Q1 Who is Sam Fender and where is he from?
Answer: Sam Fender is a singer, song writer and musician from North Shields in North Tyneside. He was born in 1994 .
Q2 What is the song called and what is it about?
The song is called Remember my Name (come on, we gave you that!) and is dedicated in honour of his grandparents. It was written from the perspective of his Grandad who was looking after his Grandma when she was suffering from dementia.
Q3 Was there any brass music in the song?
Excuse me? Did you not hear the brass band playing throughout the song? The video even opens with the band playing on stage in a club recreating the moment when his grandparents first met.
PS the brass band is the Easington Colliery Brass Band from nearby County Durham, and one of the top brass bands in the country.
Q4 What mood did the song create? How did it make you feel?
Well this is a subjective question, meaning it depends on you and how you felt, there is no right or wrong answer here, but the song seems to us to be sad and full of longing. The brass band and the video conjure up an image of days gone by, but also filled with tremendous warmth.
Q5 Have you heard any other songs from Sam Fender and do you like them?
If you said yes and yes, then give yourself 10 bonus points. If you said no, then get listening to some of great songs, especially from his People Watching and Seventeen Going Under albums.
If you said yes but no, you don’t like them, it’s ok, everyone has different tastes and we can’t all like the same things…
Q6 How many BRIT Awards has Sam Fender received?
He won the Critics’ Choice Award at the 2019 BRIT Awards and in 2022 and 2025, Sam won the BRIT Award for British Rock/Alternative Act.
Q7 What prestigious award did Sam win in Oct 2025?
Sam won the Mercury Prize for his 3rd studio album People Watching. The prize was announced and presented at Newcastle’s Utilita Arena, so he didn’t have far to go to receive it!
Find out more about Sam Fender on wikipedia
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