Matt Cardle - Memphis Lives in Me - West End Live, London 21.6.15

[@stephanietadlock7743]

Saw him at Shaftesbury Theatre last week. Blew. My. Mind. What a great cast. Very, very impressed.

[@670margaret]

WOW...what a finale' Matt you owned the stage, that voice never ceases to amaze me, you are going to make a awesome Huey...enjoy every second of every minute playing the part...you so deserve it....So So proud of you and what you have achieved xx Now break a leg....

[@lindashaw9052]

I'm speechless. That was one of the best vocals ever!!! Matt's so going to make the part of Huey his own. Absolutely stunning vocal. Thank you for sharing :)

[@myecox]

Goosebumps city, can't wait for the opening night now, thank you for sharing, the world needs to see this 👍

[@arwenevenstar145]

Yes...absolutely agree! He so deserves a wider audience. And not just because he has worked so hard for years, but because he has a voice of clarity, power, tenderness and beauty.

[@Fairytale1261]

Incredible vocals, such a beautiful voice. Thank you for sharing.

[@Spiritbutterflies]

What an amazing talent!

[@susierichards8387]

Amazing, even better on the stage at Shaftesbury Theatre, goosepimples or wot!!!

[@justharley7914]

Stay on track Matt...simply amazing :-)

[@Biilaa1]

Thank you for video! Fantastic performance! Can't wait for 6th July!

[@helenhannam2250]

Wow! Just amazing vocals, thanks for sharing xx

[@themattaddict]

A phenomenal performance - Matt will blow the roof off The Shaftesbury Theatre. Simply can't wait to see the rest!!

[@emiliacaballero9486]

AMAZING !!!!! AS ALWAYS !!!!

[@nutanutica7904]

Fantastic! Matt Cardle 💓💓💓💓💓❤🙏

[@mrjcb91]

I was, as I'm sure others were, nervous about him taking on this role, but I'm so impressed!

[@Julia68yt]

mrjcb91 Never ever nervous about the singing part :) Let's see how fast he'll be able to get comfortable with "talking deep south american" and "dancing around like a plum" LOL One week of rehearsals to go. Yeah.

[@christinasamuel731]

this is so good also have known the UK dance captain for this 3 days now meet Kyle Selly on Thursday wanted to see Memphis but did not get the chance to see it

[@sarahelizabethasher]

Wonder if he's ever been to Memphis?

[@SammyMakepeace]

Can anybody here with some expertise tell me if those phenomenal last few notes were a chest drag or a chest dominant mix?

[@MattColthart]

It's a high D so by there he's well into his head voice (3rd bridge) but because his cords are closed and he's pressing down on the air he's able to get the same volume and power as he would from his chest (just like Stevie Wonder, Jeff Buckley or if your stagey Oliver Tompsett and Ricardo Alfonso). Basically Matt has skillz lol.

[@Julia68yt]

Matthew Colthart Interesting :) Does the same explanation also apply to the high G he "belted" out when he did "Not over you" live? Like on "Matt Cardle Not Over You ITV Weekend" [ Ay_Nu1yCefQ ]?

[@MattColthart]

***** that's also a head voice however it's a lot lighter. He's not "pressing in" as much there, which is why the sound is lighter (the physical evidence of it being lighter is the sound and the fact that his face remains a lot more neutral lol), as there's a lot less muscle and intensity. Belt technique is very different from a belt sound. You can achieve a belt sound (like Matt does) with closed cords and air pressure without adding extra chest. This removes excess weight and muscle from the voice allowing a much more relaxed approach to singing whilst still getting the punch you need. A good comparison is Adele and Jessie J. Both are belty singers, however where Adele uses a lot of excess chest, Jessie uses air pressure and cord closure. That's why Jessie's vocal range is better and why Adele has unfortunately ruined her voice twice (I'm not slating Adele by the way I love her stuff).

[@Julia68yt]

Matthew Colthart LOL yes, the expression of his face, his whole body, in fact... positively looks like he is giviing birth to that song :) Thanks for all that :)

[@SammyMakepeace]

Matthew Colthart And the 'Memphis lives' before that D5?