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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 as the drummer.Frances Kindon,


Early life
Goss was born on 29 September 1968 at Lewisham Hospital, in the borough of Lewisham. He is the twin and younger brother of .


Career

The Bros band
The Goss twins, Matt and Luke and their friend 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 , performing to 77,000 fans.Aimee Seddon,

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 for "Breakthrough Artist" and they received the award from Rolling Stones, and .Jessica Sansome,

After announcing a one-off Bros reunion show in the London O2 Arena in 2017, tickets sold out in a record-breaking seven seconds.Lewis Corner,


Solo music career
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.The Beautiful Unknown

As a solo artist, Goss has played in venues all over the world including and Madison Square Garden NY, , The Royal Albert Hall, The O2 Arena and London.

Goss wrote the theme song Lovely Las Vegas for the TV station 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.Lewis Corner,

Goss contributed to the soundtrack of the Movie Stuart Little writing the song Lucky Day.Lewis Corner, Goss worked with 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 . Within nine months, the show moved to the iconic in January 2010.Garry Bushell, 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 and Goss was called "The New Sinatra".

Goss was also called "The New King of Vegas" by Las Vegas Review-Journal, a daily subscription published in , John Katsilometes, and is considered one of the best male British voices with LA Times calling him "The Velvet voice".Susan Stapleton,

Goss was hailed as the Best New Act in Vegas, by the LA Times, while VegasDeluxe called him "the leader of a new ratpack".Alexandra Topping,

In 2016, Goss won The SSE Arena Wembley award for best live show.Pip Ellwood-Hughes, 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.

2018 saw the release of the 3 x BAFTA nominated and BAFTA winning documentary, , which was about Matt and his brother's life. It premiered at the BFI London Film Festival. It won "Best Documentary" at The National Film Awards and instantly received a 100% rating from .

The film also won "Moment of the Year" at the 2019 BBC Radio & Music Awards. Following a national theatre release, the movie went on to become the most downloaded BBC production in 2018 and has now been viewed over 20Million times. GQ magazine said it was the "best music documentary of all time".Amelia Tait,

In 2023, Goss embarked on his UK tour, which began at The Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and his 15 piece MG Big Band.Connor Gotto, He performed his biggest hits, new original music and his own personal tribute to one of the greatest songwriters of all time, .

As a brand ambassador, Goss was featured as one of the lead roles alongside P. Diddy, (Sopranos), (Breaking Bad), Michael K. Williams (Boardwalk Empire) and in CIROQ's vodka American campaign which included a national print, billboards and TV commercial for 3 years.


Philanthropy
He was awarded the United Nations Humanitarian Award, for his continued contribution with charity endeavors which include, Susan G.Komen Fight Against Cancer. Goss wrote and performed Susan G.Komen's anthem Strong and spearheaded the hashtag Strong initiative with them. He sang to over 50,000 people in NY to support the fight against cancer and also 100,000 people in LA.

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 National Health Service (NHS) during the . His efforts resulted in supplying thousands of meals for first responders.

Due to his continued work for the troops and their mental health around the world, Goss was made an honorary captain in the 17th Special Battalion. On 7 June 2021, he was awarded the Royal Society of St George medal.


Discography

Studio albums


Singles
1995"The Key"4035The Key
1996"Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away"
"If You Were Here Tonight"23
2003"I'm Coming with Ya"22Early Side of Later
2004"Fly"31
2006"It's the End of the Road"Non-album single
"Evil"Gossy
2010"Firefly" (with )
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
"Better with You"
"Saved"
2025"We are Not Broken"


As featured artist
1995"Supermodel Sandwich W/Cheese" (Terence Trent D'arby feat. Matt Goss)Vibrator
2004"I Need the Key" (Minimal Chic feat. Matt Goss)54Non-album Single
2005"With Or Without You" (Minimal Chic feat. Matt Goss)
2013"Touch the Sky" (, Matt Goss & The Concrete Sneakers)


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