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Name: Matthew William Tansley Stiff

Born: 13 December 1979 in Grimsby

Voice: Bass Baritone

Relaxes by: Socialising with friends and family

Musical Story:

Began playing , English Literature , Philosophy & Cultural beliefs. Grade 8 singing. Studied music at Huddersfield University – gained BA and an Masters Degree in Musical Performance. Masters Degree at Guildhall School Of Music & Drama 2003 / 4

The group, Jonathan Ansell , Mike Christie and Ben Thapa , started singing together to raise money to help pay for their education. As a group they attended the ITV talent show " The X-Factor " and although they came second in the competition, signed a £1.5 million record deal with Sony-BMG . Their first album, titled "G4" was released in February 2005 and sold more than 600,000 copies, bringing it to double-platinum status.


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