Matt Goss | |
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 Goss pictured in 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Matthew Weston Goss |
| Born | 29 September 1968 Lewisham, London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano, bass, keyboards, programming |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | Decca, Virgin |
| Website | www |
Matthew Weston Goss (born September 29, 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]
Goss was born on 29 September 1968 at Lewisham Hospital, in the London borough of Lewisham. He is the twin and younger brother of Luke Goss. [1]
The Bros twins, Goss 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? and drove their fans wild with a hysteria dubbed Brosmania. [1]
Bros amassed 16+ million album sales, with their debut album Push going 4x Platinum in the UK and hitting #1 in 22 countries. [2] It remained in the UK charts for 84 weeks. [3]
In 1989, Bros won the Brit Award for Breakthrough Artist and they received the award from Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood and Bill Wyman. [4]
After announcing a one-off Bros reunion show in the London O2 Arena in 2017, tickets sold out in a record-breaking seven seconds. [5]
After the Bros band broke up, Luke became an actor and Goss continued in music with a successful solo career. Goss has released five solo studio albums. His latest, The Beautiful Unknown , reached number #7 in the UK album charts 2022. [6] [7]
As a solo artist, Goss has played in venues all over the world including Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Gardens NY, Wembley Arena, The Royal Albert Hall, The O2 Arena and Wembley Stadium London. [8]
Goss wrote the theme song Lovely Las Vegas for the TV station Fox 5 which was used for over 10 years. [9] He also wrote the theme song It’s The End Of The Road for the TV show in America So You Think You Can Dance . [10] [11]
Goss contributed to the soundtrack of the Movie Stuart Little writing the song called Lucky Day. [12] Goss worked with Paul Oakenfold on the single Firefly, which was remixed and reached #1 on multiple dance charts. [13]
After Bros split, Goss moved to America and in June 2009 it was announced that he would be headlining shows at The Palms Casino in Las Vegas. [14] Within nine months, the show moved to the iconic Caesars Palace in January 2010. [15] The Vegas show was called the Hottest Show in Vegas by the LA Times . [16] It was brought to several UK venues, including The Royal Albert Hall and Wembley Arena and Goss was called The New Sinatra. [17]
Goss was also called The New King of Vegas. [18] and is considered one of the best male British voices with LA Times calling him The Velvet voice. [19]
Goss was hailed as the Best New Act in Vegas, by the LA Times, while VegasDeluxe called him the leader of a new ratpack. [20]
In 2016, Goss won The SSE Arena Wembley award for best live show. [21] and 2018 he was awarded the key to the city of Las Vegas. [22]
In 2018, Goss was awarded, by proclamation of the city, Matt Goss Day on the 8th of August, which by coincidence is also his late mother’s birthday. [23]
2018 saw the release of the 3 x BAFTA nominated and BAFTA winning documentary, Bros: After The Screaming Stops , which was about Matt and his brother's life. It premiered at the BFI London Film Festival. [24] It won BEST DOCUMENTARY at The National Film Awards and instantly received a 100% rating from Rotten Tomatoes. [25]
The film also won Moment of the Year at the 2019 BBC Radio & Music Awards. [26] Following a national theatre release, the movie went on to become the most downloaded BBC production in 2018 and has now been viewed over 20Million times. [26] GQ magazine said it was the best music documentary of all time. [27]
In 2023, Goss embarked on his UK tour, which began at The Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and his 15 piece MG Big Band. [28] He performed his biggest hits, new original music and his own personal tribute to one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Cole Porter. [28] [29]
As a brand ambassador, Goss was featured as one of the lead roles alongside P. Diddy, Frank Vincent (Sopranos), Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad), Michael K. Williams (Boardwalk Empire) and Chrissy Teigen in CIROQ’s vodka American campaign which included a national print, billboards and TV commercial for 3 years. [30]
Matt has an extensive philanthropic portfolio. [31] He was awarded the prestigious United Nations Humanitarian Award, for his continued contribution with charity endeavors which include, Susan G.Komen Fight Against Cancer. [32] [33] Goss wrote and performed Susan G.Komen’s anthem Strong and spearheaded the hashtag Strong initiative with them. He sang to over 50,000 people in Time Square NY to support the fight against cancer and also 100,000 people in LA. [34]
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 pandemic. [35] His efforts resulted in supplying thousands of meals for first responders. [36]
Due to his continued work for the troops and their mental health around the world, Goss was made an honorary captain in the 17th Special Battalion. On June 7th 2021, he was awarded the Royal Society of St George medal. [37]
| Title | Details | Chart positions | Certifications |
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| UK [38] | |||
| The Key |
| — | |
| Early Side of Later |
| 87 | |
| Gossy |
| — | |
| Life You Imagine |
| 27 | |
| The Beautiful Unknown |
| 7 |
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [40] [41] | BEL | |||
| 1995 | "The Key" | 40 | 35 | The Key |
| 1996 | "Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away" | — | — | |
| "If You Were Here Tonight" | 23 | — | ||
| 2003 | "I'm Coming with Ya" | 22 | — | Early Side of Later |
| 2004 | "Fly" | 31 | — | |
| 2006 | "It's the End of the Road" | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Evil" | — | — | Gossy | |
| 2010 | "Firefly" (with Paul Oakenfold) | — | — | |
| 2011 | "Fighting for Love" | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2013 | "Strong" | — | — | Life You Imagine |
| 2014 | "I Do" | — | — | |
| "Nothing Like This" | — | — | ||
| 2016 | "A Vegas Summer" | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Gone Too Long" | — | — | ||
| 2018 | "Red Flares" | — | — | |
| 2020 | "If I Ain't Got You" | — | — | |
| 2021 | "Somewhere to Fall" | — | — | The Beautiful Unknown |
| "Better with You" | — | — | ||
| "Saved" | — | — | ||
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album |
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| UK | |||
| 1995 | "Supermodel Sandwich W/Cheese" (Terence Trent D'arby feat. Matt Goss) | — | Vibrator |
| 2004 | "I Need the Key" (Minimal Chic feat. Matt Goss) | 54 | Non-album Single |
| 2005 | "With Or Without You" (Minimal Chic feat. Matt Goss) | — | |
| 2013 | "Touch the Sky" (Paul Oakenfold, Matt Goss & The Concrete Sneakers) | — |
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