Breaking down the Sam Smith Oscars drama. 662 Likes, 24 Comments - Jimmy Napes (@jimmynapes) on Instagram: “My Wife is so fit ” Already he was working to meet the needs of others, a skill that remains invaluable. 2016 Oscar Winners leaping ahead! "I think it is important to be incredibly selective right now and not just take every opportunity because you can or someone is really famous.". Sam Smith and Brandon Flynn broke up in 2018 after dating for nine months. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. “When you win four Grammys, people want to know who that guy is, so your phone starts ringing.” With nerdy specs contrasting with a geezerish, Camden-crafted speaking voice, he seems happiest being the guy in the shadows and isn’t completely at ease doing his first big interview. It was his first production job, and he seems to think he was given a crack at it because everyone famous was busy. World leaders pay tribute to 'steadfast' prince, Heavy ash rains down on volcano-hit island, Ecuador picks president in the shadow of Covid, Covid tests don't contain cancer-causing chemical, Saving green turtles... by cooling their eggs. By using our website, you agree to our use of cookies as described in Cookie Policy. As a friend of Sam Smith’s manager, he was lucky enough to hear the biggest breakthrough singer of the past year when Smith was 19 and still working in a bar. Napes also has songwriting and producer credits … Then Sam Smith got up and sang Lay Me Down, the first song he and Napes wrote together and the same one they did, with Napes on piano, at the Brits last week. The baby was on its way just as we went to press. A source speaking to The Sun stated that the relationship failed to work out because of the pair’s demanding careers. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram, Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube and you can now follow BBC_Newsbeat on Snapchat. Now he’s ready for his close-up Now he’s ready for his close-up By Aimee Cliff Wählen Sie aus erstklassigen Inhalten zum Thema Jeff Smith in höchster Qualität. Also find latest Jimmy Napes news on eTimes. magazine had known about Jimmy Napes’s wedding in Glastonbury last May. Sam Smith is his son's godfather. "It is more just about what you feel is the right opportunity.". Smith still texts him all the time as he explodes around the world, and recently brought Napes’s unborn baby two presents from Japan — one for if it’s a boy and another for if it’s a girl. f only OK! präsentiert von Jennifer Lopez und Dwayne Johnson. Twitter – @KSIOlajidebt – 4.51m followers. When he came to my studio I asked him to sing live what he’d sung on the demo. "I had to buy it for him and he was walking home because he couldn't catch the bus, it has all changed so much, it is quite amazing.". Whether he’s in the shadows or the spotlight, this is his time. No, not the cad the British crooner thanked for ripping his heart to shreds during one of his many trips to the stage on Grammy night. After four Grammy awards for his songwriting with Sam Smith and Clean Bandit, Jimmy Napes is a man in demand. Jimmy Napes wrote Clean Bandit's hit Rather Be which features Jess Glynne on vocals. The Making of Me EP is out on Sunday on Method Music. © 2021 BBC. Mon, 29 February 2016. Their friendship and writing partnership goes back to when Sam Smith was 19 and couldn't afford lunch. YouTube – KSI – 19.6m subscribers. Jimmy Napes; Steve Fitzmaurice; Rodney Jerkins (Darkchild version) Sam Smith singles chronology "Money on My Mind" (2014) "Stay with Me" (2014) "I'm Not the Only One" (2014) "Stay with Me" is a song by English singer Sam Smith from their debut studio album In the Lonely Hour (2014). 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He sure did. “It paid really well and taught me how to do lots of different styles of music,” he says. He is working on Disclosure's second album at the moment and says he is always writing with Sam Smith, if even just remotely while he is touring the world. "It is a bit strange to be honest, I normally let the Sam Smiths or Disclosure, or whoever it is crack on," he told Newsbeat about being interviewed. