Jay Jon Christopher Smith (born 29 April 1981) is a Swedish singer and guitarist. He won the Swedish Idol 2010 title,Jay Smith page on TV4 Idol website (in Swedish) beating Minnah Karlsson in the 10 December 2010 finalSvD: Minnah och Jay i "Idol"-final (in Swedish) in the Ericsson Globe theater. Jay Smith also plays in the band Von Benzo, which has released two studio albums.
During Idol 2010, he created controversy announcing that he had smoked marijuana at one point during the program series. In an article in Expressen, Smith said that he could be sentenced to a fine for a minor drug offence. Conversely, TV4 television station allowed him to stay in the competition, provided he would not use drugs again during the show.
Smith's first solo single was "Dreaming People". He released his debut album, the self-titled Jay Smith, on 19 December 2010. The album shot straight to number one in its first week of release on the Swedish Albums Chart. It subsequently placed at number nine on the Swedish year-end chart. The album was also certified Platinum soon after its release.
Smith also appears in the two compilation album from Idol 2010, singing the song "All I Need Is You".
He participated in Melodifestivalen 2024 with the song "Back to My Roots", where he finished tenth in the final.
Discography Albums Jay Smith (2010) King of Man (2013) Young Guns (2019) Jaywalking (2025)
Collaborative albums Det bästa från Idol 2010 – Audition (2010) Det bästa från Idol 2010 (2010)
Singles "Dreaming People" (2010) "All I Need Is You" (2010) "King of Man" (2013) "Ode to Death (Little Sister)" (2013) "Keeps Me Alive" (2014) "God Damn You" (2015) "Neverneverland" (2015) "Out of Life" (2016) "Boomerang" with Smash Into Pieces (2017) "Ten Feet Off the Ground" (2018) "Roots" (2018) "Let My Heart Go" (2018) "My Everything" (2018) "Closing Time" (2019） "The End" featuring Maja Gullstrand (2022) "Back to My Roots" (2024) "Bar Thinking" (2024) "Home (Truckstops and Airports)" (2024) "Every Winter" (2024)
Charting singles +List of charting singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album SWE "Back to My Roots"2024 3 rowspan="2" "Every Winter" 100
With Von Benzo
Albums Von Benzo (2009) Yes Kids It's True (2011)
Singles "Die Beautiful" (2009) "Bad Father, Bad Son" (2009) "Radio" (2011) "Addicted" (2013)
References
External links
Jay Smith Official website