Corkman Timmy Matley doo-wopping his way to the top with Overtones

The Overtones’ Timmy Matley from Farranree, Cork, left Deerpark School before his Leaving Cert and went to London to follow his dream of becoming a singer.

Corkman Timmy Matley doo-wopping his way to the top with Overtones

The Overtones’ Timmy Matley left Ireland aged 17 and never looked back. “To be open and honest about it, I didn’t have a good time at school,” says the 29-year-old singer, from Farranree in Cork.

“I was bullied a lot. As I was one of those quiet children, I suppose I was a target. My interests were singing and performing. If you were the kind who was different, you were picked on.”

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