NME — Singer says he came close to dying a "number" of times Matt Cardle performing live X Factor winner Matt Cardle has opened up about his past problems with drug addiction, speaking in a new interview. …Continue reading » The post ‘X Factor�... more info

The Daily Mail — Two-years after embarking on his music career Matt Cardle admits he had descended into a pit of drug and alcohol addiction after experimenting with powerful sedative Tramado more info

Mjsbigblog — Saara Aalto will be representing Finland at Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Matt Cardle signs a record deal with Sony Music. Can he pull a James Arthur? A year ago I predicted that S13 runner-up Saara Aalto would get to represent her homeland Finland o... more info

The Mirror — The X Factor star - who was runner up to Matt Cardle in 2010 - said she'd only ever spoken about the incident to a friend more info

The Mirror — He has now come clean about his career hoodwink, which was an elaborate tale up until this point more info

Stereogum — Martin Harrington and Thomas Leonard, the songwriters behind British X-Factor winner Matt Cardle’s 2010 single “Amazing,” sued Ed Sheeran for $20 million earlier this year, alleging that Sheeran’s 2014 track “Photograph” ripped off their ... more info

The Mirror — Ed is facing a claim from two US songwriters, who say his hit Photograph mirrors their work on a track for The X Factor winner Matt Cardle more info

The Mirror — Sheeran is being sued for allegedly copying Amazing, sung by Cardle, in his song Photograph more info

NME — “This is not my lawsuit” more info

Idolator — The onetime UK X Factor winner has nothing but respect for Ed. more info