Matthew John "Matt" Corby (born 7 November 1990, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian singer-songwriter, who was the runner-up to Natalie Gauci on the fifth season of Australian Idol in 2007.
2007
Corby was 16 when he auditioned for Australian Idol, and placed as the runner-up to Natalie Gauci.
2008 - present
Matt signed with Scorpio Music Management in 2008 and under their guidance headed to London and New York late in 2008, where a series of gigs were played at iconic London venues including The Regal Room and The Bedford.
On June 5, 2009 Matt's debut independent EP, Song For..., was released to ITunes with a limited number of physical copies also released to CD retailers in Australia on June 19, 2009. The 4 track EP received broad critical acclaim and featured the debut single, Letters.
Matt returned to London in July 2009 for three months. He played numerous gigs at a variety of London venues, and whilst in the U.K. wrote and recorded his next EP (also in the folk genre), which was released in April 2010.
Matt was in the final 12 in the inaugural Vanda and Young Songwriting Competition in 2009.
He is the creator of beautiful music.
2007
Corby was 16 when he auditioned for Australian Idol, and placed as the runner-up to Natalie Gauci.
2008 - present
Matt signed with Scorpio Music Management in 2008 and under their guidance headed to London and New York late in 2008, where a series of gigs were played at iconic London venues including The Regal Room and The Bedford.
On June 5, 2009 Matt's debut independent EP, Song For..., was released to ITunes with a limited number of physical copies also released to CD retailers in Australia on June 19, 2009. The 4 track EP received broad critical acclaim and featured the debut single, Letters.
Matt returned to London in July 2009 for three months. He played numerous gigs at a variety of London venues, and whilst in the U.K. wrote and recorded his next EP (also in the folk genre), which was released in April 2010.
Matt was in the final 12 in the inaugural Vanda and Young Songwriting Competition in 2009.
He is the creator of beautiful music.
by newyorkparis April 15, 2011