Breakthrough Artist of November 2011: Matt Cardle

Matthew Sheridan "Matt" Cardle (born 15 April 1983)is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist who rose to fame after winning the seventh series of The X Factor in 2010. He received a £1 million recording contract with Syco Music by winning, and his debut number one single "When We Collide" was released immediately after he won.  It sold 439,000 copies in its first week to become the UK Christmas number one.


His second single "Run For Your Life" had its first radio play on September 5th 2011, ahead of its release on 9th October. Upon release and an X Factor return performance, "Run For Your Life" debuted at number 6 on the UK Top 40 Chart. The same week, his debut album, "Letters", charted at number 2 on the Album's chart.