Sam Martin (singer)

Samuel Denison "Sam" Martin (born February 7, 1983) is an American Grammy Award-winning musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. His song, "Want to Want Me", (released by Jason Derulo), holds the record for the most-adds in the American contemporary hit radio history. Martin's first song he wrote for another artist became the song, "Daylight" by Maroon 5, which peaked at number-one on the Billboard charts. His writing on Fly Rasta, released by Ziggy Marley, led it to becoming a number-one reggae album as well as a receiving a Grammy Award. He rose to the public eye in 2014 for not only writing, but as a featured artist on David Guetta's with number-one singles: "Lovers on the Sun" and "Dangerous". His work also extends to projects with One Direction, Nick Jonas, Zedd, Flo Rida, Prince Royce, Snoop Dogg and T.I..

Contents

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• Career
• Early beginnings
• 201214 Breakthrough
• 1 moments in music industry
• Singles
• References

Career

Sam Martin also has a side project called "Con Bro Chill" who have released singles including "We Should Hang Out"

Early beginnings

Martin was born in New York City and raised in Lake Oswego, Oregon. He attended Lakeridge High School and went to Berklee School of Music for two years.

2012–14: Breakthrough

Martin's songwriting credits include co-writing "Daylight" and "It Was Always You" by Maroon 5, and for being the contributing singer and co-writer on the song "Lovers on the Sun" by David Guetta and Guetta's "Dangerous". He also has writing credits on Guy Sebastian's single "Like a Drum" and Ziggy Marley's song "Lighthouse."

#1 moments in music industry

Number 1 Album on iTunes -- Maroon 5's V

Number 1 Pop, HAC and AC US Radio Spins -- Maroon 5's "Daylight"

Number 1 Album on iTunes -- Maroon 5's Overexposed

Number 1 Australia Pop Radio --Guy Sebastian's "Like a Drum"

Number 1 Hype Machine -- Guy Sebastian's "Like a Drum"

Number 1 Hype Machine—Sultan & Ned Shepard - All These Roads Remix

Number 1 Reggae Album on iTunes -- Ziggy Marley's Fly Rasta

Number 1 Top 40 Radio -- Jason Derulo's "Want to Want Me"

Number 1 Most Added Song in Top 40 Radio History -- Jason DeRulo's "Want to Want Me"

Number 1 UK Official Chart -- Jason Derulo's "Want to Want Me"

Number 1 UK Official Chart -- David Guetta's "Lovers On The Sun"

Number 1 Worldwide Airplay --David Guetta's "Dangerous"

Number 1 European Airplay --David Guetta's "Dangerous"

Number 1 Album on iTunes -- One Direction's FOUR

Singles

"Song For My Unborn Son" Released: January 2015