Sammy Wilk (born Samuel Howard Wilkinson; December 11, 1995) is an American internet personality, singer-songwriter and entrepreneur. Born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, Wilk lived with his parents (Lori and Dave Wilkinson) and siblings (Annie, Emily and Benny Wilkinson). Sammy’s sister, Emily, is married to Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield. Wilk has since moved to Los Angeles, California. He developed a following on social media platform Vine in 2013, often working with acts such as Jack & Jack, Nash Grier, and others.
Career
Social media Wilk initially began his career in 2013 by collaborating on early Vine videos with Jack & Jack. He later joined them onboard the MAGCON tour in 2014 (Nash Grier, Cameron Dallas, Matt Espinosa, Shawn Mendes, Mahogany Lox, Taylor Caniff, Aaron Carpenter, Carter Reynolds, Jack Johnson, and Jack Gilinsky).
He's now currently amassed more than 1.7 million followers on Instagram, and nearly a million on Twitter
Music
Sammy and Skate In 2014, Wilk began releasing music alongside Omaha-based artist Skate Maloley under the alias Sammy & Skate.
Solo career In July 2015, Wilk released the music video for his pop-reggae single Aye Ma. The video garnered support from the likes of Nash Grier, Jack Johnson, and others. Wilk had hinted at the release of his debut EP, said to come out in December 2015, but it was announced that it was pushed back to sometime in 2016.
Wilk released his debut album, "Ready For War" on April 22, 2016. He released the title track video along with his hit single, Light Up featuring Ky-Mani Marley. In 2017, Wilk released singles Issues, Doesn't Make Sense, Let It Go, Way Up and Public Figure featuring Derek Luh. Wilk joined Derek Luh on the "Almost Broke" North American Tour in late 2017.
As an entrepreneur, Wilk also launched his clothing line, WILK Collection (exclusively sold on the website and pop-up shops), which features hats, hoodies, t-shirts and more. In addition, Wilk also created the WILK Project to help raise money and awareness for the children in Sierra Leone, Africa to build music and art programs.
Discography
Singles
As lead artist +TitleYearPeak chart positionsUSUSR&B"Aye Ma" 2015 — — "Could Be"2015— — "Chase The Day" 2016— — "Higher"2016— — "Light Up" ft Ky-Mani Marley 2016— — "Ready For War"2016— — "Waterfall"2016 — — "Way Up"2017— — "1 Life 2 Live"2017— — "Issues"2017— — "Let It Go"2017— —
As Sammy and Skate Title Year Peak chart positions US USR&B "Party People" 2014 — — "Wassup" 2015— —
Collaborations +TitleYearPeak chart positionsUSUSR&B"Best Mistake" (Cover) Karina Rae & Sammy Wilk2014——"Nothing To A King" Sammy Wilk & Skate2016——"Throw Signs" Sammy Wilk ft Jack & Jack2016 —— " In Between" Sammy Wilk ft JVCKJ"Lady Devine" Garnet Silk, Jr. ft Sammy Wilk2016——
Music videos Year Title Director Notes2014"Best Mistake" (Cover) with Karina Rae Ariana Grande & Big Sean2014"Wassup" Sammy & SkateJohn Anthony Villalobos2015 "Aye Ma" Justin Jones Produced by Create TV2015"Nothing To A King" Sammy & SkateJohn Anthony Villalobos2016"Chase The Day"Justin Jones2016"Higher"Justin Jones2016"Light Up" ft Ky-Mani MarleyJustin Jones & Jesse Ray Diamond2016"Ready For War"Justin Jones & Jesse Ray Diamond2016"Waterfall"Justin Jones & Jesse Ray Diamond2016"Lady Devine" (Remix) Garnet Silk, Jr. ft. Sammy WilkVPAL Music2017"Way Up"Nate Perry Films & Sammy Wilk2017"1 Life 2 Live"Alexander Mendeluk2017"Let It Go"Nate Perry Films & Sammy Wilk2019"Lift Off"Chris Velona
References
External links Official website