# Elviin

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British songwriter and artist manager

**Elvin Smith** also known as **Elviin**, is a [British](/source/British_people) [songwriter](/source/Songwriter) and [artist manager](/source/Artist_manager) from [South London](/source/South_London).[1]

He signed to [Virgin Records](/source/Virgin_Records) in 2007, ten months after learning to play the piano, and toured with [Jack Peñate](/source/Jack_Pe%C3%B1ate) shortly after. In 2008, he recorded his debut [album](/source/Album), *Made Of*, with [record producer](/source/Record_producer) [Tony Hoffer](/source/Tony_Hoffer) at [The Sound Factory](/source/The_Sound_Factory), [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles). He was the main support act for [Adele](/source/Adele) on her first major UK tour.[2][3][4][5]

In 2012, he went into music management shortly after discovering [Sam Smith](/source/Sam_Smith_(singer)) at a show in London. Elvin also co-wrote one of Smith's UK number 1 singles, "[Lay Me Down](/source/Lay_Me_Down_(Sam_Smith_song))", with [Jimmy Napes](/source/Jimmy_Napes), from Smith's debut album, *[In The Lonely Hour](/source/In_The_Lonely_Hour)*.[6][7][8][9]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Lester, Paul (25 March 2009). ["*No 513: Elviin*"](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/mar/25/new-band-menya). *The Guardian*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0261-3077](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0261-3077). Retrieved 29 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["*Elviin - Made Of Album Review*"](http://www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/albumreview/elviin-made-of-albumx25x11x09). *Contactmusic.com*. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["*BBC - Radio 2 - Events - Elviin*"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/events/latitude-2009/elviin). Retrieved 29 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["*Listen Up: Elviin*"](http://londonist.com/2009/05/listen_up_elviin.php). *Londonist*. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["*Single Review: Elviin - In Colour*"](http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/reviews/Elviin-7787.html). *www.femalefirst.co.uk*. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["*Sam Smith on Love, New Album, and Adele Comparisons | Billboard*"](http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6121318/sam-smith-love-sexuality-in-the-lonely-hour). *Billboard*. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Hattenstone, Simon (16 August 2014). ["*Sam Smith: 'I'm so scared for when it's going to stop*"](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/aug/16/sam-smith-interview-scared-its-going-to-stop). *The Guardian*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0261-3077](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0261-3077). Retrieved 29 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["*Sam Smith's unrequited love identified as manager: report*"](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/sam-smith-unrequited-love-identified-manager-report-article-1.2118401). *NY Daily News*. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Allan, Joe (1 October 2015). [Sam Smith - The Biography](https://books.google.com/books?id=33ouCgAAQBAJ). John Blake Publishing. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781784188610](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781784188610).

## External links

- ["*We Love Elviin*"](http://www.sugarscape.com/tags/new-music-we-love/336103/new-music-we-love-elviin). sugarscape.com Accessed 2016-2-29

- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110718072659/http://cde.cerosmedia.com/Volume_Issue2/1W47066e6d3588e012.cde/page/8](https://web.archive.org/web/20110718072659/http://cde.cerosmedia.com/Volume_Issue2/1W47066e6d3588e012.cde/page/8)

Authority control databases: Artists MusicBrainz

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