27 year old Essex Painter Matt Cardle has been performing for years, with his guitar and hat always with him. He blew the judges away at the London auditions with his version of ‘You Know I’m No Good’ with a good crowd reaction and Simon had that look on his face that says ‘we have found something good.’ With 3 yes’s Matt was through to Bootcamp.
At Boot camp Matt sang ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ and delivered a flawless performance, before he knew it he was singing in front of Dannii Minogue in Australia at Judges Houses.
At Judges Houses, Matt sang ‘If I Were a Boy’. His performance showed off his vocal ability perfectly and it was just the start of showing the world what an amazing singer he is.
He got through the Live Shows.
The first week of Live Shows was Number 1 themed and Matt sang ‘When Love Takes Over’ by Kelly Rowland. He gave the song more of a rocky twist to suit his style and the audience and judges loved it. Simon Cowell said that if Matt released that version of the song in a week’s time, he’d have a monster hit.’
It proved to be a hit as he was put through to week 2.
On to Week 2 and the theme is Heroes. Matt (without his hat) sang a flawless cover of Bruno Mars’ ‘Just the Way You Are’. It was perfect for him as it made girls at home fall in love with him, but it also gave him a chance to show off his range (especially his falsetto). It was a risky choice but he most definitely pulled it off. Sunday came and he went straight through to Week 3.
For Week 3 the theme was Guilty Pleasures and the song Matt chose to perform was the Britney Spears’ hit ‘Hit Me Baby One More Time’. Matt brought his guitar out and did an amazing version of the song. Louis even said that that version could be a number 1 hit record. Matt came back on Sunday and before he knew it he was through to Week 4.
For the fourth week the theme was Halloween and Matt chose the sing ‘Bleeding Love’ the hit by former X Factor Winner Leona Lewis. This was always going to be a risky song choice as it will always be compared to Leona’s version, however this wasn’t a copy cat version and he pulled it off (high notes included) and he was now in Week 5.
Week number 5 and the theme was American Anthems and Matt did his own rendition of Roberta Flack’s ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’. It was heartfelt and emotional and completely stole the show. Matt, of course, was through to Week 6.
For Week 6 the Theme was Elton John (although he had expressed a dislike for the show). The Essex singer performed ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ and it made everyone go crazy; Cheryl said that he is getting stronger and stronger every week. It was a sure fire hit that sent him through to Week 7.
For the seventh week the Theme was The Beatles and Matt chose to perform ‘Come Together’. It was a proper rock ‘n’ roll performance, which led to Danni saying that it was ‘Dripping’. By the public vote he got through to Week 8.
Week 8 and the acts now had to sing 2 songs. It was Rock Week and Matt started off with ‘I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll’ followed by ‘Knights in White Satin’ where it, yet again, was just him and his guitar. The first performance fitted in well with the theme and with his second song, he just sold it to everyone that was watching and listening. The public voted and Matt was through to Week 9 – The Semi-Finals!
The Semi- Finals and the former painter chose ‘You’ve Got the Love’ as his first song. It was amazing and got a great reaction from the audience. Matt’s second song was ‘She’s Always a Woman’ and it was branded by Simon as a ‘soft option’.
As Sunday’s results were coming in through Dermot’s earpiece, Matt’s name was said. Matt Cardle is a Finalist!
Throughout the entire competition Matt Cardle has been consistent and has never faltered.
He can sing, he can play guitar, he can write music, he looks good in a vest, but most of all he is one of those contestants who you definitely would want to go and see and whose album you would buy, because he is a great entertainer and has the best voice.
Vote 09016161101
No comments:
Post a Comment