Sam Fender

Samuel Thomas Fender (born 25 April 1994) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. Born and raised in North Shields, Fender released several singles independently beginning in 2017. His sonic identity relies primarily on his traditional American musical upbringing, combined with a British rock sensibility. He is known for his high tenor voice and Geordie accent. Highly acclaimed for his songwriting style, Fender is the recipient of five Brit Awards, two Ivor Novello Awards and a Mercury Prize.

In 2018 Fender was named one of the nominees on the BBC's Sound of 2018 shortlist, and he signed to Polydor Records, who released his debut EP, Dead Boys. He subsequently won the Critics' Choice Award at the 2019 Brit Awards and released his debut album, Hypersonic Missiles (which entered the UK Albums Chart at number one) that same year. His second album, Seventeen Going Under, was released in 2021. The album also opened at the summit of the UK Albums Chart and garnered a Mercury Prize & Brit Award nomination, with its title track gaining immense critical & commercial success. In 2022, 2025, and 2026, Fender won the Brit Award for British Rock/Alternative Act, making him the most awarded performer in that category's history. In October 2025, he was awarded the Mercury Prize for his third studio album People Watching, which was released nearly eight months prior wherein it - for the third time in Fender's career - debuted atop the UK Albums Chart; the album's track "Rein Me In", having been re-recorded into a duet with British soul singer-songwriter Olivia Dean, proceeded to became Fender's first UK number one single, the recipient of the 2026 Brit Award for Song of the Year, and the longest running chart-topper in British history with an unprecedented 23 overall weeks at number one.