Jorja Smith is well-known out there as an English singer and songwriter. But how well do you know about her worth? In this write-up, we will discuss interesting details about Jorja Smith’s net worth as well as other important aspects you should know about her.
Who is Jorja Smith?
Jorja Smith was born on 11th June 1997 in Walsall, West Midlands, England. to a Jamaican father and an English mother. Her father Peter, a benefits officer, is a former musician who sang in a neo-soul group called 2nd Naicha before Smith was born, and her mother, Jolene, is a jewellery designer. Smith has a younger brother, Luca, and is the cousin of Rangers player Kemar Roofe.
Jorja Smith earned a music scholarship at Aldridge School, where she learned the oboe and studied classical singing, before taking music for her A-level exams. She was scouted by a manager at the age of 15 after uploading videos of herself singing cover songs on YouTube. Shortly after, she began travelling to London for writing sessions with Maverick Sabre and Ed Thomas, while still in school.
After graduation, she moved to London at the age of 18 where she supported herself by working as a barista and continued to write songs.
Jorja Smith Career
In Late 2015, Maverick Sabre co-signed Smith publicly. In January 2016, Smith released her debut single “Blue Lights”, which samples Dizzee Rascal’s song “Sirens”, on SoundCloud; the song garnered 400,000 plays on the website within a month.
Her second single “Where Did I Go?”, released in May, was singled out by Drake as his favourite track of the moment in Entertainment Weekly in July.
Following the worldwide recognition and exposure Smith gained from Drake, Smith caught the attention of Guy Moot. Moot, an executive and worldwide creative at Sony/ATV with mainstream industry connections, signed Smith to a publishing deal in late 2016.
In November 2016, she released her four-track debut extended play, Project 11. The same month, Smith was selected as one of the fifteen rising acts on BBC Music’s Sound of 2017 longlist and finished fourth on the list.
In early 2020, Smith began hosting a 12-part BBC Radio 3 show called ‘Tearjerker’, which focuses on the healing power of music. She released two singles that year: “By Any Means” and “Come Over” featuring Popcaan.
On 14 May 2021, she released her third extended play Be Right Back, which received generally positive reviews.
On 11 May 2023, Smith released the single “Little Things” which peaked at number 95 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 on 19 May 2023.
On 18 May 2023, Smith announced that her next studio album, Falling or Flying, would be released in September 2023. On 4 August 2023, Smith released “Go Go Go”, the third single from her upcoming album.
In 2019, Smith announced a co-headlining North American tour with Kali Uchis starting on 28 April in Washington, D.C. and concluding in Toronto on 30 May. In August 2019, Smith released the single “Be Honest” featuring Burna Boy.
Jorja Smith Net Worth, How Much Is Jorja Smith Worth?
Jorja Smith has an estimated net worth of $3 million. Her main source of income is from her career as a singer and Songwriter.
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