Matt Cardle
Matt Cardle | |
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 Cardle performing in April 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Matthew Sheridan Cardle |
| Born | 15 April 1983 Southampton, England |
| Origin | Halstead, Essex, England |
| Genres | Pop rock, alternative rock, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Syco Music (2010-2012) Columbia (2010-2012) |
| Website | www |
Matthew Sheridan "Matt" Cardle (born 15 April 1983)[1] is an English singer-songwriter who won the seventh series of The X Factor in 2010. He received a £1 million recording contract with Syco Music for winning, and his X Factor winner's single "When We Collide" was released immediately after he won.[2] It sold 439,000 copies in its first week to become the UK Christmas number one.
Early life
Cardle was born in Southampton, Hampshire, to David and Jennifer Cardle[1] (née Horner)[3] on 15 April 1983.[1] His family lived in Bristol before moving to Essex.[1] He attended the independent Stoke College in Suffolk,[4] then the Institute in Colchester.
Career
In 2005 he was a member of the alternative rock / pop band Darwyn and recorded an 11 track album When You Wake and the follow-up EP Little Sunlight in 2006.[5][6][7] In 2009, he became the frontman and guitarist of a rock band called Seven Summers.[8] They performed live on Sue Marchant's BBC radio program on 8 December 2009 and released a self-titled album on 22 January 2010.[9]
2010: The X Factor
In 2010, Cardle auditioned for the seventh series of The X Factor, singing Amy Winehouse's "You Know I'm No Good".[10] His mentor was Dannii Minogue, who mentored him until the final when he was announced the winner on 12 December 2010, after receiving 44.61% of the vote.[11][12] Cardle received the most votes every week from week 2, being beaten only by Mary Byrne in week 1.[13] The week after the series final, Cardle's retitled cover version of "Many of Horror," originally recorded by Scottish rock trio Biffy Clyro, topped the UK Singles Chart to become the 2010 Christmas number 1 and remained there for three consecutive weeks.[14] The song was nominated in the Best British Single category at the 2011 BRIT Awards.[15]
2011-present: Letters
On 15 March 2011, it was reported that Cardle has signed a record deal with Syco Music in a joint venture with Columbia Records, becoming the first The X Factor winner not to be exclusively signed to Simon Cowell's label.[16]
On 18 August 2011, Cardle revealed that his debut album, Letters, would be released in the UK on 17 October 2011. Whilst working on the album Cardle collaborated with various writers including Eg White.[17]
The first single "Run for Your Life" had its first radio play on 5 September 2011 on BBC Radio 1, ahead of its release on 9 October. Upon release and an X Factor return performance, "Run for Your Life" debuted at number 6 on the UK Top 40 Chart the week ending 16 October. Letters debuted at number 2 on the UK Albums chart and spent 16 consecutive weeks in the top 40.[18]
On 20 May 2012 Cardle announced on Twitter that he had "parted ways" with Columbia Records. [19] The following day, the UK music publication NME reported Cardle had been "dropped" by the label due to poor sales of Letters. [20] He is currently working independently in his home studio on a follow up album .[21]
Discography
- Albums
| Album Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | IRE | ||
| Letters |
|
2 | 2 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [22] |
IRL [23] |
SCO [24] | |||
| 2010 | "When We Collide" | 1 | 1 | 1 | Letters |
| 2011 | "Run for Your Life"[25] | 6 | 12 | 6 | |
| "Starlight"[26] | 185 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | "Amazing"[27] | 84 | — | — | |
- As featured artist
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | IRL | SCO [28] | |||
| 2010 | "Heroes" (as part of The X Factor finalists) | 1 | 1 | 1 | Non-album single |
Publications
- Cardle, Matt (2010). Matt Cardle: My Story. Harper. ISBN 978-0-00-742670-6.[29]
References
- ^ a b c d Cardle, Matt (2010). Matt Cardle: My Story. Harper. ISBN 978-0-00-742670-6.
- ^ "X Factor winner Matt Cardle hailed by his Essex family". BBC News. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ Births England and Wales 1837-2006[verification needed]
- ^ Matt Cardle (15 Dec 2010). "Matt Cardle... in his own words". The Sun.
- ^ http://www.unsigned.com/darwyn
- ^ Andrea Magrath (18 November 2010). "Matt Cardle's pop past: X Factor favourite struggled to find fame with two bands before hitting the big time". The Daily Mail.
- ^ Darwyn MySpace website
- ^ "X Factor's Matt Cardle's ex band Seven Summers climb charts". Metro.co.uk. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ Interview and performance by Seven Summers on Sue Merchant radio show on 8 December 2009
- ^ "X Factor favourite taking show in his stride". Halstead Gazette. 1 October 2010.
- ^ "X Factor: Matt Cardle won most votes every week". The Telegraph. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ "'I wanted to kiss Rihanna': Matt Cardle admits to 'snog fantasy' with Only Girl In The World star on X Factor final". Daily Mail. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ Horsley, Jon (13 Dec 2010). "X Factor voting results revealed". Yahoo! Entertainment. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ "Rihanna crowned queen of the charts". Belfast Telegraph. Independent News and Media (Northern Ireland). 2011-01-09. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
- ^ "Essex: Matt Cardle and Olly Murs in Brit Award battle". East Anglian Daily Times. Archant Regional. 2011-01-14. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
- ^ "Si Cardles up to Columbia". The Sun. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
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- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/singles
- ^ http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/536353/x-factor-2010-winner-matt-cardle-goodbye-columbia-records-it-s-time-to-move-on
- ^ http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/63901
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXsUEh5x4p8
- ^ "UK Charts >". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Irish Charts >". irish-charts.com Hung Medien.
- ^ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
- For "When We Collide": "When We Collide on Scottish Singles Chart". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ "debut single 'Run For Your Life' written by Gary Barlow". Digital Spy.
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a347461/matt-cardle-confirms-new-single-starlight-thanks-fans-for-support.html
- ^ "Watch 'Amazing' Video Premiere Now!". Columbia.
- ^ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
- For "Heroes": "Heroes on Scottish Singles Chart". The Official Charts Company. Chart Information Network. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ Roche, Elisa (14 December 2010). "Now X factor's Matt Cardle will top book charts". The Daily Express. Retrieved 14 December 2010.