Matt Goss
Matthew Weston Goss (born 29 September 1968) is an English, singer-songwriter and musician, currently based in America. He is the lead singer of 1980s pop group Bros, which also features his twin brother, Luke as drummer.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Matthew Weston Goss |
| Born | 29 September 1968 Lewisham, London, England[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | vocals, guitar, piano, bass, keyboards, programming |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | Decca, Virgin |
| Associated acts | Bros, Co*Bra |
| Website | www |
Goss' accolades include the Brit Award Winner; Las Vegas Icon Award; British Entertainer of the Year; Best Show of Wembley Arena; Goss wrote the theme song for So You Think You Can Dance, produced by Nigel Lithgow.[2]
1986–1992: Bros
Matt Goss became famous as lead singer of the English pop band, BROS. The Bros debut album, Push, went platinum four times,[3] earned 8 top five hits and remained on the U.K. charts for an astonishing 54 weeks.
1995–present: Solo career
Matt Goss began his solo career in 1995, and has enjoyed multiple Top 40 hits.[4] Goss worked with Paul Oakenfold on the single "Firefly", which was remixed and reached #1 on the World Trance chart.
In June 2009, it was announced that he would be playing live shows at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.[5] In the short span of 9 months, the show was an immediate success and then moved to the iconic Caesars Palace in January 2010. The critically acclaimed show has become a solid Strip favorite, running for over 10 years. He has been crowned, “The New King of Las Vegas”[6] by his Vegas constituents.
The show has toured globally at the most prestigious venues around the world including the Royal Albert Hall (London), Wembley Arena (London)[7] where he won the prestigious SSE Arena Award for Best Show of 2016, beating every other artist that played that year including Adele, The Who, Coldplay, The Cure & more.
As well as performing in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden and The Royal Albert Hall, in 2017, Goss broke a world record in selling out 2 nights at the O2 Arena in London, 40,000 tickets in an unbelievable 7 seconds.
2018 saw the release of the BAFTA winning movie about he and his brother’s life entitled After the Screaming Stops.[8]
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 NHS during the Covid pandemic and resulted in over 50,000 meals being delivered to key workers.[9]
Goss announced that he will release his fifth studio album, "The Beauitful Unknown" which was originally scheduled for release on 19 November 2021,[10] but instead will be due for release in February 2022. "It's a phrase I use a lot in my poetry ... because I think inherently we have been programmed to actually fear tomorrow and ... the years ahead ... I just want to live in a place where the unknown is a beautiful thing."[11] Goss said he had no interest in making music or singing again, due to his rigorous schedule performing in the United States.[12] However, with the COVID-19 pandemic, Goss had a chance to reset and record again. "So it was quite an extraordinary thing, ironically, the connection that I found talking about much deeper issues, was the reason I actually ended up wanting to make a new record, and realising there were indeed people that wanted me to keep going."[12]
Bibliography
Matt Goss authored two books: the best-selling More Than You Know: The Autobiography,[13] published in 2005, and Bear Crimbo,[14] a children's story and intellectual property currently in the process of a major release worldwide for Xmas 2021.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK[15] | ||
| The Key' |
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| Early Side of Later |
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87 |
| Gossy |
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— |
| Life You Imagine |
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27 |
| The Beautiful Unknown |
|
TBA |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK[16][17] | 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 | — | Non-album Single |
| 2004 | "Fly" | 31 | — | Early Side of Later |
| 2006 | "It's the End of the Road" | — | — | Non-album Single |
| 2009 | "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 |
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | — | |
References
- "Search Results for England & Wales Births 1837-2006 - findmypast.co.uk". search.findmypast.co.uk.
- "Matt Goss Pens 'So You Think You Can Dance' Theme Song". Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- "BPI".
- "Matt Goss | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- "Grand Opening Of Matt Goss Live From Las Vegas At Palms Casino Resort Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images". www.gettyimages.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- "Show Tickets".
- Wembley, The SSE Arena. "Matt Goss | The SSE Arena, Wembley". www.ssearena.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- "EDITING: FACTUAL - WILL GILBEY, Bros: After the Screaming Stops". www.bafta.org. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- "Help raise £10000 to help our NHS heroes". JustGiving. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- "Upbringing: Matt Goss". DIY Magazine. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- Mills, Sarah (13 October 2021). ["It's a phrase I use a lot in my poetry ... because I think inherently we have been programmed to actually fear tomorrow and ... the years ahead ... I just want to live in a place where the unknown is a beautiful thing." "Matt Goss hopes new album will take him from Vegas to world tour"] Check
|url=value (help). Reuters. Retrieved 15 December 2021. - "Matt Goss: I was abusing my body and my life". InsideNova. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- "More Than You Know - Matt Goss - Amazon".
- "Bear Crimbo - Amazon".
- "Matt Goss - Album Official Charts". Official Charts. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- Matt Goss, Official Charts, retrieved 15 October 2010
- Minimal Chic Featuring Matt Goss, Official Charts, retrieved 15 October 2015
