Matthew Weston Goss (born 29 September 1968) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer of 1980s pop group Bros, which also featured his twin brother Luke as the drummer.[1]
The Goss twins, Matt and Luke, and their friend Craig Logan were just schoolboys when they became famous in 1986.[1] They sold 16 million records worldwide, hit the number one spot with tracks including "I Owe You Nothing" and "When Will I Be Famous?".[1] Matt went on to become the youngest artist to headline Wembley Stadium, performing to 77,000 fans.[2]
Bros amassed millions of album sales, with their debut album, Push, going 4× Platinum in the UK and peaking at number two. It remained in the UK charts for 84 weeks.[3]
After announcing a one-off Bros reunion show in the London O2 Arena in 2017, tickets sold out in seven seconds.[5]
Solo music career
After the Bros band broke up, Goss continued a solo career, releasing five solo studio albums. His latest, The Beautiful Unknown, reached number seven in the UK album charts selling 6000 copies worldwide.[6][7]
Goss wrote the theme song Lovely Las Vegas for the TV station Fox 5, which was used for more than 10 years.[citation needed] He also wrote the theme song It’s The End of the Road for the American TV show So You Think You Can Dance.[8]
Goss contributed to the soundtrack of the 1999 movie Stuart Little, writing the song Lucky Day.[9] He published a memoir in 2005, More Than You Know.[10]
After Bros split, Goss moved to America and by 2010 was performing in Las Vegas,[11] at Caesars Palace in January 2010[12] and in 2015, he was performing four nights a week there,[13] staying for a total 11 years.[14] The show was brought to The Royal Albert Hall.[15]
2018 saw the release of the documentary Bros: After The Screaming Stops, which was about Matt and his brother's life. It premiered at the BFI London Film Festival.[16] It won "Best Documentary" at the National Film Awards[citation needed] and a BAFTA.[17] The film also won "Moment of the Year" at the 2019 BBC Radio & Music Awards.[18] Following a national theatre release, the movie went on to become the most downloaded BBC production in 2018 and has now been viewed more than 20 million times.[18][19]
In early 2020, Goss recorded his version of If I Aint Got You, which was produced by Babyface. The song was released as a fundraiser for the National Health Service (NHS) during the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] His efforts resulted in supplying thousands of meals for first responders.[24]
As of 2024, he is in a relationship with Chantal Brown, a jewelry designer. He said of his brother the same year that "We are completely estranged."[14]
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