Beginnings
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 Murcia 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!".
First album
Since his first appearances in "Menuda Noche", a friend of Abraham's family posted in Youtube videos of his performances, which soon enjoyed great popularity and caught the attention of producers of EMI Music Spain. 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 Madrid, 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 Luis Fonsi'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.
Acting
Abraham acted in the TV movies "Días sin Luz" (2009) and "Raphael: una historia de superacion personal" (2010) both produced by Antena 3 Films and broadcasted by the spanish television channel Antena 3. In the biopic "Raphael: una historia de superacion personal", he portrayed the worldwide acclamed spanish singer Raphael in the early years of his career and sang some of the vocal tracks.
Official Website: www.abraham-mateo.com
Cuando Tú No Estas
Abraham Mateo Lyrics
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Pero yo, yo lo veo diferente
Cuando tú no estás
Cuando tú no estas
No sé si brillan las estrellas
Pero yo, yo me encuentro entre tinieblas
Cuando tú no estás
Cuando tú no estás no tengo a nada
No me queda más que mi dolor
Por eso envidio al mar que tiene agua
Y al amanecer que tiene el sol
Nada soy sin Laura
Sólo estoy sin su amor
Nada soy sin Laura
Sin Laura, sin Laura, sin Laura, sin Laura
No sé si es todo como antes
Pero a mí, a mí me falta como el aire
Cuando tú no estás
Cuando tú no estás
No sé si brilla igual la luna
Pero yo la noche veo oscura
Cuando tú no estás
Cuando tú no estás
Yo te busco a tí bajo las hojas
Que cayendo estan cerca de mi
Al otoño gris lleno de sombras
Le preguntaré qué fue de ti
Nada soy sin Laura
Sólo estoy sin su amor
Nada soy sin Laura
Sin Laura, sin Laura, sin Laura, sin Laura
Sin Laura, sin su amor
In "Cuando Tú No Estas" (When You're Not Here), Abraham Mateo expresses his feelings of emptiness and darkness when his beloved Laura is not with him. He questions if the world is the same without her, as he sees it differently. He feels like he's in darkness even when the stars are shining, and he's envious of the sea that has water and the sunrise that has the sun because he has nothing without Laura. He becomes nothing without her and feels like he's suffocating without her love.
The lyrics reveal a deep sense of desperation and longing, as Abraham Mateo searches for his beloved Laura in the falling leaves of autumn and asks the shadows what happened to her. He can't find any meaning or joy in life without her to love him, and he feels like he's fading away. The song's chorus repeats the refrain that he is nothing without Laura and that he is only complete when she is with him.
Line by Line Meaning
No sé si el mundo es el de siempre
I'm not sure if the world is the same as it always was
Pero yo, yo lo veo diferente
But I see it differently
Cuando tú no estás
When you're not here
Cuando tú no estas
When you're not here
No sé si brillan las estrellas
I don't know if the stars shine
Pero yo, yo me encuentro entre tinieblas
But I find myself in darkness
Cuando tú no estás
When you're not here
Cuando tú no estás
When you're not here
Cuando tú no estás no tengo a nada
When you're not here I have nothing
No me queda más que mi dolor
All that's left for me is my pain
Por eso envidio al mar que tiene agua
That's why I envy the sea that has water
Y al amanecer que tiene el sol
And the sunrise that has the sun
Nada soy sin Laura
I am nothing without Laura
Sólo estoy sin su amor
I am only here without her love
Sin Laura, sin Laura, sin Laura, sin Laura
Without Laura, without Laura, without Laura, without Laura
No sé si es todo como antes
I don't know if everything is like it was before
Pero a mí, a mí me falta como el aire
But to me, it's like missing air
Cuando tú no estás
When you're not here
Cuando tú no estás
When you're not here
No sé si brilla igual la luna
I don't know if the moon shines the same
Pero yo la noche veo oscura
But I see the night as dark
Yo te busco a tí bajo las hojas
I look for you among the falling leaves
Que cayendo estan cerca de mi
That are falling near me
Al otoño gris lleno de sombras
To the gray autumn full of shadows
Le preguntaré qué fue de ti
I will ask what has become of you
Sin Laura, sin su amor
Without Laura, without her love
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Manuel Alejandro
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@nancycoria662
Aunque sigan pasando los años no voy a cansarme de escuchar tus interpretaciones de niño!!!para mí,perfectas!!!👏👏🇦🇷
@liliana2872
excelente mi niño...creo que no hay nadie que ame la musica o simplemente la disfrute con el corazon que no se emocione hasta las lagrimas oyendote y viendote...dios te bendiga
@carlosalbertooyola9107
Que más se puede decir de este Angel todo lo hace posible .
@AnitaLMMicky
Un placer oirte Abraham, como siempre!! Qué bien te queda este tema!! Una versión IMPRESIONANTE!!!
@marianamelgar1367
MARINA ITALIANA se puede ver con el tiempo de la casa y los restaurantes en Ricos Diana Rosa
@manuelteide
No me canso de escuchar esta cancion para mi es una exelente interpretaciòn HABRAHAM lo hace magistral, RAFHAEL no me ha puesto la piel de gallina HABRAHAM SI ESTE NIÑO ES UN MONSTRUO DE LA CANCION SALUDOS
@mariadoloreschiconvegas9763
Que fantástica voz , es un belleza de voz , me emociona ❤️❤️👏👏👏👏
@eiproll
ayy no puede ser que este niño cante asi cada que lo veo se me nchina la piel porfavoooor que lo traigan a mexico que lo lleven a la final de pequeños gigantes para que vean lo que es cantaaaar
@Gysella17
MAGNIFICA INTERPRETACION de este pequeño a sus 11 añitos, no me canso de verlo tiene un talento que le sale por los poros, me enchina la piel como cantas esta canciòn, nunca dejes de cantar que para eso naciste, EN HORABUENA, pronto te veremos en los mejores escenarios..TKM
@Mrcarlos337
Sea como sea y digan lo que digan Abraham Mateo no tiene nada que pedirle a nadie!!! Es sin duda uno de los mas grandes artistas que he conocido!!! Abraham para mi gusto es el mejor de todos!!!