Abraham Mateo
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Abraham Mateo is a Spanish
teen actor and pop
singer. Abraham was discovered in 2009, when he was ten, by executives of EMI Music Spain, who happened across Abraham's performances in the television show Menuda Noche on the Canal Sur TV
of Andalucia, Spain. His self-titled debut album, Abraham Mateo
,
was released in Spain in December 2009. The album was produced by the Spanish composer and producer Jacobo Calderon, who has worked before with internationally recognized Latin singers such as Raphael
, David Bisbal
, and Luis Fonsi
. Abraham is currently working on his second studio album that should be released this year.
being selected to represent Spain at the "Veo veo" international competition.
In 2005, Abraham auditioned for the television show "Menuda Noche" on the Canal Sur TV of Andalucia but was not cast for the show. Two years later he attended "Menuda Noche" to support his older brother Tony Mateo, who has been chosen to sing in the show, but Abraham was surprised by the show's presenter Juan y Medio and sang in place of his brother. Since then, Abraham has been a frequent guest of "Menuda Noche" singing in front of internationally recognized Latin singers such as Raphael, David Bisbal, David Bustamante
, and Juan Luis Guerra
, who have praised Abraham for his strong vocal abilities and stage presence. Raphael said about him: "That's singing without imitating anyone! You are a great singer!", David Bustamante: "You sing like the angels! Impressive! I think he is unique!", and David Bisbal: "I have no words! He has a wonderful technique, a very nice voice and a nice tessitura! I predict a huge success!".
, under the title Abraham Mateo
.
The album produced by Jacobo Calderon and Jose Luis de la Peña contains twelve songs, seven of them were composed by Calderon himself and four tracks are covers of popular Latin songs such as Raphael's "Cuando tu no estas" ("When you are not here"), Alejandro Sanz
's "Los dos cogidos de la mano" ("The two holding hands"), Laura Pausini
's "La soledad" ("La solitudine/The loneliness
") and Jaci Velasquez's "Imaginame sin ti" ("Imagine me without you"). The album includes a duet with the French teen singer Caroline Costa, the runner-up in the 2008 edition of the television contest Incroyable Talent, the French version of America's Got Talent
. Abraham and Caroline recorded for the album a Spanish version of Badfinger
's "Without you", the song has also been covered with great success by Mariah Carey
. To promote the album, Abraham has toured through several cities in Spain and performed in many Spanish radio and television shows, including the popular television programs Mas que baile, Tu si que vales, the show of Maria Teresa Campos
, and the Christmas Eve Special of the Telecinco
channel. He was also invited to perform at the International Carnival Maspalomas in Gran Canaria
.
In summer 2010, he recorded his first song in English, a cover version of the Celine Dion
hit I surrender.
. In the biopic Raphael, Abraham and Tony portrayed the worldwide acclaimed Spanish singer Raphael in the early years of his career and sang some of the vocal tracks.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
teen actor and pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer. Abraham was discovered in 2009, when he was ten, by executives of EMI Music Spain, who happened across Abraham's performances in the television show Menuda Noche on the Canal Sur TV
Canal Sur
Canal Sur is part of Radio y Televisión de Andalucía , the public broadcasting company of Andalusia. It was created by means of the devolved powers given to this region by Act of Parliament by its statute of autonomy....
of Andalucia, Spain. His self-titled debut album, Abraham Mateo
Abraham Mateo (album)
Abraham Mateo, the debut album of the spanish teen singer Abraham Mateo , was put out by Emi Music Spain on December 4, 2009. Since his first appearances in the television show Menuda Noche on the Canal Sur TV of Andalucia, a friend of Abraham's family posted in Youtube videos of his performances,...
,
was released in Spain in December 2009. The album was produced by the Spanish composer and producer Jacobo Calderon, who has worked before with internationally recognized Latin singers such as Raphael
Raphael (singer)
For the French singer Raphael see Raphaël HarocheMiguel Rafael Martos Sánchez , often simply referred to as Raphael, is a worldwide acclaimed Spanish singer and television, film and theatre actor...
, David Bisbal
David Bisbal
David Bisbal Ferré is a Grammy-winning Spanish pop singer. He gained his initial fame as a runner up on the interactive reality television show Operación Triunfo produced by TJ Hall....
