Sam Sparro Biography:

Sam Sparro is a dynamic performer and ingenious songwriter/producer who is poised to introduce the world to his innovative music and style. The Sam Sparro sound is a brilliant mix of old-school vocals and futuristic beats with synthesized 70s and 80s pop, rock and soul, in the spirit of Chaka Khan and Prince, fused with house, electro and beyond. .

Originally from Sydney Australia, Sam Sparro moved with his family to Pasadena at the impressionable age of 10 years old where he was first introduced to the world of gospel by his Minister father. It was at church where Sam Sparro learned he could sing and he soon attracted a plethora of high profile admirers such as Chaka Khan who was amazed at little Sam Sparro who went to their church to sing.

Needing no further encouragement, as soon as he was old enough Sam Sparro headed for London where he dived head long into the music scene and spent his most of his time within the walls of the Brixton Academy, Camden Palace and the Shepherds Bush Empire watching gigs before going onto The End, Fabric, house parties and warehouses in Shoreditch, all of which gave his musical influences a distinctive British edge.

Sam Sparro's first single, Cottonmouth, was released in 2007. Sam Sparro's second single, "Black and Gold", debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 23 on 24 March 2008, and then climbed 19 places to number four on 31 March due to heavy download sales. On 13 April, it rose to number 2. It peaked at number two on the UK iTunes chart. "Black and Gold" was also used in a commercial for the British TV show Skins. It also reached number 5 in the Irish Singles Chart. His debut album Sam Sparro was released in the UK on 28 April 2008.