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Matt Cardle has revealed that he felt uninspired to write his album after the X Factor tour.

The singer, who releases his debut LP Letters this week, admitted that he expected his album to take longer than a year to make due to a creative block after the UK-wide jaunt.

Discussing the recording process behind the album, he told Digital Spy: "I actually thought the whole process would be a bit longer because I felt pretty uninspired after the X Factor tour.

"I'd been learning the same songs over and over and been performing them to crowds for ten weeks and wearing silly outfits. I wanted to get back to being myself as quickly as I could."

He added: "Luckily the inspiration came back really quickly and I'm really pleased with the result."

Cardle recently claimed that he "compromised himself" by singing "pop songs" on The X Factor.

Everyone lets Run For Our Lives.