Sam Ryder Robinson (born 25 June 1989) is a British singer, songwriter, producer, composer and social media personality. He rose to prominence in 2020, after posting music covers on

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, during the first UK lockdown of the

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and signed to

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. His music has since incorporated various genres including

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, and

metalcore Metalcore (also known as metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use ...

, while his

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, and use of

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and

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has garnered critical acclaim. Ryder's breakthrough came after he represented the in the

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with the song "

Space Man "Space Man" is a song by the British singer and songwriter Sam Ryder, released as a single on 22 February 2022 through Parlophone Records. It represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, after being in ...

", becoming the highest scoring UK entrant with 466 points, and finishing first in the jury vote and second overall in the contest. His entry scored the UK their best result since

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and its first top three since

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. The song peaked at number two on the

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, becoming the highest-charting UK Eurovision entry since 1996. His participation has been credited for helping to change how the British public and press view the Contest. Ryder's debut album ''

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'' (2022) debuted at number one on the

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, and he was nominated for

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at the

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, becoming the first Eurovision act to be nominated in this category. In 2023, he was nominated for a

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for his song "

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". His other accolades include a

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, five TikTok awards, a Big Top 40 award, and he has been nominated for a Los 40 Music Award, a Global Award, a

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and a MTV Video Music Award.

Early life

Sam Ryder Robinson was born on 25 June 1989 in

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, the youngest child of Keith Robinson, a

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, and his wife, Geraldine (), a dental assistant from Hackney, London. He has two elder sisters, Katie Joan and Natalie Ann, both born in

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, east London, three years and one year before him respectively. As of 2022, one of his sisters was resident in

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. Ryder was raised in

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, Essex and attended the local

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. His first job was delivering papers for ''The Essex Chronicle'' as a child. Ryder was inspired to pursue a career in music after seeing the Canadian rock band

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in concert when he was 11. Ryder is a "big fan" of Eurovision and cites Finnish rock band

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as being the inspiration for him learning how to play guitar, after the rock band won the

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Career

2006–2019: Beginnings

Ryder made his debut as a singer and guitarist at age 16 when he co-founded the band The Morning After, with whom he released two studio albums. Following The Morning After split he joined as a guitarist and new lead vocalist for the Canadian Rock band Blessed by a Broken Heart and contributed to their album ''

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.'' He parted ways with the band in 2013, and auditioned to become the new lead vocalist for the American Rock band Close Your Eyes, and contributed to their album ''

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'' and left in 2014. After his departure from Close Your Eyes, Ryder returned to Britain and spent time working in construction with his father, including helping to build the

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. In 2016, Ryder recorded an album with producer Bryan Wilson in

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, although it was never released. He later opened up a

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café with his partner in

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, England, before its closure in 2019. He was a wedding singer in the south-east of England until the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020–present: TikTok, Eurovision and ''There's Nothing but Space, Man!''

Ryder rose to prominence through TikTok where, starting with the first lockdown during the

in March 2020, he began posting his music covers. He caught the attention of musicians such as

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and

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. By the end of the same year, he was named the most- followed UK artist on the platform. He later signed a record contract with

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. In 2021, he released his debut EP, ''The Sun's Gonna Rise'', which has accumulated over 100 million global streams. It was followed up with a sold-out tour. Ryder wrote "

" during the pandemic, and in January 2022, the song was sent to TaP Music and the

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. In the same month, he accepted their offer to represent the country in the contest. On 10 March 2022, he was announced as the for the

with "Space Man". Ryder toured Europe between March and May 2022 to promote his entry. In an interview for Sky News, he spoke about the injury he had sustained in

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during his tour after crashing into a metal bar. On 12 May 2022, the BBC aired a documentary on BBC iPlayer and YouTube which detailed Ryder's journey to Eurovision. At the Eurovision final in

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, Italy, he finished in second place with 466 points, becoming the highest-scoring UK Eurovision entrant. He won the jury vote and scored the UK its best result since 1998 and its first top three since 2002. Ryder also won a

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Press Award, becoming the first UK act to win a Bezençon Award. After the contest, "Space Man" peaked at number two on the

, becoming the highest-charting UK Eurovision entry since

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's " Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" in 1996. In June 2022, Ryder performed "Space Man" at the

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concert,

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. In July 2022, he performed the

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at the

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. On 19 August, he released his follow-up single, "Somebody", which reached number 77 on the UK Singles Chart. The music video for the song, released the same day, was shot in

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on the set of Serbian reality show ''

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''. On 2 September 2022, Ryder released "Living Without You", a collaboration with

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and

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. On 3 September, he performed

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's " Somebody to Love" along with Queen members

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and Roger Taylor, at a tribute concert for

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at London's

. On 26 September 2022, he performed a headline show at Lafayette in London for National Album Day, in partnership with the charity

