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Sam went to St John Payne Catholic School and was passionate about singing since his childhood. When he was 11 years old, he went to a live concert in which the Canadian rock band Sum 41 performed. He got inspired by this band and decided to make a career as a musician. While growing up, he saw many episodes of Eurovision with his family.

When he was in his teens, he discovered an album by Iron Maiden, a British heavy metal band. Due to some reasons, he had to do a job and his first job was to deliver papers for the Essex Chronicle. He got inspired by the rock band Lordi who won the Eurovision Song Contest back in 2006 and learned how to play guitar.

Sam made his debut as a musician in 2006 and initiated a music band The Morning After. He released two albums with the band. With the same band, in 2010, he went on a music tour. In 2012, he became the lead singer of the band and released another album Feel The Power. Unfortunately, the band split in 2013 and he joined another band Close Your Eyes. After a year, he released a debut studio album with the band named Line in the Sand and left them soon after.

In 2016, after exploring the world, he started his journey as a solo artist and recorded an album with Bryan Wilson. However, this album was never released. Then, in 2017 he opened a vegan cafe with partner Lois in Essex which shut down in 2019.

In 2020, the pandemic hit, and the lockdown was announced. It was in March 2020 when he started his journey as a musician again through his TikTok videos. He got the attention of viewers by making cover songs for popular soundtracks by various renowned artists like Justin Bieber, Sia, Rihanna, Queen, Adele, and more.

By the end of 2020, he became one of the most-followed artists from the UK on the platform. Because of his popularity, he signed a deal with the music label Parlophone. In 2021, he released his debut EP, The Sun’s Gonna Rise. This piece by him got more than 100 million streams globally. Sam wrote his song Spaceman during the lockdown and in January 2022, the song was featured on TaP Music and BBC.

Soon, he got an offer to represent his country in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2022. Sam accepted the offer and on March 10, he was announced as the UK representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

Space Man helped him to take a new flight in his career and he got more recognition. On 22 July, Sam announced his new single, Somebody, which will be released on August 19, 2022. Additionally, his debut album There’s Nothing But Space is scheduled to release on October 14 in collaboration with David Guetta, Kalush which is a Ukrainian rap group, and Sigala.

As per sources, Sam’s estimated net worth is around $1 - $3 million, as of 2024. He has various sources of income.

One of his sources of income is through his shows and tours that he goes on, as he has sold tickets within 10 minutes of opening once. His other source of income comes from his social media presence, ads, collaborations, sponsorships, and more. As per Social Blade, his monthly earnings are around $1.1K - $17K, and yearly earnings are $12.8K - $204.4K.

Sam was born in Essex, England and his both parents were working. Ryder’s mother was a dental assistant and his dad, Keith, was a carpenter. He has a sister as well who lives in Sydney, Australia.

Sam is a traveler who loves writing and has been a performer since his adulthood. He has collaborated with various bands and lived for a long time in Hawaii. Ryder is a vegan and runs a vegan cafe as well with his partner in Coggeshall, England. He has tried everything in his life including even working as a construction worker once.

Sam has been dating Lois Gaskin-Barber, an entrepreneur, for a very long time. They often share pictures with each other. As per sources, Sam has said that he believes that aliens exist and he even saw a UFO in Hawaii when he was a child. His music taste has been influenced by great artists like Queen, Elton John, and David Bowie.

Other than TikTok, Sam is active on other social media platforms like Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and the song streaming platform Spotify.

On Instagram, he has 4.5 million followers, and on Twitter, he has 108.5k followers. On Facebook, where he announces his tours, he has 3.3 million followers. He joined YouTube in November 2012, and as of May 2024, he has 996k subscribers. Till now he has uploaded 93 videos and the total views on his video are over 124.9 million. He is a verified artist on Spotify and has 1.1 million monthly listeners.

On his verified TikTok account, Sam has 13 million views and 108.5 million likes. Till now he has uploaded 339 videos on his account.

In this video, Sam announces his song ‘Whirlwind’ and sings a few lines. This video has 35.7 million views.

In this video, Sam announces his first live stream show last year in March 2021. This video has 7.6 million views.

In this song, Sam sings the famous song ‘I want to break free’ and this video has 25.6 million views.

In this video, Sam sings the soundtrack ‘What’s going on?’ This video has 57.7 million views.