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Musician

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.


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.


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 most recently wrapped filming on TO KILL ALL MEN, opposite Tanya Reynolds, which will premiere on STAN Australia. 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.

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9 Feb 2025

Cody Simpson - In Conversation

10:30 am

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