Paul Smith (born 13 March 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known as the leader singer of

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band

Maxïmo Park Maxïmo Park are an English alternative rock band, formed in 2000 in Newcastle upon Tyne. The band consists of Paul Smith (vocals), Duncan Lloyd (guitar), and Tom English (drums). The band have released seven studio albums: '' A Certain Trigge ...

Biography

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Born in

Billingham Billingham is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. The town is on the north side of the River Tees and is governed by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. The settlement had previously formed its o ...

Stockton-on-Tees Stockton-on-Tees, often simply referred to as Stockton, is a market town in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham, England. It is on the northern banks of the River Tees, part of the Teesside built-up area. The town had an estimated ...

, Smith is the eldest of three children, and was educated at Northfield School. He attended

Newcastle University Newcastle University (legally the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a UK public university, public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is ...

completing a BA and MA, studying Art History and English Linguistics, following a 1-year Foundation Studies course at

Cleveland College of Art and Design The Northern School of Art is a further education, further and higher education Art school, art and design college, based in Middlesbrough and Hartlepool in the North East England, north-east of England. The college was called Cleveland Colle ...

in Hartlepool. He briefly worked as an art teacher at

Stockton Riverside College Stockton Riverside College is a further education college located in Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England. The college offers vocational courses, apprenticeship training, higher education and professional courses. It is part of the Educati ...

before he was asked to join Maxïmo Park. In 2014 Smith teamed up with

Field Music Field Music are an English rock band from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, that formed in 2004. The band's core consists of brothers David Brewis and Peter Brewis. Andrew Moore was the original keyboard player. Their line-up has at times f ...

singer

Peter Brewis Peter Brewis is a composer and instrumentalist who has been active in several spheres of music from ballet and modern dance to music theatre and rock music. Although he was classically trained, studying under the famous French music educator Na ...

to record an album, ''Frozen by Sight'', derived from his travel writing and featuring string arrangements by Brewis. In 2015 he released ''Contradictions'', a solo album, as Paul Smith and The Intimations, and in 2018, released fourth solo album ''Diagrams''.

Personal life

Smith has a daughter. He is a fan of

Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club ( ) is a professional football club in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, which competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium ...

Solo discography

* ''Margins'' (2010) * ''Frozen By Sight'' (with

) (2014) * ''Contradictions'' (as Paul Smith and The Intimations) (2015) * ''Diagrams'' (2018)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Paul 1979 births Living people English male singers People from Billingham English rock singers Alumni of Newcastle University People educated at Northfield School 21st-century English singers 21st-century British male singers