About Cody Simpson
Cody Simpson was born to Brad and Angie Simpson on January 11 1997. He has two younger siblings, Tom and Alli.He is also a talented swimmer, winning two gold medals at the Queensland Swimming Championships.Simpson trained at the Miami Swimming Club under coach Ken Nixon.Simpson's mother Angie works as a volunteer at the club.
His Career
Simpson's rise to recognition was featured on The 7.30 Reportin 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 and his producer 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, 4Uwas 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 the Miranda Failin Sydney. Simpson told Australian radio show The Kyle And Jackie O Showthat he wasn't in fact hit by the eggs and that he was upset on behalf of his fans because the remainder of his show was cancelled because of security concerns.
