Elviin
British songwriter and artist manager
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::summary British songwriter and artist manager ::
Elvin Smith also known as Elviin, is a British songwriter and artist manager from South London.{{Cite news | url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/mar/25/new-band-menya | title =* No 513: Elviin* | last = Lester | first = Paul | date = 2009-03-25 | newspaper = The Guardian | language = en-GB | issn = 0261-3077 | access-date = 2016-02-29
He signed to Virgin Records in 2007, ten months after learning to play the piano, and toured with Jack Peñate shortly after. In 2008, he recorded his debut album, Made Of, with record producer Tony Hoffer at The Sound Factory, Los Angeles. He was the main support act for Adele on her first major UK tour.{{Cite web | url = http://www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/albumreview/elviin-made-of-albumx25x11x09 | title =* Elviin - Made Of Album Review* | website = Contactmusic.com | date =25 November 2009 | language = en-US | access-date = 2016-02-29 | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/events/latitude-2009/elviin | title =* BBC - Radio 2 - Events - Elviin* | access-date = 2016-02-29 | url = http://londonist.com/2009/05/listen_up_elviin.php | title =* Listen Up: Elviin* | website = Londonist | date =24 May 2009 | language = en-GB | access-date = 2016-02-29 | url = http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/reviews/Elviin-7787.html | title = Single Review: Elviin - In Colour | website = www.femalefirst.co.uk | access-date = 2016-02-29
In 2012, he went into music management shortly after discovering Sam Smith at a show in London. Elvin also co-wrote one of Smith's UK number 1 singles, "Lay Me Down", with Jimmy Napes, from Smith's debut album, In The Lonely Hour.{{Cite magazine | url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6121318/sam-smith-love-sexuality-in-the-lonely-hour | title =* Sam Smith on Love, New Album, and Adele Comparisons Billboard* | magazine = Billboard | access-date = 2016-02-29 | url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/aug/16/sam-smith-interview-scared-its-going-to-stop | title = Sam Smith: 'I'm so scared for when it's going to stop | last = Hattenstone | first = Simon | date = 2014-08-16 | newspaper = The Guardian | language = en-GB | issn = 0261-3077 | access-date = 2016-02-29 | url = http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/sam-smith-unrequited-love-identified-manager-report-article-1.2118401 | title = Sam Smith's unrequited love identified as manager: report | website = NY Daily News | access-date = 2016-02-29 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=33ouCgAAQBAJ | title = Sam Smith - The Biography | last = Allan | first = Joe | date = 2015-10-01 | publisher = John Blake Publishing | isbn = 9781784188610 | language = en
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