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CMAT (musician)

Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson (born 23 February 1996), known professionally as CMAT (, SEE-mat), 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).

Infobox

Born
Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 (age 29)Dublin, Ireland
Origin
Dunboyne, County Meath, Ireland
Genres
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Occupations
Musiciansingersongwriter
Instruments
Vocalsguitar
Years active
2017 (2017)–present
Labels
CMATBabyAWAL
Website
cmatbaby.com

Tables

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions · Discography › Studio albums
IRE
IRE
Title
IRE
Details
BEL (FL)
Peak chart positions
SCO
Peak chart positions
UK
If My Wife New I'd Be Dead
If My Wife New I'd Be Dead
Title
If My Wife New I'd Be Dead
Details
Released: 25 February 2022 Label: CMATBaby / AWAL Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming, vinyl
Peak chart positions
1
Peak chart positions
Peak chart positions
Peak chart positions
Crazymad, for Me
Crazymad, for Me
Title
Crazymad, for Me
Details
Released: 13 October 2023 Label: CMATBaby / AWAL Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming, vinyl
Peak chart positions
1
Peak chart positions
Peak chart positions
14
Peak chart positions
25
Euro-Country
Euro-Country
Title
Euro-Country
Details
Released: 29 August 2025 Label: CMATBaby / AWAL Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming, vinyl
Peak chart positions
1
Peak chart positions
90
Peak chart positions
2
Peak chart positions
2
"—" denotes album did not chart in that territory.
"—" denotes album did not chart in that territory.
Title
"—" denotes album did not chart in that territory.
Title
Details
Peak chart positions
IRE
BEL (FL)
SCO
UK
If My Wife New I'd Be Dead
Released: 25 February 2022 Label: CMATBaby / AWAL Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming, vinyl
1
Crazymad, for Me
Released: 13 October 2023 Label: CMATBaby / AWAL Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming, vinyl
1
14
25
Euro-Country
Released: 29 August 2025 Label: CMATBaby / AWAL Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming, vinyl
1
90
2
2
"—" denotes album did not chart in that territory.
List of singles as lead artist, with select chart positions, showing year released and album name · Discography › Singles
Title
Year
Peak chart positions
Album
IRE
ESTAir.
UK
"Another Day (KFC)"
2020
Non-album singles
"Rodney"
"I Wanna Be a Cowboy, Baby!"
If My Wife New I'd Be Dead
"Uncomfortable Christmas"
Non-album single
"I Don't Really Care for You"
2021
34
If My Wife New I'd Be Dead
"2 Wrecked 2 Care"
"No More Virgos"
"Lonely"
2022
"Every Bottle (Is My Boyfriend)"
"Mayday"
2023
Non-album single
"Whatever's Inconvenient"
Crazymad, for Me
"Have Fun!"
"Where Are Your Kids Tonight?"(featuring John Grant)
"Stay for Something"
69
"Aw, Shoot!"
2024
Non-album single
"Running/Planning"
2025
66
Euro-Country
"Take a Sexy Picture of Me"
22
60
42
"The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station"
43
"Euro-Country"
9
"When a Good Man Cries"
23
92
"—" denotes recording that did not chart in that territory."*" denotes that the chart did not exist at that time.
· Awards and nominations
2023
Crazymad, For Me
Role(s)
Nominated
Stay For Something
Role(s)
Song of the Year
Herself
Role(s)
Artist of the Year
Role(s)
Sound of 2024
Role(s)
2024
Notes
Herself
Role(s)
Crazymad, For Me
Notes
Best Album
Role(s)
Best Album
2025
Euro-Country
Role(s)
Album of the Year
Award
Year
Nominated work
Award
Result
Ref.
Choice Music Prize
2022
If My Wife New I'd Be Dead
Album of the Year
Won
2023
Crazymad, For Me
Nominated
Stay For Something
Song of the Year
Herself
Artist of the Year
BBC Sound of...
Sound of 2024
Brit Awards
2024
Herself
International Artist of the Year
Ivor Novello Award
Crazymad, For Me
Best Album
Mercury Prize
Best Album
2025
Euro-Country
Album of the Year

