Matt McAndrew grew up in the small town of Barnegat Light, New Jersey, and has been writing songs and performing in bands since he was a boy.
14 Facts About Matt McAndrew
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Matt McAndrew attended the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, graduating in 2013.
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In 2010, Matt McAndrew started writing solo acoustic material and playing his songs at open mic nights, ice cream parlors, and bars.
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Matt McAndrew worked at Bach To Rock, a national music school franchise with a location in suburban Philadelphia, teaching voice, guitar and ukulele.
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Matt McAndrew self-released an album called View of The Pines on March 1,2014.
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On September 4,2014, it was announced that Matt McAndrew would compete in season 7 of The Voice.
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Matt McAndrew was chosen over Butler, and advanced to the Knockout rounds.
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Matt McAndrew covered "Drops of Jupiter", defeated Rebekah Samarin, and advanced to the Live Playoffs.
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Matt McAndrew covered The Beach Boys' "God Only Knows" and advanced through the Live shows, saved by "America's Vote".
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Matt McAndrew covered "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and "Lost Stars", a duet with his coach Adam Levine.
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On December 16,2014, Matt McAndrew was announced as the runner-up of season 7 of The Voice, behind Craig Wayne Boyd.
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On December 25,2014, after the result of the show was announced, Billboard showed Matt McAndrew's "Wasted Love" at 14th on the Hot 100 with opening sales of 209,000 units sold.
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On February 13,2015, Republic Records officially announced that Matt McAndrew was part of their Class of 2015 lineup of artists.
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On September 9,2016, Matt McAndrew released the independent EP Rush in Slowly, produced by Job Killer Records.