Smith & Thell are a Swedish Grammy-winning pop/folk band based in Stockholm, Sweden. The duo, composed of Maria Smith and Victor Thell, first met one another as young teenagers at a local music event in their hometown of Helsingborg in Southern Sweden.
Their debut album was released in 2017. The follow up international hit single, , came in 2018, and led the band to signing its first major label deal with the storied American label, Arista Recordings. Smith & Thell's sophomore album, came via Arista Recordings in 2021, and featured the hits , , , and . The album has now accumulated over 200 million streams on Spotify alone, and this success has led to Smith & Thell sharing stages across the world with bands such as , , and .
Smith & Thell have simultaneously established themselves as one of Sweden's most sought-after songwriter and producer duos. They won the 2020 Swedish Grammy award for Composer of the Year, and their writing credits for major label artists, including , , , , , and among others, account for over 3 Billion global streams.
The duo has been honored with a slew of awards, including the Denniz Pop Rookie of the Year (selected by Max Martin), Los Angeles Musexpo New Emerging International Artist, and Swedish Rockbjörnen Best Group 2021.