A post shared by Matt Terry (@mattterry)Name: Matt Terry, 31.Bio: British singer Matt Terry was born on May 20, 1993.
He grew up in the south London suburb of Bromley and attended the D&B Academy of Performing Arts in Kent. While he tried to make inroads in the music industry, he worked as a waiter.Terry’s big break came in 2016 on the 13th season of The X Factor, a British reality show helmed by Simon Cowell that’s similar to American Idol.
At his audition, Terry said he’d recently broken up with his girlfriend of three years and was tending to a broken heart. Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Terry went on to wow the judges with his rendition of Ben E.
King’s “Stand By Me”.Terry, who was 24 at the time, was mentored by Nicole Scherzinger during the competition. When he won, the pair embraced on stage.