References

  1. "Stay for Something" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 39 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.
  2. allmusic.com
    https://www.allmusic.com/artist/cmat-mn0004150353/biography/
  3. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jan/15/one-to-watch-cmat-if-my-wife-knew-id-be-dead-ciara-mary-alice-thompson
  4. BBC News
    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2g60yw58eo
  5. Official Charts
    https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/cmat-woke-macarena-take-picture-of-me-dance-tiktok/
  6. Meath Chronicle
    https://www.meathchronicle.ie/2023/01/26/meath-country-star-ciara-mary-alice-thompson-to-headline-slane-otherside-festival/
  7. "Album review: CMAT – If My Wife New I'd Be Dead | The Point Of Everything"
    https://www.thepointofeverything.com/2022/03/09/album-review-cmat-if-my-wife-new-id-be-dead/
  8. Irish Examiner
    https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40808079.html
  9. "CMAT If My Wife New I'd Be Dead Album Interview"
    https://inews.co.uk/culture/cmat-if-my-wife-new-id-be-dead-album-interview-2022-1496117
  10. "CMAT interview: 'I'm not where I thought I'd be when I was 18. I thought I'd be Ariana Grande or someone like that . . . but I'm much happier where I am now'"
    https://www.businesspost.ie/music/cmat-interview-im-not-where-i-thought-id-be-when-i-was-18-i-thought-id-be-ariana-grande-or-someone-like-that-but-im-much-happier-where-i-am-now-91922ae7
  11. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/13/cmat-ciara-mary-alice-thompson-irish-singer-crazymad-for-me
  12. "CMAT Dublin cowgirl turning shitposting into Americana bangers"
    https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/cmat-dublin-cowgirl-turning-shitposting-into-americana-bangers-2782408
  13. "CMAT brimming with confidence and verve"
    https://www.limerickpost.ie/2022/03/10/cmat-brimming-with-confidence-and-verve/
  14. The Times
    https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/meet-cmat-the-snack-and-roll-star-of-another-day-kfc-wrw2768kh
  15. rte.ie
    https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/21803807/
  16. "Friday Free For All"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000ss2l
  17. metacritic.com
    https://www.metacritic.com/music/if-my-wife-new-id-be-dead/cmat
  18. "Album Review CMAT If My Wife New I'd Be Dead"
    https://www.hotpress.com/music/album-review-cmat-if-my-wife-new-id-be-dead-22894814
  19. "Cmat If My Wife New I'd Be Dead Review"
    https://diymag.com/2022/03/04/cmat-if-my-wife-new-id-be-dead-album-review
  20. rte.ie
    https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2022/0311/1285869-yeehaw-cmat-flies-to-irish-no-1-with-her-debut-album/
  21. "WATCH: CMAT – 'Peter Bogdanovich'"
    https://getinherears.com/2022/06/15/watch-cmat-peter-bogdanovich/
  22. "CMAT dresses as 'Peter Bogdanovich' in new music video"
    https://nialler9.com/cmat-dresses-as-peter-bogdanovich-in-new-music-video/
  23. "CMAT has shared a new video for 'Peter Bogdanovich' | Dork"
    https://readdork.com/news/cmat-video-peter-bogdanovich/
  24. Official Charts
    https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-homegrown-chart/
  25. If My Wife New I'd Be Dead
    https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2023/03/09/choice-music-prize-cmats-if-my-wife-new-id-be-dead-wins-album-of-the-year/
  26. Rolling Stone UK
    https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/news/cmat-announces-new-album-crazymad-for-me-shares-lead-single-29768/
  27. Hot Press
    https://www.hotpress.com/music/cmats-crazymadfor-me-debuts-at-no-1-on-irish-charts-the-mary-wallopers-irish-rock-n-roll-reaches-no-2-22992235
  28. The Ivors Academy
    https://ivorsacademy.com/news/nominations-announced-for-the-ivors-with-amazon-music-2024/
  29. BBC News
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c800p0nk04po
  30. Euro-Country
    https://www.stereogum.com/2301737/cmat-announces-new-album-euro-country-hear-running-planning/music/
  31. NME
    https://www.nme.com/news/music/cmat-announces-new-album-euro-country-with-new-single-running-planning-and-huge-uk-and-european-tour-3849181
