Matt Jones
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Background information | |
Origin | London, UK |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2007-present |
Matt Jones is an RnB Singer who first shot to fame following his top twenty hit "Girl is Mine" released November 5th 2007. On December 3rd Matt released his debut album "Identity" which entered at #20 but then late on reached a new peak of #13, then went later on to recieve a new peak of #10 in April 2008, the album was re-released on June 2nd and helped the album go back up to #10 that week. On December 8th 2008 Matt Jones' second album "Sound Check" was released.
Personal Life[edit | edit source]
Matt Jones was born September 4th 1985, He is currently 22 and grew up in New York City, USA.
Matt's personal life has not been publicised much since he rose to fame, but that could all change as on November 28th Camilla Holmes announced the two were dating, They recieved alot of negative press saying it won't last and they were right as Matt dumped Camila two days after the announcement which led to public disputes such as Matt seen out with a T-Shirt saying "Camilla is a Retard" and Camilla calling Matt a flop.
In Jan 2007 Matt Jones and Kelly Brown became married by Cindy Star, the marriage didn't last long due to the fact that Matt cheated on Brown with ex-Shy Member Thalia Bennett. They officially split in March.
Thalia claimed that she was expecting a child by Matt, who appeared on Maury with both Thalia and Kelly to confirm the latter.
While Matt supported Thalia and Matt Jr. they split in 2011. Matt still supports his child and Thalia.
Music[edit | edit source]
Identity [Debut Album][edit | edit source]
"Identity" is Matt Jones debut album which features productions from Danja, Swizz Beats, Bryan Micheal-Cox, Timbaland and Stargate. The first single taken from the album was "Girl is Mine" released on November 5th 2007 which charted and peaked at #18 earning Matt a top 20 debut. During December Matt asked his fans which song should be his second single out of three choices and to pick there favourite song out of "Morning Sex", "Endless Kisses" and "Give Your Mouth A Chance". The song "Morning Sex" won by a huge amount of votes and was released on Januaray 14th and entered at #10, this became a huge success for the singer as he earned his first top ten hit, also on this date his album rose to #13 after it had been certified Silver. Matt's debut album "Identity" was then certified Gold in Late Feb. In the first week of April the album got certified Platinum due to a rise in sales from the third single. The third single "Identity" the title track to the debut album was released on March 31st and entered the chart at #10 becomming Matt's second top ten hit and it later fell the next week to #14 showing a steady fall in sales. As of the 13th of April the album is at #15 after 19 weeks and has currently sold 333,900.
Matt announced on Apirl 16th that his fourth single will be a track called "Bad Boy" and will feature RnB star Mikaire taken from the re-release of "Identity" both set for a June release. The track "Bad Boy" was written by retired RnB star Paul and Matt was going to feature on it for a future album of his but because he retired earlyer, the album and song never got released so Paul kindly gave it to Matt for his re-release and it was totally re-recorded with Mikaire featuring on the track. The re-release featured three brand new tracks which are "Bad Boy" written by Paul, a track called "Dance With You" written by China and a track penned by Aihsa Lushington titled "Paint By Numbers". On June 2nd 2008 the album was avaliable and made the album chart at #10.
In April it became known that Matt Jones wrote and produced a song for Pop Superstar London for an upcoming project it is also known that the song will feature a rap from Matt Jones. This is his first time he wrote and produced for somebody else and the first time he has ever rapped on a track.
Matt Jones also appeared on the track "I Don't Care (Hey)" for Dailsay's album "No Title: Just Music" released in Summer 2008. Also in the summer of 2008 Alias Records went bust meaning Matt would have to fine a new label, He has still not confirmed the label he is now signed with.
Sound Check (Second Album)[edit | edit source]
Matt Jones released his second album "Sound Check" on December 8th 2008 which entered the top 40 albums chart at #10 with 32,972 copies sold. The album has spawned two singles "Ignore Me" (Peak #17) and "Try Again" (Peak #11). The third single "Bring It" was released Feb 16th 2009 as a last attempt to save the era, however promotion was later canceled but the release still went ahead and the single charted at #18.
On the 16th of August 2009, a new single "Lies" was released which previously never appeared on any album by Matt Jones, Fans assumed a third album was in the works. However yet again promotion and funding for the release of the single was cut short, yet the song was made availble and charted at #12. A third album was never confirmed during this time.
Transparent [Third Album][edit | edit source]
During Decemeber of 2010, it was announced that Matt Jones would be making a comeback to try and re-launch his career. It was later announced that the album would be called "Transparent" and would be released on Januray 24th along side the first featured single from the LP, "Sirens".
Matt dramtically changed his image and style as his music started to take more of an Alternative Rnb/Pop sound to it. Fellow Popstars, fans and critics responed well to the change in his approach to recording music.
Hiatus[edit | edit source]
Matt is currently on a Hiatus.
Discography[edit | edit source]
Albums[edit | edit source]
- Matt Jones - Identity Album Cover Final copy.jpg
Identity
December 3rd 2007 - The Deluxe Edition copy.jpg
Identity: The Deluxe Edition
June 2nd 2008 - Sound Check Draft Album Cover copy.jpg
Sound Check
December 8th 2008 - Transparent.jpg
Transparent
January 24th 2011
Identity Singles[edit | edit source]
Year | Release Date | Single Title | Peak | Sales | Album |
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2007 - 2008 | November 5th | Girl Is Mine | #18 | Identity | |
Jan 21st | Morning Sex | #10 | Identity | ||
March 31st | Identity (Single) | #10 | Identity | ||
June 16th | Bad Boy Ft. Mikaire | #11 | Identity: The Deluxe Edition |
Sound Check Singles[edit | edit source]
Year | Release Date | Single Title | Peak | Sales | Album |
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2008 - 2009 | October 20th | Ignore Me | #17 | Sound Check | |
December 8th | Try Again | #11 | Sound Check | ||
Feburay 22nd | Bring It | #18 | Sound Check
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Lies Single[edit | edit source]
Year | Release Date | Single Title | Peak | Sales | Album |
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2009 | August 16th | Lies | #12 | Single Only |
Transparent Singles[edit | edit source]
Year | Release Date | Single Title | Peak | Sales | Album |
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2011 | January 24th | Sirens | #?? | Transparent |