Cody Simpson

Cody Robert Simpson (born 11 January 1997) is an Australian singer, actor, and swimmer.

Simpson was born on 11 January 1997 in Benowa, a suburb on the Gold Coast, Queensland, to parents Brad and Angie.

He has two younger siblings, Alli and Tom.

Growing up, Simpson attended All Saints Anglican School.

In 2009, Simpson began uploading songs to YouTube, performing covers of Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours", Cry Me a River" by Justin Timberlake, "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5 and Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive".

Simpson's rise to recognition was featured on The 7.30 Report in December 2009.

He released his debut single, "iYiYi" (which features American rapper Flo Rida), on 15 May 2010.

The music video for Simpson's second single, "Summertime", was released on 20 September 2010.

Simpson relocated to Los Angeles in June 2010 with his family to record his songs with Atlantic Records' Shawn Campbell.

That same month, Simpson appeared on Sunrise.

On 22 June 2010, it was announced that Simpson would participate in the Camplified 2010 Tour, along with other artists, touring across the United States.

The tour began on 5 July 2010 and ended on 14 August 2010.

Other tours that year included a middle school tour that took place from October–November 2010 and covered 9 U.S states.

An EP, 4 U was released on 21 December 2010.

The EP included five tracks in total, four of them being previously unreleased.

Simpson recorded a remake of the song "I Want Candy" by The Strangeloves as the main theme song for the Easter-themed live-action/CGI-animated film Hop.

In May 2011, Simpson was "egged" during a live performance at Westfield Miranda in Sydney.

Simpson told Australian radio show The Kyle & Jackie O Show that he was not in fact hit by the eggs, and that he was upset on behalf of his fans as the remainder of his show was cancelled due to security concerns.

He then started the Waiting 4U tour with American singer Greyson Chance on 9 April in Ivins, Utah.

The tour ended on 18 May 2011, in Portland, Oregon.

Coast to Coast was released on 20 September 2011 by Atlantic Records.

It reached number 12 on the Billboard 200 and sold 24,000 copies.

On 23 April 2011, Simpson released the single "On My Mind".

On 5 August 2011, he performed on The Today Show.

The following day, Simpson started his Coast to Coast Mall Tour in Lake Grove, New York to promote his second EP.

He played nine dates around the United States and finished it in Orange, California on 18 September 2011.

On 22 September, it was announced that Cody Simpson hired Justin Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun, as his own.

Since his debut as a recording artist, he has released four solo studio albums: Paradise (2012), Surfers Paradise (2013), Free (2015), and Cody Simpson (2022).

On 12 June 2012, Simpson released an EP titled Preview to Paradise containing four songs from his upcoming debut studio album, Paradise, which was released on 2 October 2012.

In February 2013, Simpson toured Europe, doing his own tour dates as well as supporting Justin Bieber on many of the European Believe tour dates.

Surfers Paradise, which was released on 16 July 2013, is Simpson's first album to debut in the top 10 of the Billboard 200.

During the summer of 2013, Simpson headlined the Paradise Tour, featuring opening acts Ryan Beatty and Before You Exit.

On 19 November 2013, Simpson released an acoustic album called The Acoustic Sessions, featuring the songs "Pretty Brown Eyes", "All Day", "La Da Dee", "Wish U Were Here", and a cover of "Please Come Home for Christmas" recorded acoustically.

On 4 March 2014, Simpson was announced as one of the celebrities to participate on the 18th season of Dancing with the Stars during ABC's Good Morning America.

He was partnered with professional dancer Witney Carson.

He was eliminated on Week 5 of the competition and finished in ninth place.

From 30 June 2014 to 14 July 2014 Simpson did an acoustic tour through Europe with singer Jackson Harris.

He portrayed the lead role of Dmitry in the Broadway musical Anastasia from November 2018 through April 2019.

The same year, he won the first season of The Masked Singer Australia as "Robot".

In 2022, Simpson joined the Australian Swim Team after qualifying for the Commonwealth Games during Australia's team trials.