Matt Houston (singer)
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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.
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 successfully 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.
Promotional and unofficial singles
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
R & B singer
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
and music producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
originating from Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...
. He was born in Sainte-Anne
Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe
Sainte-Anne is a city in the southern part of Grande-Terre, considered by some to be one of the most touristic towns of Guadeloupe ....
, 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. 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 MusiqueVictoires de la Musique
Victoires de la musique , is an annual French award ceremony that recognizes the best musical artists of the year.- Male artist of the year :*1985 : Michel Jonasz*1986 : Jean-Jacques Goldman*1987 : Johnny Hallyday...
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
Sat (rapper)
Karim Haddouche , more commonly known as Sat l'Artificier or Sat, is a French rapper of Algerian origin and is a member of the group Fonky Family.-Life:...
, Don Choa (of Fonky Family
Fonky Family
La Fonky Family are a French hip hop group from Marseille. They are composed of four rappers, Le Rat Luciano, Menzo, Don Choa and Sat, the producer Pone, DJ Djel, the dancer Blaze, the singer Karima, Flex Nandell, and manager Fafa.Fonky Family made their first appearance on the French hip hop...
), Dadoo
Dadoo
Dadoo is a French rapper and also a member of the Toulouse rap group, KDD. He has performed several duets with French singer Vitaa.- Albums :* 1996: Opte Pour Le K...
, Skalde Blase. The album was certified gold. In 2006 he released Phoenix 2006 with collaborations with Big Ali
Big Ali
Big Ali is an American singer-songwriter, DJ, and rapper born in Queens, New York and based in Paris, France since 2001. He is signed to Up Music, a Warner Music label, and has released his debut album Louder in May 2009 on the record label. The album featuring numerous French and international...
, 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
Lord Kossity
Lord Kossity is a hip hop mogul and rapper from Martinique, French Antilles, in the West Indies. His family is originally from Martinique but he was born in the suburbs of Paris, France and moved back to the French Antilles with his family when he was 11 years old.He began his career in the 1990s...
, Kery James
Kery James
Alix Mathurin better known as Kery James, is a French rapper, singer, songwriter, dancer and record producer, who was born in West Indies from Haitian parents. His mother raised him in Orly, a suburb of Paris. Nowadays with his three solo albums, he is one of the most respected French rappers. The...
, Amel Bent
Amel Bent
Amel Bent is a French singer.- Biography :Amel Bent grew up in the French commune of La Courneuve with her Algerian father and a Moroccan mother. She has a brother and a sister...
and a mix of R’n’B with hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
, zouk
Zouk
Zouk is a style of rhythmic music originating from the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe & Martinique. Zouk means "party" or "festival" in the local Antillean Creole of French, although the word originally referred to, and is still used to refer to, a popular dance, based on the Polish dance, the...
, 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 successfully won the lawsuit forcing Matt Pokora to change his name to M. Pokora
M. Pokora
Matthieu Tota in Strasbourg, France commonly known as M. Pokora or Matt Pokora, is a French singer and songwriter.-Early life:...
after having released his first album and single under the name Matt Pokora.
Albums
- 1999: Matt
- 2001: R&B 2 Rue (certified platinum in France)
- 2003: Chant de bataille (certified gold in France)
- 2006: Phoenix 2006
- 2010: Papa est back
Singles
- 1999: "Je tuerai le mâle"
- 2000: "12/0013" (feat. Def Bond)
- 2000: "Je croyais en toi" (feat. Frédo and Kfear of La Brigade)
- 2001: "RnB 2 rue"
- 2001: "Cendrillon du ghetto" (feat. Lord Kossity)
- 2001: "Dans la peau d'un dealer"
- 2002: "Hotel motel" (feat. Sat of "Fonky Family")
- 2003: "Wicked"
- 2003: "Miss"
- 2005: "Chabine"
- 2008: "Hello RnB! Papa est back" (feat. Black Kent)
- 2010: "PlastiQ"
- 2010: "Booty shake"
- 2010: "Ou tu veux quand tu veux"
- 2010/2011: "Cunnilingus"
- 2010/2011: "Point G"
Promotional and unofficial singles
- 2005: "Shorty"
- 2006: "Le test"
- 2006: "Dance with me" (with group Pass Pass) (appears on Big Ballers vol. 1 compilation)
- 2007: "Fuck This Industry"