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band The xx. He has been described as a "driving force" behind The xx, contributing to the group's significant commercial and critical success. As a solo artist, he has been recognised with a 2015

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nomination, and a 2016 Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album nomination for his sophmore album '' In Colour''.

Career

2005–2009

Smith's musical career began in 2005 when he joined The xx accompanying old schoolmates Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim and Baria Qureshi of the

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in London, notable for alumni including Hot Chip,

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and Four Tet. He first used the stage name Jamie xx in July 2009 in a promotional mix for the band's debut album '' xx'' released on the '' FACT'' magazine mix series. The mixtape was compiled by Jamie Smith and featured, amongst others, four tracks credited to Jamie xx – one self-production and three remixes. The ''xx'' album went on to become

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in the UK. Afterward, Jamie Smith went on to do more remix work for artists like

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, Jack Peñate and

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2010–present

In late 2010, a Jamie xx remix of the song "NY Is Killing Me" from Gil Scott-Heron's last album '' I'm New Here'' aired on radio stations across the UK and Europe. The remix of "I'll Take Care of U" followed in January 2011. Both singles drew the attention of the general public and the critics. They set the way for a 13-track remix album entitled ''

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'', produced entirely by Jamie xx and credited to "Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx". The album was released on 21 February 2011 on the

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label, but a full-album preview could be streamed on the website of ''

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'' as early as 14 February. ''We're New Here'' received critical acclaim and was named "a cohesive, considered masterpiece in its own right" by BBC's Ele Beattie. On 6 June 2011 the two-track self-produced single " Far Nearer / Beat For" was released. The song "Far Nearer" was selected Best New Track by ''

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'', and the

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single charted at number 128 on the

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. Later the same year, Smith produced the title track off Drake's second album, '' Take Care'', which features

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. In addition, Smith helped create several reworks for Radiohead's song "Bloom" which were released on a remix album entitled '' TKOL RMX 1234567''. He also co-produced the song "When It's All Over" with

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on her '' Girl on Fire'' album. In 2014, he announced an upcoming collaboration with

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on Tim Sweeney's Beats in Space online radio show. In 2014 he released the singles "Girl/Sleep Sound" and "All Under One Roof Raving". On 27 March 2015 he released two singles. " Loud Places", featuring the xx's Romy Madley Croft, and "

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". On the same day he also announced that his debut album, '' In Colour'', would be out on 1 June 2015. Ahead of its release, ''In Colour'' was streamed on iTunes as a preview with album-spanning visuals that 'reacted' to each sound. Jamie xx composed the score for a ballet, ''Tree of Codes'', commissioned by Manchester International Festival for its 2015 edition. Based on a novel of the same name by

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, the ballet was choreographed by

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and had a set created by

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. In 2020, he released his first single in 5 years, "Idontknow", which received positive to lukewarm reception from critics. He was credited on

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's 2021 album ''

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'' as a co-producer on the track "RISE!". In 2022, Jamie xx was enlisted to produce fellow bandmate Oliver Sim's debut album, ''Hideous Bastard.''

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Other charting songs

Other tracks

Remixes

Awards and nominations

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Notes

References

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