Matt Wilson, who works at a Day Care as a teacher, is blessed with an extraordinary voice. He gained popularity and became people's favorite by auditioning for America's famous singing show American Idol in its 21st season which was recently broadcasted on ABC television starting from February 19, 2023. Matt Wilson aww-struck the judges with his beautiful voice and even won the golden ticket to Hollywood.
He has been given the Golden ticket in the episode of February 26, 2023, where his wife was present to support him. His wife has been the greatest support in his life. In this regard, let's find out about Matt Wilson's married life, wife, family, and more.
Matt Wilson Family, Parents
Matt Wilson was born on 14 September 2001 in Buffalo, New York, United States of America. His birth name is Matthew Wilson. He was born to parents Jason Wilson and Lucita Morinelo.
Matt Wilson is of mixed ethnicity as his father is an African- American origin and his mother is Puerto Rican. He grew up with his family in Buffalo, his hometown.
Matt Wilson was part of the football team during his school and also practiced music whenever he got time. In 2019, Wilson graduated from high school and enrolled in the Buffalo Academy of Visuals and Performing Arts.
Matt Wilson's Job And Career
Matt always dreamed of becoming a famous singer one day since his childhood days. He used to perform in his school and make everyone fall for his sweet voice.
Sometimes you have all it takes to achieve what you have dreamt but something keeps stopping. The same was the case of Matt Wilson as he was about to give up his singing dream and only focus on daycare teaching but his wife Melisa trusted him and his dream even more than he did.
His wife pushed him to go and take part in American Idol and considering his wife's request he finally came to audition for American Idol season 21.
Matt Wilson not only went to pursue his lifelong dream but also rocked the audition floor and impressed all three judges. Not only his voice is melodious but his personality is even more humble and warm.
After auditioning for American Idol he was interviewed by local news where he said,
"It’s like a dream come true. You know, sometimes you think you’re prepared for something like that, but as soon as I stepped in to do that audition, man, it was like I’m actually in front of people with platinum records."
Prior to this he also used to post clips of him singing on his YouTube channel where he has around 1.04k subscribers, as of writing. He has also shared cover signs on TikTok and Instagram
Who Is American Idol Matt Wilson's Wife?
Matt Wilson got married to his girlfriend Melisa at the age of 20. Matt and Melissa started dating during high school and eventually decided to spend the rest of their lives together.
His wife Melisa Wilson is a year younger than him and she also graduated from the same college as her husband, Buffalo Academy of Visuals and Performing Arts, in 2020. Matt proposed to his long-term girlfriend Melisa in a romantic way going down on his knee in November 2020.
Matt has shared glimpses of their relationship on social media. He shared a photo of him surprising his partner with the proposal on Instagram captioning it,
"God gave me what money, success nor accomplishments could conceive. You truly have a heart of purity, and innocence. Your character and spirit attracts the presence of God, and you emulate the true essence of a God-fearing woman ??❤️. You’re so awesome babe! I love you, and may God continue to guide us as he always has!"
After less than a year of their engagement, the couple tied the wedding knot in August of 2021. Matt shared his excitement about getting married to the love of his life by posting pictures within an hour of the wedding saying how happy he is to get married to such a beautiful wife. He even captioned the pictures of their marriage, emphasizing the word WIFE in all capital letters.
He keeps on appreciating his wife and keeps posting lovely pictures with her. He has shared some beautiful moments of their first wedding anniversary. Even on the stage of American Idol, he couldn't stop appreciating his wife and how lucky of a man he is to have her in his life. The high school sweethearts have fulfilled their promises and have a long way filled with love to go ahead.
They do not have any children now.
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Physical Appearance
Matt Wilson is an attractive young man with a height of 1.78 m (around 5 feet 8 inches). He shares a zodiac sign Virgo with famous singers like Jack Gilinsky, B.B King. He weighs around 73.64 kg. He has a calm and warm personality and is very humble.
Matt Wilson's Net Worth
Matt is a daycare teacher and has been earning a decent salary from his job. Now, as he is giving his lifelong dream a chance and with his loving wife's support, he has a long way to go and rise much above with his voice as beautiful as that. If he happens to win this season, he will win a cash prize money of $250,000 and a recording contract.
