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Samia Najimy Finnerty (born December 12, 1996) is an American singer-songwriter from New York City.

Samia
Background information
Birth nameSamia Najimy Finnerty
Born (1996-12-12) December 12, 1996 (age 25)[1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S [2]
Genres
  • Indie rock
  • alternative rock
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Years active2017–present
LabelsGrand Jury
Websitesamiaband.com

Early life


Finnerty was born to actress Kathy Najimy and actor Dan Finnerty. She was named after her maternal grandmother, Samia Najimy (née Massery; 1928–2015), who is of Lebanese descent.[2][3][4] She attended York Preparatory School,[5] and studied at The New School.[6][7]


Career


Finnerty is a co-recipient of the 2017 Obie Award for Best Ensemble for her performance in Sarah DeLappe's The Wolves.[8]

Finnerty released a new song in April 2020 titled "Is There Something in the Movies?"[9] In June 2020, Finnerty announced her debut studio album alongside a new song titled "Fit n Full".[10][11] Finnerty released her debut studio album in 2020 titled The Baby. Two more songs from the album, "Big Wheel" and "Stellate", were released in July 2020.[12] The album received positive reviews.[13][4][14]

Finnerty appeared briefly in the comedy drama film Let Them All Talk (2020).[15]

In 2021, Finnerty released the extended play Scout, containing four original songs: "As You Are", "Show Up", "Elephant" and "The Promise". The album released to generally positive reviews.[16][17]

Finnerty will attend the European leg of Maggie Rogers' Feral Joy Tour as a "special guest" in 2022.[18]


Discography



Studio albums


Title Details
The Baby
  • Released: August 28, 2020
  • Label: Grand Jury
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl, CD
Honey
  • Released: January 27, 2023
  • Label: Grand Jury
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl, CD

Remix albums


Title Details
The Baby Reimagined
  • Released: January 15, 2021
  • Label: Grand Jury
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl, CD

Extended plays


Title Details
Scout
  • Released: July 23, 2021
  • Label: Grand Jury
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl, CD

Singles


Title Year Album
"Welcome to Eden" 2017 Non-album singles
"Someone Tell the Boys"
"The Night Josh Tillman Listened to My Song"
"Django" 2018
"21"
"Milk"
"Lasting Friend" 2019
"Paris"
"Ode to Artifice"
"Never Said"
"Is There Something in the Movies?" 2020 The Baby
"Fit n Full"
"Big Wheel"
"Stellate"
"Triptych"
"Show Up" 2021 Scout
"As You Are"
"Desperado" 2022 Non-album singles
"Born on a Train"
(with Rachel Jenkins)
"Kill Her Freak Out" Honey
"Mad at Me"
(with Papa Mbye)

Acting career


List of acting performances in film and television
Title Year Role Notes
Gotham 2017 Grace Blomdhal Television series
Let Them All Talk 2020 Samia film
Italian Studies 2021 Concert Performer film
The Wolves 2021 #14 Television film
Along for the Ride 2022 Esther film

References


  1. "Kathy Najimy on Instagram: "Happy birthday light of my life! I love you 💕"". Instagram.com. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. Greenwood, Douglas (12 August 2020). "How Samia wrote her bruising and brilliant debut album". i-D. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. "New York songwriter Samia Finnerty proves that no one puts baby in the corner".
  4. Bardhan, Ashley. "Samia: The Baby". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  5. "York Prep Winter 2014 Newsletter, page 20". Issuu. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  6. "Samia Finnerty". WayUp. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  7. Manno, Lizzie (18 September 2020). "Samia: The Best of What's Next". Paste. Paste Media Group. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  8. Cox, Gordon (22 May 2017). "'Oslo,' 'The Band's Visit' Score 2017 Obie Awards (Full List)". Variety. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  9. Murray, Robin (29 April 2020). "Samia's 'Is There Something In The Movies?' Carries A Profound Poignancy". Clash. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  10. DeVille, Chris (24 June 2020). "Samia – "Fit N Full"". Stereogum. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  11. Yoo, Noah (24 June 2020). "Samia Announces Debut Album The Baby, Shares Video for New Song: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  12. Maicki, Salvatore. "Hear two assertive new singles from Samia". The Fader. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  13. O'Reilly, Caitlin (28 August 2020). "Samia – 'The Baby' review: an exhilarating soundtrack to young adulthood's existential angst". NME. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  14. Manno, Lizzie (31 August 2020). "Samia's The Baby is a Celebration of Fears". Paste. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  15. Samia Finnerty [@samiatheband] (10 December 2020). "me and fred talking to lucas in Let Them All Talk which apparently is out now on HBO" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 August 2021 – via Twitter.
  16. url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/scout-ep/samia
  17. Scout [EP] by Samia, retrieved 2022-10-21
  18. "Tour dates of the Feral Joy Tour"". maggierogers.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.




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