Reece Mastin
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Reece Mastin is an English
-born Australian recording artist who won the third season
of The X Factor (Australia) in 2011. He received a management contract and a Sony Music Australia recording contract by winning, and his debut single "Good Night
" was released immediately after he won.
, England
, to parents Debbie and Darren Mastin. He moved, with his family (parents and three sisters), to Greenwith, South Australia
, to escape the dreary weather. At the age of 7, Mastin was diagnosed with glue ear syndrome, a condition that is caused by a chronic build-up of fluid in the middle ear and is the biggest cause of hearing loss in young children. Mastin never had any formal musical training and discovered he could sing just by singing along to his favourite songs on the radio. Before entering The X Factor in 2011, Mastin had already recorded his own EP
and played in several bands. He attended Golden Grove High School
. Following his win on The X Factor, Mastin withdrew from his high school and said he would have a mentor to help him finish Year 12.
of The X Factor (Australia), singing Rooster
's "Come Get Some
". He was mentored by Guy Sebastian
and was announced the winner on 22 November 2011. As the winner, Mastin received a management contract and a recording contract with Sony Music Australia. His winner's single "Good Night" was released immediately after his win.
on 28 November 2011. It sold over 30,000 copies in 24-hours following it's release on 22 November, and became Sony Music Australia’s fastest selling digital single ever. On 24 November 2011, the song sold an average of one copy every 2.7 seconds. "Good Night" was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association
(ARIA), for selling 35,000 digital copies.
Mastin will release his self-titled debut studio album on 9 December 2011, featuring some of the selected songs he performed as part of the top twelve on The X Factor. Mastin's first headlining Australian tour, to support the album, will run from December 2011 to January 2012.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
-born Australian recording artist who won the third season
The X Factor (Australia season 3)
The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which receives a management contract and a Sony Music Australia recording contract. The 2011 season premiered on the Seven Network on 29 August 2011 and...
of The X Factor (Australia) in 2011. He received a management contract and a Sony Music Australia recording contract by winning, and his debut single "Good Night
Good Night (Reece Mastin song)
"Good Night" is the debut single by Reece Mastin, the 2011 winner of the third season of The X Factor . It was written by Hayley Warner and Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci of production team DNA Songs. The song was released digitally on 22 November 2011, shortly after the show had ended, as the...
" was released immediately after he won.
Early life
Reece Mastin was born in ScunthorpeScunthorpe
Scunthorpe is a town within North Lincolnshire, England. It is the administrative centre of the North Lincolnshire unitary authority, and had an estimated total resident population of 72,514 in 2010. A predominantly industrial town, Scunthorpe, the United Kingdom's largest steel processing centre,...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, to parents Debbie and Darren Mastin. He moved, with his family (parents and three sisters), to Greenwith, South Australia
Greenwith, South Australia
Greenwith is an outer-north-eastern suburb of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia, and is within the City of Tea Tree Gully local government area. It is adjacent to Golden Grove and Salisbury Heights...
, to escape the dreary weather. At the age of 7, Mastin was diagnosed with glue ear syndrome, a condition that is caused by a chronic build-up of fluid in the middle ear and is the biggest cause of hearing loss in young children. Mastin never had any formal musical training and discovered he could sing just by singing along to his favourite songs on the radio. Before entering The X Factor in 2011, Mastin had already recorded his own EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
and played in several bands. He attended Golden Grove High School
Golden Grove High School
Golden Grove High school is a public secondary school located with Gleeson College and Pedare Christian College private schools in Golden Grove, South Australia. The three schools share a common campus. The school was built as part of the Delfin Golden Grove development as part of a planned...
. Following his win on The X Factor, Mastin withdrew from his high school and said he would have a mentor to help him finish Year 12.
2011: The X Factor Australia
In 2011, Mastin auditioned for the third seasonThe X Factor (Australia season 3)
The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which receives a management contract and a Sony Music Australia recording contract. The 2011 season premiered on the Seven Network on 29 August 2011 and...
of The X Factor (Australia), singing Rooster
Rooster (band)
Rooster were an English indie rock band that formed in London in 2002. Comprising singer-songwriter Nick Atkinson, guitarist and songwriter Luke Potashnick, backing guitarist and vocalist Ben Smyth, bassist Nick Howell and drummer Dave Neale, the band released two studio albums and five UK top-40...
's "Come Get Some
Come Get Some
"Come Get Some" is a song by English indie rock band Rooster, featured on their 2005 debut self-titled album. Written by vocalist Nick Atkinson and producers Charlie Grant and Peter Woodroffe, the song was released as the lead single from the album on 11 October 2004, reaching number seven on the...
