Sam Fischer

Sam Fischer (born July 5, 1991) is an Australian pop rock[1] 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.[2][3]

Sam Fischer
Birth nameSamuel Fischer
Born (1991-07-05) 5 July 1991[1]
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Genres
Years active2012–present
Labels
Websitewww.samfischermusic.com

Life and career

Early life

Fisher was born outside of Sydney in 1991[1] 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.[4] 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. He attended Sydney Grammar School and later the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. In 2010 he was accepted to Berklee College of Music in Boston, and moved to that city to study music.[5] He is classically trained on saxophone and violin. At Berklee he joined the vocal troupe Pitch Slapped, which won an a cappella competition in 2014.

2012–present: Not a Hobby

Fischer's debut release was as a featured artist on Alex Preston's single "Heartbeats" in July 2012.[6] In September 2014, after graduating from Berklee,[7] Fischer moved to Los Angeles, where he was active in the local a cappella scene and sang backing vocals for the band HOLYCHILD[4] while writing songs and aiming for success as an artist on his own.

In May 2016, Fisher released his first single "Lean".[8][9] The following year he released the singles "Same Friends", which premiered at Billboard on 10 November 2017[10] and "Getting Older".[11] Fischer featured on Opia's single "Secrets".[12]

In January 2018, Fisher released his debut EP, Not a Hobby.[1] In May 2018, Fischer released a second EP titled Sam Fischer (Our Vinyl Sessions), featuring acoustic recordings of "Getting Older", "Same Friends" and "Lean".[13] In January 2019, Fischer collaboration with London's Black Saint on "Everybody Wants You" which became a dance in mid-2019.[1] The same year, he toured with Lewis Capaldi.[14] Later in 2019, Fischer was signed by RCA Records who re-released "This City" in December 2019[15] and re-released Not a Hobby EP in January 2020.[2] Not a Hobby peaked at number 15 on the Australian Artist Singles Chart on 9 March 2020.[16]

Fischer has worked with a variety of producers and has written songs for artists including Ciara ("Dose"),[17] Elle King, Sabrina Claudio, Keith Urban, MAX, Christian French, Andy Grammer, Saygrace, and Jessie J.[18][19]

Discography

Extended plays
List of extended plays, with selected details
Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS UK
Down.
[20]
Not a Hobby —[upper-alpha 1]—
Sam Fischer (Our Vinyl Sessions)
  • Released: 10 May 2018[13]
  • Label: Our Vinyl TV
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 ——
Homework
  • Released: 28 August 2020[21]
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 —82
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album
AUS
[22]		 BEL
(WA)
Tip
[23]		 CAN
[24]		 IRE
[25]		 NZ
[26]		 SCO
[27]		 SWE
Heat.
[28]		 UK
[29]		 US
Bub.
[30]
"Lean" 2016 ————————— Non-album singles
"Same Friends"[31] 2017 —————————
"Getting Older"[32] ————————— Not a Hobby
"Smoke"[33] 2018 —————————
"This City"[34] —————————
"Restless"
(with The Gifted)[35]		 ————————— Non-album singles
"We Won't Back Down"
(with Dirtier Blonde)[36]		 —————————
"This City"
(re-release)		 2019 172172182082165 Homework
"The Usual"[41] 2020 —————————
"For Now"[42] ————————— TBA
"What Other People Say"
(with Demi Lovato)		 2021 —————————
"—" denotes a record that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title Year Album
"Heartbeats"
(Alex Preston featuring Sam Fischer)[6]		 2012 Non-album single
"Secrets"
(Opia featuring Sam Fischer)[43]		 2017 Faded
"Everybody Wants You"
(Black Saint featuring Sam Fischer)[44]		 2019 Everybody Wants You

Promotional singles
Title Year Album
"Everybody's Got Somebody"[45] 2020 Homework
"I Got to Live"[45]

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. In 2020, Fischer was nominated for one award.[46][47]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020 "This City" Song of the Year Nominated

Notes
  1. Not a Hobby did not enter the Australia (ARIA Charts) top 50, but peaked at number 15 on the Australian Artist Singles Chart.[16]

References
  1. "Sam Fischer Bio". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. "Not a Hobby (EP)". Apple Music. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. "TMN Ones to Watch in 2020". The Music Network. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  4. Johnson, Tommy (17 January 2018). "Trusting Yourself And The Process; An Interview with Sam Fischer". Ghettoblaster. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  5. "ELLE Interview: Sam Fischer". Elle. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  6. "Heartbeats". Apple Music. July 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  7. "Australian-Born, LA-Based Musician Sam Fischer Shares New Single 'Getting Older'". The Music Site. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  8. Galipault, Gerry (3 June 2016). "New Songs: Beck, Shawn Mendes, Maxwell, etc". Pause&Play. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  9. Robinson, Collin (3 May 2016). "Sam Fischer – "Lean" (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  10. Stubblebine, Allison (10 November 2017). "Sam Fischer Shares Soulful New Track & Video 'Same Friends': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  11. Lily (2 December 2017). "Australian-Born, LA-Based Musician Sam Fischer Shares New Single 'Getting Older'". The Music Site. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  12. Owens, Grant (2017). "Opia: Secrets (ft. Sam Fischer)". We Found New Music. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  13. "Sam Fischer (OurVinyl Sessions) - Single". Apple Music. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  14. "UNCO[V]ERED: SAM FISCHER". VMusic. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  15. "Australian singer-songwriter Sam Fischer drops "This City" single". 20 December 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  16. "ARIA Australian Artist Singles Chart" (PDF). ARIA. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  17. ""Dose" by Ciara". Song Meanings and Facts. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  18. "2018SONY/ATV UPS A&R PAIR". Hits Daily Double. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  19. "SONY U.K.'S CLASS OF 2020". Hits Daily Double. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  20. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100: 04 September 2020 – 10 September 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  21. "Sam Fischer Announces New EP "Homework", Releases New Song "The Usual"". PM Studio. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  22. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  23. "Discographie Sam Fischer". Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  24. "Canadian Hot 100 – The Week of July 11, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  25. "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  29. "Sam Fischer | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  30. "Bubbling Under Hot 100 – The Week of July 4, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  31. "Same Friends - Single". Apple Music. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  32. "Getting Older - Single". Apple Music. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  33. "Smoke - Single". Apple Music. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  34. ""This City" Is Out". Facebook. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  35. "Restless - Single". Apple Music. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  36. "We Won't Back Down - Single". Apple Music. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  37. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  38. "BRIT Certified - bpi" (To access, enter the search parameter "Sam Fischer"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  39. "Gold & Platinum – Sam Fischer". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  40. "New Zealand single certifications – Sam Fischer – This City". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  41. @SamFischer (31 July 2020). "The Usual is out now! 🧡 smfschr.com/TheUsual" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 July 2020 – via Twitter.
  42. "For Now - single". Apple Music. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  43. "Secrets (featuring Sam Fischer)". Apple Music. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  44. "Secrets (Black Saint featuring Sam Fischer)". Apple Music. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  45. @SamFischer (13 August 2020). "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 🧡🧡" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 August 2020 – via Twitter.
  46. "ARIA Awards 2020 Nominees". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  47. "And the 2020 ARIA Awards Go To…". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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