Biography

Cody Robert Simpson, born 11 January 1997, is an Australian pop singer from Australia, who is currently signed to US record label Atlantic Records.

Cody began to record songs in his bedroom during the summer of 2009 and posting them on YouTube.  Some of these songs included I'm Yours by Jason Mraz, "Cry me a River", and "Señorita" by Justin Timberlake, "I Want You Back" by Jackson 5, and his own songs "One" and "Perfect".  He was then discovered on YouTube by Shawn Campbell, a Grammy-nominated record producer who has produced for Jay-Z and other

Cody released his debut single, “iYiYiY”, which features American rapper Flo Rida, on May 15^th 2010. Cody’s next single was “Summertime”, and the music video for this single was released on September 20th 2010.  Cody moved to Los Angeles in June 2010 with his family to record his songs with Atlantic Records and his producer Shawn Campbell.  On June 22nd 2010, it was announced that Cody would participate in the Camplified 2010 Tour, along with other artists, touring across the United States. The tour began on July 5th 2010 and ended on August 14th 2010.  That same year, another tour that Cody went on was a middle school tour that took place from October–November 2010 and covered 9 U.S states.

Cody’s EP, 4 U, was released on December 21st 2010. The EP included five tracks in total. Cody 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.

Coast to Coast was released on September 20th 2011 by Alantic Records. It reached number 12 on Billboard 200 selling 24,000 copies. In April 23rd 2011, Cody released the single "On My Mind” In August 2011 Simpson started his Coast to Coast Mall Tour to promote his second EP. He played nine dates around the US. On September 22nd 2011, it was announced that Cody Simpson hired Justin Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun as his manager.

On June 12th 2012 Simpson released an EP titled "Preview to Paradise" containing four songs from his upcoming debut studio album, Paradise.  Paradise was released October 22nd 2012.

In 2012, Cody launched his first-ever European headlining tour and opened for Justin Bieber’s U.S. and European Believe Tour.  Cody recently kicked off his Paradise Tour, which visits 36 cities in North America.

In October, HarperCollins will publish Cody’s official autobiography Welcome To Paradise: My Journey, which will feature never-before-seen photos and exclusive details about Cody’s life on and off stage, including his early years as a competitive swimmer.