Matt McAndrew
Matt McAndrew | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Matt McAndrew[1] |
| Born | September 6, 1990 Barnegat Light, NJ |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2010 - present |
| Website | http://mattmcandrewmusic.com/ |
Matt McAndrew (born September 6, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his appearance in Season 7 of NBC's reality TV singing competition The Voice where he finished as the Runner-up as part of team Adam.[2]
Early life
McAndrew was born to Brenda McAndrew and grew up in the small town of Barnegat Light, NJ. Matt attended the Southern Regional High School.[3] And has been writing songs in bands since he was a kid.[4] It was the middle of Matt McAndrew's senior year at Southern Regional High School in Manahawkin Matt made the slight decision that he was not going to college but wanted to put his focus on a music career.[5] McAndrew began taking voice lessons with Carol Luttrell, a University of the Arts senior lecturer from the University of the Arts, in 2011.[6] McAndrew also graduated from University of the Arts in 2013.[7]
Career
Early days
Matt McAndrew released an album "View of The Pines" on March 1, 2014.[8] In the spring of 2010 he started writing solo acoustic material and playing his songs at open mic nights, ice cream parlors, and bars.[9] McAndrew worked at Bach To Rock, a suburban Philadelphia music school, teaching voice, guitar and even ukelele.[10]
2014: The Voice
On September 4, 2014 it was announced that McAndrew would compete in season 7 of The Voice.[11] During his Blind Audion, McAndrew covered Christina Perri's A Thousand Years. Three coaches (Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and Pharell Williams) turned around. McAndrew chose Adam Levine as his coach.[12] At the Battle rounds, McAndrew faced Ethan Butler where they sang "Yellow" McAndrew was then chosen over Butler, in the process advanced to the Knockout rounds. During the Knockouts, McAndrew covered "Drops of Jupiter" in which he defeated his opponent Rebekah Samarin and advanced to the Live Playoffs. During the Playoffs he covered The Beach Boys's "God Only Knows" on that night and advanced through the Live shows saved by America's Vote. The following week, he sang Hozier's "Take Me to Church" and was saved by public voting that night, McAndrew received the first iTunes bonus multiplier of the season, with his studio recording of "Take Me to Church" reaching the fifth position on the iTunes Top 200 Singles chart at the close of the voting window. In top 10 he performed "Fix You" by Coldplay and was saved by America's voting. In Top 8 he covered Damien Rice's "The Blower's Daughter". In the top 5 Live shows. McAndrew covered "Make it Rain" by Ed Sheeran and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by U2 and was voted through the finale. During the finale the top four were given three songs to perform. Matt covered "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and "Lost Stars" a duet with his coach Adam Levine. His debut single "Wasted Love" was his first single to break the top 10 singles of the iTunes top 200 charts. A music video for "Wasted Love" was also release on The Voice's YouTube channel.
On 26, November 2014, McAndrew made is debut on the Billboard Hot 100 as his rendition of Take Me to Church peaked at 92 making him the first artist of the season to enter the Billboard charts.[13]
On 12, December 2014, Matt cover of Damien Rice's "The Blower's Daughter" peaked at 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 with opening sales of 92,000 downloads sold.[14]
On 16, December 2014, He was announced as the runner up of season 7 of The Voice where Craig Wayne Boyd was announced the winner.
- – Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes
| Stage | Song | Original Artist | Date | Order | Result |
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| Blind Audition | "A Thousand Years" | Christina Perri | September 30, 2014 | N/A | Three chairs turned Joined Team Adam |
| Battle Rounds (Top 48) | "Yellow" (vs. Ethan Butler) | Coldplay | October 20, 2014 | N/A | Advanced |
| Knockout Rounds (Top 32) | "Drops of Jupiter" (vs. Rebekah Samarin) | Train | November 3, 2014 | N/A | Advanced |
| Live Playoffs (Top 20) | "God Only Knows" | The Beach Boys | November 10, 2014 | 5 | Safe |
| Live Top 12 | "Take Me to Church" | Hozier | November 17, 2014 | 9 | Safe |
| Live Top 10 | "Fix You" | Coldplay | November 24, 2014 | 1 | Safe |
| Live Top 8 | "The Blower's Daughter" | Damien Rice | December 1, 2014 | 8 | Safe |
| Live Top 5 (Semi-Finals) | "Make It Rain" | Ed Sheeran | December 8, 2014 | 4 | Safe |
| "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" | U2 | 7 | |||
| Live Finale | "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Harold Arlen | December 15, 2014 | 12 | Runner up |
| "Lost Stars" (with Adam Levine) | Adam Levine | 8 | |||
| "Wasted Love" (Original song) | Matt McAndrew | 4 |
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||||
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| US | ||||||||
| View of The Pines[15] |
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| "—" denotes album that did not chart | ||||||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | CAN | |||||||
| "Wasted Love" | 2014 | — | — | |||||
| "Angel" | 2014 | — | — | |||||
| "My Enemy" | 2014 | — | — | |||||
| "The Blower's Daughter" | 2014 | 40 | — | |||||
| "Take Me to Church" | 2014 | 92 | — | |||||
| "Make It Rain" | 2014 | 81 | — | |||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released | ||||||||
Releases from The Voice
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Heat | ||
| The Complete Season 7 Collection |
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References
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/MattMcAndrewMusic/info?tab=page_info
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/the-voice/artists/season-7/matt-mcandrew
- ^ https://deepestdream.com/the-voice-artist-matt-mcandrew-gets-personal-with-songwriting-process/
- ^ http://www.reverbnation.com/mattmcandrew
- ^ http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2014/12/matt_mcandrew_the_voice_2014_winner.html
- ^ http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2014/12/matt_mcandrew_the_voice_2014_winner.html
- ^ http://www.uarts.edu/news/2014/12/matt-mcandrew-13-heads-semi-finals-voice
- ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/view-of-the-pines/id811256301
- ^ http://www.reverbnation.com/mattmcandrew
- ^ http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2014/12/matt_mcandrew_the_voice_2014_winner.html
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/MattMcAndrewMusic/photos/pb.136781592700.-2207520000.1418689795./10152473163082701/?type=3&theater
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LACNlMh2aKE
- ^ http://headlineplanet.com/home/2014/11/26/voices-matt-mcandrew-debuts-hot-100-take-church/
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6406054/acdc-rock-bust-top-rock-albums
- ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/view-of-the-pines/id811256301