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Matt Houston (singer)

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Matt Houston
Birth nameMatthieu Gore
Also known asMatt
Born (1977-09-30) September 30, 1977 (age 47)
OriginSainte-Anne, Guadeloupe, France
GenresR&B • Hip hop
InstrumentVocals
Years active1996–present
LabelsOn The Track
Websitematthouston.fr

Matthieu Gore, better known as Matt Houston or Matt, is a French 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

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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 most successful single. 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 DJ Scandalous,[2] 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&B with hip hop, zouk, Latin and electro vibes.

After writing "I Wanna Chat" as a soundtrack for Secret Story, Matt launched the girl power band, Hot.Chick.

Matt Houston was 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 self-titled album Matt Pokora and his single "Showbiz (The Battle)" under the name Matt Pokora.[3]

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. He collaborated on the single "Happy Birthday" with Mokobé.

Discography

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Albums

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Year Album Peak Position Notes Certification
BEL
(Wa)
[4] 		FR
[5] 		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

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  • 2008: Matt Houston: Anthologie 1998 – 2007 (Mixtape in download only)

Singles

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Year Single Peak Position Notes Album
BEL
(Wa)
[4] 		FR
[5] 		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)
[4] 		FR
[5]
2012 "Tu y yo" (Lylloo & Matt Houston) 52 29
Featured in
Year Single Peak Position Album
FR
[5]
2004 "Relève la tête" (Kery James pres. Lino, AP, Diam's, Passi, Matt & Kool Shen) 39
Other non-charting singles
  • 2000: "Cybersex" [6]
  • 2000: "Je croyais en toi" (feat. Frédo and Kfear of La Brigade)
  • 2002: "Hotel motel" (feat. Sat of "Fonky Family")
  • 2003: "Wicked"
  • 2005: "Chabine"
  • 2006: "Phoenix" [7]
  • 2008: "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"
  • 2011: "Shawty A Gangsta" (with DJ Scandalous & Bad Boy artist Red Cafe)[8]
  • 2011: "Sex Toy" (with DJ Scandalous & Atlantic artist Trina)[9]
  • 2012: "The King Is Back [LeBron James]" (with DJ Scandalous)[8]
  • 2012: "La GoGo (Roof On Fire)" (featuring DJ Scandalous, Jadakiss & Styles P of The Lox)[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Biographie". Matthouston-officiel.skyrock.com. 15 June 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Matt Houston - Ghetto Love lyrics". Lyricsfreak.com.
  3. ^ "Premiere.fr". Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Discographie Matt - ultratop.be". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "lescharts.com - Discographie Matt". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  6. ^ [1] [dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Matt – Phoenix (2006, CD)". Discogs. 2006.
  8. ^ a b "DJ Scandalous & Matt Houston - The King Is Back ( LeBron James )". Retrieved 29 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "DJ Scandalous & Matt Houston - Sex Toy (unofficial video) ft. Trina & Napoleon Da Legend". Retrieved 29 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ "La "GoGo (Roof On Fire)" (featuring DJ Scandalous, Jadakiss & Styles P of the LOX)". Retrieved 29 December 2021 – via YouTube.
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