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. @taylorswift got in touch a few days ago. "The Grammys was obviously an amazing experience but I just had a baby boy six weeks … magazine had known about Jimmy Napes’s wedding in Glastonbury last May. Photo about LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 28, 2016: Sam Smith & Jimmy Napes at the 88th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre, Hollywood. You might not recognise his face or name, and you'd be forgiven, as he has mostly stayed behind the scenes. Ian McKellan Responds to Sam Smith's Oscars Speech. Eventually someone will say something and you catch it, ‘We could write about that’.” He stresses that this is the best way, even in disposable, radio-friendly pop. jimmy napes. "I worked so hard before I ever heard my song on the radio and it is a feeling that is just so hard to explain. He also co-wrote Clean Bandit's biggest hit Rather Be which topped the chart in 13 different countries. Napes’s American mother met his English theatre designer father on Broadway, where he was designing and she was singing in the original cast of Cats. “It’s probably easier to ask who isn’t,” he tells me, looking more sheepish than bursting with ego. Last month those collaborations earned him four Grammy awards. It’s by his country musician grandfather, who gigs around America’s southern states as Jim King & The Texas Connection. Tweet. The fourth song performed at the wedding wasn’t about his wife, which is probably for the best as it’s called Lone Star Beer and a Sweet Tater. But it is not just artists he has already worked with that are after his songwriting skills. Alan Cumming – Good Wife (The Good Wife) Damian Lewis – Wölfe (Wolf Hall) Ben Mendelsohn – Bloodline; Tobias Menzies – Outlander; Beste Nebendarstellerin – Serie, Miniserie oder Fernsehfilm. Wählen Sie aus erstklassigen Inhalten zum Thema Kevin Derby in höchster Qualität. One day, he met Jimmy Napes, who introduced him to his eventual managers, who in turn introduced him to the electronic duo Disclosure, with whom he … Finden Sie perfekte Stock-Fotos zum Thema Kevin Derby sowie redaktionelle Newsbilder von Getty Images. He has won a number of awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, 3 Grammy Awards, and 2 Ivor Novello Awards. "I only got that gig because everyone else established was busy, so they had kind of run out of options," he laughs. Smith teamed up with songwriter Jimmy Napes, and in September 2015 they released "Writing's on the Wall" as the theme song to the 24th James Bond film, "Spectre" (2015). Their friendship and writing partnership goes back to when Sam Smith was 19 and couldn't afford lunch. "I was on honeymoon in Tahiti and I heard Rather Be in a cab, I just kind of smirked, a cheeky acknowledgement of it and then that's it.". After cleaning up at the Grammys and Brits for hits with Sam Smith, songwriter Jimmy Napes tells David Smyth that his phone is now ringing off the hook. His compositions are collaborations. After that Napes, born 30 years ago as James Napier, sang Keep You To Myself — that’s a song from his first solo EP, out next week, and like the other two it’s about his wife. He’s got a warm, impressive voice but is no Smith, and his songs have the crisp, classy dance sound already familiar from Disclosure’s music. “I remember telling my dad when I was about 14,” he says. It … Napes ended up producing Smith’s debut album, In the Lonely Hour, a million-seller in both the US and UK. Finden Sie perfekte Stock-Fotos zum Thema Jeff Smith sowie redaktionelle Newsbilder von Getty Images. Napes downplays any expectations for his own music. She’s always like, ‘Where’s my next song? She said she’d written a Christmas song and wanted to … "It just seems so bizarre that you can be in Los Angeles and hearing your lyrics, it is kind of a buzz. Be (Oh) Be, be, be, be, be, be, be, be, be. Napes is best known for his work with Sam Smith, Disclosure, Clean Bandit ‚ Stormzy and Taylor Swift. Picture: Tracey Welch/REX, ★★★★, O2 Arena Read our review of Linkin Park It's a record about his wife, like the tracks that have earned him the title of the most in-demand songwriter of the moment. “If people are engaged in what we’re doing, there’s much more chance of them understanding what they’re singing, and singing with feeling.”, When he returned from LA he had enough cash to set himself up with a studio in an Old Street basement. [Chorus: Jess Glynne] If you gave me a chance, I would take it. entertainment. After cleaning up at the Grammys and Brits for hits with Sam Smith, songwriter Jimmy Napes tells David Smyth that his phone is now ringing off the hook I haven’t had one in a month!’”. “I heard Sam’s demo and thought it was the best voice I’d ever heard. “I wouldn’t ever classify myself as a singer,” he tells me. