New York, NY (Top40 Charts) GRAMMY, BRIT, Golden Globe and Academy Award winning artist Sam Smith shares a brand new rendition of their 2x Platinum-certified single 'Like I Can' featuring Spanish pop star Aitana.
Celebrating a decade since the release of their multi-platinum debut 'In the Lonely Hour', Sam wanted to create a special rendition of the hit from their introductory album to dedicate to his Spanish fans. When speaking about the collaboration Sam said, "I have always been enamoured with the dedication my Spanish fans have shown me, and wanted to make a new version of Like I Can for Spanish speaking fans across the globe. Both Aitana and I performed at the same festival this year in Mexico, and while I wasn't able to see her show, I heard all about it and reached out to her to see if she would be interested in participating in the project! I am grateful that one of this generation's leading new stars gave such an incredible performance on the track, and can't wait for my Spanish Sailors to hear it".
Aitana said that "Collaborating with Sam has been a real dream come true. Being able to collaborate and contribute my bit to a project as beautiful and special as this has been very special and I am very grateful for it. Sam is an artist I admire very much."
Released in 2014 'In the Lonely Hour' was Sam's debut into the music industry and the first of many incredible milestones and global successes that they would achieve over the course of their standout career. The GRAMMY® award winning, now 6 x RIAA Platinum Certified album became the biggest selling debut album of the decade. The album includes the breakthrough hit "Stay with Me" (certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2020), "I'm Not the Only One" (7xPlatinum), "Lay Me Down" (5xPlatinum) and the Platinum-certified "Money on My Mind" and "Like I Can."
Sam is also the host of 'The Pink House', an overarching new brand Sam has created, inspired by the home they grew up in. Under the roof of 'The Pink House' they are in the process of building a charitable foundation intended to provide support for people within the LGBTQIA+ community. In addition to this, they have released multiple episodes of their podcast, where in each we hear from Sam as they sit down with an amazing cast of friends and queer cultural icons, including Elliot Page, Laverne Cox, Gloria Estefan. 'The Pink House' in all its guises is designed to help build a better, safer world for all.
Sam Smith is one of the most celebrated musical artists to emerge in recent history. A portrait of the five-time GRAMMY winner, created by Pierre et Gilles, was recently unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Sam holds two Guinness World Records- for the most consecutive weeks in the U.K .Top 10 Album Chart (for their 2014, "In The Lonely Hour") and for having the first James Bond Theme to reach No.1 on the U.K. charts (for the Oscar and Golden Globe-winning "Writing's on the Wall"). Sam has amassed over 49 million adjusted album sales, 300 million single sales and 84 billion career streams across their catalogue of critically acclaimed albums "In The Lonely Hour", "The Thrill of It All", "Love Goes" and "GLORIA". Sam's latest GRAMMY®-winning, platinum single "Unholy" feat. Kim Petras spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Sam has sold out numerous headline tours worldwide and is currently touring the 2024 iteration of their GLORIA show with GLORIA - The.Blackout. This summer, Sam will be performing at many of Europe's biggest festivals, view the full itinerary HERE.
Since the beginning of her career in 2018, AITANA has become the most important pop star in Spain. A unique and unstoppable phenomenon among her peers, Aitana has been able to organically develop an ever-growing fanbase both domestically and internationally. Her position on top of the industry is backed by multiple multi-platinum hits as well as a host of records broken: AITANA is currently the most listened to Spanish artist in the history of Spotify Spain and became the #1 female artist in terms of ticket sales domestically in 2023.
On an international level, her success has come with a loyal community of fans that grows greater every day, accompanying her through all her projects and tours, from countries such as Mexico, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Uruguay or Colombia, among others.
Alongside her solo musical projects, AITANA has collaborated with huge international artists such as Katy Perry & Tiesto (Resilient) and Sangiovanni (Mariposas). Her biggest hit to date, "Mon Amour", has surpassed over 1bn streams on all platforms.
After a transition to electronic pop on her Platinum certified third and most recent album 'alpha', 2024 is once again set to be the year of AITANA. The two-time Latin Grammy nominee (2019/2020) will close this era making history with two unique concerts at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid. These two sold out shows crown her as the first female artist to not only announce a concert at this venue, but also to have sold out in record time.
Outside of her musical endeavours, AITANA has also found success as an actress, first starring in the first-ever Spanish production for Disney+ "Our Only Chance", and then in Netflix's 2024 rom-com "Love Divided".
