Introduction
Matthieu Gore, better known as Matt Houston or 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. 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 releasedChant 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, 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 self-titled album Matt Pokora and his single "Showbiz (The Battle)" under the name Matt Pokora.
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) |
FR |
SWI | ||||
| 1999 | 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 | — | ||
EPs
- 2008: Matt Houston: Anthologie 1998 – 2007 (Mixtape in download only)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak Position | Notes | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Wa) |
FR |
SWI | ||||
| 1999 | "Je tuerai le mâle" | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | "12/0013" | 25 | 9 | — | ||
| 2001 | "RnB 2 rue" | — | 4 | — | ||
| "Cendrillon du ghetto" | 29 | 20 | — | |||
| "Dans la peau d'un dealer" | 37 | 28 | — | |||
| 2003 | "Miss" | — | 27 | 51 | ||
| 2012 | "Positif" | 7 | 5 | — | Racines | |
| "Happy Birthday" | — | 160 | — | |||
| 2014 | "Twist 2k14" | — | 81 | — | ||
- Collaborations
| Year | Single | Peak Position | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Wa) |
FR | |||
| 2012 | "Tu y yo" | 52 | 29 | |
- Featured in
| Year | Single | Peak Position | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR | |||
| 2004 | "Relève la tête" | 39 |
- Other non-charting singles
- 2000: "Je croyais en toi"
- 2002: "Hotel motel"
- 2003: "Wicked"
- 2005: "Chabine"
- 2008: "Hello RnB! Papa est back"
- 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)
- 2007: "Fuck This Industry"
- 2011: "Shawty A Gangsta" (with DJ Scandalous & Bad Boy artist Red Cafe)
- 2011: "Sex Toy" (with DJ Scandalous & Atlantic artist Trina)
- 2012: "The King Is Back [LeBron James]" (with DJ Scandalous)
- 2012: "La GoGo (Roof On Fire)" (featuring DJ Scandalous, Jadakiss & Styles P of The Lox)