Matthew Sheridan Cardle was born on 15 April 1983 and is an English pop singer.
47 Facts About Matt Cardle
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Matt Cardle was born in Southampton and grew up in Halstead, Essex.
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Matt Cardle went on to release his debut album, Letters, in 2011, which debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart and the Irish Albums Chart.
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Matt Cardle then parted ways with record labels Syco Music and Columbia Records, and signed a recording contract with So What Recordings in early 2012.
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Matt Cardle released his second studio album, The Fire, which charted at number eight on the UK Albums Chart.
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In October 2013, Matt Cardle released his third album, Porcelain, in association with Absolute Marketing as an independent release.
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Matt Cardle is a guitarist, and plays frequently on tour and other performances.
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Matt Cardle has toured the United Kingdom and Ireland on his Letters Tour in 2012, Unplugged Tour in 2013, Porcelain Tour in 2014 and Intimate and Live Tour in 2016.
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Matt Cardle has combined album and single sales of over 2 million.
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Matt Cardle was born in Southampton, Hampshire, to David and Jennifer Matt Cardle on 15 April 1983.
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Matt Cardle has an older brother called Dominic with whom he has a close relationship.
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Matt Cardle's family lived in Bristol before moving to Essex.
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Matt Cardle started playing guitar and writing songs at aged 11 and knew from that point that music was what he wanted to do with his life.
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Matt Cardle attended a summer band camp through his teens and played in bands.
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Matt Cardle attended the independent Stoke College in Suffolk, then studied a music course at the Institute in Colchester.
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Matt Cardle then went on to do a media course at Braintree College.
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Matt Cardle is a keen skateboarder and spent a lot of his college years at skate parks instead of studying and therefore felt that education wasn't the right path for him.
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In 2009, Matt Cardle became the lead singer and guitarist of rock band called Seven Summers.
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In 2010, Matt Cardle auditioned for the seventh series of The X Factor in front of Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole and Louis Walsh, singing Amy Winehouse's "You Know I'm No Good".
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Matt Cardle was favourite to win from before the live shows until the end of the series, with some of the shortest odds the show had ever seen.
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Matt Cardle received the most votes every week from week 2, being beaten only by Mary Byrne in week 1.
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The week after the series final, Matt 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.
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Matt Cardle remains good friends with fellow contestant Aiden Grimshaw and mentor Dannii Minogue.
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On 15 March 2011, it was reported that Matt Cardle 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.
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Beyond singing on The X Factor, Matt Cardle says he tries to watch the show in his spare time.
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On 18 August 2011, Matt Cardle revealed that his debut album, Letters, would be released in the UK on 17 October 2011.
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Matt Cardle said he was nervous about releasing his album as previous male X Factor winners have not been very successful, and female winners Leona Lewis and Alexandra Burke enjoyed massive success.
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Whilst working on the album Matt Cardle collaborated with various writers including Eg White and James Walsh.
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The single was released on 9 October 2011, Matt Cardle performed the song on The X Factor on the same day.
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Matt Cardle performed another track from the album, "All For Nothing", on ITV2 show The Xtra Factor.
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On 20 May 2012, Matt Cardle announced on Twitter that he had parted ways with Columbia Records.
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In October 2012, Matt Cardle explained he left Sony through his own choice because he wasn't a priority.
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Matt Cardle said the album is more like what he did before The X Factor than Letters, and feels more honest.
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On 16 April 2013 Matt Cardle confirmed he was in the process of making his third album in a video message to his fans on Facebook.
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On 8 October 2013 Matt Cardle announced he has signed a worldwide publishing deal with BMG Chrysalis.
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On 28 September, Matt Cardle performed a cover of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" at the Miss World 2013 in Bali, Indonesia.
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On 20 June 2014, Matt Cardle performed a free gig at the Portadown's Got Talent awards, hosted in the People's Park of Portadown, Northern Ireland.
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On 11 May 2015, it was announced Matt Cardle would take over the lead role of Huey Calhoun in a production of Memphis from 6 July 2015 until the end of its run in October.
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Matt Cardle explained the longer than usual gap in between albums was because he was "running on empty" around the release of his last album and that he needed to recharge.
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Matt Cardle returned to the West End on 31 July 2018, playing the role of Wally Strand in Strictly Ballroom until it closes on 27 October 2018.
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Matt Cardle played the role of Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar at the Barbican from 4 July until 24 August 2019.
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Matt Cardle announced the release of "Purple Crayon" on 12 January 2021, ahead of the release of his fifth studio album.
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On 12 September 2022, Matt Cardle revealed he was working on his fifth studio album.
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Matt Cardle is a tenor with a vocal range of around B2-F5.
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Matt Cardle is known for his falsetto and being able to reach notes typically unusual for a male singer.
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Matt Cardle co-wrote eleven of the tracks which appeared on the album and a reviewer noted Matt Cardle's "impressive falsetto".
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In 2012, Matt Cardle published the song "Amazing", co-written by himself, with Martin Harrington, Tom Leonard, Ash Howes and Richard Stannard.