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Sam Smith's debut album In the Lonely Hour has gone platinum and sold over 1 million copies in the US.
As Billbord reports, despite fears that 2014 would mark the end of the platinum album, In The Lonely Hour is the third album to sell more than a million copies in 2014. It follows on from the Frozen soundtrack (3.4 million) and Taylor Swift's 1989 (3 million) but Smith's LP isthe biggest selling debut album of the year.
Fresh from his considerable success at the Grammys - with six nominations, including one of each of the four major categories - Smith recently also recorded a mournful take on a festive favourite.
Below: Watch Sam Smith perform Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
In 2015 Sam Smith is set to play a a massive US tour including nights at some of America's most iconic venues, including Madison Square Garden and the Grand Ole Opry. He then returns to the UK for a March tour including three nights in Brixton.
Full dates and ticket details are below. Buy tickets safely and securely with Seatwave.
9th January – Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre
10th January – Nashville, TN @ Grand Ole Opry House
12 January – Fairfax, VA @ Patriot Center
13 January – Philadelphia, PA @ The Liacouras Center
15 January – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
17 January – Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena
19 January – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
20 January – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
22 January – Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple Theatre
23 January – Chicago, IL @ UIC Pavilion
24 January – St. Paul, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium
26 January – Broomfield, CO @ 1st Bank Center
30 January – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
31 January – San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
02 February – Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
04 February – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
16 March - Glasgow, O2 Academy
17 March - Glasgow, O2 Academy
19 March - Manchester, O2 Apollo
20 March - Manchester, O2 ApollO
22 March - Wolverhampton, Civic Hall
23 March - Wolverhampton, Civic Hall
25 March - London, O2 Academy Brixton
26 March - London, O2 Academy Brixton
27 March - London, O2 Academy Brixton
