Matt Johnson

Matt Johnson is an English singer-songwriter best known as the vocalist and only constant member of his band The The. The The began 1979 as a duo, then a four-piece, then a singular entity with a rotating cast of musicians that has included Johnny Marr, Simon Fisher Turner and Sinéad O'Connor. By 1983 Johnson had signed a contract with Sony Music and released The The's debut album Soul Mining. By 1986, The The had released their second album Infected, which reached number 14 in the UK Albums Chart and remained in the chart for 30 weeks, making it The The's most commercially successful album to date. The The went on to release further albums through Sony Music including Mind Bomb (1989), Dusk (1993), Hanky Panky (1995), NakedSelf (2000) and compilation album 45 RPM: The Singles of The The (2002).