Matt Corby

Folk Singer

Matt Corby was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on November 7th, 1990 and is the Folk Singer. At the age of 33, Matt Corby biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
November 7, 1990
Nationality
Australia
Place of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Age
33 years old
Zodiac Sign
Scorpio
Profession
Banjoist, Pianist, Singer, Singer-songwriter
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Matt Corby Career

At age 16, Corby auditioned for the fifth season of Australian Idol, where he finished as runner-up. Corby was involved in a clash with a Sydney paparazzo at Bondi Beach which rattled him and his family. He described participating in the competition as being a "big fucking mistake," describing how the struggle to forge his own identity post-idol was bigger than most could have seen from the outside. "I took all the negatives out of that (Idol) and thought 'Bugger, I've ruined everything'".

One aspect of Australian Idol that the media speculated about was the number of Christian musicians among the finalists. The media suggested that Christians were "stacking" the voting to keep "their" artists on the show. Corby rejected those suggestions by stating that he wasn't part of a big church and wasn't promoting himself as religious.

Corby headlined Christian music festival, Easterfest in Toowoomba QLD in March 2008.

On 5 June 2009, Corby independently released his debut extended play, Song for..., with Scorpio Music. He then relocated to London and was signed with the indie label Communion by the label's owner, Ben Lovett, of Mumford & Sons fame. On 28 May 2010, Corby released the single "My False'". On 20 October, after recording with Ian Grimble (The Libertines, Seasick Steve) and released his second EP, Transition to Colour.

From late 2010 to early 2011, Corby played numerous live shows in London and in February, he performed at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. He returned to Australia to play Secret Garden shows in fans' backyards throughout the country. In July, he supported UK band Elbow on their tour of Splendour sideshows.

Corby's track "Made of Stone" was featured on an episode of Underbelly: Razor in 2011 and on ABC's Brothers and Sisters. "Lighthome" was in an episode of Home and Away in 2011, and "Song for..." in 2012 on the same TV series. Corby recorded a cover version of INXS's "By My Side" for the band's album, Original Sin, as a bonus track for the iTunes edition. He was featured on a track on Julia Stone's debut solo album, The Memory Machine, and on UK singer-songwriter Passenger's track "Golden Thread," from the 2010 album Flight of the Crow. The EP also featured in The Blacklist starring James Spader.

After a few months of writing, Corby spent September 2011 recording his third EP, Into the Flame, with producer Tim Carr. The EP showcased a new direction for Corby, including soul-influenced, growling vocals along with a bluesy melody, in conjunction with Corby's signature folk style. The title song has been described as "lyrically raw and endearingly honest." The EP also features a duet with keyboardist Bree Tranter, previously a part of Australian band, The Middle East. The EP provided Corby's first entry on the ARIA Charts, where it reached No. 46 on the ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart on 4 December 2011. It subsequently peaked at No. 3. Upon its release, Corby posted a message on his website and Facebook page:

By December 2012, Into the Flame achieved 6× platinum certification by ARIA. Corby supported the release of his EP and its single "Brother" with a national into the Flame Tour. It included a mini Secret Garden Summer Tour around New South Wales. In January 2012, Corby was named the 'Next Big Thing' and won 'Song of the Year' for "Brother" at FBi Radio's annual SMAC Awards in Darlinghurst, New South Wales. He premiered his rendition of The Black Keys' song, "Lonely Boy," for radio station Triple J's segment, "Like a Version", with hosts Tom and Alex, along with an acoustic rendition of his own song, "Brother." Both have since received significant attention online. Corby secured a support slot with Feist in Adelaide on her 2012 Australian tour. Early in 2012, he toured throughout the US and UK. Corby's song "Brother" was voted into the No. 3 position for the Triple J Hottest 100, 2011, and his cover of "Lonely Boy" was voted at No. 69 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2012. Corby released a Digital iTunes Session EP on 7 December 2012, playing five of his songs from his previous EP's acoustically on guitar and one on piano, as well as a rendition of "Amazing Grace." Corby spent the first half of 2013 in Los Angeles, working on his upcoming record, due for release later that year. Corby was nominated for three 2012 ARIA Music Awards, including two nominations in industry voted categories, Breakthrough Artist and Best Male Artist. He won the publicly voted Song of the Year category. The newly recorded version of 'Made of Stone' can be heard on the NCIS television promo in the USA.

Matt was featured on a Hunters & Collectors tribute album collaborating with Australian artist Missy Higgins, recording a version of "This Morning."

On 21 May 2013, Corby released "Resolution." It became his first charting single, peaked at number 3 on the ARIA Charts. The song also charted in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, becoming his first charting material in those countries. On 12 July 2013, the Resolution EP was released, containing the single and three new original songs. One of which, "Lay You Down," entered the ARIA Charts at number 75 despite receiving no independent promotion.

