In 2012, Jorja Smith’s friend uploaded her cover to YouTube, which led to her discovery by record producer Guy Moot. After her first two singles received broader recognition, she signed with Sony/ATV in 2016, releasing two extended plays throughout 2016 and 2017.
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Her debut studio album, Lost & Found, was released in 2018 to critical acclaim and peaked at number three on the UK Album Chart. The same year, Smith won the Brit Critics’ Choice Award.
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In 2019, she was named Best British Female Artist at the Brit Awards and was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Her third EP Be Right Back, which was released in May 2021 received favourable reviews.
On May 11, 2023, Smith released the single titled, Little Things, which peaked at number 95 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 on May 19, 2023. On May 18, 2023, Smith announced that her next studio album, Falling or Flying, would be released in September 2023.
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