Smith & Thell

Smith & Thell are a Swedish Grammy-winning pop/folk band based in Stockholm, Sweden. The duo, composed of Maria Smith and Victor Thell, first met one another as young teenagers at a local music event in their hometown of Helsingborg in Southern Sweden.

Their debut album <a href="spotify:album:0qovTAXnJUCwDspFQfT5k1" data-name="Soulprints">Soulprints</a> was released in 2017. The follow up international hit single, <a href="spotify:track:5jnZUl6PwWB0Maze4kDJfC" data-name="Forgive Me Friend">Forgive Me Friend</a>, came in 2018, and led the band to signing its first major label deal with the storied American label, Arista Recordings. Smith &amp; Thell&#39;s sophomore album, <a href="spotify:album:6esgSdtyo3SIs0AGlaxSuA" data-name="Pixie&#39;s Parasol">Pixie&#39;s Parasol</a> came via Arista Recordings in 2021, and featured the hits <a href="spotify:track:5jnZUl6PwWB0Maze4kDJfC" data-name="Forgive Me Friend">Forgive Me Friend</a>, <a href="spotify:track:0Qn1TA2a7EIcSPc2X1xXmu" data-name="Hotel Walls">Hotel Walls</a>, <a href="spotify:track:6J7U49QGecWb3WqIqfSYc0" data-name="Year of the Young">Year of the Young</a>, and <a href="spotify:track:0z4kyKuFGmUV7WQ7gB1sAp" data-name="Goliath">Goliath</a>. The album has now accumulated over 250 million streams on Spotify alone, and this success has led to Smith &amp; Thell sharing stages across the world with bands such as <a href="spotify:artist:0n94vC3S9c3mb2HyNAOcjg" data-name="The Head And The Heart">The Head And The Heart</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4j56EQDQu5XnL7R3E9iFJT" data-name="Young the Giant">Young the Giant</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:4AcHt3JxKy59IX7JNNlZn4" data-name="Fitz and The Tantrums">Fitz and The Tantrums</a>.

Smith &amp; Thell have simultaneously established themselves as one of Sweden&#39;s most sought-after songwriter and producer duos. They won the 2020 Swedish Grammy award for Composer of the Year, and their writing credits for major label artists, including <a href="spotify:artist:2DlGxzQSjYe5N6G9nkYghR" data-name="Jennifer Lopez">Jennifer Lopez</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4npEfmQ6YuiwW1GpUmaq3F" data-name="Ava Max">Ava Max</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:60d24wfXkVzDSfLS6hyCjZ" data-name="Martin Garrix">Martin Garrix</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1mcTU81TzQhprhouKaTkpq" data-name="Rauw Alejandro">Rauw Alejandro</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7vk5e3vY1uw9plTHJAMwjN" data-name="Alan Walker">Alan Walker</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:5jAMCwdNHWr7JThxtMuEyy" data-name="NOTD">NOTD</a> among others, account for over 4 Billion global streams.

The duo has been honored with a slew of awards, including the Denniz Pop Rookie of the Year (selected by Max Martin), Los Angeles Musexpo New Emerging International Artist, and Swedish Rockbjörnen Best Group 2021.