, and Luis Fonsi
Luis Fonsi
Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero, more commonly known by his stage name Luis Fonsi, is a Latin Grammy winning Puerto Rican singer and composer.- Early life :...
. Abraham is currently working on his second studio album that should be released this year.
Beginnings
Abraham Mateo is the younger child of Antonio Mateo and Susana Chamorro; he has an older brother, Tony, who also plays music. In 2006, when he was seven, he sang for the first time in public at the regional music competition for children "Veo Veo" organized by the Teresa Rabal Foundation in Andalucia, being awarded with a special mention of the jury. Two years later, he won the revelation award at the national music contest held in MurciaRegion of Murcia
The Region of Murcia is an autonomous community of Spain located in the southeast of the country, between Andalusia and Valencian Community, on the Mediterranean coast....
being selected to represent Spain at the "Veo veo" international competition.
In 2005, Abraham auditioned for the television show "Menuda Noche" on the Canal Sur TV of Andalucia but was not cast for the show. Two years later he attended "Menuda Noche" to support his older brother Tony Mateo, who has been chosen to sing in the show, but Abraham was surprised by the show's presenter Juan y Medio and sang in place of his brother. Since then, Abraham has been a frequent guest of "Menuda Noche" singing in front of internationally recognized Latin singers such as Raphael, David Bisbal, David Bustamante
David Bustamante
David Bustamante Hoyos is a Spanish singer.-Biography:Bustamante's breakthrough was in the TV hit Operación Triunfo. This show broke ratings records as well as dominated the top position of the CD sales charts during its 5 month run...
, and Juan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra is a singer, songwriter and producer from the Dominican Republic who has sold over 30 million records, and won numerous awards including 12 Latin Grammy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and two Latin Billboard Music Awards...
, who have praised Abraham for his strong vocal abilities and stage presence. Raphael said about him: "That's singing without imitating anyone! You are a great singer!", David Bustamante: "You sing like the angels! Impressive! I think he is unique!", and David Bisbal: "I have no words! He has a wonderful technique, a very nice voice and a nice tessitura! I predict a huge success!".
First album
Since his first appearances in "Menuda Noche", a friend of Abraham's family posted in YouTube videos of his performances. Early 2009, when he was ten, he signed a contract with EMI Music Spain and released in December of the same year his debut album, recorded in MadridMadrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, under the title Abraham Mateo
Abraham Mateo (album)
Abraham Mateo, the debut album of the spanish teen singer Abraham Mateo , was put out by Emi Music Spain on December 4, 2009. Since his first appearances in the television show Menuda Noche on the Canal Sur TV of Andalucia, a friend of Abraham's family posted in Youtube videos of his performances,...
.
The album produced by Jacobo Calderon and Jose Luis de la Peña contains twelve songs, seven of them were composed by Calderon himself and four tracks are covers of popular Latin songs such as Raphael's "Cuando tu no estas" ("When you are not here"), Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sanz , is a Spanish singer-songwriter and musician. For his work, Sanz has won a total of fifteen Latin Grammy Awards and three Grammy Awards. He has won the Latin Grammy for Album of the Year three times, more than any other artist...
's "Los dos cogidos de la mano" ("The two holding hands"), Laura Pausini
Laura Pausini
Laura Pausini, is a Grammy Award-winning Italian soul singer-songwriter. She debuted in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with the song "La solitudine", which became an Italian standard and an international hit, reaching the top spot on the Italian...
's "La soledad" ("La solitudine/The loneliness
La Solitudine
"La solitudine" is an Italian ballad recorded by pop singer Laura Pausini and released as her debut single by CGD in February 1993.The song is included in Pausini's self-titled first album, released on 18 March 1993....
") and Jaci Velasquez's "Imaginame sin ti" ("Imagine me without you"). The album includes a duet with the French teen singer Caroline Costa, the runner-up in the 2008 edition of the television contest Incroyable Talent, the French version of America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent is an American reality television series on the NBC television network, and part of the global British Got Talent franchise. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of...
. Abraham and Caroline recorded for the album a Spanish version of Badfinger
Badfinger
Badfinger were a British rock band consisting originally of Pete Ham, Ron Griffiths, Mike Gibbins and Tom Evans, active from 1968 to 1983, and evolving from The Iveys, formed by Ham, Griffiths and David "Dai" Jenkins in Swansea, Wales, in the early 1960s. Joey Molland joined the group in 1969,...
