Jess & Matt
Jess & Matt | |
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Origin | New South Wales, Australia |
Genres | Pop |
Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | Sony Music Australia |
Associated acts | Guy Sebastian |
Website |
www |
Members |
Jess Dunbar Matt Price |
Jess & Matt are a duo consisting of Jess Dunbar and her boyfriend Matt Price.[1] They started out as solo artists but became a duo in 2014.[2]
In 2015, Jess & Matt auditioned for season seven of The X Factor Australia singing "Georgia" by Vance Joy. They made it to the Grand Final and were mentored by Guy Sebastian, ultimately coming third behind Cyrus Villanueva and Louise Adams.
2015: The X Factor
denotes a performance that entered the ARIA Singles. denotes having been in the bottom two.
The X Factor performances and results (2015) | |||
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Episode | Song | Result | |
Audition | "Georgia" | Through to bootcamp | |
Bootcamp | "Say Something" | Through to super home visits | |
Super home visits | "Let It Go" | Through to live shows | |
Live show 1 | "Heart of Glass" | Safe | |
Live show 2 | "Ignition (Remix)" | Bottom two | |
Live show 2 Showdown | "Fall at Your Feet" | Saved | |
Live show 3 | "Do You Remember" | Safe | |
Live show 4 | "Sweet Disposition" | Bottom two | |
Live show 4 Showdown | "Thinking Out Loud" | Saved | |
Live show 5 | "Dancing in the Dark" | Safe | |
Live show 6 | "Stay" | Safe | |
Live show 7 | "You're the One That I Want" | Safe | |
Live show 8 | "Need You Now" | Safe | |
"I Was Made for Lovin' You" | |||
Grand Final | "Georgia" | 3rd Place | |
"Nothing Matters" | |||
"Stay with Me" | |||
2016: Jess & Matt
Immediately after The X Factor 2015, Jess & Matt signed with Sony Music Australia and released their would-have-been winners single "Nothing Matters". It debuted and peaked at number 29. They released their debut self-titled album in December, which featured studio re-recorded tracks of some of their performances on the show. It peaked at number 9.
In July 2016, they released "Bones".
On 25 January 2017, Jess & Matt released "Sydney to Me" to coincide with their Australia Day concert performance. An EP Belmont Street was released on 10 February 2017.[3]
Discography
Albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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AUS [4] | ||
Jess & Matt |
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9 |
Extended plays
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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AUS [6] | ||
Belmont Street |
|
20 |
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
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AUS [8] | |||
2015 | "Nothing Matters"[9] | 29 | Jess & Matt |
2016 | "Bones"[10] | — | TBA |
2017 | "Sydney to Me"[11] | — | Belmont Street |
Other charting singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
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AUS [12] | |||
2015 | "Do You Remember" | 53 [13] | Jess & Matt |
"You're the One That I Want" | 30 | ||
References
- ↑ Thomas, Stacy (18 September 2015). "Jess Dunbar and Matt Price create duo on The X Factor Australia and wow judges". Liverpool Leader. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ Moran, Jonathon (5 October 2015). "Matt and Jess have thrived under the pressure of The X Factor and are stronger for it". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ↑ "THE PURGE #198". auspOp. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ↑ "australian-charts.com - Discography Jess & Matt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ↑ "Jess & Matt by Jess & Matt". iTunes Australia (Apple). Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ↑ "australian-charts.com - Discography Jess & Matt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ↑ "Belmont Street (EP) by Jess & Matt". iTunes Australia (Apple). Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ↑ "Australian Charts Discography Jess & Matt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ↑ "Nothing Matters (Single)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ↑ "Bones (Single)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ↑ "Sydney to Me (Single)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ↑ "Australian Charts Discography Jess & Matt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ↑ "ARIA Singles: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ‘Downtown’ Still No 1". Noise 11. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2017.