Jess & Matt

Jess & Matt
Origin New South Wales, Australia
Genres Pop
Years active 2014–present
Labels Sony Music Australia
Associated acts Guy Sebastian
Website www.jessandmattofficial.com
Members Jess Dunbar
Matt Price

Jess & Matt are a duo consisting of Jess Dunbar and her boyfriend 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.

     denotes a performance that entered the ARIA Singles.      denotes having been in the bottom two.

2016-2017: Jess & Matt and Belont 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-Present: 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, the duo were part of the 100 judges on All Together Now.

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[5]
Jess & Matt 9
Songs from the Village 11
[8]

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[9]
Belmont Street
  • Released: 10 February 2017 (Australia)[10]
  • Label: Sony Music Australia
  • Format: Digital download
 20

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[11]
2015 "Nothing Matters"[12] 29 Jess & Matt
2016 "Bones"[13] — TBA
2017 "Sydney to Me"[14] — Belmont Street
2018 "The Times They Are A-Changin'"[15] — Songs from the Village
"Both Sides Now"[16] —
"The Sound of Silence" (featuring Chris Isaak) [17] —

Other charting singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[18]
2015 "Do You Remember" 53 [19] Jess & Matt
"You're the One That I Want" 30

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "THE PURGE #198". auspOp. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Inside the Hunter Valley wedding of two Australian musicians". Vogue. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "australian-charts.com - Discography Jess & Matt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Jess & Matt by Jess & Matt". iTunes Australia (Apple). Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Songs from the Village by Jess & Matt". JBHiFi. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "australian-charts.com - Discography Jess & Matt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Belmont Street (EP) by Jess & Matt". iTunes Australia (Apple). Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "Australian Charts Discography Jess & Matt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "Nothing Matters (Single)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "Bones (Single)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "Sydney to Me (Single)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  15. ↑ "New Music Releases For 26 January 2018". noise11. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  16. ↑ "New Music Releases For 16 February 2018". noise11. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  17. ↑ "New Music Releases For 18 May 2018". noise11. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  18. ↑ "Australian Charts Discography Jess & Matt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  19. ↑ "ARIA Singles: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 'Downtown' Still No 1". Noise 11. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
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