Samm Henshaw

This article contains promotional content. Please help improve it by removing promotional language and inappropriate external links, and by adding encyclopedic text written from a neutral point of view. (October 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Samm Henshaw
Background information
Birth name	Iniabasi Samuel Henshaw[1]
Also known as	Samm Henshaw
Born	(1994-02-22) 22 February 1994 (age 31) London, England
Genres	Soul R&B[2] pop
Occupations	Singer songwriter producer
Instruments	Vocals guitar keyboards drums
Labels	Dorm Seven Columbia
Website	sammhenshaw.com

Iniabasi Samuel Henshaw, professionally known as Samm Henshaw (born 22 February 1994), is an English singer,^[4] songwriter, and record producer.^[5] Henshaw garnered mainstream radio support from BBC Radio 1^[6] and was chosen by James Bay, Chance the Rapper, and Allen Stone for tour support.^[7] His 2019 single The World Is Mine was used as the theme music for Amazon Studios' TV adaptation of Alex Rider, based on the popular teen book series by Anthony Horowitz. Samm's debut album, Untidy Soul, was released on January 28, 2022.^[8]

Henshaw was born in London, England, and was raised by Nigerian parents in South London.^[9]

Henshaw spent his secondary years at Cleeve Park School, then pursued a popular music performance^[10] degree at Southampton Solent.

Henshaw's debut EP, The Sound Experiment, was released in 2015 and featured production and songwriting input from Wayne Hector and Fred Cox, amongst others.

Henshaw's second EP, The Sound Experiment 2, was released in the summer of 2016. Henshaw released music videos for "Our Love" and "Night Calls", promotional singles from The Sound Experiment 2.

After releasing the singles Still Broke (featuring Keyon Harrold), Grow, and Chicken Wings, Henshaw released his debut album Untidy Soul. Critics stated the album was based on "rootsy, old-school soul, 90s hip-hop, bluesy jazz and gospel," with Henshaw calling it "a reflection of his own 'scatterbrain", each song telling a different story.^[11][12]

After his Untidy Soul tour in 2022 and 2023, Henshaw released a mini-album on August 2, 2024 entitled for someone, somewhere, who isn't us, focusing on themes of on burnout and creative difficulties he had in the wake of Untidy Soul.^[13] An accompanying short film and documentary was released on YouTube on September 27th, 2024.^[14]

Alongside gospel artists Helen Baylor, Fred Hammond, Israel Houghton, and Alvin Slaughter, Henshaw is said to have spent his childhood devouring mainstream pop music, from Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson to Usher and N*Sync. More recently, Henshaw identifies his biggest vocal inspirations as D’Angelo, Paolo Nutini, and Lauryn Hill, and finds songwriting inspiration in Grammy award winner Frank Ocean.^[15]

Supporting

• James Bay – Chaos and the Calm Tour (2015)
• Tori Kelly – Where I Belong Tour (2016)
• Chance the Rapper – Magnificent Coloring World Tour (2016)
• Allen Stone – Building Balance Tour (2020)

• 2018: "How Does It Feel?"^[16]
• 2018: "Broke"
• 2018: "Doubt" (feat. Wretch 32)
• 2019: "Church" (feat. EarthGang)
• 2019: "The World Is Mine"
• 2019: "Only One to Blame"
• 2020: "Change for Me" (with Brasstracks)
• 2020: "All Good"
• 2021: "Still Broke" (feat. Keyon Harrold)
• 2021: "Grow"
• 2021: "Chicken Wings"
• 2022: "Pull Up" (Smoko Ono featuring Samm Henshaw)
• 2023: "Barcelona" (Kota the Friend featuring Samm Henshaw)
• 2023: "Jumoké "

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Samm Henshaw.

• Official website