The much-awaited recovery of award-winning British soul
singer, Sam Smith, took place at the recent jazz festival at the famous
Montreux stage as he delivered a magical performance.
After recovering from the surgery on his vocal cords, Smith
opened with his bestselling song, “I’m Not The Only” and followed with his
other chart-topping hits from 2014 including “Leave Your Lover,” Restart” and
“Not In That Way.” All hits came from his debut studio album, “In The Lonely
Hour.”
“Wow, this is amazing to me for many reasons, I get to play
a jazz festival which is historic. I saw Claude Nobs’ house yesterday and got
to see all the history that has happened over more than 40 years, all of my
idols,” the 23-year-old said in an interview with Reuters.
The Swiss Nobs founded the popular festival in 1966. The
event brought together musical legends like Miles Davis, Prince and Aretha
Franklin to the shores of Lake Geneva.
Smith made a name for himself from his heartbreaking songs.
Even as a newcomer, he already bagged four Grammy awards in February including
the much coveted record of the year and song of the year award for his song
“Stay With Me.” He was also awarded best new artist.
“The most painful kind of love is unrequited love, it only
felt natural to write about it,” he said before he performed “Lay Me Down” and
“My Funny Valentine.”
Smith had to cancel the remainder of his Australia tour due
to a hemorrhage on his vocal cords. He apologized profusely to fans but said he
had to choose to follow the doctor’s orders.
“Three months ago I had surgery on my vocal cords. To be
able to do a gig in a tiny venue is incredible, I prefer this to anything,” he
told the crowd at the Montreux Jazz Lab. Fans paid 92 Swiss francs ($97) to
stand for the sold-out concert.
“I’ll be back next year,” he promised.
Smith performed high notes in songs like “Nirvana” with five
musicians and three vocalists.
Before he sang his single, “Money On My Mind,”he explained:
“This is the only song not on the album about love. A lot of people are making
music for the wrong reason. Believe me there are people out there who only make
music for money. This one person pissed me off so much I wrote the song.”
“I find him very likeable. It hasn’t gone to his head. You
could tell that after his operation a few months ago he had great pleasure
being on the stage,” Alessandra Ruggiero, a 26-year-old Swiss, said.
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