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CMAT
Sign in to saveCiara Mary-Alice Thompson (born 23 February 1996), known professionally as CMAT (, ), is an Irish musician and singer. The Guardian wrote of her music, "Her songs are mournful yet accessible, emotionally literate and cleverly crafted, but, crucially, with a huge sense of humour". She has released three studio albums, ''If My Wife New I'd Be Dead (2022), Crazymad, for Me (2023) and Euro-Country'' (2025).
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1996-01-01
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Happiness Is an Inside Job Playbook
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- 268,118
- Total plays
- 9,191,350
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Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson (born 23 February 1996), known professionally as CMAT, is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician. Her debut album, If My Wife New I'd Be Dead, was released in February 2022 and entered the Irish Album Charts at number one. Her sophomore album, Crazymad, For Me, was released on October 13th, 2023. Her third album, EURO-COUNTRY, was released on August 29th, 2025. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/CMAT">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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Key facts
- Musical artist.background
- person
- Musical artist.name
- CMAT
- Musical artist.image
- CMAT, May 2025 (cropped).jpg
- Musical artist.alt
- CMAT onstage at Wide Awake 2025, wearing sunglasses, an orange shirt and a tie
- Musical artist.caption
- CMAT performing in 2025
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Dublin, Ireland
- Musical artist.origin
- Dunboyne, County Meath, Ireland
- Musical artist.years_active
- –present
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1996
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Thompson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Dublin
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- www.cmatbaby.com
- Image
- CMAT, Brooklyn, March 2022 2 (cropped) (cropped).jpg
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Early career
- 2022: ''If My Wife New I'd Be Dead''
- 2023–2024: ''Crazymad, for Me''
- 2025–present: ''Euro-Country''
- Political activism
- Personal life
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Singles
- Awards and nominations
- Notes
- References
- External links
Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson (born 23 February 1996), known professionally as CMAT (, ), is an Irish musician and singer. The Guardian wrote of her music, "Her songs are mournful yet accessible, emotionally literate and cleverly crafted, but, crucially, with a huge sense of humour". She has released three studio albums, ''If My Wife New I'd Be Dead (2022), Crazymad, for Me (2023) and Euro-Country (2025).
== Early life == Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson was born on 23 February 1996 in Dublin, and moved with her family to Clonee and Dunboyne in County Meath as a child. She returned to Dublin to study at Trinity College Dublin, but later dropped out and moved to Denmark for three months to attend a songwriting camp.