This time last year, Myles Smith was a name still largely contained within the hashtags and shares of TikTok. A rapidly rising favourite on the app, he’d gained early success from posting covers online — stripped back, acoustic renditions of Ed Sheeran, Amber Run and The Neighbourhood that had gone on to ink him a record deal with Sony RCA.
Then, in May, the 26-year-old Luton native released Stargazing, a rousing ode to finding the elusive “One” that, in its less than three minute run time, changed his fortunes entirely. By the close of 2024, Stargazing had gone on to become the year’s highest streaming song by a UK artist, also beating anything released by Beyoncé or Ariana Grande on the global chart.
