Matt Goss | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Matthew Weston Goss |
Born | Lewisham, London, England[1] | 29 September 1968
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 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. Goss as a solo artist has released five studio albums.
Goss wrote the theme song for So You Think You Can Dance, produced by Nigel Lythgoe.[2]
Matthew 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.
Main article: Bros (British band) |
Goss became famous as lead singer of the English pop band, Bros. Bros' debut album, Push, went platinum four times,[3] earned 8 top five hits and remained on the U.K. charts for 54 weeks.[4]
He began his solo career in 1995, and by early 2021 had released 23 singles, four of which have been Top 40 hits.[5] Goss worked with Paul Oakenfold on the single "Firefly", which was remixed and reached #1 on the World Trance chart. [citation needed]
In June 2009, it was announced that he would be playing live shows at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.[6] Within nine months, the show was moved transferred to Caesars Palace in January 2010. .[7]
The Vegas show was brought to UK venues including the Royal Albert Hall (London), and Wembley Arena (London)[8] where he won the SSE Arena Award for Best Show of 2016[citation needed].
2018 saw the release of the BAFTA-winning movie about his and his brother's life entitled Bros: After the Screaming Stops.[9]
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, Goss wanted to raise £50,000, but after three months, it raised just over £15,000.[10]
Goss released his fifth studio album, The Beautiful Unknown, which was originally scheduled for release in September 2021,[11] before being released on 25 March 2022. The album charted at number 7 on the UK official charts for one week[12] and sold 4000 copies Worldwide. "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."[13] Goss said he had no interest in making music or singing again, due to his rigorous schedule performing in the United States.[14] 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."[14] Goss stated he felt excited for the release of the album with the hope that the music industry takes notice of his efforts. "I want to compete with Ed Sheeran, I want to compete with The Weeknd, I want to compete with Robbie Williams...everyone. I made this record knowing 100% that we can do that. I want to be one of the main players. No-one can say this isn't a contemporary record."[15]
In addition to his solo work, Goss has confirmed plans to re-unite with brother Luke on an "outrageous" Bros comeback album.[16]
Goss expressed an interest in collaborating with Adele. "I’d love to sing with Adele and I think we’d gel really well together. We’re both Londoners, which really appeals to me."[17]
In August 2022 Goss was announced as the eighth contestant on the 20th series of Strictly Come Dancing.[18] Partnered with pro-dancer Nadiya Bychkova, Goss finished in the bottom two and came up against Kaye Adams in the dance off for a place in week 3. Goss won the majority of votes from the studio expert judges.[19] Goss and Bychkova were eliminated in week 4, on October 16, 2022, after a dance off with Kym Marsh and her partner, Graziano di Prima.[20]