T.V. Smith (born Tim Smith on 5 April 1956) is a British punk rock singer songwriter who was part of the band, The Adverts, in the late 1970s. Since then, he has played with other bands, as well as pursuing solo work.

T.V. Smith was born in Bideford in the county of Devon. He rose to prominence as the singer, songwriter and guitarist of the punk band The Adverts, who are best known for their 1977 single "Gary Gilmore's Eyes". When The Adverts split up in November 1979, Smith formed a new band: T.V. Smith's Explorers. They released a single called "Tomahawk Cruise" on the independent record label Chiswick Records. The band recorded the album "The Last Words of the Great Explorer", but it failed to achieve commercial success.

Smith's next band was named "Cheap": they toured through the mid 1980s and released the politically charged single "Third Term". However, Cheap failed to find commercial backing for their album. It was finally released in the late 1990s.

T.V. Smith next went solo and continues to perform as a solo artist today, recording and performing his own songs, often with the backing of a variety of other bands from around the world. This includes members of Germany's Die Toten Hosen, Finland's Punk Lurex OK, The United States' Midnight Creeps, and Spain's Suzy & Los Quattro. His latest album "Misinformation Overload" was released in Germany in February 2006. It is also planned to be released in the U.K., Spain and Japan. At least.

In 2005, he joined infamous chaotic American punk band, Amen, on their UK tour. As well as supporting, he joined the band on stage for several covers of classics by the Adverts, such as One Chord Wonders, and Gary Gilmore's Eyes. Casey Chaos, lead singer of Amen, is a life-long fan of The Adverts, and has even referenced them in a song title on the latest Amen album, Death Before Musick. The song is called 'Hello (One Chord Lovers)'. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.