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, Itzy, Kep1er, Gabi DeMartino and Red Velvet.
Early life Alina Smith was born in St. Petersburg, Soviet Union. 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. As a child, she toured with the music group Aurora as a singer.
Career 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. 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.
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. 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. On March 19, Smith appeared on The Bobby Bones Show podcast to perform her song "Ride".http://www.bobbybones.com/media/podcast-the-bobby-bones-show-BobbyBonesShow/31915-bobby-bones-show-extra-podcast-25900880/ (from 18:50)
In 2016, Smith and Elli Moore founded Lyre, a music writing and production company.
In 2017, Smith wrote "Talk to Me", a track for Red Velvet's EP Rookie, and produced "Bad Weather" by Kirstin Maldonado. In 2018, Smith worked with Gabbie Hanna on her song "Honestly", and produced Niki and Gabi's EP Individual. That same year, Lyre also heavily contributed to Kenzie's EP Phases. Smith also wrote the song "Rocket Girls" for Rocket Girls 101.
In 2019, Smith produced the vocals for Betty Who on her studio album Betty. She was also a writer for Fall Out Boy's "Hands Up."
In 2020, Alina Smith produced the Confections EP, the debut album from the other half of Lyre, Elli Moore . On August 25, Smith released her first single, “Girl That Was Perfect”.
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.
In 2023, Smith produced and wrote,"Giddy", the lead single for Kep1er's EP LOVESTRUCK!
In 2023, Smith produced and wrote "Sweet Juice", the lead single for Purple Kiss's EP "Cabin Fever".
In 2023, Smith co-composed "KARMA", the title track for BLACKSWAN's second single album "That Karma".
In 2023, Smith co-composed "BITE BACK", the title track for Cyndi Wang's 20th-year anniversary album "BITE BACK".
Discography Extended plays Title Album details 2000s Teen Released: September 3, 2021 Label: LYRE Music
Singles Title Year Album "Free Beer" 2015 "Girl That Was Perfect" 2020 2000s Teen "Breakfast" 2021 "Hollywood Heart" "Moody" 2022 rowspan="2" "Boss Up"
Songwriting credits +List of songs co-written for other artists Song Year Artist Album"Talk to Me"2017 Red VelvetRookie"Breathe"Mackenzie Ziegler "All Night Kinda Night"RainzSunshine "Cherry on Top"2018 10:45 (The Uni+) The Uni+ G Step 1 "Day & Night" Steve Wu "Call Me Crazy"2020Gabbie Hanna "In The Morning"2021ItzyGuess Who "Bada Boom"2022 Solar & MoonbyulStreet Dance Girls Fighter (SGF) Special "Surprise"Class:yLives Across "Oh Sorry ya"Sunmi "I"LightsumInto the Light "Classy"Class:yLives Across "Nuh-Uh"ChunghaBare & Rare "Sunflower (P.E.L)"Choi Yoo-jungSunflower "Loveable"Jo Yu-riOp.22 Y-Waltz: in Minor "Beam"2023TripleSAssemble "Sweet Juice" Purple KissCabin Fever "Giddy" Kep1erLovestruck! "Bzz Bzz" MoonchildDelicious Poison "Karma" BlackswanThat Karma "Paradise" Oh My GirlGolden Hourglass "Beautiful Night" Kwon Eun-biThe Flash "Bitter Taste"Jo Yu-riLove All "Black Soul Dress"TripleS–Lovelutionↀ (Muhan) "Low-key Scared But H1-Key Ready" H1-Key Seoul Dreaming "Aphrodite" WheeinIn the Mood "Iced Coffee" Red Velvet Chill Kill "Dopamine"2024 Unis We Unis "On My Lips" Ichillin' Feelin' Hot "Starlight" Loossemble One of a Kind "Honey Honey" Solar Colours "Bout That Issue" All(H)Ours Witness "Roll Up" Blackswan Roll Up "Double Down"
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