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, Gabbie Hanna, Itzy, Niki and Gabi and Red Velvet.[1][2]
Alina Smith | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Background information | |
Born | (1987-08-25) August 25, 1987 (age 35) St. Petersburg, Soviet Union |
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter, singer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano/keyboards |
Website | lyreofficial |
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]
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 Eli 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.
Title | Album details |
---|---|
2000s Teen |
|
Title | Year | Album |
---|---|---|
"Free Beer"[8] | 2015 | Non-album single |
"Girl That Was Perfect"[1] | 2020 | 2000s Teen |
"Breakfast"[18] | 2021 | |
"Hollywood Heart"[19] | ||
"Moody"[20] | 2022 | Non-album singles |
"Boss Up"[21] |
General |
|
---|---|
National libraries |