". He was mentored by Guy Sebastian
Guy Sebastian
Guy Theodore Sebastian is an Australian pop, R&B, and soul singer-songwriter who was the first winner of Australian Idol in 2003. He is currently a judge on the Australian version of The X Factor. Sebastian has released six top ten platinum/multi platinum albums, including a number-one and...
and was announced the winner on 22 November 2011. As the winner, Mastin received a management contract and a recording contract with Sony Music Australia. His winner's single "Good Night" was released immediately after his win.
| Week | Song choice | Theme | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audition | "Come Get Some" | Free choice (no theme) | Through to bootcamp |
| Bootcamp | "Feeling Good Feeling Good "Feeling Good" is a song written by English singer-songwriters Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the 1965 musical The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd starring Cy Grant, who sang the original version of the song... " |
Free choice (no theme) | Through to home visits |
| "Toxic Toxic (song) "Toxic" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears, co-written and produced by Bloodshy & Avant, from her fourth album, In the Zone. It was released on January 12, 2004, by Jive Records as the second single from the album. After trying to choose between " Boom Boom" and "Outrageous" to... " |
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| Home visits | "Best of You Best of You "Best of You" is a song by American alternative rock band Foo Fighters, and the first single released from the band's fifth studio album, In Your Honor... " |
Free choice (no theme) | Through to live shows |
| Week 1 | "Closer to the Edge Closer to the Edge -Charts and certifications:"Closer to the Edge" debuted on the UK Singles Chart on July 11, 2010, at number 90 before climbing to number 82 the following week. On July 18, 2010, the single rose a further four places to number 78... " |
Judges' choice | Safe |
| Week 2 | "I Kissed a Girl" | Party anthems | Safe |
| Week 3 | "Dream On Dream On (Aerosmith song) "Dream On" is the first single by Aerosmith from their 1973 debut album, Aerosmith. Written by lead singer Steven Tyler, this blues-influenced power ballad became their first major hit and classic rock radio staple... " |
Rock | Safe |
| Week 4 | "Ironic Ironic (song) "Ironic" is a song recorded by Canadian-American singer Alanis Morissette for her third studio album Jagged Little Pill . It was written by Morissette and Glen Ballard, and was produced by him. Maverick and Warner Bros. Records released it as the album's fourth single on February 27, 1996 in CD,... " |
The 90s | Safe |
| Week 5 | "She Will Be Loved She Will Be Loved "She Will Be Loved" is the third single from the Californian band Maroon 5's 2002 debut album, Songs About Jane. Released in 2004, the single peaked at #5 in the United States and has sold over 2,178,000 downloads since release; it also peaked at #4 in the United Kingdom. The song reached #1 in... " |
Number-one hits | Safe |
| Week 6 | "Joker & the Thief Joker & the Thief "Joker & the Thief" is the sixth single from Australian band Wolfmother's debut album Wolfmother. It was released in Sydney, Australia on 28 October 2006 and in the United Kingdom on 20 November 2006... " |
Australian hits | Safe |
| Week 7 | "Stayin' Alive Stayin' Alive "Stayin' Alive" is a song by the pop group Bee Gees from the Saturday Night Fever motion picture soundtrack. The song was written by the Bee Gees and produced by the Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson. It was released on 13 December 1977, as the second single from the Saturday Night Fever... " |
Dance | Bottom two |
| Week 8 | "All by Myself All by Myself "All by Myself" is a power ballad written and performed by Eric Carmen in 1975.The verse is based on the second movement of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Opus 18... " |
Legends | Safe |
| Week 9 (semi-final) | "Breakeven Breakeven (song) "Breakeven" is a song by Irish band The Script, taken from their eponymous debut album.-Music video:... " |
Emotional song | Safe |
| "Paradise City Paradise City -Personnel:* Axl Rose - lead vocals, synthesizer, whistle* Izzy Stradlin - rhythm guitar, backing vocals, percussion* Slash - lead guitar, backing vocals* Duff McKagan - bass, backing vocals* Steven Adler - drums-Live:... " |
Uplifting song | ||
| Week 10 (grand final) | "Come Get Some" | Audition song | Safe |
| "Dream On" | Song of the series | ||
| "Kids" (performed with Kylie Minogue Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing... ) |
Superstar duet | ||
| "Good Night" | Winner's single | Winner |
2011–present: Reece Mastin
"Good Night" debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles ChartARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
on 28 November 2011. It sold over 30,000 copies in 24-hours following it's release on 22 November, and became Sony Music Australia’s fastest selling digital single ever. On 24 November 2011, the song sold an average of one copy every 2.7 seconds. "Good Night" was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
(ARIA), for selling 35,000 digital copies.
Mastin will release his self-titled debut studio album on 9 December 2011, featuring some of the selected songs he performed as part of the top twelve on The X Factor. Mastin's first headlining Australian tour, to support the album, will run from December 2011 to January 2012.
Studio albums
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... |
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| AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
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| 2011 | "Good Night Good Night (Reece Mastin song) "Good Night" is the debut single by Reece Mastin, the 2011 winner of the third season of The X Factor . It was written by Hayley Warner and Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci of production team DNA Songs. The song was released digitally on 22 November 2011, shortly after the show had ended, as the... " |
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Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
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| 2011 | "Good Night" | |