Jess & Matt
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Origin | New South Wales, Australia |
Genres | Pop |
Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | Sony Music Australia (2015-2018), Independent (2019-present) |
Associated acts | Chris Issac, Guy Sebastian |
Website | www |
Members | Jess Dunbar Matt Price |
Jess & Matt are a pop music duo consisting of husband and wife Jess Dunbar and Matt Price.[1] They started out as solo artists but became a duo in 2014.[2]
Career[]
2015: The X Factor[]
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.
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2016-2017: Jess & Matt and Belmont Street[]
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]
2018: Songs from the Village and wedding[]
In June 2018, the duo released their second studio album Songs from the Village which peaked at number 11 on the ARIA charts.
On 8 September, 2018, the duo married in the Hunter Valley.[4]
In October, they were part of the 100 judges on All Together Now.
2019-present: Independent Artists and Wildflowers[]
In 2019, the duo left Sony and in November 2019, the duo released their first independent single, "Know About You", with the video premiering in January 2020.[5]
In June 2021, the duo announced the released of their third studio, and first of original music, titled Wildflowers released on 9 July 2021.[6]
Discography[]
Albums[]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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AUS [7] | ||
Jess & Matt |
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9 |
Songs from the Village | 11 | |
Wildflowers |
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11 [10] |
Extended plays[]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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AUS [11] | ||
Belmont Street |
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20 |
Singles[]
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
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AUS [13] | |||
2015 | "Nothing Matters"[14] | 29 | Jess & Matt |
2016 | "Bones"[15] | — | non album single |
2017 | "Sydney to Me"[16] | — | Belmont Street |
2018 | "The Times They Are A-Changin'"[17] | — | Songs from the Village |
"Both Sides Now"[18] | — | ||
"The Sound of Silence" (featuring Chris Isaak)[19] |
— | ||
2019 | "Know About You"[20] | — | non album single |
2021 | "Aftermath"[21] | — | Wildflowers |
"Wreckage"[22] | — | ||
"Home Ain't a Home"[6] | — |
Other charting singles[]
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
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AUS [23] | |||
2015 | "Do You Remember" | 53 [24] | 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.
- ^ "Inside the Hunter Valley wedding of two Australian musicians". Vogue. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Jess & Matt drop "Know About You" video". auspOp. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "This home ain't a home without you ✨ New tune & album coming July 9. Wildflowers Pre-Order available now". Facebook. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "australian-charts.com - Discography Jess & Matt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Jess & Matt by Jess & Matt". iTunes Australia (Apple). Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Songs from the Village by Jess & Matt". JBHiFi. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "New Music Releases For 26 January 2018". noise11. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "New Music Releases For 16 February 2018". noise11. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "New Music Releases For 18 May 2018". noise11. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Know About You (Single)". Apple Music. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Aftermath (Single)". Apple Music. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Wreckage (Single)". Apple Music. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "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.
External links[]
- 2014 establishments in Australia
- Musical groups established in 2014
- Sony Music Australia artists
- The X Factor (Australian TV series) contestants