Matt Goss

Sep 29, 1968 (57 years old)Lewisham, London, England, UK11 credits

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.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 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. The Goss twins, Matt and Luke and their friend Craig Logan were just schoolboys when they became famous in 1986. 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". Matt went on to become the youngest artist to headline Wembley Stadium, performing to 77,000 fans. Bros amassed millions of album sales, with their debut album Push going 4× Platinum in the UK and peaking at number two. It remained in the UK charts for 84 weeks. In 1989, Bros won the Brit Award for "Breakthrough Artist" and they received the award from Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood and Bill Wyman. After announcing a one-off Bros reunion show in the London O2 Arena in 2017, tickets sold out in a record-breaking seven seconds. 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. As a solo artist, Goss has played in venues all over the world including Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden NY, Wembley Arena, The Royal Albert Hall, The O2 Arena and Wembley Stadium London. Goss wrote the theme song Lovely Las Vegas for the TV station Fox 5 which was used for over 10 years. He also wrote the theme song It’s The End Of The Road for the American TV show So You Think You Can Dance. Goss contributed to the soundtrack of the Movie Stuart Little writing the song Lucky Day. Goss worked with Paul Oakenfold on the single Firefly, which was remixed and reached #1 on multiple dance charts. 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. Within nine months, the show moved to the iconic Caesars Palace in January 2010. The Vegas show was called the "Hottest Show in Vegas" by the LA Times. It was brought to several UK venues, including The Royal Albert Hall and Wembley Arena and Goss was called "The New Sinatra". Goss was also called "The New King of Vegas" by Las Vegas Review-Journal, a daily subscription newspaper published in Las Vegas, Nevada and is considered one of the best male British voices with LA Times calling him "The Velvet voice". Goss was hailed as the Best New Act in Vegas, by the LA Times, while VegasDeluxe called him "the leader of a new ratpack". In 2016, Goss won The SSE Arena Wembley award for best live show. and 2018 he was awarded the key to the city of Las Vegas. In 2018, Goss was awarded, by proclamation of the city, "Matt Goss Day" on 8 August, which by coincidence is also his late mother's birthday. ... Source: Article "Matt Goss" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.Show more

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