Sandi Thom

About

Sandi Thom (born Alexandria Thom, 11 August 1981, Banff, Scotland) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who broke through in 2006 with the UK number-one single "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)", which also topped charts in six other countries. Her debut album Smile... It Confuses People went platinum in the UK and sold over two million copies worldwide. After leaving major labels she built an independent career spanning blues, rock and folk, collaborating with guitarists Joe Bonamassa and Rich Robinson along the way.

90M+

total streams

UK Singles Chart peak (2006 debut single)

2M+

debut album copies sold worldwide

countries where debut single reached #1

What's new

2026
Sandi Thom is currently on a 2026 anniversary tour, with upcoming concerts across the UK and the Netherlands, including a date at Poppodium Duycker in Hoofddorp.
2026-04
A concert at Poppodium Duycker in Hoofddorp, Netherlands was listed for 24 April 2026, marking one of her European dates.
2025-02
Sandi Thom gave an interview in February 2025 discussing recent UK shows performed as a duo with guitarist Ben Poole, and a Glasgow date at Oran Mor with percussionist Scott Cowie.
2024-07
Thom performed at the Monument Festival in Sunderland, England in July 2024.
2019
Her most recent studio album, Ghosts, was released in 2019, described by her team as her most introspective work to date.