  32. contactmusic.com
    https://www.contactmusic.com/story/467/3272805/cmat-announces-second-album-euro-country-and-2025-tour
  33. NME.com
    https://www.nme.com/news/music/cmat-calls-out-anyone-who-criticised-my-weight-or-how-i-looked-on-empowering-new-single-take-a-sexy-picture-of-me-3861491
  34. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jun/27/cmat-at-glastonbury-review-a-preposterously-fun-pop-star-wholl-surely-be-massive
  35. rte.ie
    https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0727/1525533-cmat-housing-single/
  36. The Last Mixed Tape
    https://thelastmixedtape.com/2025/07/25/cmats-euro-country-takes-aim-at-irelands-lost-generation-and-the-return-of-bertie-ahern/
  37. Hot Press
    https://www.hotpress.com/music/cmat-debuts-at-number-one-on-irish-albums-charts-beating-sabrina-carpenter-23107266
  38. Official Charts
    https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20250905/7502/
  39. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/12/arts/music/cmat-crazymad-for-me.html
  40. GCN
    https://gcn.ie/lil-nas-x-cmat-four-queer-hits/
  41. NME
    https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/cmat-dublin-cowgirl-turning-shitposting-into-americana-bangers-2782408
  42. BBC News
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c800ge2y02ro
  43. The New Arab
    https://www.newarab.com/news/glastonbury-sees-fierce-support-gaza-amid-israels-war
  44. Hot Press
    https://www.hotpress.com/opinion/cmat-interview-bertie-ahern-22990453
  45. The Irish Times
    https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/09/05/the-cmat-song-and-the-claim-about-suicide-during-the-economic-crash-is-it-accurate/
  46. The Irish Times
    https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2025/09/04/bertie-ahern-concedes-he-will-not-run-for-the-presidency/
  47. The New York Times
    https://web.archive.org/web/20231013053818/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/12/arts/music/cmat-crazymad-for-me.html
  48. PinkNews
    https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/30/cmat-singer-body-shamers-trolls-big-weekend-bisexual/
  49. Official Charts Company
    https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/58652/cmat/
  50. Ultratop
    https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=CMAT#charts
  51. irish-charts.com
    http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=CMAT
  52. "Top Radio Hits Estonia Weekly Chart: Jul 24, 2025"
    https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ee/weekly/20250718-20250724
  53. Stereogum
    https://www.stereogum.com/2262489/cmat-aw-shoot/music/
  54. Rolling Stone
    https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/news/cmat-announces-third-album-euro-country-and-shares-first-single-running-planning-48991/
  55. Clash
    https://www.clashmusic.com/news/cmat-shares-surreal-single-the-jamie-oliver-petrol-station/
  56. Irish Music Rights Organisation
    https://imro.ie/news/cmat-shares-album-title-track-euro-country/
  57. "Choice Music prize 2022"
    https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2023/03/09/choice-music-prize-cmats-if-my-wife-new-id-be-dead-wins-album-of-the-year/
  58. limerickpost.ie
    https://www.limerickpost.ie/2024/01/11/choice-music-prize-album-shortlist-announced-and-song-of-the-year-public-vote-opens-this-friday/
  59. limerickleader.ie
    https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/arts---entertainment/1393772/shortlist-announced-for-rte-choice-music-prize-irish-song-of-the-year-2023.html
  60. choicemusicprize.ie
    http://www.choicemusicprize.ie/2023-irish-artist-of-the-year/
  61. "BBC Sound of 2024: Tyla, Last Dinner Party and Kenya Grace tipped for success"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67565919
  62. "BRITs nominations 2024"
    https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/brits-nominations-2024-nominees/
  63. Mercury Prize
    https://www.mercuryprize.com/news/2024-mercury-prize-albums-of-the-year-revealed
  64. NME
    https://www.nme.com/news/music/sam-fender-wins-mercury-prize-2025-for-people-watching-3899105
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