Matt Cardle is a British singer and actor known for The X Factor and musical theatre roles. He recently starred as Charlie Price in Kinky Boots The Musical at the London Coliseum and William Shakespeare in the UK tour of & Juliet.
Matt Cardle rose to fame as the winner of The X Factor’s record-breaking 2010 series, famously beating One Direction and delivering a show-stopping duet with Rihanna that has been viewed over 41 million times on YouTube. His debut single When We Collide went on to sell more than 1.1 million copies, spending three weeks at number one and earning a BRIT Award nomination.
A multi-platinum selling artist, Matt has released four studio albums, with a fifth on the way, and has collaborated with the likes of Melanie C and Gary Barlow. His hits include Amazing, Loving You, Starlight and Run For Your Life, with over 2.2 million record sales and 21 million streams to date.
On stage, Matt made his West End debut in Memphis (Shaftesbury Theatre) alongside Beverley Knight, winning the WhatsOnStage Award for Best West End Debut for his performance as Huey Calhoun. He has since starred as Wally Strand in Strictly Ballroom (Piccadilly Theatre), Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar (Barbican Theatre), and most recently as William Shakespeare in the UK tour of & Juliet.
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