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Photos: Sam Smith performs at the Tabernacle in Atlanta

Photos: Sam Smith performs at the Tabernacle in Atlanta

British soul singer Sam Smith performs for a sold-out audience Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. Smith kicked off his set at the Tabernacle with "Nirvana," the second single released from his debut album, "Lay Me Down." (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

British soul singer Sam Smith performs for a sold-out audience Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. Smith's breakthrough came in 2012 when he was featured on Disclosure's song "Latch". In June 2014, his single "Stay with Me" was named Variance Magazine's Song of Summer. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

British soul singer Sam Smith performs for a sold-out audience Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. He started of his set with the singles, "Nirvana," "Together" and "Leave Your Lover," from his debut album, "Lay Me Down." (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

British soul singer Sam Smith performs for a sold-out audience Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. Smith holds up two fingers in reference to his where his debut album, "Lay Me Down," reached on U.S. charts. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC) (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

British soul singer Sam Smith, shown performing for a sold-out audience Oct. 6, 2014, at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, will perform Jan. 9 at the Fox Theatre. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

Oct. 6, 2014 - ATLANTA - British soul singer Sam Smith performing before a sold out audience at the Tabernacle Monday. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

British soul singer Sam Smith performs for a sold-out audience Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

British soul singer Sam Smith performs for a sold-out audience Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

British soul singer Sam Smith performs for a sold-out audience Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

British soul singer Sam Smith performs for a sold-out audience Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

British soul singer Sam Smith performs for a sold-out audience Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, performing songs from his debut album, "Lay Me Down." (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

The crowd reacts to British soul singer Sam Smith during a sold-out audience Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

British soul singer Sam Smith performs for a sold-out audience Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

British soul singer Sam Smith performs for a sold-out audience Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

British soul singer Sam Smith performs for a sold-out audience Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

British soul singer Sam Smith performs for a sold-out audience Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

British soul singer Sam Smith performs for a sold-out audience Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

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British soul singer Sam Smith performs for a sold-out audience Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. Smith kicked off his set at the Tabernacle with "Nirvana," the second single released from his debut album, "Lay Me Down." (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

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