Matt Terry

Matthew James Terry (born 20 May 1993) is an English singer-songwriter. In 2016, Terry won for the  of The X Factor. His debut single, "", was released on 11 December 2016, peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart.

Career
2016–2018: The X Factor & Trouble
In 2016, Terry auditioned for the  of The X Factor. During the auditions he performed a cover of "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King, he earned four yes votes from the judges. He was placed in the "boys" category and reached the live shows, where he was mentored by Nicole Scherzinger. In the semi-final, he finished in the bottom two and faced the sing-off against Emily Middlemas. Scherzinger, Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne voted to send him through to the final. He won the Final on 11 December 2016, over Saara Aalto, the result made him the second winner, after James Arthur, to be in the bottom two at any given stage of the competition and go on to win the show. He released his winner's single, "", an original song written by Ed Sheeran and . It was the second time that the winner released an original winner's song, the first being the second series winner Shayne Ward, who released his debut single "". Following his win, he signed with RCA Records. In July 2017, he featured in a new version of "", with Enrique Iglesias and Sean Paul. The single peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. In October 2017, he released "" as the lead single from his debut studio album, the song peaked at number 51 on the UK Singles Chart.  was released in November 2017, peaking at number 29 on the UK Albums Chart, the the lowest charting debut album from any The X Factor winner. "Try" was released as the second single from the album in February 2018. In June 2018, Terry was dropped by RCA Records.

2023–2024: Closure
In October 2023, he released the single "You Don’t Know Nothing" as the lead single from his EP Closure. "Ghost of Me" was released in February 2024 as the second single from the EP. "His Car" was released in March 2024 as the third single from the EP, the song dealt with the singer opening up about being gay. In June 2024, he released a single titled "Boujee". The EP, Closure, was released in November 2024.

Discography
Studio albums
 Title Details Peak chart positions UKPeak position on the Official Charts:
 For all except noted: 
 For "Bridge over Troubled Water":  SCO  Released: 24 November 2017
 Label: Syco, RCA
 Formats: Digital download, streaming, CD 29  39

Extended plays
 Title Details Closure Released: 29 November 2024
 Label: Future x MT13
 Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles
As lead artist
 Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK IREPeak positions for Ireland:
 For all except noted: 
 For "Bridge over Troubled Water":  "" 2016 3  28 BPI: Silver  "" 2017 51  83 BPI: Silver Trouble "Try" 2018 —   — "You Don’t Know Nothing" 2023 —  — Closure "Ghost of Me" 2024 —  — "His Car" —  — "Boujee" —  — rowspan="2"  "Superglue" 2025 —  — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist
 Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK IRE "Bridge over Troubled Water"(as part of Artists for Grenfell) 2017 1  25 BPI: Gold  ""(Enrique Iglesias featuring  and Matt Terry) 10  — BPI: Platinum Trouble "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles
 Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK "The Thing About Love" 2017 51 Trouble

Songwriting credits
 Title Year Artist(s) Album Credits Written with "Please" 2018  Please EP  , George Tizzard, Richard Parkhouse

Music videos
 Title Year Ref. "When Christmas Comes Around" 2016  "Sucker For You" 2017  "Try" 2018  "You Don't Know Nothing" 2023  "His Car" 2024 

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References

Category:1993 births
Category:Living people
Category:RCA Records artists
Category:Singers from London