1. Matthew Jonathan Gordon Maltese was born on 6 October 1997 and is a British-Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer.
19 Facts About Matt Maltese
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Since releasing his debut single "Even If It's a Lie" in 2015, Maltese has released four studio albums, a cover album, and a number of EPs.
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Matt Maltese released his fourth studio album Driving Just to Drive in April 2023.
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Matt Maltese attended the Henley College, pursuing A Levels in Music, Maths, English and Economics.
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When he was a teenager Matt Maltese began buying and selling vinyl and with the money he made, moved to Camden, London.
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Matt Maltese released his first single, "Even If It's a Lie", on SoundCloud in 2015.
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In 2016, through Cafe Bleu Recordings, Matt Maltese released his follow up EP, titled In a New Bed.
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In June 2018, Matt Maltese released his debut album Bad Contestant.
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In March 2020, Matt Maltese released the single "Ballad of a Pandemic" about the COVID-19 pandemic; the single was released the same day as lockdown restrictions were imposed in the United Kingdom.
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Matt Maltese then released another single in July 2021 called "Shoe" which was released following the announcement of Maltese's third studio album, Good Morning It's Now Tomorrow.
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In March 2022, Matt Maltese released a new song called "Smile In the Face of the Devil" as a part of his new EP titled Quiet Recordings.
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Matt Maltese then released a teaser for a new track followed by a single in January 2023 titled "Driving Just to Drive".
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In 2024, Matt Maltese published a cover album titled Songs That Aren't Mine.
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Matt Maltese recorded a cover of "My Funny Valentine" for the 2025 tribute album Chet Baker Re:imagined.
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Matt Maltese has written for a number of other artists, including Birdy and Matilda Mann.
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In summer 2023, Matt Maltese founded his own record label titled Last Recordings On Earth.
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In December 2024, Matt Maltese composed the music for the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Twelfth Night, creating original music for William Shakespeare's text and an original song "Maybe This Christmas".
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The first song Matt Maltese recalls being moved by is "Dreamer" by Supertramp.
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Matt Maltese named Vashti Bunyan, Flo Morrissey and Father John Misty as newer folk influences.