Samuel Fischer (born July 5, 1991) is an Australian

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singer-songwriter and musician. Fischer released music independently before signing with

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in 2019. RCA re-released his debut EP ''Not a Hobby'' in January 2020.

Life and career

Early life

Fischer was born outside of Sydney in 1991 and grew up on a farm in the town of Grose Vale, just outside

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. His musical life began at age three when he started playing

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after being inspired by seeing a performance by Queenie. He moved with his family to Sydney when he was seven, and at age 10 took up the

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, later playing in his high school

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band. By age 12, he was writing songs, learning to do so after listening to

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's self-titled album (which included songs such as ''

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'', '' When We Were Young'' and '' Don't Come Back'') which his parents had bought for him. He attended

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and later the

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in Sydney. In 2010 he was accepted to

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, and moved to that city to study music. He is classically trained on saxophone and violin. At Berklee he joined the vocal troupe

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, which won an

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competition in 2014.

2012–present: ''Not a Hobby''

Fischer's debut release was as a featured artist on Alex Preston's single "Heartbeats" in July 2012. In September 2014, after graduating from Berklee, Fischer moved to

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, where he was active in the local a cappella scene and sang backing vocals for the band

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while writing songs and aiming for success as an artist on his own. In May 2016, Fischer released his first single "Lean". The following year he released the singles "Same Friends", which premiered at ''

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'' on 10 November 2017 and "Getting Older". Fischer featured on Opia's single "Secrets". In January 2018, Fischer released his debut EP, ''Not a Hobby''. In May 2018, Fischer released a second EP titled ''Sam Fischer (Our Vinyl Sessions)'', featuring acoustic recordings of "Getting Older", "Same Friends" and "Lean". In January 2019, Fischer collaboration with London's Black Saint on "Everybody Wants You" which became a dance in mid-2019. The same year, he toured with

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. Later in 2019, Fischer was signed by

who re-released " This City" in December 2019 and re-released ''Not a Hobby'' EP in January 2020. ''Not a Hobby'' peaked at number 15 on the Australian Artist Singles Chart on 9 March 2020. Fischer has worked with a variety of producers and has written songs for artists including

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(" Dose"),

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, MAX, Christian French,

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, and

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. In February 2021, Fischer released "

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", a collaboration with American singer,

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. The track went on to peak within the top 100 in multiple regions, including the

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, at 70, and

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, at 58, as well as within the top 20 in

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. The song was subsequently included on Lovato's seventh studio album, ''Dancing with the Devil... The Art of Starting Over.'' In September 2022, Fischer returned to Australia for the first time since the

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, opening as a support act for British singer

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on her tour of the country and

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Discography

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

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are a series of annual awards, which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fischer, Sam 1991 births Living people 21st-century Australian singers 21st-century Australian male singers Australian pop singers Australian male singer-songwriters Musicians from Sydney