Matt McAndrew
Matt McAndrew was born in Barnegat Light, New Jersey, United States on September 6th, 1990 and is the Pop Singer. At the age of 33, Matt McAndrew 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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Matthew Brendan "Matt" McAndrew (born September 6, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his appearance in season 7 of NBC's reality TV singing competition The Voice, where he finished as the runner-up as part of team Adam.
In January 2019, he became the lead vocalist in the American post-hardcore band Slaves.
Early life
McAndrew was born to Brenda (née Gordon) and Patrick McAndrew. He grew up in Barnegat Light, New Jersey, and has been writing songs and performing in bands since being a youth. He decided to pursue a career in music during his senior year at the Southern Regional High School in Manahawkin, New Jersey. He attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, graduating in 2013.
Career
McAndrew began performing his songs at open mic nights, ice cream parlors, and bars in 2010. He performed at Bach To Rock, a national music school brand with a suburban Philadelphia location, teaching voice, guitar, and ukulele. On March 1, 2014, He self-released an album titled View of The Pines.
McAndrew gained renown in High School for recording and performing a Christmas themed tribute album dedicated to classmate Dwight Wagaman on Other People and Hollow Shoulder.
McAndrew will compete in season 7 of The Voice on September 4, 2014. He covered Christina Perri's "A Thousand Years" during his blind audition. All three coaches (Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Pharrell Williams) had to turn around. Levine was his coach, and he liked him.
McAndrew defeated Ethan Butler in the Battle rounds, where they performed "Yellow." McAndrew was selected over Butler and advanced to the Knockout rounds. McAndrew defended "Drops of Jupiter," defeated Rebekah Samarin, and advanced to the Live Playoffs. He covered "God Only Knows" for the Beach Boys and then advanced to the Live shows, saving him by "America's Vote." He sang Hozier's "Take Me to Church" the following week and was saved by public vote. He earned his first "iTunes multiplier" of the season on Sunday night, with his studio album "Take Me to Church" debuting fifth in the iTunes Top 200 Singles chart at the end of the voting window. The album debuted at number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100, with the song currently ranked at number 92.
He appeared on "Fix You" by Coldplay in the top ten and was saved by America's vote. He covered Damien Rice's "The Blower's Daughter," which soared on the Billboard Hot 100 and had opening sales of 92,000 copies.
McAndrew wrote "Make it Rain" by Foy Vance and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by U2, which were voted through to the final on the top five Live shows. The top four were given three songs to perform during the finale. McAndrew wrote "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and "Lost Stars," a duet with his mentor Adam Levine. His third appearance was the original song "Wasted Love," his first single to crack the top ten singles of the iTunes top 200 charts. On The Voice's YouTube channel, a music video for "Wasted Love" was posted.
McAndrew was announced as the runner-up of season 7 of The Voice on December 16, 2014, alongside Craig Wayne Boyd.
Billboard unveiled McAndrew's "Wasted Love" on the Hot 100 on December 25, 2014, the first year the show had been broadcast, with opening sales of 209,000 units sold. This is the highest level ever set by a The Voice recording artist to date.
Republic Records revealed on February 13, 2015, McAndrew was among the new artists to be included in their Class of 2015 catalog. Adam Levine drawing a checkmark on McAndew's wrist, which was later made permanent by Studio City Tattoo, signaling that he had a record deal.
McAndrew revealed on April 28, 2016, he had started a PledgeMusic campaign shortly after leaving Republic Records. "Under my deal with the label, I wasn't able to launch new music, so I can now share some fantastic new songs with you guys," he said. McAndrew Records' independent EP Rush In Slowly was released on September 9, 2016.
He joined Rain City Drive, the American post-hardcore band, in January 2019.