Sammy Virji

Samuel Bashir Virji (born 30 September 1996) is a British DJ and record producer. Born in London, he grew up in Witney, and attended Newcastle University before dropping out to pursue his music career. His 2020 album, Spice Up My Life, charted at No. 7 on the UK Dance Albums Chart. After releasing a remix of Piri & Tommy's "On & On", he released "If U Need It", which charted at No. 85 on the UK singles chart. His earlier works belonged to the bassline genre, while his later works were UK garage.

Life and career Samuel Virji was born in London, and later moved to Oxfordshire, settling in Witney. He has South Asian heritage. His father played trombone on The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, an album described by DJ Mag in June 2024 as "one of the most critically and commercially successful albums in both neo soul and popular music", and his record collection included Latin music, African music, and jazz. Sammy's first major musical interest was in Michael Jackson, followed by Motown. He started writing on piano and guitar before making his own music on GarageBand, switching to Logic Pro when he had access to the computer at his father's house. He began listening to dubstep aged sixteen after a friend gave him "Rinse: 06", having previously released the single "Until Tomorrow" from it. It charted at No. 7 on the UK Dance Albums Chart. Later that year, he released "Santorini", a collaboration with house musician Smokey Bubblin' B, which appeared on the 1Forty compilation EP 1FFNG005: Funky & Garage. In 2022, his track "Daga Da" was used in an out-of-home advertising campaign for a low calorie derivative of Strongbow, a brand of cider. He then released a remix of Piri & Tommy's "On & On". In December 2022, Salute premiered their Sammy Virji collaboration "Peach" at a Boiler Room set in Melbourne. the track appeared on Salute's EP Shield, which was released that May. The month after that, he released "Shella Verse" with Flowdan. Around this time, he undertook a headline tour, "Like a Virjin", which sold out across the UK.

In August 2023, he performed a set for DJ Mag. which charted at No. 85 on the UK singles chart.

Discography

Albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions UK NZ Spice Up My Life Released: 8 May 2020 Label: Self-released Format: CD, digital, LP — 48 7 — — Same Day Cleaning Released: 19 September 2025 Label: Capitol Format: CD, digital, LP 21 — — 35 26 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

EPs TitleDetailsWe'll Be Alright Released: 28 May 2021 "Anything 2 Me"(with Livsey) 2017——— USB (reissue) "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Other charted songs + Title Year Peak chart positions Album NZHot "One for the Books" 2025 35 Same Day Cleaning "Burn the River" 30 "Match My Mood" 9 "Dub It In" 37

Remixes Other appearances SongYearAlbumRef. "Do Me a Favour" 2017 Chips N Gravy EP "Like That" "Oh My"