Sessions), featuring acoustic recordings of "Getting Older", "Same Friends" and "Lean". In January 2019, Fischer collaboration with London's Black Saint on "Everybody Wants You" which became a dance in mid-2019. The same year, he toured with Lewis Capaldi.{{Cite web |url= https://www.vmusic.com.au/uncovered-sam-fischer |title= UNCO[V]ERED: SAM FISCHER |website= VMusic |date=14 December 2016 |accessdate=14 February 2020}} Later in 2019, Fischer was signed by RCA Records who re-released "This City" in December 2019{{cite web |url= http://sportplaylists.com/sam-fischer-this-city |title= Australian singer-songwriter Sam Fischer drops "This City" single |date= 20 December 2019 |accessdate= 14 February 2020 |archive-date= 24 January 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200124181512/http://sportplaylists.com/sam-fischer-this-city |url-status= dead }} and re-released Not a Hobby EP in January 2020. Not a Hobby peaked at number 15 on the Australian Artist Singles Chart on 9 March 2020.
Fischer has worked with a variety of producers and has written songs for artists including Ciara ("Dose"),{{Cite web |url= https://www.songmeaningsandfacts.com/dose-by-ciara/ |title= "Dose" by Ciara |website= Song Meanings and Facts |date=28 October 2018 |accessdate=15 February 2020}} Elle King, Sabrina Claudio, Keith Urban, MAX, Christian French, Andy Grammer, Saygrace, and Jessie J.{{cite web |url= https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=312568 |title= 2018SONY/ATV UPS A&R PAIR |website= Hits Daily Double |date=11 July 2018 |accessdate=15 February 2020}}{{Cite web |url= https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=319765 |title= SONY U.K.'S CLASS OF 2020 |website= Hits Daily Double |date=30 January 2020 |accessdate=15 February 2020}}
In February 2021, Fischer released "What Other People Say", a collaboration with American singer, Demi Lovato. The track went on to peak within the top 100 in multiple regions, including the United Kingdom, at 70, and Australia, at 58, as well as within the top 20 in Scotland. The song was subsequently included on Lovato's seventh studio album, Dancing with the Devil... The Art of Starting Over.
=2022–present: ''I Love You, Please Don't Hate Me''=
In September 2022, Fischer returned to Australia for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, opening as a support act for British singer Mimi Webb on her tour of the country and New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://beat.com.au/sam-fischer-is-joining-mimi-webb-on-her-tour-of-australia/|title=Sam Fischer is joining Mimi Webb on her tour of Australia|publisher=Beat|date=17 June 2022|accessdate=20 September 2022}}
Fischer released his debut album, I Love You, Please Don't Hate Me, on 1 December 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.theperfecttempo.com/features/blog/sam-fischer-interview-2023|title=The Perfect Tempo |website=The Perfect Tempo|date=2 June 2023|access-date= 15 September 2023}}
Discography
=Albums=
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|+ List of albums, with selected details ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Details |
scope="row" | I Love You, Please Don't Hate Me
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=Extended plays=
=Singles=
==As lead artist==
==As featured artist==
==Promotional singles==
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! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Album |
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scope="row"| "Everybody's Got Somebody"{{cite tweet|user=SamFischer|number=1294050772385009664|title=Everybody's Got Somebody & I Got To Live are out in so many parts of the world & all ur messages & tweets are SENDING ME. Love u guys 🧡🧡|date=13 August 2020|accessdate=15 August 2020}}
| rowspan="2"| 2020 | rowspan="2"| Homework |
scope="row"| "I Got to Live" |
Awards and nominations
=ARIA Music Awards=
The ARIA Music Awards are a series of annual awards, which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.
{{Awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
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| 2020
| "This City"
| {{nom}}
| {{cite web |url=https://www.aria.com.au/awards/nominees |title=ARIA Awards 2020 Nominees |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |accessdate = 13 October 2020}}{{cite web | url = https://www.aria.com.au/awards/news/and-the-2020-aria-award-goes-to | title = And the 2020 ARIA Awards Go To… | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | access-date = 3 December 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201126005048/https://www.aria.com.au/awards/news/and-the-2020-aria-award-goes-to | archive-date = 26 November 2020 | url-status = live }}
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| 2021
| "What Other People Say" {{small|(with Demi Lovato)}}
| Song of the Year
| {{nom}}
| {{cite web |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/2021-aria-awards-nominees/ |title=ARIA Awards nominees revealed: Amy Shark & Genesis Owusu lead the charge |work=The Music Network |date=20 October 2021 |access-date=24 October 2021 |author=Kelly, Vivienne |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020000045/https://themusicnetwork.com/2021-aria-awards-nominees/ |archive-date=20 October 2021 |url-status=live}}
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Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|samfischermusic.com}}
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Category:21st-century Australian singers
Category:21st-century Australian male singers
Category:Australian pop singers
Category:Australian male singer-songwriters
Category:Musicians from Sydney