Matt Houston (singer)

Matt Houston
Birth name Matthieu Gore
Also known as Matt
Born March 30, 1977
Origin Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe, France
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1996–present
Labels On The Track
Website Official Site

Matthieu Gore better known as Matt Houston or just Matt is a French R & B singer and music producer originating from Guadeloupe. He was born in Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe on 30 September 1977. He has released five albums and a number of singles.

Career

He started very young in music in Guadeloupe where he won in a singing competition. He later on relocated to Paris living in the 12ème arrondissement.[1] At 16, he took music lessons and played piano and guitar and formed a band with a friend before launching his solo career. In 1996, he established his own record label called On The Track. His debut album was released in June 1999 called Matt with moderate success followed in 2001 by R&B 2 Rue that won the R& B best album category at 2002 Victoires de la Musique awards and reached platinum status. The leading single "R&B 2 Rue" from the album was his best single released. Matt Houston also released Chant de bataille in 2003 that had collaborations with a number of rap artists including Sat, Don Choa (of Fonky Family), Dadoo, Skalde Blase. The album was certified gold. In 2006 he released Phoenix 2006 with collaborations with Big Ali, Joe Houston and VR, rappers Eloquence and Busta Flex, and the young Nathy. Matt produced most of the album, in addition to the producer houses Deck, Da Konsepta and producers Komplex and Stéphane Filey. He came back in 2010 with the album Papa est back with collaborations with Lord Kossity, Kery James, Amel Bent and a mix of R’n’B with hip hop, zouk, Latin and electro vibes.

After writing "I wanna chat" as a soundtrack for Secret Story, Matt launched girl power band Hot.Chick.

Matt Houston was famously involved in a lawsuit against French singer Matthieu Tota who had picked Matt Pokora as a stage name and won the lawsuit forcing Matt Pokora to change his name to M. Pokora after having released his first album and single under the name Matt Pokora.[2]

In 2012, he bought a night club in Dammarie les Lys (77), near to Paris and released a new album "Racines". His single "Positif" with the Nigerian group P Square was a summer hit in France. His last single is "Happy Birthday" in collaboration with Mokobé.

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak Position Notes Certification
BEL
(Wa)
[3]
FR
[4]
SWI
1999 Matt Credited to:
Matt
2001 R&B 2 Rue 8 7 73 FR: Platinum
2003 Chant de bataille 19 4 63 FR: Gold
2006 Phoenix 2006 73 13
2010 Papa est back
2012 Racines 55 14 Credited to:
Matt Houston

EPs

Singles

Year Single Peak Position Notes Album
BEL
(Wa)
[3]
FR
[4]
SWI
1999 "Je tuerai le mâle" Credited to:
Matt
2000 "12/0013" (feat. Def Bond) 25 9
2001 "RnB 2 rue" 4
"Cendrillon du ghetto" (feat. Lord Kossity) 29 20
"Dans la peau d'un dealer" 37 28
2003 "Miss" 27 51
2012 "Positif" (feat. P-Square) 7 5 Credited to:
Matt Houston
Racines
"Happy Birthday" (feat. Mokobé) 160
2014 "Twist 2k14" (feat. DJ Assad & Dylan Rinnez) 81
Collaborations
Year Single Peak Position Album
BEL
(Wa)
[3]
FR
[4]
2012 "Tu y yo" (Lylloo & Matt Houston) 52 29
Featured in
Year Single Peak Position Album
FR
[4]
2004 "Relève la tête" (Kery James pres. Lino, AP, Diam's, Passi, Matt & Kool Shen) 39
Other non-charting singles
Promotional and unofficial singles

References

External links