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire, ★★★★★, Royal Albert Hall Read our review of Damon Albarn And my manager Sam Jack and Alvin and Jimmy Napes whose wife is at home right now, about to pop. He’s planning to spend a month in the US in the summer, writing with some unspecified big names, but he doesn’t seem in danger of becoming too full of himself. This led to them winning the Award for Best Original Song at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards. Napes went on to produce Sam Smith's debut album by default, according to him. Olajide William "JJ" Olatunji (K.S.I.) “I see myself as a songwriter first. 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"But I guess it is quite nice to be acknowledged for all the hard work. And there’s plenty more where that came from. James William Robertson Napier (* 24. If only OK! “I don’t want to say anything that will get me in trouble but we’ve worked with a broad range of artists from different genres, up-and-coming people and established megastars. Dear papa was very special, says Charles1, Veteran crime journalist shot dead in Greece2, Big Brother star Nikki Grahame dies aged 383, Diners fined after noises at locked-down restaurant4, World leaders pay tribute to 'steadfast' prince5, Chinese regulator slaps huge fine on tech giant6, Every living US president pays respects to Philip7, What the reaction to Prince Philip's death says about us8, 'Dozens killed' in Myanmar city crackdown9, More police hurt in another night of rioting in NI10. “My speech was going so poorly, I had to do something to recover it,” he tells me. Jimmy Napes Breaking News, Photos, and Videos. Love you to…” Love you to…” jimmynapes Very, very pregnant! James Napier, known professionally as Jimmy Napes, is an English songwriter and record producer. “My parents didn’t go to university either, so they didn’t have a leg to stand on.”. “It almost always starts off as therapy. Photo about LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 28, 2016: Sam Smith & Jimmy Napes at the 88th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre, Hollywood. Main > Jimmy Napes. "I found out afterwards they were like, 'Let's take a £10,000 punt on Jimmy' and then obviously it worked out OK and hopefully I will get another chance.". The Prince of Wales says the Duke of Edinburgh would be "amazed" by the reaction to his death. And with his own music about to be released, it seems it is time for this man to step out of the shadows and into the mainstream. The first song they wrote was Lay Me Down, the last track on Sam Smith's multi-award winning debut album In The Lonely Hour. Read about our approach to external linking. Read about our approach to external linking. The under-the-radar songwriter is so well connected that it sounds like one of the gigs of the year. Picture: Christie Goodwin/ Getty Images, ★★★★, Scala Read our review of James Bay You sit and you have tea and you talk about life. Video, Saving green turtles... by cooling their eggs, Veteran crime journalist shot dead in Greece, Big Brother star Nikki Grahame dies aged 38, Diners fined after noises at locked-down restaurant, Chinese regulator slaps huge fine on tech giant, Every living US president pays respects to Philip, What the reaction to Prince Philip's death says about us, 'Dozens killed' in Myanmar city crackdown, More police hurt in another night of rioting in NI. Tag Archives: Jimmy Napes Articles on Cinema. A playlist featuring Julio Bashmore, Major Lazer, Kendrick Lamar, and others 11. Kelly Family: Das sind die Partner von Joey und Co. Romee Strijd on Twitter: "Romee, Laurens, Lorena, Chanel ... Ciara (@ciara) • Instagram photos and videos . Who’s been ringing him since the Grammys, and two Brits for Smith last week? Picture: Burak Cingi/Redferns via Getty Images, ★★★★, Lyric Theatre Read our review of Van Morrison But a few of them were a bit too personal to give away.” He’s happy to share them with an audience, though, and will be making his debut as a live performer at the Wild Life Festival in June, a tempting new weekender near Brighton. image caption. Für den gleichnamigen Songwriter und Sänger siehe Jimmy Napes. We wrote Lay Me Down that day.”, As soon as it was finished, Napes emailed the song to his own management. Welcome to Wilde On, where we get Wilde on Wednesdays! “She’s hilarious. Dieser Artikel behandelt einen neuseeländischen