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Matt Cardle

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Matt Cardle
Cardle in 2011
Cardle in 2011
Background information
Birth nameMatthew Sheridan Cardle
Born (1983-04-15) 15 April 1983 (age 42)
Southampton, Hampshire, England
OriginHalstead, Essex, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2005–present
Labels
Websitemattcardlemusic.com

Matthew Sheridan Cardle (born 15 April 1983) is an English pop singer and actor. In 2010, he rose to fame after winning the seventh series [en] of The X Factor, and received a £1 million recording contract with Syco Music and later signed a deal with Columbia Records. After winning The X Factor, he released his winner's single "When We Collide [en]", the song peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart, achieving the UK Christmas number one [en].[1]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[2]
IRE
[3]
SCO
[2]
Letters [en] 222
  • UK: Platinum
  • IRE: Gold
The Fire [en]
  • Released: 29 October 2012
  • Label: So What Recordings
  • Format: Digital download, CD
8148
  • UK: Silver
Porcelain [en]
  • Released: 28 October 2013
  • Label: Absolute
  • Format: Digital download, vinyl, CD
117522
Time to Be Alive [en]
  • Released: 27 April 2018
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: Digital download, vinyl, CD
2822
The Great Escape
  • Released: 10 April 2026
  • Label: London Multimedia Limited
  • Format: CD, vinyl, cassette, digital download, streaming
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[2]
Intimate & Live
  • Released: 18 November 2016
  • Label: Absolute
  • Format: CD
[a]

Extended plays

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Title Details
Purple Crayon
  • Released: 18 June 2021
  • Label: Matt Cardle; Last Man Music
  • Format: Digital download; streaming

As lead artist

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[2]
IRE
[3]
"When We Collide [en]" 2010 11 Letters
"Run for Your Life [en]" 2011 612
"Starlight [en]" 185
"Amazing" 2012 84
"It's Only Love [en]" 175 The Fire
"Anyone Else [en]"
"Loving You [en]"
(with Melanie C)
2013 1442 Porcelain
"When You Were My Girl [en]"
"Hit My Heart [en]" 2014 171
"Desire" 2018 Time to Be Alive
"Time to Be Alive"
"Blind Faith"
"I'm Not Letting Go"
"Nobody"
"Purple Crayon" 2021 Purple Crayon
"We're the Butterflies"
"Drinking Dreams" 2025 The Great Escape
"Fading Lights" 2026
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[2]
IRE
[3]
"Heroes [en]"
(as part of The X Factor finalists [en])
2010 11 Non-album single

Other charted songs

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[2]
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face [en]" 2012 92 The Fire

Other appearances

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Title Year Album
"The Power of Love [en]"
(Trevor Horn [en] featuring the Sarm Orchestra and Matt Cardle)
2010 Reimagines the Eighties [en]

Music videos

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Title Year Director(s)
"When We Collide" 2011 Andy Morahan [en]
"Run for Your Life" Howard Greenhalgh [en]
"Starlight" Sean De Sparengo
"Amazing" 2012 Sean De Sparengo
"It's Only Love" Nick Spanos
"Anyone Else" Chanya Button [en]
"Lately" 2013 Nick Spanos
"Loving You" Jonny Kight
"When You Were My Girl" Nick Spanos
"Desire" 2018 Tim Fox
"Nobody" Sean Robinson
  1. Intimate & Live did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 21 on the Independent Albums Chart and number 85 on the Physical Albums Chart.[4]

References

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  1. "X Factor's Matt Cardle grabs UK Christmas number one". bbc.co.uk/news. BBC News. 19 December 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Peak positions in the UK:
  3. 1 2 3 Peak positions in Ireland:
  4. "INTIMATE AND LIVE – MATT CARDLE". Official Charts.
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