After hearing the nation's verdict, Matt was overcome. "I promised I wouldn't cry, so I'm trying to hold it back!" he told the audience. "I don't know what to feel," he admitted later, realising that his life was about to change considerably.
Matt has already won a sizeable fan base, impressing with his seemingly effortless talents both vocally and musically. His natural charisma and pop star good looks didn't go unnoticed either. Even Dicko was taken in ? "Put your tongues back in girls," he told his daughters via national TV.
Despite his youth, the level-headed year 11 student ? who adds academic prowess to his impressive list of talents ? has already proved he is able to juggle music with school work, having studied by correspondence while travelling with bands for several years.
(australianidol.com.au)