Alina Smith facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Alina Smith
Background information
Born	(1987-08-25) August 25, 1987 (age 37) St. Petersburg, Soviet Union
Genres	Pop, K-Pop
Occupation(s)	Record producer, songwriter, singer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards

Alina Smith (born August 25, 1987) is a talented Russian-American pop singer, songwriter, and music producer. She helps create songs for many famous artists, including K-Pop groups like Itzy, Kep1er, and Red Velvet. Alina is also a co-founder of a music company called Lyre.

Early Life

Alina Smith was born in St. Petersburg, Soviet Union. She started singing and playing piano when she was just three years old! By age four, she could speak both English and Russian fluently. When she was five, she began writing her own music, poems, and stories. As a child, she even toured as a singer with a music group called Aurora.

Alina's Music Journey

Alina's music career began to take off in 2010. Sony Japan chose her song "Fallin' 4 U" for the artist Aisha. In 2011, her song "Kissing Tree" was part of a special CD that raised money for relief efforts after the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.

In 2015, Alina signed a deal with a big music company called BMG/Chrysalis. Her song "Free Beer" was released and played on a popular satellite radio channel called The Highway (Sirius XM). She also performed her song "Ride" on The Bobby Bones Show podcast.

Creating Lyre Music

In 2016, Alina Smith and Elli Moore started their own music company called Lyre. They work together to write and produce songs for other artists.

Writing for Top Artists

Alina has written and produced many songs for well-known artists:

• In 2017, she wrote "Talk to Me" for the K-Pop group Red Velvet. She also produced "Bad Weather" for Kirstin Maldonado.
• In 2018, Alina worked with Gabbie Hanna on her song "Honestly". She also produced an album called Individual for Niki and Gabi. Lyre also helped a lot with Kenzie's album Phases. Alina also wrote "Rocket Girls" for Rocket Girls 101.
• In 2019, she produced the vocals for Betty Who's album Betty. She also helped write "Hands Up" for Fall Out Boy.
• In 2020, Alina produced the Confections album for Elli Moore, her partner at Lyre. Alina also released her own song, "Girl That Was Perfect."
• In 2021, Alina co-wrote "In The Morning", a main song for the K-Pop group Itzy's album Guess Who.
• In 2022, Alina produced Gabi DeMartino's first album, Paintings of Me.
• In 2023, Alina produced and wrote "Giddy", a main song for the K-Pop group Kep1er's album LOVESTRUCK!. She also produced and wrote "Sweet Juice" for Purple Kiss's album "Cabin Fever".
• Also in 2023, Alina helped write "KARMA" for BLACKSWAN and "BITE BACK" for Cyndi Wang's 20th-anniversary album.

Discography

Extended Plays

An Extended Play (EP) is like a mini-album with fewer songs than a full album.

Singles

Singles are individual songs released on their own.

Songwriting Credits

Here are some of the songs Alina Smith has helped write for other artists: