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Samuel Falson (born 8 November 1982), better known by his stage name Sam Sparro, is an Australian singer-songwriter andmusic producer. His stage name was derived from a family nickname, which in turn was inspired by the Sydney radio announcer Gary O'Callaghan's on-air character Sammy Sparrow. He is signed to the British record label Island Records. Drivers Scanpal 2 Metrologic Voyager more. Sparro's debut single, 'Cottonmouth', was released in late 2007. His second single, 'Black and Gold', peaked at number two in the United Kingdom in April 2008 and at number four in Australia, and has since been used in soundtracks and promotional campaigns for various television series, video games, and films. Sparro's self-titled debut album, Sam Sparro, was released in the UK in April 2008 and reached the top five on the UK Albums Chart, eventually receiving a gold certification from the BPI for selling 100,000 copies.

Two subsequent singles, '21st Century Life' and 'Pocket', were considerably less successful on the charts. During promotion of 'Black and Gold', Sparro covered 'American Boy' by Estelle on Jo Whiley's Live Lounge on BBC Radio 1. In September 2008, Sparro was nominated for five ARIA Music Awards. His tour that month formed part of the Wonky Pop tour; Wonky Pop is a new genre of music created by artists such as Sparro and Alphabeat.

In December 2008, Sparro and co-writer/ producer Jesse Rogg received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Dance Recording for 'Black and Gold'. Sparro announced his second album, Return to Paradise, on his newly redesigned website.

It was described as being inspired by soul and funk from the late seventies and early eighties. A new video premiered, featuring a new track from the album. In January 2012, 'The Shallow End' was uploaded onto VEVO and YouTube. It is 'compiled of home video footage of the making of the record and was filmed in LA, New York, London and Spain.'