Given that he’s a product of an X-Factor season as BURSTING with talent as Season 7 was, Aiden Grimshaw should have no problems blowing up in the UK, potentially all over the world. Season 7 has already churned out stars like Rebecca Ferguson, One Direction and Cher Lloyd, all of whom are about to EXPLODE here in America, or already have *AHEM* One Direction *AHEM*. The one name missing from that list is Season 7 winner Matt Cardle. I’m worried that he’s going to become Britain’s own Taylor Hicks if his career doesn’t turn around fast. The charismatic Aiden Grimshaw has nothing to worry about, as far as I’m concerned. He’s a total star.
“I didn’t really know what I wanted from it. I love music, and I knew I could sing, but I didn’t think I was X Factor material. I’d been given this opportunity and I didn’t want to waste it. But I had no idea what sort of music was really me. Everyone else had their own ideas, but all I knew was what I didn’t want.”
Well, it appears that he’s found the type of music that’s decidedly his and I like the direction he’s going in. Following his time on The X-Factor, Grimshaw moved to London and “set up a home studio where he spent two years writing and recording demos with various writers and producers.” Hooking up with Australian songwriter/producers Jarrad Rogers (Lana Del Rey, Tinchy Stryder, Pixie Lott), Grimshaw found his “musical soul mate.” And I think I’ve found my musical soul mate in Aiden Grimshaw. Move right on up to the top of my ‘Most Anticipated‘ list Mr. Grimshaw.
Check out Grimshaw’s X-Factor audition BELOW and look out for his debut single, “Is This Love” on June 3rd, followed by his debut album Misty Eye, out August 13th.
UPDATE: It would appear that I spoke too soon about Series 7 X-Factor contestants launching in America. Thanks to an ‘Anonymous’ commenter, I learned that Matt Cardle will be making his American live debut on May 5th at Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles. It doesn’t appear to be part of a bigger U.S. tour…at least not that I know of. Very interesting development. Buy tickets to Matt’s May 5th gig in LA HERE.