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Matt Davies-Kreye, Funeral for a Friend

Matt Davies-Kreye

Singer (Funeral for a Friend)

Matthew Davies-Kreye, long known simply as Matt Davies, was the lead vocalist of Funeral for a Friend, the post-hardcore band formed in Bridgend in 2001. Alongside Lostprophets and Bullet for My Valentine, they put South Wales at the centre of British rock in the early 2000s.

After the 2002 EP Between Order and Model, the band's debut album Casually Dressed and Deep in Conversation (2003) was certified gold in the UK and produced three top twenty singles, including Juneau. The follow-up Hours (2005) also went gold, and Tales Don't Tell Themselves reached number three on the UK albums chart in 2007.

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Lead vocalist of Funeral for a Friend, whose debut album went gold and launched a generation of Welsh post-hardcore.

The band continued with Memory and Humanity, Welcome Home Armageddon, Conduit and Chapter and Verse before playing a farewell show at the Forum in London in May 2016. They reunited from 2019 for benefit shows and further dates, and Davies-Kreye left the band in December 2023.

Career Highlights

  • 2003 - Casually Dressed and Deep in Conversation certified gold
  • 2007 - Tales Don't Tell Themselves reached number three in the UK
  • 2016 - Farewell show at the Forum, London
ℹ️ Born in Port Talbot, Wales.

Born in Port Talbot; fronted Funeral for a Friend, formed in Bridgend in 2001.

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