Sam Ryder Robinson (born 25 June 1989) is an English singer, songwriter, producer, composer and social media personality.

[1] He rose to prominence in 2020, after posting music covers on TikTok, during the first UK lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic and signed to Parlophone Records before parting ways with them in 2023.

[6] As part of his career, he has released a string of singles including the Emmy nominated song "Fought & Lost," featuring Brian May, "Mountain" and "You're Christmas to Me" which also peaked at number two in the UK.

[13][14] Ryder was raised in Chelmsford, Essex and attended the local St John Payne Catholic School.

[18][19][20] Ryder made his debut as a singer and guitarist at age 16 when he co-founded the band The Morning After,[21] with whom he released two studio albums; You Can't Hurt Steel (2009) and Legacy (2011).

During the "Legacy" era, manager Josh Keating (aka JK Mizu) challenged Rising Records founder Mark Daghorn over the band's lack of royalty payments.

Shortly after, Daghorn abrubtly closed Rising Records and fled to Barbados leaving The Morning After and many other bands in the dark.

[24][25] Following The Morning After split he joined as a guitarist and new lead vocalist for the Canadian Rock band Blessed by a Broken Heart and contributed to their album Feel the Power.

[26][27][28] After his departure from Close Your Eyes, Ryder returned to Britain and spent time working in construction with his father, including helping to build the Wembley Stadium.

[32] Ryder rose to prominence through TikTok where, starting with the first lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, he began posting his music covers.

[37] In an interview for Sky News, he spoke about the injury he had sustained in Madrid during his tour after crashing into a metal bar.

[46][47] The music video for the song, released the same day, was shot in Šimanovci on the set of Serbian reality show Zadruga.

[50] On 26 September 2022, he performed a headline show at Lafayette in London for National Album Day, in partnership with the charity War Child.

[52] He is scheduled to embark on his UK and Ireland tour spanning 14 dates, beginning 17 March 2023 in Belfast and concluding on 5 April 2023 in Brighton.

[35] In the same month, Ryder's jumpsuit that he wore during his Eurovision performance in 2022 was displayed in Liverpool, ahead of the city hosting the 2023 contest in May.

[67][68] He performed the song with Hannah Waddingham (who was also one of the presenters of the 2023 Eurovision contest) at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.

[76] Ryder started making music at age 13 and has spent most of his adult life touring, writing, and performing for other bands and once resided in Hawaii.

[78] He likes to surf the coast of Great Britain in his free time, meditate, travel, snowboard, drive around race tracks and skate.