A child star spotted strumming away on YouTube when he was just 12 years old,
Cody Simpson was soon touring with Justin Bieber and recording with Flo Rida and
seemed destined for a glittering career as a popstar, until he changed direction
and re-invented himself as a soulful, bluesy singer-songwriter in his late
teens.
Growing up on Australia's Gold Coast, Simpson was a talented swimmer, ranked as
the best in his age group in the country, but he also took to music at a young
age and by seven was writing songs. When he started uploading covers of Justin
Timberlake and Jason ...