Samuel Thomas Fender (born 25 April 1994) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. After commencing a career as an actor, he was signed as a singer and released several singles independently, being named one of the BBC's Sound of 2018.[3] he signed to Polydor Records and released his debut EP, Dead Boys, in November 2018.[4] He won the Critics' Choice Award at the 2019 Brit Awards and released his debut album, Hypersonic Missiles, in September 2019.[5] The album entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 1.