Cody Simpson

Australian-born Cody Simpson is a true multi-hyphenate: recording artist, singer/songwriter, guitarist, performing artist, theatrical star, and champion swimmer.

As a pre-teen, Cody Simpson began to record songs in his bedroom and post them on YouTube, these clips quickly garnered millions of views and led him to a deal with Atlantic Records which he signed in New York City on his 13th Birthday.

Emigrating to the U.S. with his family, he went on to create two Eps, ‘4U’, and ‘Coast to Coast’ and in the wake of his first full-length album, ‘Paradise’, the next year saw his second album ‘Surfer’s Paradise’ crack the top 10 of the Billboard Top 200. Simpson went on to tour with Justin Bieber in the U.S., Europe and Australia.

In 2015, he went independent and launched his own label, Coast House Records. He released his third studio album, ‘Free’ which marked the beginning of his departure from pop and into mature musical territory as a bonafide singer/songwriter and guitarist. Possessing a keen interest in acting and musical theatre, he made his Broadway debut as Dimitry in ‘Anastasia’ in 2018 and closed the run in April 2019, for which he received rave reviews.

2020 marked a massive shift for Simpson. A multiple-time Australian Age Champion swimmer as a youngster, Cody made international headlines with his stunning return to his first love – swimming, dropping everything for 4 years to declare a noble commitment to what he described as “unfinished business”. He made the Australian Swim Team in 2022, and went on to make the 100m butterfly final at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. He won a Gold and Silver medal in the 4x100m men’s freestyle relay and the 4×100 men’s medley relay respectively.

He has also won multiple Australian Short Course Titles and a Silver in the 100m butterfly at the 2023 World Cup in Athens. He narrowly missed qualification for the Paris Olympic Team in 2024 and his since announced his retirement and return to world of music and entertainment. He released his fourth and latest studio album self-titled “Cody Simpson” in 2022, which he wrote and recorded in down-time from training. Whether an artist, actor or athlete, with his Down Under charm and talents, Simpson enjoys a steadily rising tide of social media fans, with over 18 million followers on his combined social accounts.  

Cody makes his return to the stage in his Australian musical theatre debut as ‘Sky’ in Opera Australia’s ‘Guys & Dolls’ at Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour in 2025.