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Sam Roman (born 15 September 1986), known by his stage name Romans (stylised as RØMANS), is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to prominence in 2014 after signing with Roc Nation, where he released four EPs between 2015 and 2017. Following this, he shifted his focus to writing and producing songs for other artists full-time. He has since written and produced songs for artists such as Lewis Capaldi, Ed Sheeran, Camila Cabello, Demi Lovato, Maroon 5, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Calvin Harris, and Jonas Blue. In 2020, he was nominated for Song of the Year at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards for writing "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi.
Early life
Romans was born in Pinner, Middlesex. He attended Orley Farm Prep School, Harrow where he was taught, amongst other instruments, the piano. He also taught himself to play guitar, cello, piano, drums, and saxophone, as well as teaching himself how to produce. His first gig was the Northwood Hills hotel at the age of 13, and he left school at 16 to pursue music full-time.
Career
Romans' early career included the release of numerous singles as well as featured vocals. In July 2014, Romans was featured on "Home" off Naughty Boy's debut-album, Hotel Cabana, their collaboration was released as a single. On 6 May 2014, it was announced that he had signed a record deal with Roc Nation.
On 10 July 2015 Romans released his first EP with Roc Nation titled Overthinking Pt. 1 which included his debut single "Uh Huh". Also in 2015, he released another single "The Agony And The Ecstasy" as well as his second EP Act 1. In 2016, Romans released his third EP Silence along with the singles "Prisoner (featuring Rejjie Snow)" and "Silence - AlunaGeorge edit". Automatic, his fourth and final EP was released in 2017 along with the singles "Happy Love" and "Love Is The Beast (featuring Avelino)".
Over the course of 2018 and 2019, Romans released a number of singles from an unreleased project titled People. His music style has been described as a mix of soul, pop and hip-hop.
In 2018, Romans co-wrote "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi. The song was a commercial success, peaking at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart and the Billboard Hot 100. For his work on the song, Romans won Song of the Year at the 2020 Brit Awards and was nominated for Song of the Year at the 62nd Grammy Awards.
In 2022, Romans launched his own label, Chosen People, via AWAL/Sony.
Discography
= Extended plays
== Singles
=As lead artist
As featured artist