Matt Goss

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Matt Goss
Goss performing at the Bros reunion concert in 2017
Background information
Birth name	Matthew Weston Goss
Born	(1968-09-29) 29 September 1968 (age 52) 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.mattgoss.co.uk

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.  

Bros[]

Matt Goss burst on to the global entertainment scene as lead singer of the English pop sensation, BROS. Goss quickly became the youngest artist to sell out and headline the world-famous Wembley Stadium,^[2] performing to a crowd of more than 77,000 fans. He played a record 19 consecutive nights to more than 200,000 fans at Wembley Arena and has performed twice for her majesty, the Queen.^{[citation needed]}

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. Goss has sold more than 16 million records worldwide and achieved No. 1 records in more than 22 countries.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]} He has been crowned, “The New King of Las Vegas”^[6] by his Vegas constituents.^{[better source needed]}

The show has toured globally at the most prestigious venues around the world including the Royal Albert Hall (London),^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

2018 saw the release of the BAFTA winning movie about he and his brother’s life entitled ‘After the Screaming Stops.’ ^[8]Following a national theatre release, the movie went on to become the most downloaded BBC production in 2018 and it has been roundly hailed as “The greatest music documentary of all time” by GQ Magazine.^{[citation needed]}

In early 2020, Goss recorded his version of “If I Aint Got You”, which was produced by the legendary ‘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][better source needed]}

In January 2021, Goss launched a podcast, which reached the Top 10 in 32 countries and Top 3 in the UK.^{[citation needed]}

Goss’ CHRISTMAS album, produced by Ron Fair and recorded at the iconic Capitol Studios in Hollywood has a confirmed release date for Xmas 2021.

Goss’ accolades include the Brit Award Winner; Las Vegas Icon Award; British Entertainer of the Year; Best Show of Wembley Arena;^{[citation needed]}

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), & Chrissy Teigen in CIROQ’s N. American campaign including national billboards, a national tv campaign and national print campaign for 3 years. ^{[10][better source needed]}

Goss wrote the theme song for the national #1 FOX TV show, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, produced by Nigel Lithgow.^[11]  He also penned the National Anthem for Susan G. Koman and initiated the hashtag ‘STRONG’ for them.^{[citation needed]}

Goss wrote the song, CHANGE ME , by Keri Hilson/Akon from the album ‘In a Perfect World…’ ^[12]which debuted at number 4 on the US Billboard 200^[13] and at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Bibliography[]

Matt Goss authored two books: the best-selling More Than You Know: The Autobiography,^[14] published in 2005, and Bear Crimbo,^[15] a children's story and intellectual property currently in the process of a major release worldwide for Xmas 2021.^{[citation needed]}

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Co*Bra studio albums[]

Singles[]

Co*Bra Singles[]

As featured artist[]

References[]

External links[]

Matt Goss Official Website - https://mattgoss.co.uk/

• Matt Goss at IMDb