's "Without you", the song has also been covered with great success by Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
. To promote the album, Abraham has toured through several cities in Spain and performed in many Spanish radio and television shows, including the popular television programs Mas que baile, Tu si que vales, the show of Maria Teresa Campos
María Teresa Campos
María Teresa Campos Luque is a Spanish journalist and television presenter.She was born in Tetuan, Spanish Morocco, the third of the six children of an upper middle class family. She moved to Málaga in 1942 and later to Madrid....
, and the Christmas Eve Special of the Telecinco
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish commercial television channel operated by Mediaset España. Launched in 1990 as Tele 5, it was the fifth of the national terrestrial television channels. In 1997, Tele 5 was rebranded as Telecinco, dropping the flower logo seen in other Mediaset channel...
channel. He was also invited to perform at the International Carnival Maspalomas in Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria is the second most populous island of the Canary Islands, with a population of 838,397 which constitutes approximately 40% of the population of the archipelago...
.
In summer 2010, he recorded his first song in English, a cover version of the Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
hit I surrender.
Acting
Abraham and his older brother Tony acted in the TV movies Días sin Luz (2009) and Raphael (2010) both produced by Antena 3 Films and broadcasted by the Spanish television channel Antena 3Antena 3 (Spain)
Antena 3 is a Spanish terrestrial television channel owned by Antena 3 de Televisión. Some of the more popular programmes broadcast by Antena 3 include Aquí no hay quien viva, El Barco, Los Protegidos, Los Simpson and El Internado....
. In the biopic Raphael, Abraham and Tony portrayed the worldwide acclaimed Spanish singer Raphael in the early years of his career and sang some of the vocal tracks.
Singles
- 2009: Vuelve conmigo (included in the album Abraham MateoAbraham Mateo (album)Abraham Mateo, the debut album of the spanish teen singer Abraham Mateo , was put out by Emi Music Spain on December 4, 2009. Since his first appearances in the television show Menuda Noche on the Canal Sur TV of Andalucia, a friend of Abraham's family posted in Youtube videos of his performances,...
)
Video clips
| Year | Song | Producer |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Vuelve conmigo | EMI Music Spain |
| 2009 | Without you (duet with Caroline Costa) | EMI Music Spain |
| 2010 | I surrender | RC studio |
Collaborations
- Hoy tengo ganas de tí (duet with David BustamanteDavid BustamanteDavid Bustamante Hoyos is a Spanish singer.-Biography:Bustamante's breakthrough was in the TV hit Operación Triunfo. This show broke ratings records as well as dominated the top position of the CD sales charts during its 5 month run...
) - Que yo no quiero problemas (duet with David DeMaríaDavid DeMariaDavid DeMaría is a Spanish singer and songwriter. David was born in Jerez de la Frontera in Cádiz Province, Spain. His career started when he was 14 years old with the Spanish group Kelliam 71. He was with them for 6 years. His first solo album came when he was 19 years old...
) - Somos novios (duet with Rosa LópezRosa LópezRosa López, , is a Spanish singer. She came to fame in 2001 as part of the reality show "Operación Triunfo", she represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. She has subsequently released five studio albums, an album on DVD and ten singles.She has been awarded several times throughout her...
) - Júrame (duet with Rosa LópezRosa LópezRosa López, , is a Spanish singer. She came to fame in 2001 as part of the reality show "Operación Triunfo", she represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. She has subsequently released five studio albums, an album on DVD and ten singles.She has been awarded several times throughout her...
) - La fuerza de mi corazón (duet with Melody)
- Without you (duet with Caroline Costa, included in the album Abraham MateoAbraham Mateo (album)Abraham Mateo, the debut album of the spanish teen singer Abraham Mateo , was put out by Emi Music Spain on December 4, 2009. Since his first appearances in the television show Menuda Noche on the Canal Sur TV of Andalucia, a friend of Abraham's family posted in Youtube videos of his performances,...
)
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Días sin Luz | Abraham | TV Movie |
| 2010 | Raphael | Raphael (child) | TV Movie |