Before applying to The X Factor, he was the frontman, lead vocalist and acoustic guitar player of the band Seven Summers and also Darwyn. Seven Summers released a self-titled debut rock album Seven Summers on 22 January 2010. The band performed live on Sue Merchant's BBC radio program on 8 December 2009. Darwyn released two albums entitled When You Wake, and Little Sunlight between 2005 and 2009 as well as playing Sue Marchants BBC radio programme. He also still plays the occasional acoustic gig with former Darwyn band mate Ali McMillan.
He auditioned for The X Factor with "You Know I'm No Good". After Cardle made it through the bootcamp stages, he was sent to Australia and was put into Dannii Minogue's group (in the Boys category). There he began to form a bromance with fellow contestant Aiden Grimshaw. Minogue mentored Cardle throughout the whole show until he won the final on December 12, 2010. After coming second in week one (Final 16 round) of public voting, Matt Cardle consistently came first from week 2 onwards until week 10, the competition final held on 11-12 December 2010.
On week 1 he sang When Love Takes Over by David Guetta & Kelly Rowland, on week 2 he sang Just the Way You Are by Bruno Mars, on week 3 he sang ...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears, on week 4 he sang Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis, on week 5 he sang The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack, on week 6 he sang Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John, on week 7 he sang Come Together by The Beatles, on week 8 he sang I Love Rock N' Roll by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts & Nights in White Satin by The Moody Blues, on week 9 he sang You've Got The Love by Florence + The Machine & She's Always a Woman by Billy Joel and on week 10 (the final) he sang Here With Me by Dido, Unfaithful (duet with Rihanna) by Rihanna, Firework by Katy Perry & When We Collide by Biffy Clyro.
Cardle is a former painter and decorator living in Little Maplestead in Essex. Born to parents David and Jennifer Cardle, he was diagnosed with Wilms' tumour, a form of cancer when he was a toddler. He recovered after one of his kidneys was removed at age 2. He is now in a serious bromance with Aiden Grimshaw and together they have a massive fanbase supporting them every step of the way.
Millionaire
Matt Cardle Lyrics
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We'll never get it back
Traded love for something else
Something I guess I didn't have
You can dream in gold
But you'll wake up penniless
Just because I'm broke
Doesn't make you a millionaire
You sold out, you're cashing in
Oh you silly girl
And one day you'll realise
I could have given you the world
You can dream in gold
But you'll wake up penniless
Just because I'm broke
And you have my heart in a million pieces
doesn't make you a millionaire
And just because you're gone
And you say I gave you a million reasons
Doesn't make you a millionaire
If you come back down
Don't be afraid to fall
And if you leave, promise me
You won't take it all
You won't take it all
Just because I'm broke
And you have my heart in a million pieces
doesn't make you a millionaire
And just because you're gone
And you say I gave you a million reasons
Doesn't make you a millionaire
You got a million pieces
But you're no millionaire
The song "Millionaire" by Matt Cardle is a powerful statement about the manipulation of love and the illusions of wealth. The lyrics describe the heartbreak and betrayal of a relationship where one partner gave everything they had, only to be left alone and penniless. The opening lines, "You've taken all we ever had, we'll never get it back," paint a picture of a relationship that has been drained of all its value.
The chorus of the song is a warning to the other partner that just because they may have money and material possessions, that does not make them a true millionaire. The other partner may be broke and heartbroken, but they still have something that cannot be bought with money - their self-respect and dignity.
The second verse describes the remorse and regret of the partner who left. They realize that they gave up something precious for something fleeting and materialistic. In the end, they may have gained wealth, but they lost the true love and devotion of their partner.
Overall, the song Millionaire is an emotional and powerful commentary on the nature of true wealth and the unbreakable nature of the human spirit.
Line by Line Meaning
You've taken all we ever had
You have taken away everything that we had including the love we shared.
We'll never get it back
We have lost all that we had and there is no chance of getting it back again.
Traded love for something else
You have traded our love for something else that you think is more precious than our love.
Something I guess I didn't have
I did not have the thing that you wanted to trade our love for.
You can dream in gold
You can have all the dreams and aspirations of acquiring wealth.
But you'll wake up penniless
You will realize that your dreams have not come true and you are still poor.
Just because I'm broke
Being broke doesn't mean that you are a millionaire if you have my heart in a million pieces.
And you have my heart in a million pieces
You broke my heart into a million pieces and yet it doesn't make you a millionaire.
You sold out, you're cashing in
You gave up on love and chose something else that you thought was more profitable.
Oh you silly girl
You made a naive decision that was not worth it in the end.
And one day you'll realize
One day, you will regret your decision and wish you had given love a chance.
I could have given you the world
I had the capability to give you everything that you wanted, but you chose something else instead.
And just because you're gone
Just because you left me and blamed me for giving you a million reasons, it doesn't mean you are a millionaire.
And you say I gave you a million reasons
You attributed your departure to me giving you countless reasons to do so, which is not entirely accurate.
If you come back down
If you decide to come back to me.
Don't be afraid to fall
Don't be afraid to take a risk and return to love.
And if you leave, promise me
If you decide to leave me again, make a promise.
You won't take it all
You will not take away every piece of me and leave me with nothing again.
You got a million pieces
You broke my heart into a million pieces and walked away with it, but that does not make you a millionaire.
But you're no millionaire
Your actions didn't make you a millionaire; all you have is the broken bits of my heart.
Contributed by Ava S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
MEB
This is superb.. Pure art, smashing voice, love it for many reasons..
Anne Cleary
WOW! What a voice, what a song!!
Janshaa K
Soooo AMAZING!!! Amazing song, amazing voice, amazing Matt ❤️
Brigita Svoreňová
Jana Kysela držím pěsti - stojí opravdu za to.. Byl to vždy zásah do rozpočtu, ale stálo to víc než za to ;)
Janshaa K
Brigita Svoreňová snad se mi někdy poštěstí ho naživo vidět ;)
Brigita Svoreňová
Jana Kysela je opravdu skvělý.. a na živo neskutečný :)
Bor S
Sarka Zoulkova Where ever you are from! I embrace all his fans! Just because he is an exceptional artist with an exceptional voice. It's all about the voice.:)
Sarka Zoulkova
great to see another fan from Czech Republic! he is really amazing :)
Bor S
Brilliant, just brilliant. This is singing and emotion together. And the lyrics.!!!!!! Wow. I really hope Matt will continue his plans for the future????????? !
Bor S
Sarka Zoulkova Thanks for your advise. I already follow him on twitter. It's just that I needed a glimpse of what he's doing now. I am getting tired of the waiting, but still think he should do what's the best for himself. So I check a lot of all his performances. I hope he will have a tour this year. My daughter and me hope to come to Great-Britain this year to visit one of his concerts.:)