Sam Sparro

Australia

Born: 08 November 1982

Years Active: 2000

Genres: Pop/Rock

Styles: Indie Electronic, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Indie Rock

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Australian-born vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Sam Sparro shot to fame in the United Kingdom with the release of his 2008 debut single, "Black and Gold." His style of music is derived from contemporary R&B, particularly his gospel-trained vocals, and often harks back to the 1980s, but it's a thoroughly modern style, driven by state-of-the-art electronic dance production techniques and sounds -- hence the comparisons to Prince and the Gap Band as well as Hot Chip and Basement Jaxx. Born Sam Falson on November 8, 1984, in Sydney, Australia, at ag...

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