Matt Terry

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

Matt Terry
Birth name	Matthew James Terry
Born	(1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 32) London, England
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Syco RCA

Career

2016–2018: The X Factor & Trouble

In 2016, Terry auditioned for the thirteenth series [en] 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.^[1] 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.^[2] He released his winner's single, "When Christmas Comes Around [en]", an original song written by Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge [en]. 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 "That's My Goal [en]".^[3] Following his win, he signed with RCA Records.^[4] In July 2017, he featured in a new version of "Súbeme la Radio [en]", with Enrique Iglesias and Sean Paul. The single peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. In October 2017, he released "Sucker for You [en]" as the lead single from his debut studio album, the song peaked at number 51 on the UK Singles Chart. Trouble [en] 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.^[5] "Try" was released as the second single from the album in February 2018. In June 2018, Terry was dropped by RCA Records.^[6]

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.^[7] 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
		UK [8]	SCO [8]
Trouble [en]	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 [8]	IRE [9]
"When Christmas Comes Around [en]"	2016	3	28	BPI: Silver[10]	Non-album single
"Sucker for You [en]"	2017	51	83	BPI: Silver[10]	Trouble
"Try"	2018	—	—
"You Don’t Know Nothing"	2023	—[A]	—		Closure
"Ghost of Me"	2024	—	—
"His Car"		—	—
"Boujee"		—	—		Non-album singles
"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 [8]	IRE [9]
"Bridge over Troubled Water" (as part of Artists for Grenfell)	2017	1	25	BPI: Gold[12]	Non-album single
"Súbeme La Radio (Remix) [en]" (Enrique Iglesias featuring Sean Paul [en] and Matt Terry)		10	—	BPI: Platinum[13]	Trouble
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		UK [8]
"The Thing About Love"	2017	51	Trouble

Songwriting credits

Title	Year	Artist(s)	Album	Credits	Written with
"Please"	2018	Samantha Harvey [en]	Please EP	Background vocals co-writer	Samuel Preston [en], George Tizzard, Richard Parkhouse

Music videos

Title	Year	Ref.
"When Christmas Comes Around"	2016	[14]
"Sucker For You"	2017	[15]
"Try"	2018	[16]
"You Don't Know Nothing"	2023	[17]
"His Car"	2024	[18]

Notes

1. "You don’t know nothing" did not enter the Official Singles Chart, but peaked at number 22 on the Official Singles Downloads Chart and number 27 on the Official Singles Sales Chart.^[11]