Alina Smith
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.
Alina Smith

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- Name
- Alina Smith
- Birthplace
- St.
- Born
- 25 August 1987
- Occupation
- Record producer, songwriter, singer
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- pop music · K-pop
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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.
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Alina Smith (born 1987) is a musician, pianist and record producer, among other activities, of American nationality. The musician was born in Saint Petersburg. The work spans K-pop and pop music.
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Key facts
• Name — Alina Smith • Birthplace — St. Petersburg, Soviet Union • Born — 25 August 1987 • Genre — Pop, K-Pop • Occupation — Record producer, songwriter, singer • Instrument — Vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards • Website — Lyremusicgroup.com
Early life
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
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". 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".
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Extended plays
• Title — Album details • 2000s Teen — * Released: September 3, 2021 * Label: LYRE Music
Singles
Singles
• Title — Year — Album • "Free Beer" — 2015 — Non-album single • "Girl That Was Perfect" — 2020 — 2000s Teen • "Breakfast" — 2021 • "Hollywood Heart" • "Moody" — 2022 — rowspan="2" Non-album singles • "Boss Up"
Songwriting credits
Songwriting credits
List of songs co-written for other artists • Song — Year — Artist — Album • "Talk to Me" — 2017 — Red Velvet — Rookie • "Breathe" — Mackenzie Ziegler — Non-album single • "All Night Kinda Night" — Rainz — Sunshine • "Cherry on Top" — 2018 — 10:45 (The Uni+) — The Uni+ G Step 1 • "Day & Night" — Steve Wu — Non-album single • "Call Me Crazy" — 2020 — Gabbie Hanna — Non-album single • "In The Morning" — 2021 — Itzy — Guess Who • "Bada Boom" — 2022 — Solar & Moonbyul — Street Dance Girls Fighter (SGF) Special • "Surprise" — Class:y — Lives Across • "Oh Sorry ya" — Sunmi — Non-album single • "I" — Lightsum — Into the Light • "Classy" — Class:y — Lives Across • "Nuh-Uh" — Chungha — Bare & Rare • "Sunflower (P.E.L)" — Choi Yoo-jung — Sunflower • "Loveable" — Jo Yu-ri — Op.22 Y-Waltz: in Minor • "Beam" — 2023 — TripleS — Assemble • "Sweet Juice" — Purple Kiss — Cabin Fever • "Giddy" — Kep1er — Lovestruck! • "Bzz Bzz" — Moonchild — Delicious Poison • "Karma" — Blackswan — That Karma • "Paradise" — Oh My Girl — Golden Hourglass • "Beautiful Night" — Kwon Eun-bi — The Flash • "Bitter Taste" — Jo Yu-ri — Love All • "Black Soul Dress" — TripleS–Lovelution — ↀ (Muhan) • "Low-key Scared But H1-Key Ready" — H1-Key — Seoul Dreaming • "Aphrodite" — Wheein — In 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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- 1.Zarczynski, Andrea. LYRE Producer Alina Smith's New Single Makes Bold Moves In Music. Forbes.
- 2.BMG Chrysalis US and Big Stage Music sign Alina Smith in joint venture. Radio and Music. 2015-02-20.
- 3.Liu, Claire. An Interview with Alina Smith, LYRE - 9/7/2021. Project Said. 2021-10-10.
- 4.Music Producer & Composer / Minnie P. PROFILE.
- 5.SOLFJ | Songs of Love for Japan. www.solfj.org.
- 6.Russian-born Country Performer Signs with Industry Veterans. 19 February 2015.
- 7.Livewell, Shannon. Alina Smith: A Girl Who Is Not Just In Nashville For The Free Beer. Well Worth It. 26 March 2015.
- 8.http://www.bobbybones.com/media/podcast-the-bobby-bones-show-BobbyBonesShow/31915-bobby-bones-show-extra-podcast-25900880/ (from 18:50)
- 9.Betts, Will. Production duo LYRE share vocal chains and explain the power of silence in tracks. Music Tech. September 5, 2019.
- 10.Billboard. Red Velvet Rookie.
- 11.Alina Smith. Discogs.
- 12.Bad Weather. Genius.
- 13.Gabbie Hanna. Genius.
- 14.Kenzie Phases. Genius.
- 15.Betty Who. Genius.
- 16.Elli Moore. Billboard.
- 17.Evia, María José. Alina Smith nos cuenta por qué la vida se pone mejor en los 30s. InStyle México. 2021-09-03.
- 18.Breakfast - Single by Alina Smith. Apple Music.
- 19.New Release Friday: songs out on April 9th. Aipate Magazine. 2021-04-10.
- 20.Moody - Single by Alina Smith. Apple Music.
- 21.Boss Up - Single by Alina Smith. Apple Music.
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