Matt Cardle
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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, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Syco Music (2010-2012) Columbia (2010-2012) So Recordings (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. [2]
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
2005: In Darwyn
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]
2009: In Seven Summers
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. Louis Walsh would have been his mentor however Nicole Scherzinger raised the age limit of the boys category from 25 to 28. It is likely Matt would not have gone through judges house with Walsh.[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 cover version of "Many of Horror" originally recorded by Scottish rock trio Biffy Clyro and retitled as "When We Collide", 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: 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 album's first single, "Run for Your Life," written by Gary Barlow, was released on 9 October 2011 and peaked at number 6 on the UK Top 40 Chart the following week. A second single, "Starlight," co-written by Cardle, failed to enter the top 100, peaking at number 185. Letters debuted at number 2 on the UK Albums chart and spent 16 consecutive weeks in the top 40.[18]
2012: New label and The Fire
On 20 May 2012 Cardle announced on Twitter that he had "parted ways" with Columbia Records.[19] On 9 September 2012, So What Recordings, part of the Silva Screen Music Group, announced that his second album, The Fire would be released on 29 October 2012. The lead single from the album, "It's Only Love" will be released the same day.[20]
Discography
- Albums
| Album Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | IRE | ||||
| Letters |
|
2 | 2 |
| |
| The Fire |
|
— | — | ||
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [23] |
IRL [24] |
SCO [25] | |||
| 2010 | "When We Collide" | 1 | 1 | 1 | Letters |
| 2011 | "Run for Your Life"[26] | 6 | 12 | 6 | |
| "Starlight"[27] | 185 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | "Amazing" | 84 | — | — | |
| "It's Only Love" | — | — | — | The Fire | |
- Ensemble with X Factor Finalists
| 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.sorecordings.com/sowhat.html
- ^ http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/gold11.htm
- ^ "Singles Official Charts Analysis: Sam & The Womp top 100k sales to hit No.1". Music Week. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ "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
- ^ 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.