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. Between October and November 2022, Ryder embarked on his first European tour which spanned 19 dates, beginning in

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, Germany on 12 October and concluding in

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, United Kingdom on 24 November. He is scheduled to embark on his UK and Ireland tour spanning 14 dates, beginning 17 March 2023 in

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and concluding on 5 April 2023 in Brighton. On 13 October 2022, Ryder opened the

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. "All the Way Over" was released on 4 November 2022, as the next single from his forthcoming debut album. On 9 December, his debut studio album ''

'' was released. The album debuted atop of the

, making Ryder the first British male solo artist to debut at number one with their first record in over three years, and the first solo artist to debut at number one with their first full-length release since

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's ''

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'' (2021). In the same month, Ryder also performed at the Royal Variety Show. On 22 November, Ryder announced a special New Year's Eve show, which aired on BBC One and iPlayer, titled ''Sam Ryder Rocks New Year's Eve,'' on 31 December 2022 and 1 January 2023. He was joined by guest musicians, including

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and

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. In January 2023, Ryder was nominated for

at the

, becoming the first Eurovision act to be nominated in this category. In the same month he voiced the character of Brian in ''

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'', a British television series aired on

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. In February 2023, Ryder performed a cover version of "

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" alongside Guetta at the

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. In March 2023, he released a cover version of "

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" in partnership with

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for its spring brand campaign. In the same month, Ryder's jumpsuit that he wore during his Eurovision performance in 2022 was displayed in Liverpool, ahead of the city hosting the 2023 contest in May. In April, Ryder in his first brand collaboration on a TV advert was featured in a TV and social campaign with

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. He was later announced as the company's new ambassador. On 12 May 2023, he released his new single "

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" for a global brand campaign with

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, and performed it at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with some of their disabled performers who joined him on stage. It peaked at number 35 on the

. On 24 May 2023, Ryder released a collaboration with

, called "Fought & Lost" for the drama series ''

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''. He performed the song with

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(who was also one of the presenters of the 2023 Eurovision contest) at the

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in Los Angeles. In August, Ryder was announced as a nominee for the

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. His song 'All the Way Over' was nominated for Push Performance of the Year category. In September, it was announced that he had mutually parted ways with his record label of 3 years, Parlophone, following the completion of his one-album deal. In the same month, Ryder was announced as a performer for the 2023

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Closing Ceremony in

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. In November, he released "

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Personal life

Ryder started making music at age 13 and has spent most of his adult life touring, writing, and performing for other bands and once resided in

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. In 2018, he was involved in a surfing accident, which pushed him to put more effort into his music career. He is a

and once owned a vegan café in

, England. He likes to surf the coast of Great Britain in his free time, meditate, travel, snowboard, drive around race tracks and skate. Ryder is in a long-term relationship with his partner Lois Gaskin-Barber. He cites

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, and

among his music influences. Ryder believes in

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, and once wanted to pursue a career as an

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and claims to have seen a

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while in Hawaii as a child.

Discography

* ''

'' (2022)

Filmography

Awards and achievements

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Primetime Emmy Awards The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime ...

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" , Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics , , style="text-align:center;", , - !scope="row",

Global Awards The Global Awards are held by Global Media & Entertainment and reward music played on the British radio stations which are part of the Global network, including Capital, Capital XTRA, Heart, Classic FM, Smooth, Radio X, LBC and Gold, with the aw ...

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LOS40 Music Awards LOS40 Music Awards, formerly known as ''Premios 40 Principales'', is an award show by the musical radio station LOS40. It was created in 2006 to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the worldwide station. History LOS40 is the ...

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Marcel Bezençon Awards The Marcel Bezençon Awards were first handed out during the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia honouring the best competing songs in the final. Founded by Christer Björkman ( Sweden's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest ...

, 2022 , rowspan=8, Himself , Press Award , , style="text-align:center;" , , - !scope="row" rowspan=2, Music Week Awards , rowspan=2, 2023 , Artist Marketing Campaign , , style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2, https://www.musicweekawards.com/2023/shortlist , - , PR Campaign , , - ! scope="row" rowspan=5, The TikTok Awards , rowspan=2, 2020 , Most Viewed British Artist , , rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , , - , rowspan=3, Most Followed British Artist , , - , 2021 , , style="text-align:center;" , , - , rowspan=2, 2022 , , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" , , - , Breakthrough Artist of the Year , , - !scope="row", ICYMI Entertainment Awards , 2023 , "Himself" , Best Live Act , , style="text-align:center;" , , -

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryder, Sam 1989 births Living people 21st-century English singers 21st-century English male singers English male singers English TikTokers People from Maldon, Essex Musicians from Essex Eurovision Song Contest entrants for the United Kingdom Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2022 Parlophone artists Metalcore singers