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Birth name | Samuel Denison Martin |
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New York City, New York |
February 7, 1983
Origin | Lake Oswego, Oregon, U.S. |
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Years active | 2012–present |
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Samuel Denison "Sam" Martin (born February 7, 1983) is an American Grammy Award-winning 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..
Sam Martin also has a side project called "Con Bro Chill" who have released singles including "We Should Hang Out"
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.
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."