When growing up, Sparro regularly performed backing vocals at his father's concerts and on his music releases. It was during this time that he wrote his single, " Black and Gold" with his producer, Jesse Rogg. He returned to Los Angeles in 2002, where he took a job in a coffee shop. Sparro left Los Angeles and returned to Sydney, where he lived with his grandparents and worked for a public relations company, before travelling to the UK, immersing himself in the music scene in London. 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". His first role as a child actor was in a McDonald's commercial. Chaka Khan became one of his early admirers after hearing Sparro's singing through knowing the McCrarys. Fellow church goers, were the McCrary family. His father had signed a deal there and was recording a soul album, he took Sparro to a church in Tujunga to hear some of the genre's singers. The family relocated to Los Angeles when Sparro was ten years old. ![]() ![]() His brother plays guitar professionally while his mother plays organ at a Baptist church. Sparro's mother, Karyn Falson (née Frankland) is from Australia. Sparro's father, Chris Falson is a gospel minister and recording artist of Maltese descent who has written music for Star Trek and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Sam Sparro was born 8 November 1982 and raised in Sydney, Australia.
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