The Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl are very excited to announce that X Factor’s 2010 winner MATT CARDLE will be appearing with us as part of his first ever tour on Tuesday 28th & Wednesday 29th February 7.30pm.
English singer-songwriter and guitarist Matt rose to fame after winning the seventh series of The X Factor in 2010. He received a £1 million recording contract with Syco Music by winning and his debut number one single "When We Collide" was released immediately after he won. It sold 439,000 copies in its first week to become the UK Christmas number one.
When Matt Cardle turned up for his first audition on THAT show just over 18 months ago, little did he know the mind-numbing shifts in plastic factories or gruelling labour on building sites would soon be a thing of the past. The hard graft hasn’t stopped though.
This year has been about touring with X Factor, and over the last six months, studiously writing and recording. He has teamed up with the best in the business to bring his dream to life. Hours tucked away in Biff Stannard’sBrightonstudio. Late nights and cases of beer with Starsailor’s James Walsh inWest London. Awkward dinner dates interrupted by flashes of genius for a new middle-eight…
Not only has Matt created something special, he has come up with a combination of music and lyrics far beyond the expectations of any chart debutant. The rasp of his vocal on X Factor has gone, with a far smoother delivery. He still has a full strength falsetto in his armoury, which is used sparingly but efficiently across the album.
“There are a couple of bits where my vocal does have that edge to it. But I’ve been trying so hard to emulate my past influences, and young heroes like Kurt Cobain. If you’ve got that then you’ve got it, if you don’t and you try and do it, then you damage it.
“If you’ve got a clear voice, you’ve got a clear voice, and I think I have. When I get right up there, that’s when it can rasp.
“I do love the falsetto though, you get away with that, and it’s not hard, if you’re a singer the falsetto is really easy on your voice, rather than belting it all the time.”
Matt is very excited for his forthcoming warm-up tour date in Rhyl. Playing live, finally testing the new material on a live audience is exactly what this 28-year-old man is all about.
Tickets are priced at £25 no concessions and go on general sale on Friday 28th October