Conner Smith (born September 6, 2000) is an American

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singer. He is signed to

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' Valory label and has charted two singles. Smith was a member of the

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Fraternity in college.

Biography

Conner Smith was born and raised in

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. His mother, Jennifer Vickery Smith, worked in the country music industry and often interviewed artists, which inspired Smith to start songwriting himself. By age 20, he began writing songs with Nashville songwriters

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and

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. In late 2021, Smith released a song called " I Hate Alabama", which went viral on

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. This song's success led to him signing with

' Valory label. Smith released an

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for the label titled ''Didn't Go Too Far'' in 2022. The project's lead single "Learn from It" has made the top 40 on

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. Crowell produced the EP.

Discography

Extended plays

*''Didn't Go Too Far'' (2022)

Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Conner American country singer-songwriters Big Machine Records artists Country musicians from Tennessee Living people People from Nashville, Tennessee 2000 births