Jess & Matt

Jess & Matt
Origin	New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Pop
Years active	2014–present
Labels	Sony Music Australia (2015–2018), Independent (2019–present)
Members	Jess Dunbar Matt Price
Website	www.jessandmattlive.com

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 being the last contestant eliminated behind Cyrus Villanueva and Louise Adams.

Main article: The X Factor (Australia season 7)

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

The X Factor performances and results (2015)
Episode	Song	Original Artist	Result
Audition	"Georgia"	Vance Joy	Through to bootcamp
Bootcamp	"Say Something"	A Great Big World	Through to super home visits
Super home visits	"Let It Go"	James Bay	Through to live shows
Live show 1	"Heart of Glass"	Blondie	Safe
Live show 2	"Ignition (Remix)"	R. Kelly	Bottom two
Live show 2 Showdown	"Fall at Your Feet"	Crowded House	Saved
Live show 3	"Do You Remember"	Jarryd James	Safe
Live show 4	"Sweet Disposition"	The Temper Trap	Bottom two
Live show 4 Showdown	"Thinking Out Loud"	Ed Sheeran	Saved
Live show 5	"Dancing in the Dark"	Bruce Springsteen	Safe
Live show 6	"Stay"	Rihanna	Safe
Live show 7	"You're the One That I Want"	John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John	Safe
Live show 8	"Need You Now"	Lady Antebellum	Safe
	"I Was Made for Lovin' You"	Kiss
Grand Final	"Georgia"	Vance Joy	Eliminated
	"Nothing Matters"	Jess & Matt
	"Stay with Me"	Sam Smith

2016–2017: Jess & Matt and Belmont Street

Main articles: Jess & Matt (album) and Belmont Street (EP)

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

Main article: Songs from the Village

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
		AUS [7]
Jess & Matt	Released: 16 December 2015 (Australia)[8] Label: Sony Music Australia Formats: CD, digital download	9
Songs from the Village	Released: 15 June 2018 (Australia)[9] Label: Sony Music Australia Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	11
Wildflowers	Released: 9 July 2021[6] Label: Jess & Matt Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	11 [10]

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [11]
Belmont Street	Released: 10 February 2017 (Australia)[12] Label: Sony Music Australia Format: Digital download	20

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions	Album
		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
		AUS [23]
2015	"Do You Remember"	53[24]	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. "Jess & Matt drop "Know About You" video". auspOp. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
6. "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.
7. "australian-charts.com - Discography Jess & Matt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
8. "Jess & Matt by Jess & Matt". iTunes Australia (Apple). 16 December 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
9. "Songs from the Village by Jess & Matt". JBHiFi. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
10. "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
11. "australian-charts.com - Discography Jess & Matt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
12. "Belmont Street (EP) by Jess & Matt". iTunes Australia (Apple). Retrieved 25 January 2017.
13. "Australian Charts Discography Jess & Matt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
14. "Nothing Matters (Single)". iTunes Australia. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
15. "Bones (Single)". iTunes Australia. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
16. "Sydney to Me (Single)". iTunes Australia. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
17. "New Music Releases For 26 January 2018". noise11. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
18. "New Music Releases For 16 February 2018". noise11. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
19. "New Music Releases For 18 May 2018". noise11. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
20. "Know About You (Single)". Apple Music. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
21. "Aftermath (Single)". Apple Music. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
22. "Wreckage (Single)". Apple Music. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
23. "Australian Charts Discography Jess & Matt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
24. "ARIA Singles: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 'Downtown' Still No 1". Noise 11. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2017.

External links

• Official website