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| Origin = [[England]], [[UK]]
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| Genre = [[Dance-pop]]
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| Years_active = 1987—1992
| Label = [[CBS]] (GBR, 1987-1994)
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| Past_members = [[Matt Goss]]<br>[[Luke Goss]]<br>Craig Logan
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'''Bros''' (as in the common abbreviation of the word 'brothers') were a British [[boy band]] active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, consisting of twin brothers [[Matt Goss]] and [[Luke Goss]] along with Craig Logan. They were managed by former [[Pet Shop Boys]] manager [[Tom Watkins]]. In fact the songs on the first album were written by their producer [[Nicky Graham]] working under the name "The Brothers" to give the impression that the Goss brothers were the actual writers of the early hits. The Goss brothers took over composing duties thereafter.
== History ==
Their first single, ''I Owe You Nothing'', was released in 1987 on [[CBS]]. The second, ''[[When Will I Be Famous?]]'' reached number two in the United Kingdom. Their first album, ''[[Push (Bros album)|Push]]'', was released in 1988.
The group achieved a total of 11 top 40 singles and three Top 20 albums in the United Kingdom, making them one of the biggest acts in British music between 1988 and 1992. They reached number one when "I Owe You Nothing" was reissued in 1988. They continued having hits throughout the late '80s, including "Cat Among Pigeons", a UK #2 single in 1989 and "Chocolate Box", which made #9 on the chart in fall '89.
Logan left the band in 1989, and the Goss brothers continued touring. A second album, ''The Time'' was released in 1989 followed by ''Changing Faces'' in 1991 before the band split in 1992.
[[Matt Goss]] started his solo career in 1995 and has enjoyed more chart success. He recorded a duet "This Pain" with long time friend [[Denise Pearson]] of [[Five Star]] in 1997, although the song never saw commercial release. He was one of the chefs on [[Gordon Ramsay]]'s ''[[Hell's Kitchen (television)|Hells Kitchen]]'' ([[ITV]]). [[Luke Goss]] appeared in West End musicals throughout the 1990s and has also appeared in several movies since 2000, including ''[[Blade II]]'', ''[[The Man (2005 film)|The Man]]'', and the upcoming ''[[Hellboy II: The Golden Army]]''. He also recorded several singles, including "Sweeter Than The Midnight Rain" with his 'Band Of Thieves', and was briefly signed to [[One Little Indian]] records.
After his stint with the group, Craig Logan worked as a producer for Kim Appleby before going on to work as a sales rep for EMI records and then a manager to [[Pink (singer)|P!nk]]. In 2006, he was put in charge of [[Sony BMG]]'s [[RCA Records]] label group.
Matt Goss now lives in Los Angeles, and has a new album coming out in 2008.
== Reformation ==
On [[July 1]] [[2008]], [[BBC Radio 1]] [[DJ]] [[Jo Whiley]] officially announced that Matt Goss had spoken to the other members of the band and in principle they had agreed to reform<ref>http://www.nme.com/news/bros/37777</ref>.
== Trivia ==
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Craig Logan was briefly engaged to [[Dannii Minogue]].
Musician [[Scott Davidson]], who played keyboard for [[Bros]] went on to become Chairman of [[Bristol City Football Club]]
Music industry stalwart [[Rob Ferguson]] acted as personal manager to both Matt & Luke at various times he currently manages cult 'goth rockers' [[Fields of the Nephilim]], amongst others as well as owning [[Transcend Media Group]].
== Discography ==
=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
! width="27" rowspan="2"| Year
! width="200" rowspan="2"| Title
! colspan="8"| Chart Positions
! width="228" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! width="86"| <small>[[UK]]</small>
! width="86"| <small>[[US]]</small>
! width="86"| <small>[[Germany]]</small>
! width="86"| <small>[[Australia]]</small>
! width="86"| <small>[[Austria]]</small>
! width="86"| <small>[[Switzerland]]</small>
! width="86"| <small>[[Sweden]]</small>
! width="86"| <small>[[France]]</small>
|-
| 1987
| "[[I Owe You Nothing]]"
! #62
! -
! -
! -
! -
! -
! -
! -
| ''Push''
|-
| 1987
| "[[When Will I Be Famous? (song)|When Will I Be Famous?]]"
! #2
! #83
! #4
! #5
! #9
! #2
! #20
! #7
| ''Push''
|-
| 1988
| "Drop The Boy"
! #2
! -
! #9
! #9
! #17
! #5
! -
! -
| ''Push''
|-
| 1988
| "[[I Owe You Nothing]]"(reissue)
! #1
! -
! #13
! #6
! -
! #9
! -
! #7
| ''Push''
|-
|-
| 1988
| "I Quit"
! #4
! -
! #38
! #14
! -
! -
! -
! #25
| ''Push''
|-
| 1988
| "Cat Among The Pigeons/Silent Night"
! #2
! -
! #26
! #15
! -
! -
! -
! #41
| ''Push''
|-
| 1989
| "Too Much"
! #2
! -
! #28
! #11
! -
! -
! #24
! #37
| ''The Time''
|-
| 1989
| "Chocolate Box"
! #9
! -
! -
! #23
! -
! -
! -
! -
| ''The Time''
|-
| 1989
| "Sister"
! #10
! -
! -
! #98
! -
! -
! -
! -
| ''The Time''
|-
| 1990
| "Madly In Love"
! #14
! -
! -
! #68
! -
! -
! -
! -
| ''The Time''
|-
| 1991
| "Are You Mine?"
! #12
! -
! -
! #98
! -
! -
! #30
! -
| ''Changing Faces''
|-
| 1991
| "Try"
! #27
! -
! -
! -
! -
! -
! -
! -
| ''Changing Faces''
|-
| 1997
| "[[This Pain]]" (featuring [[Five Star]])"
! -
! #27
! -
!
! -
! -
! -
! -
| ''One (Co*bra)''
|-
|}
=== Albums ===
* 1988 ''[[Push (Bros album)|Push]]'' (UK #2, SUI #3, AUS #4, NOR #6, GER #6, AUT #14, SWE #29)
* 1989 ''The Time'' (UK #4, GER #34, SWE #42)
* 1991 ''Changing Faces'' (UK #18)
* 2004 ''The Best of Bros'' (UK #128)
== External links ==
* [http://www.mattgossofficial.com/ Matt goss Official Website]
* [http://www.mattgoss.biz/ Matt Goss 2008]
* [http://www.geocities.com/brosgal/ Bros are the Boogie: The UnOfficial Bros Website]
* [http://www.livevideo.com/video/FBB91C0943BD460180352BE31DEE3A9B/bros-when-will-i-be-famous-na.aspx When Will I Be Famous? 2008 remix]
== References ==
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