Faryl Smith
Faryl Smith | |
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Classical crossover | |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Formerly Universal Classics and Jazz |
Website | farylmusic.com |
Faryl Smith (born 23 July 1995) is a British
Smith's second album, Wonderland, was released in November 2009, after which Smith left Universal. In addition to releasing her two albums, she featured on a charity cover of "The Prayer", released in March 2010, provided vocals for the 2012 album The Magic of a Thousand Strings by the International Harp Ensemble, and performed at numerous public events, including the 2009 Royal Variety Performance. In 2015, Smith began studying music at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. She continued to perform regularly, including at major sporting events, such as a Six Nations match at Twickenham Stadium in February 2019.
Career
Britain's Got Talent
Before her appearance on television, Smith had performed competitively severa times, including in the Kettering & District
While Smith was competing in Britain's Got Talent, Cowell arranged for her to receive singing lessons from the leading vocal coach
Record deal
The day after the Britain's Got Talent finals,
In December 2008, Smith had signed a £2.3 million, multi-album deal with Universal Music Group.[12][15] Universal claimed it intended to market Smith as a pop star.[12] Neil Fisher, writing for The Times, described Smith as "heir apparent" to Jenkins;[16] the pair had first met when Smith won a competition at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. By 2009, Jenkins was acting as a mentor to Smith.[17]
In January 2009 plans were released for Smith to perform with Plácido Domingo, an idea originally suggested by him.[18] In an interview with the Metro, Smith talked about her future plans, insisting that she did not wish to be dubbed as the next Charlotte Church.[19] She has also spoken of her desire to appear in films on top of her musical career. She said "Films and movies are something I'd really like to do. I've always wanted to act, so doing a film would be amazing."[19]
Faryl
Smith's first album, Faryl, was recorded at
Promotion began in January, with performances at the
Pete Paphides, writing for The Times, said that the songs were performed "with power and restraint" and that the "arrangements by Jon Cohen suggest some kind of aesthetic endeavour beyond the basic thing for which they exist". He compared it favourably to three other
In April 2009, Smith travelled to Los Angeles to begin her promotion of Faryl in the United States. She appeared on
In February 2010, after the release of Smith's second album, Faryl was nominated for a
Wonderland
In July 2009, it was announced that Smith was hoping to release her second album later in the year. In an interview, she expressed surprise and pleasure that the label wanted her to record another album so soon after the first.
Smith performed at the 2009
After Universal
In the aftermath of the
In mid-2010, Smith performed at various festivals and events. Her father stated that "because she is still so young, we don't want her doing complete shows on her own and we don't want her doing too much".[61] Appearances included the Mercedes-Benz World Summer Concert in Weybridge on 4 July, That Glorious Noise charity concert against muscular dystrophy in Cleethorpes on 17 July, and the Last Night of the Kenwood Proms on 21 August,[61] as well as the wedding of Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford.[62] Smith also opened the Serenata festival.[63] Angela Young, reviewing the festival for the Bournemouth Daily Echo, said "Faryl Smith was my personal highlight of the Thursday night line-up, her bizarrely powerful voice (considering her diminutive size and age) taking my breath away and it contrasted so well with her naivete as she said 'at least it's not raining' – just as the heavens opened."[64]
In October, Smith performed for the first time in Ireland, at the
From 2012–13, Smith performed several times with the International Harp Ensemble, a Surrey-based group of harpists who produce a variety of different styles of harp music,
Smith continued to perform publicly in the late 2010s, appearing at assorted sporting, charitable, and other events.
Personal life
Smith was born in
Discography
Studio albums
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
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UK | US
Heat |
US
Classical | |||
2009 | Faryl
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4[95] | 31[96] | 6[96] |
|
Wonderland
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56[54] | – | – |
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