Jorja Smith - 10 Years of Jorja Smith

She made her breakthrough as early as 2016 after Drake took her on tour throughout the UK, laying the foundation for a career of global proportions. Collaborations with Kanye West, Travis Scott, Young Thug, Burna Boy, and 2 Chainz—as well as her debut album, which debuted at No. 3 on the UK album charts—cemented Smith’s early success, which was also reflected in several awards.

In addition to the Critic’s Choice Award at the 2018 BRIT Awards and the award for Best British Solo Artist (2019), Jorja Smith was nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammys.

With “What Are The Odds,” Jorja Smith has now released her third studio album, and the singer from England will be coming to Germany in June 2027 for two concerts.

On June 2, she will perform her largest headline shows to date on German soil at Berlin’s Zitadelle.

Music played a role in Jorja Smith’s life from an early age. As the daughter of a neo-soul musician, she learned to play the piano and oboe at a young age and began taking classical vocal lessons while in school. At age 11, she wrote her first song and soon began posting cover songs on YouTube, which led to her being discovered by a manager at age 15. In 2016, she debuted with her single “Blue Lights,” which was released on SoundCloud, and that same year secured her first major-label deal with Sony/ATV, which really got her career rolling. After a UK tour as the opening act for Drake and a U.S. tour with Bruno Mars, Jorja Smith’s debut album “Lost & Found” (2018) finally cemented her breakthrough. Following several singles and the EP “Be Right Back” (2021), Smith once again landed in the Top 3 of the UK album charts in 2023 with her second album, “Falling or Flying.” Since then, Jorja Smith has released various singles and appeared as a featured artist on songs by AJ Tracey, Shygirl, Major League DJz, DAMEDAME*, Venna, Mobb Deep, Wesley Joseph, Nia Archives, and Odeal.

In mid-August 2026, Smith released her latest lead single, “I Lied, You Lied,” which follows seamlessly on the heels of her collaboration with Wizkid (“Alive”) and the song “What’s Done Is Done”—all of which served as a preview of her new album. “What Are The Odds” was released on August 21 and was created in collaboration with Jorja Smith’s longtime producer P2J. The result is the singer-songwriter’s most danceable work to date, as she explores her usual wide range of genres, from garage and grime to soul and Afro-house. Across twelve songs, “What Are The Odds” tells stories of love, friendship, loss, growth, and self-discovery, carried above all by the 29-year-old singer’s honest and authentic songwriting.