Alina Smith

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Alina Smith
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Background information
Born (1987-08-25) August 25, 1987 (age 37)
St. Petersburg, Soviet Union
Genres Pop, K-Pop
Occupation(s)Record producer, songwriter, singer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
Website lyreofficial.com

Alina Smith (born August 25, 1987) is a Russian-American pop singer, songwriter and, record producer. She is a co-founder of the music writing and production company Lyre, and she has written and produced songs for artists including Betty Who, Itzy, Kep1er, Gabi DeMartino and Red Velvet. [1] [2]

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Early life

Alina Smith was born in St. Petersburg, Soviet Union. [3] She began singing and playing piano at three, fully conversing in both languages (English and Russian) at four; and composing music and writing poetry and stories from five years old.[ citation needed ] As a child, she toured with the music group Aurora as a singer. [4]

Career

In 2010, Sony Japan picked Smith's composition "Fallin' 4 U" to be the debut single from the artist Aisha, featuring Darryl McDaniels of Run DMC. [5] In 2011, Smith's own song "Kissing Tree" was selected for a compilation CD released to raise relief funds after the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. [6]

In February 2015, country music trade publication MusicRow announced that Smith was signed to a publishing contract with the major label publishing affiliate BMG/Chrysalis in a joint venture with Big Stage Music LLC. [7] Her single "Free Beer" was released for sale on February 17 and selected as upcoming artist/song for play by nationwide satellite channel The Highway (Sirius XM) on its "On the Horizon" program. [8] On March 19, Smith appeared on The Bobby Bones Show podcast to perform her song "Ride". [9]

In 2016, Smith and Elli Moore founded Lyre, a music writing and production company. [10]

In 2017, Smith wrote "Talk to Me", a track for Red Velvet's EP Rookie, [11] [12] and produced "Bad Weather" by Kirstin Maldonado. [13] In 2018, Smith worked with Gabbie Hanna on her song "Honestly", [14] and produced Niki and Gabi's EP Individual . That same year, Lyre also heavily contributed to Kenzie's EP Phases. [15] Smith also wrote the song "Rocket Girls" for Rocket Girls 101.[ citation needed ]

In 2019, Smith produced the vocals for Betty Who on her studio album Betty . [16] She was also a writer for Fall Out Boy's "Hands Up." [13]

In 2020, Alina Smith produced the Confections EP, the debut album from the other half of Lyre, Elli Moore . [17] On August 25, Smith released her first single, “Girl That Was Perfect”. [1]

In 2021, Smith co-wrote, "In The Morning", the lead single for Itzy's EP Guess Who .

In 2022, Alina produced Gabi DeMartino's debut studio album, Paintings of Me.

In 2023, Smith produced and wrote,"Giddy",the lead single for Kep1er's EP LOVESTRUCK!

In 2023, Smith produced and wrote "Sweet Juice", the lead single for Purple Kiss's EP "Cabin Fever".

In 2023, Smith co-composed "KARMA", the title track for BLACKSWAN's second single album "That Karma".

In 2023, Smith co-composed "BITE BACK", the title track for Cyndi Wang's 20th-year anniversary album "BITE BACK".

Discography

Extended plays

TitleAlbum details
2000s Teen
  • Released: September 3, 2021 [2]
  • Label: LYRE Music

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Free Beer" [8] 2015Non-album single
"Girl That Was Perfect" [1] 20202000s Teen
"Breakfast" [18] 2021
"Hollywood Heart" [19]
"Moody" [20] 2022Non-album singles
"Boss Up" [21]

Songwriting credits

List of songs co-written for other artists
SongYearArtistAlbum
"Talk to Me"2017 Red Velvet Rookie
"Breathe" Mackenzie Ziegler Non-album single
"All Night Kinda Night" Rainz Sunshine
"Cherry on Top"201810:45 (The Uni+)The Uni+ G Step 1
"Day & Night"Steve WuNon-album single
"Call Me Crazy"2020 Gabbie Hanna Non-album single
"In The Morning"2021 Itzy Guess Who
"Bada Boom"2022 Solar & Moonbyul Street Dance Girls Fighter (SGF) Special
"Surprise" Class:y Lives Across
"Oh Sorry ya" Sunmi Non-album single
"I" Lightsum Into the Light
"Classy" Class:y Lives Across
"Nuh-Uh" Chungha Bare & Rare
"Sunflower (P.E.L)" Choi Yoo-jung Sunflower
"Loveable" Jo Yu-ri Op.22 Y-Waltz: in Minor
"Beam"2023 TripleS Assemble
"Sweet Juice" Purple Kiss Cabin Fever
"Giddy" Kep1er Lovestruck!
"Bzz Bzz" Moonchild Delicious Poison
"Karma" Blackswan That Karma
"Paradise" Oh My Girl Golden Hourglass
"Beautiful Night" Kwon Eun-bi The Flash
"Bitter Taste" Jo Yu-ri Love All
"Black Soul Dress" TripleS–Lovelution ↀ (Muhan)
"Low-key Scared But H1-Key Ready" H1-Key Seoul Dreaming
"Aphrodite" Wheein In the Mood
"Iced Coffee" Red Velvet Chill Kill
"Dopamine"2024 Unis We Unis
"Starlight" Loossemble One of a Kind

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  2. 1 2 Evia, María José (September 3, 2021). "Alina Smith nos cuenta por qué la vida se pone mejor en los 30s". InStyle México (in Spanish). Retrieved October 15, 2022.
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  7. ↑ "Russian-born Country Performer Signs with Industry Veterans". February 19, 2015.
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  10. ↑ Betts, Will (September 5, 2019). "Production duo LYRE share vocal chains and explain the power of silence in tracks". Music Tech. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Red Velvet Rookie". Billboard. Billboard.
  12. ↑ "Alina Smith". Discogs.
  13. 1 2 "Bad Weather". Genius.
  14. ↑ "Gabbie Hanna". Genius.
  15. ↑ "Kenzie Phases". Genius.
  16. ↑ "Betty Who". Genius.
  17. ↑ "Elli Moore". Billboard.
  18. ↑ "Breakfast - Single by Alina Smith". Apple Music. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  19. ↑ "New Release Friday: songs out on April 9th". Aipate Magazine. April 10, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Moody - Single by Alina Smith". Apple Music. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  21. ↑ "Boss Up - Single by Alina Smith". Apple Music. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
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