Jorja Smith

Jorja Smith is, for my money, one of the most quietly assured voices to come out of England this past decade. Raised in Walsall and writing songs since she was eleven, she has that rare gift of sounding both vintage and completely present. I still go back to how she broke through after a friend posted her cover of Labrinth's 'Earthquake' on YouTube; it's the kind of organic origin story that feels increasingly rare. Her phrasing has a smoky restraint that pulls you in rather than shouting for attention. I think she's a singer-songwriter built for the long haul, not the algorithm.

Name (English)

Jorja Smith

Name (Japanese)

ジョルジャ・スミス

Reading

じょるじゃ・すみす

Born

June 11, 1997 (age 29)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Ox

Origin

Walsall, United Kingdom

Occupation

singer-songwriter / musician

• Official sitehttps://jorjasmith.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jorjasmith_/
• Xhttps://x.com/JorjaSmith
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorja%20Smith
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29452199

Tags

• singer-songwriter
• musician

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.