Matt Terry

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Matt Terry
Birth nameMatthew James Terry
Born (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 30)
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2016–present
Labels

Matthew James Terry (born 20 May 1993) is an English singer and songwriter. [1] [2] In 2016, he was crowned as the winner of the thirteenth series of The X Factor . [3] His debut single, "When Christmas Comes Around", which was released on 11 December 2016, peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. His debut album, Trouble was released on 24 November 2017 and charted at 29 on the UK Albums Chart. [4]

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Career

2016: The X Factor

Terry auditioned for the thirteenth series of The X Factor in 2016, singing a cover of Ben E. King's "Stand by Me", which earned him four yes votes from the judges.[ citation needed ]

Terry was placed in the "boys" category and reached the live shows, where he was mentored by Nicole Scherzinger. Following the eliminations of Freddy Parker in week 2 and Ryan Lawrie in week 7, Terry became Scherzinger's last act left in the competition. [5] In the semi-final, he ended up in the bottom two and faced the sing-off against Emily Middlemas. Scherzinger, Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne voted to send him through to the final. [6]

On 11 December 2016, he was crowned as the winner of The X Factor 2016, over Saara Aalto, [1] making him the second winner, after James Arthur, to be in the bottom two at any given stage of the competition. He immediately released his winner's single, "When Christmas Comes Around", an original song written by Ed Sheeran. [7] It is the second time that the winner has released an original winner's song, the first being the second series winner Shayne Ward, who released his debut single "That's My Goal". [8] Following his win, Terry signed with RCA Records. [9]

The X Factor performances and results
ShowSong choiceThemeResult
Auditions"Stand by Me" – Ben E. King —Through to bootcamp
Bootcamp"See You Again" – Charlie Puth (with Tom and Laura, and Aeron Smith)Through to six-chair challenge
Six-chair challenge"When I Was Your Man" – Bruno Mars/"Secret Love Song" – Little Mix (sing-off song against Christian Burrows)Through to judges' houses
Judges' houses"She's Out of My Life" – Michael Jackson Through to live shows
Live show 1"You Don't Own Me" – Grace Express YourselfSafe (1st)
Live show 2"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" – Marvin Gaye MotownSafe (1st)
Live show 3"I'll Be There" – The Jackson 5 Divas & LegendsSafe (1st)
Live show 4"I Put a Spell on You" – Screamin' Jay Hawkins Fright NightSafe (2nd)
Live show 5"I'm Your Man" – Wham! Girlband vs BoybandSafe (1st)
Live show 6"Best of My Love" – The Emotions DiscoSafe (3rd)
Live show 7"Writing's on the Wall" – Sam Smith MoviesSafe (1st)
Quarter-final"Secret Love Song, Pt. II" – Little Mix Louis LovesSafe (2nd)
"Alive" – Sia Contestant's Choice
Semi-final"Silent Night" – traditionalChristmasBottom two (3rd)
"Say You Love Me" – Jessie Ware Contestant's Choice
"Hurt" – Christina Aguilera Sing-offSafe (majority vote)
Final"Take Me Home" – Jess Glynne New songSafe (2nd)
"Purple Rain" with Nicole Scherzinger Celebrity duet
"Writing's on the Wall" – Sam SmithSong of the SeriesWinner
"One Day I'll Fly Away" – Randy Crawford No theme
"When Christmas Comes Around"Winner's Single

2017-2019: Trouble and Madagascar

In 2017, Terry featured in a new version of "Súbeme la Radio", with Enrique Iglesias and Sean Paul. The single peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart, and sold 200,000 certified units, scoring a Silver BPI certification.

Following that, he released the first single from his debut album, "Sucker For You". The single peaked at 51 on the UK Singles Chart. A second single, a ballad called "The Thing About Love" was released afterwards. He performed the single on The X Factor as a guest performer. After the performance, he confirmed that the album would be released on 24 November 2017. The single peaked at 51 on the UK Singles Chart. Upon release, Terry's album peaked at 29 on the UK Albums Chart. His album is the lowest charting debut album from any The X Factor winner. [10]

In June 2018, Terry was dropped by RCA Records. [11] The next month, he made his acting debut in the UK production of Madagascar – The Musical. [12] In 2019, he returned to the Madagascar musical, portraying the role of Alex the Lion. [13] [14]

2023–present: Returning music

On 1 October 2023, Terry announced his first single in over 4 years titled "You Don't Know Nothing" available on 13 October 2023 on all platforms. On 9 February 2024, Terry released his new song "Ghost of me". His single, "His Car", was released on 22 March 2024. The single dealt with the singer opening up about being gay. [15] [16]

Personal life

On 22 March 2024, Terry revealed he is gay. [17]

Discography

Tours

Stage

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References

  1. 1 2 "Who is The X Factor's Matt Terry? Everything you need to know about Nicole Scherzinger's live act". Radio Times .
  2. ↑ "Repertoire Search". BMI . Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Matt Terry beats Saara Aalto to X Factor 2016 crown". Daily Star. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Matt Terry > Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Walker, Danny (4 September 2016). "Louis Tomlinson lookalike Matt Terry reveals heartache on X Factor... and flirts". Daily Mirror . Trinity Mirror . Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Emily Middlemas eliminated from X Factor after sing-off with Matt Terry". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  7. ↑ Copsey, Rob (11 December 2016). "Matt Terry wins X Factor 2016 final, releases winner's single". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  8. ↑ Welsh, Daniel (12 December 2016). "X Factor Winner Matt Terry Releases 'When Christmas Comes Around' – Who Else Are This Year's Christmas Number One Contenders?". The Huffington Post . AOL . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  9. ↑ Darvill, Josh (13 December 2016). "X Factor's Matt Terry hasn't been signed by Simon Cowell's Syco label". TellyMix.co.uk. United Kingdom. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "X Factor 2017 - Matt Terry becomes first winner to MISS the Top 10 with debut album". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  11. ↑ "Matt Terry considers US record deal in a bid to become next Latin star". Heart.co.uk.
  12. ↑ "X Factor winner Matt Terry to lead cast of Madagascar musical | WhatsOnStage". Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  13. ↑ "X Factor winner Matt Terry returns to his acting roots to play Alex the Lion in Madagascar". The Wokingham Paper. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  14. ↑ "Matt Terry To Continue In 2019 Tour Of Madagascar The Musical". Encore Radio. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  15. ↑ Damshenas, Sam (22 March 2024). ""I'm taking back control": Matt Terry breaks silence on sexuality for first time". Gay Times. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  16. ↑ "Matt Terry - His Car". Spotify. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  17. ↑ Bashforth, Emily (22 March 2024). "X Factor winner Matt Terry comes out 7 years after rising to fame on show". Metro. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
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Preceded byWinner of The X Factor
2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded byWinner's singles of The X Factor
When Christmas Comes Around 		Succeeded by
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