Jess & Matt
Jess & Matt | |
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Origin | New South Wales, Australia |
Genres | Pop |
Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | Sony Music Australia (2015-2018), Independent (2019-present) |
Members | Jess Dunbar Matt Price |
Website | www |
Jess & Matt are a pop music duo consisting of husband and wife Jess Dunbar and Matt Price.[1] They started out as solo artists but became a duo in 2014.[2]
Career
2015: The X Factor
In 2015, Jess & Matt auditioned for season seven of The X Factor Australia singing "Georgia" by Vance Joy. They made it to the Grand Final and were mentored by Guy Sebastian, ultimately coming third behind Cyrus Villanueva and Louise Adams.
denotes a performance that entered the ARIA Singles. denotes having been in the bottom two.
The X Factor performances and results (2015) | |||
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Episode | Song | Original Artist | Result |
Audition | "Georgia" | Vance Joy | Through to bootcamp |
Bootcamp | "Say Something" | A Great Big World | Through to super home visits |
Super home visits | "Let It Go" | James Bay | Through to live shows |
Live show 1 | "Heart of Glass" | Blondie | Safe |
Live show 2 | "Ignition (Remix)" | R. Kelly | Bottom two |
Live show 2 Showdown | "Fall at Your Feet" | Crowded House | Saved |
Live show 3 | "Do You Remember" | Jarryd James | Safe |
Live show 4 | "Sweet Disposition" | The Temper Trap | Bottom two |
Live show 4 Showdown | "Thinking Out Loud" | Ed Sheeran | Saved |
Live show 5 | "Dancing in the Dark" | Bruce Springsteen | Safe |
Live show 6 | "Stay" | Rihanna | Safe |
Live show 7 | "You're the One That I Want" | John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John | Safe |
Live show 8 | "Need You Now" | Lady Antebellum | Safe |
"I Was Made for Lovin' You" | Kiss | ||
Grand Final | "Georgia" | Vance Joy | 3rd Place |
"Nothing Matters" | Jess & Matt | ||
"Stay with Me" | Sam Smith |
2016-2017: Jess & Matt and Belmont Street
Immediately after The X Factor 2015, Jess & Matt signed with Sony Music Australia and released their would-have-been winners single "Nothing Matters". It debuted and peaked at number 29. They released their debut self-titled album in December, which featured studio re-recorded tracks of some of their performances on the show. It peaked at number 9. In July 2016, they released "Bones".
On 25 January 2017, Jess & Matt released "Sydney to Me" to coincide with their Australia Day concert performance. An EP Belmont Street was released on 10 February 2017.[3]
2018: Songs from the Village and wedding
In June 2018, the duo released their second studio album Songs from the Village which peaked at number 11 on the ARIA charts.
On 8 September, 2018, the duo married in the Hunter Valley.[4]
In October, they were part of the 100 judges on All Together Now.
2019-present: Independent Artists and "Know About You"
In 2019, the duo left Sony and in November 2019, the duo released their first independent single, "Know About You", with the video premiering in January 2020.[5]
Discography
Albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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AUS [6] | ||
Jess & Matt |
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9 |
Songs from the Village |
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11 [9] |
Extended plays
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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AUS [10] | ||
Belmont Street |
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20 |
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
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AUS [12] | |||
2015 | "Nothing Matters"[13] | 29 | Jess & Matt |
2016 | "Bones"[14] | — | TBA |
2017 | "Sydney to Me"[15] | — | Belmont Street |
2018 | "The Times They Are A-Changin'"[16] | — | Songs from the Village |
"Both Sides Now"[17] | — | ||
"The Sound of Silence" (featuring Chris Isaak) [18] | — | ||
2019 | "Know About You"[19] | — | TBA |
Other charting singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
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AUS [20] | |||
2015 | "Do You Remember" | 53 [21] | Jess & Matt |
"You're the One That I Want" | 30 |
References
- ^ Thomas, Stacy (18 September 2015). "Jess Dunbar and Matt Price create duo on The X Factor Australia and wow judges". Liverpool Leader. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ Moran, Jonathon (5 October 2015). "Matt and Jess have thrived under the pressure of The X Factor and are stronger for it". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "THE PURGE #198". auspOp. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Inside the Hunter Valley wedding of two Australian musicians". Vogue. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Jess & Matt drop "Know About You" video". auspOp. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "australian-charts.com - Discography Jess & Matt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Jess & Matt by Jess & Matt". iTunes Australia (Apple). Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Songs from the Village by Jess & Matt". JBHiFi. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "australian-charts.com - Discography Jess & Matt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Belmont Street (EP) by Jess & Matt". iTunes Australia (Apple). Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Australian Charts Discography Jess & Matt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Nothing Matters (Single)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Bones (Single)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Sydney to Me (Single)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "New Music Releases For 26 January 2018". noise11. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "New Music Releases For 16 February 2018". noise11. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "New Music Releases For 18 May 2018". noise11. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Know About You (Single)". Apple Music. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Australian Charts Discography Jess & Matt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "ARIA Singles: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 'Downtown' Still No 1". Noise 11. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2017.