Schauspieler. Instagram post by Jimmy Napes • Aug 12, 2017 | TORI KELLY NEWS. You could say Jimmy Napes is “the man” in Sam Smith’s life. "No-one would have heard of me before the Grammys but now a lot of the big American artists are keen to write with me," he says. "It was 10 years before I had any kind of success so the fact that it has come so quickly in the last couple of years, I won't take it for granted.". He mostly grew up in Camden, taking piano lessons at a young age and then learning drums and guitar. After four Grammy awards for his songwriting with Sam Smith and Clean Bandit, Jimmy Napes is a man in demand. Maura Tierney – … And he is still enjoying the success of the past few years. First Jess Glynne sang Rather Be, her dance-pop hit with Clean Bandit (and a Napes co-write) that ruled the charts for much of 2014. . In a shocking win, the James Bond title song from Spectre, “Writing’s On the Wall” by Sam Smith and Jimmy Napes, took the best original song Oscar tonight. "We just formed this great songwriting partnership and we have kind of continued," he explains. Jimmy Napes: Check out the list of all Jimmy Napes movies along with photos, videos, biography and birthday. This week he picked up two nominations at the Ivor Novello awards, which are specifically for songwriting. I’m excited about it.”. Jimmy Napes worked on huge records with Sam Smith, Disclosure, and Mary J. Blige. In November he was named pop’s number-one writer by US trade bible Billboard, due to the international success of Rather Be and another Smith single, Stay With Me. Picture: Justin Ng/Music Pics/Rex, ★★★★★, Troxy Read our review of The Jesus and Mary Chain The under-the-radar songwriter is so well connected that it … He did it even better than the recording. Showing 1 of 1 pages. "The Grammys was obviously an amazing experience but I just had a baby boy six weeks ago which brought me crashing down to earth with nappy changes.". He is keeping a poker face when we shout the names of "really famous" artists at him, like Beyonce and Rihanna. Jimmy Napes wrote Clean Bandit's hit Rather Be which features Jess Glynne on vocals "The Grammys was obviously an amazing experience but I just had a baby boy six weeks ago which brought me crashing down to earth with nappy changes." Join us weekly for an insider's view of the world of Women's Professional Wrestling, hosted by a women who has lived it - former TNA Knockouts Champion, TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion, Misfit, Mom, & Firefighter, Taylor Wilde. “I always remind myself that I’ve written 995 rubbish songs and five good ones.”, Music is in his blood. Saving green turtles... by cooling their eggs. She shouldn’t have to wait long, for Napes is on fire, the most in-demand songwriter of the moment thanks to his work with Smith, Clean Bandit, Disclosure and Mary J Blige. It was released in the United States on 14 April 2014 and in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2014. “It was a game to see how long it would take before my phone rang. Image of personality, entertainment, celebrity - 171395922 Listen to Newsbeat's Sinead Garvan reporting for Newsbeat, "The second song we wrote was Latch with Disclosure and that helped to project us both, we got publishing deals and were able to make a career out of it.". Sam Smith dedicates his Oscar to LGBT community . Unlike some of his peers, he doesn’t simply write a song and give it to whichever singer wants it. Jimmy Lin shares photo of family, sparks new attacks on wife ... MasterClass (@masterclass) • Instagram photos and videos. entertainment. VideoSaving green turtles... by cooling their eggs, Moscow's palatial Yeliseyevsky food hall closes, The farmers eyeing sweet success from chocolate, Why Italians have the strictest rules about food, Sound of Success: Oscars Glory for Metal movie? The couple had an amicable breakup, but Smith was nevertheless devastated. He says when he first heard the singer's voice, he thought it was the best he had ever heard. Image of smith, style, famous - 171395218 Instagram – @ksi – 6.3m followers. She must feel pretty special. magazine had known about Jimmy Napes’s wedding in Glastonbury last May. "He tells a story all the time that we were in Pret a Manger and he didn't have enough money to buy a sandwich," he says. It rang in less than the length of the song.”. He decided early on that music was for him and university wasn’t. 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