Matt Houston (singer)

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Matt Houston
Also known asMatt
Born
Matthieu Gore

(1977-09-30) September 30, 1977 (age 48)
Origin Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe, France
Genres R&B
InstrumentVocals
Years active1996–present
LabelsOn The Track
Website matthouston.fr

Matthieu Gore, better known as Matt Houston or Matt, is a French singer and music producer originating from Guadeloupe. He was born in Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe, on 30 September 1977. He has released five albums and a number of singles.

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Career

He started very young in music in Guadeloupe where he won in a singing competition. He later on relocated to Paris living in the 12ème arrondissement. [1] At 16, he took music lessons and played piano and guitar and formed a band with a friend before launching his solo career. In 1996, he established his own record label called on the Track. His debut album was released in June 1999 called Matt, with moderate success followed in 2001 by R&B 2 Rue that won the R&B best album category at 2002 Victoires de la Musique awards and reached platinum status. The leading single "R&B 2 Rue" from the album was his most successful single. Matt Houston also released Chant de bataille in 2003, that had collaborations with a number of rap artists including Sat, Don Choa (of Fonky Family), Dadoo, Skalde Blase. The album was certified gold. In 2006, he released Phoenix 2006, with collaborations with Big Ali, Joe Houston and VR, rappers DJ Scandalous, [2] Eloquence and Busta Flex, and the young Nathy. Matt produced most of the album, in addition to the producer houses Deck, Da Konsepta and producers Komplex and Stéphane Filey. He came back in 2010 with the album Papa est back, with collaborations with Lord Kossity, Kery James, Amel Bent and a mix of R&B with hip hop, zouk, Latin and electro vibes.

After writing "I Wanna Chat" as a soundtrack for Secret Story, Matt launched the girl power band, Hot.Chick.

Matt Houston was involved in a lawsuit against French singer Matthieu Tota, who had picked Matt Pokora as a stage name, and won the lawsuit forcing Matt Pokora to change his name to M. Pokora, after having released his first self-titled album Matt Pokora and his single "Showbiz (The Battle)" under the name Matt Pokora. [3]

In 2012, he bought a night club in Dammarie les Lys (77), near to Paris and released a new album Racines. His single "Positif" with the Nigerian group P-Square was a summer hit in France. He collaborated on the single "Happy Birthday" with Mokobé.

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumPeak PositionNotesCertification
BEL
(Wa)
[4] 		FR
[5] 		SWI
1999Matt———Credited to:
Matt
2001R&B 2 Rue8773FR: Platinum
2003Chant de bataille19463FR: Gold
2006Phoenix 20067313—
2010Papa est back———
2012 Racines 5514—Credited to:
Matt Houston

EPs

Singles

YearSinglePeak PositionNotesAlbum
BEL
(Wa)
[4] 		FR
[5] 		SWI
1999"Je tuerai le mâle"———Credited to:
Matt
2000"12/0013" (feat. Def Bond)259—
2001"RnB 2 rue"—4—
"Cendrillon du ghetto" (feat. Lord Kossity)2920—
"Dans la peau d'un dealer"3728—
2003"Miss"—2751
2012"Positif" (feat. P-Square)75—Credited to:
Matt Houston		Racines
"Happy Birthday" (feat. Mokobé)—160—
2014"Twist 2k14" (feat. DJ Assad & Dylan Rinnez)—81—
Collaborations
YearSinglePeak PositionAlbum
BEL
(Wa)
[4] 		FR
[5]
2012"Tu y yo" (Lylloo & Matt Houston)5229
Featured in
YearSinglePeak PositionAlbum
FR
[5]
2004"Relève la tête" (Kery James pres. Lino, AP, Diam's, Passi, Matt & Kool Shen)39
Other non-charting singles
Promotional and unofficial singles

References

  1. ↑ "Biographie". Matthouston-officiel.skyrock.com. 15 June 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Matt Houston - Ghetto Love lyrics". Lyricsfreak.com.
  3. ↑ "Premiere.fr". Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Discographie Matt - ultratop.be". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "lescharts.com - Discographie Matt". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  6. ↑ [ dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Matt – Phoenix (2006, CD)". Discogs . 2006.
  8. 1 2 "DJ Scandalous & Matt Houston - The King Is Back ( LeBron James )" . Retrieved 29 December 2021– via YouTube.
  9. ↑ "DJ Scandalous & Matt Houston - Sex Toy (unofficial video) ft. Trina & Napoleon Da Legend" . Retrieved 29 December 2021– via YouTube.
  10. ↑ "La "GoGo (Roof On Fire)" (featuring DJ Scandalous, Jadakiss & Styles P of the LOX)" . Retrieved 29 December 2021– via YouTube.
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