Matt Cardle
Matt Cardle | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Cardle in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Matthew Sheridan Cardle |
| Born | 15 April 1983 Southampton, Hampshire, England |
| Origin | Halstead, Essex, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) |
|
| Instruments |
|
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | mattcardlemusic |
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 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", the song peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart, achieving the UK Christmas number one.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
IRE |
SCO | |||||||||||||||||
| Letters |
|
2 | 2 | 2 |
| ||||||||||||||
| The Fire |
|
8 | 14 | 8 |
| ||||||||||||||
| Porcelain |
|
11 | 75 | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| Time to Be Alive |
|
28 | — | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| The Great Escape |
|
— | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||||
| Intimate & Live |
|
— | |||
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Purple Crayon |
|
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
IRE | ||||||||||||||||||
| "When We Collide" | 2010 | 1 | 1 | Letters | |||||||||||||||
| "Run for Your Life" | 2011 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| "Starlight" | 185 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Amazing" | 2012 | 84 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "It's Only Love" | 175 | — | The Fire | ||||||||||||||||
| "Anyone Else" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Loving You" (with Melanie C) |
2013 | 14 | 42 | Porcelain | |||||||||||||||
| "When You Were My Girl" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Hit My Heart" | 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 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Mirrorball" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "You Take The Sun" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Painkiller" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Stilettos" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Broken" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
IRE | |||
| "Heroes" (as part of The X Factor finalists) |
2010 | 1 | 1 | Non-album single |
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||
| "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | 2012 | 92 | The Fire |
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "The Power of Love" (Trevor Horn featuring the Sarm Orchestra and Matt Cardle) |
2010 | Reimagines the Eighties |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "When We Collide" | 2011 | Andy Morahan |
| "Run for Your Life" | Howard Greenhalgh | |
| "Starlight" | Sean De Sparengo | |
| "Amazing" | 2012 | Sean De Sparengo |
| "It's Only Love" | Nick Spanos | |
| "Anyone Else" | Chanya Button | |
| "Lately" | 2013 | Nick Spanos |
| "Loving You" | Jonny Kight | |
| "When You Were My Girl" | Nick Spanos | |
| "Desire" | 2018 | Tim Fox |
| "Nobody" | Sean Robinson |
Notes
- ↑ 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.
References
- ↑ "X Factor's Matt Cardle grabs UK Christmas number one". bbc.co.uk/news. BBC News. 19 December 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Peak positions in the UK:
- For all except where noted: "MATT CARDLE songs and albums | full Official Chart history". Official Charts.
- For "Heroes": "Official Singles Chart on 28/11/2010". Official Charts.
- For "Starlight": "CHART: CLUK Update 17.12.2011 (wk49)". zobbel.de.
- For "It's Only Love": "CHART: CLUK Update 10.11.2012 (wk44)". zobbel.de.
- For "Hit My Heart": "CHART: CLUK Update 19.04.2014 (wk15)". zobbel.de.
- 1 2 3 Peak positions in Ireland:
- For all except noted: "Discography Matt Cardle". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- For "Heroes": "Discography Discography X Factor - The Finalists 2010". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ↑ "INTIMATE AND LIVE – MATT CARDLE". Official Charts.
External links
- Matt Cardle on IMDb