Sam Ryder
- British singer, songwriter, and producer
- Born 25 June 1989
- His first job was delivering papers for The Essex Chronicle
- He worked in construction with his father, including helping to build the new Wembley Stadium
- He started making music at age 13 and has spent most of his adult life touring, writing, and performing for other bands
- He ran a vegan café with his partner
- He was a wedding singer until COVID struck
- He rose to prominence in 2020, after posting music covers on TikTok, during the first UK lockdown of the COVID
- He caught the attention of musicians such as Elton John, Sia, Justin Bieber and Alicia Keys. By the end of 2020 he was the most- followed UK artist on Tik-Tok
- His music includes rock, pop, alternative rock, and metalcore, with praise given to his vocals and falsetto
- He is a big fan of Eurovision and says Finnish rock band Lordi, were the inspiration for him learning how to play guitar after they won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006.
- His breakthrough came after he represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest last year with “Space Man” It became the highest scoring UK entrant, and finishing first in the jury vote and second overall in the contest
- The single peaked at number two on the Chart, and became the highest-charting UK Eurovision entry since Gina G’s “Ooh Aah… Just a Little Bit” in 1996
- He performed “Space Man” at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee concert, Platinum Party at the Palace.
- He believes in aliens, and once wanted to pursue a career as an astronaut
- His hits are: “Mountain” and “Space Man”