Robert Smith

Robert Smith: Biography in Details

Who is Robert Smith?

Robert Smith is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He is also well known as the lead singer, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist, principal songwriter, and only consistent member of the rock band The Cure, which he co-founded in 1976.

Robert Smith: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity

Robert Smith was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, the United Kingdom on April 21, 1959, aged (59). He is the son of  Alex Smith (father) and Rita Smith (mother).

He has three siblings namely, Richard Smith, Margaret Smith, and Janet Thompson.

His family keeps shifting from one place to another, hence he was brought up in different places. He belongs to British nationality and mixed (English-Irish) ethnicity. His birth sign is Taurus.

Education

Talking about his education, Robert Smith attended St. Francis Primary School. Then, he attended Notre Dame Middle School. Similarly, he attended St. Wilfrid’s Comprehensive School.

Robert Smith completed his school education in 1977.

Robert Smith: Professional Life Career

In talking about his profession, Robert Smith’s career started at the age of 14 with the high school band ‘The Crawley Goat Band’ which also included his brother, Richard, sister Janet, and some of his friends as members.

Whereas, he also formed the band Easy Cure’ in 1976 along with Laurence Tolhurst, Pearl Thompson, and Michael Dempsey with Smith performing the role of one of the songwriters and singers. In 1978, the band was renamed ‘The Cure’ with the dismissal of Pearl Thompson from the group.

Similarly, from 1978 to 1979, the band released the singles ‘Killing an Arab’ and ‘10:15 Saturday Night’. In fact, they also released their debut album ‘Three Imaginary Boys. Likewise, he also went on a UK tour along with Steve Severin of ‘Siouxsie and the Banshees’, in 1979, to promote their second album, ‘Join Hands’.

In 1980, Michael Dempsey left the band, and Simon Gallup, a bass guitarist, and Matthieu Hartly, a keyboardist joined the group.

From July 1982 to February 1985, Robert Smith had to shoulder the entire recording process of ‘The Cure’. Likewise, he also released the solo album ‘The Top’ in 1984, where Smith played all the instruments by himself except the drums.

Additionally, throughout the new millennium, he also recorded new albums with The Cure. In addition, these include ‘Bloodflowers’ (2000), ‘The Cure (2004), and ‘4:13 Dream’ (2008).

Awards, Nomination

Robert Smith won the Brit Award for British Video in 1990. In 2004, he was presented with the Godlike Genius Award by Tim Burton at the Shockwaves NME Awards for his guest appearance in the film ‘Mighty Boosh’.

In 2005, he won the ‘Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement’ in recognition of his songwriting and composition skills.

How much is the net worth of Robert Smith?

There is no information regarding his income or salary. Whereas, his net worth was around $ 25 million as of 2022.

Robert Smith: Rumors, and Controversy

In talking about his rumors and controversies, there was a rumor that he was going to be a father.

Additionally, this has caused multiple stories about the alleged pregnancy to make their way through bulletin boards and other social media sites

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

On talking about his body measurements, Robert Smith has a height of 5 feet 10 inches. Additionally, he weighs is 80Kg. His hair color is black and his eye color is green.

Social Media

Robert Smith has around 79.1K followers on Twitter. Whereas, he is not active on Facebook and Instagram.

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