Matthew Stiff

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Matthew Stiff is a baritone-bass of the vocal group G4.

Name: Matthew William Tansley Stiff

Born: 13 December 1979 in Grimsby

Voice: Bass Baritone

Relaxes by: Socialising with friends and family

Musical Story:

Began playing trombone at age 8. Played in The Cleethorpes District Youth Orchestra, Kingsway Printers Cleethorpes Band & the Market Rasen Band. A Levels subjects: Music, Psychology, English literature, Philosophy & Cultural beliefs. Grade 8 singing. Studied music at the University of Huddersfield – gained BA and an Masters Degree in Musical Performance. Masters Degree at Guildhall School of Music & Drama 2003 / 4

The group, Jonathan Ansell, Mike Christie and Ben Thapa, started singing together to raise money to help pay for their education. As a group they attended the ITV talent show "The X-Factor" and although they came second in the competition, signed a £1.5 million record deal with Sony-BMG. Their first album, titled "G4" was released in February 2005 and sold more than 600,000 copies, bringing it to double-platinum status.