"Resolution" was voted in eighth place in Triple J Hottest 100, 2013. In December 2013, "Resolution" won the ARIA Award for Song of the Year. On 13 December, Corby released the Live On the Resolution Tour EP. Its five original songs were recorded live at the Australian and New Zealand shows, including a cover of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's "Almost Cut My Hair".

Corby got involved with a Brisbane-based arts collective called "Museum Collective," described on their Facebook page as an "Audio Visual Sensory Experience." The band also features Rohin Jones (who is Museum Collective's musical director), Bree Tranter & Michael Haydon, formerly of The Middle East, as well as Lyndon de la Cruz, Kahl Wallis (of The Medics), Bud Rokesky and Tom Wearne. Museum Collective ran free performances at Brisbane's Old Museum building in September & December and also at Woodford Folk Festival on 28 December 2013.

In January 2014, Corby released the song "What the Devil Has Made," arranged specifically for the Spirit of Akasha soundtrack. The surf documentary was inspired by the 1971 film, Morning of the Earth. He recorded all parts of the track – including harmonies, flute and guitar – on his own in his home studio. The soundtrack also features Corby's version of Tamam Shud's "First Things First" (originally used in the 1971 film).

Also in February 2014, Corby's song "Breathe", from his 2010 EP Transition To Colour, was featured in the closing scenes of the 21st episode of the fourth season of the popular US teen drama / mystery thriller TV series Pretty Little Liars, entitled She's Come Undone.

On 1 October 2015, Corby released his first song in two years, "Monday" from his debut album, Telluric. The song was described as containing "lush, transcendent harmonies, wailing falsetto, folky boom-claps and heartbreaking lyrics." The song reportedly took 10 minutes to record, and was laid down in a cottage in the NSW coastal town of Berry where he wrote and recorded most of the album. Corby said to Matt and Alex of Triple J: "It's stomping on the ground and clapping. It feels good to have that as a composition in a weird way, it's just your voice and everyone who would maybe want to do a cover of that if they so wish, it'll always sound different because they'll have to harmonise with their own [voice]."

"Monday" was voted number 53 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2015.

Telluric was released on 11 March 2016. American artist, Gary Burden, designed the album cover. It debuted at number one in Australia.

Corby was featured on the track "Serious" from Norwegian DJ Kygo's debut album Cloud Nine, released on 13 May 2016.

Corby released his first song in 2 years titled, "No Ordinary Life" on 3 August 2018.

On 7 September 2018, Corby announced his second studio album Rainbow Valley would be released on 2 November 2018. Upon released, the album was the highest local debut of the week in Australia, debuting at number 4 on the ARIA charts. He also subsequently released the second, third and fourth singles from the album, titled "All Fired Up", "All That I See", and "Miracle Love".

In February 2019, Matt released a mini-documentary Behind Rainbow Valley documenting the recording and creative process of the Rainbow Valley album. Speaking of the influence of his newborn son Hugh on the creation of the album, Corby states "I wanted to create something that was almost instructional for my little boy... A reference for him of the way I see reality and the simple truths that I’ve come across. The lyrics are simple truths. I’m not trying to be too clever or poetic. If anything it was, "This is the way I see the world and this is the way I feel about it".

Corby embarked on the 2019 Rainbow Valley Tour in Europe, the UK, Australia and New Zealand but many dates were cancelled due to the pandemic towards the end of the tour.

Corby was announced as the replacement for Ziggy Marley after he dropped out at WOMAD 2020, in Adelaide.

In 2020 Corby released the singles "If I Never Say a Word" and "Vitamin".

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Splendour in the Grass: Bluesfest boss blames Reserve Bank

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 28, 2024
Splendour in the Grass organisers confirmed on Wednesday that this year's festival, due to be held from July 19 to 21 at the North Byron Parklands, had been scrapped. Splendour is just the latest in a series of music festivals to get the chop, with Bluesfest owner Peter Noble saying a hike in interest rates had left organisers suffering. 'I just take the position that the Reserve Bank will have done what it's done and I hope not too many businesses have been put out of business - I really think they've done the wrong thing,' he said.

Who are Australian Idol's most popular singers globally?See the surprising list of stars who gained worldwide fanbases from the reality show

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 19, 2023
In statistics compiled by streaming behemoth Spotify, Australian Idol singers have been ranked by their global success. Guy Sebastian and Anthony Callea have been very popular, but there were a few surprises on the list. Spotify collected data from 2008 to present times, with runner-up Matt Corby from the 2007 season of Idol taking the top spot.

Thanks to Matt Corby, rugby unionist Will Clift makes a dramatic change to music

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 23, 2023
Will Clift (left; inset) has made a dramatic career change from the field to stage with the support of ARIA award-winning artist Matt Corby (right). The ex Melbourne Rebels player said that jumping into music was not a simple decision, but that he's been planning up to his whole life.
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