Matthew Garwood
Matthew Garwood is an Australian operatic and musical theatre singer from Launceston, Tasmania. After being a finalist on The Voice in 2014 he issued his debut album, The Tattooed Tenor (November 2014), which peaked at No. 47 on the ARIA Albums Chart.
Biography[]
Garwood is an operatic tenor with a background in musical theatre.[1] He performed the role of Raoul in the Phantom of the Opera at the Encore Theatre in Launceston, in March 2014.[2][3] He appeared on the 2014 season of The Voice from May to June.[2] After being eliminated, Garwood signed with Decca Australia and released his debut album, The Tattooed Tenor (November 2014),[4] which peaked at No. 47 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[5][6] He had the title role in The Buddy Holly Story in 2016.[7] From June to July 2018 he played Anthony in The Playhouse Theatre production of Sweeney Todd in Hobart.[8]
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [5] | ||
| The Tattooed Tenor |
|
47 |
References[]
- ^ Byrnes, Holly (20 May 2014). "Judges so stunned to discover operatic voice belonged to tattoo fiend that they forgot to ask his name". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016.
- ^ a b Howard, Jessica (9 June 2014). "End to time on The Voice for Launceston's Matthew Garwood". The Mercury.
- ^ "The Phantom of the Opera". Encore Theatre. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ Cooper, Amy (8 November 2014). "Tattooed tenor loves to confound people's expectations". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography Matthew Garwood". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ The ARIA Report, Issue 1291
- ^ Brunton, Tess (13 October 2017). "Launceston amateur theatre scene in the spotlight". The Examiner. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Event: Sweeney Todd". AusStage. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- Living people
- People from Tasmania
- 21st-century Australian singers
- 21st-century Australian male singers