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
Homeless
Abraham Mateo Lyrics
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Sin la llama de tus manos
Yo, me voy a congelar and I feel lonely
(lonely, lonely)
Buscando en los escombros
Algo para subsistir que todo lo que tengo
No me sirve ya sin ti and I feel lonely
(me siento sin tu amor) like a homeless
Sin ti yo vivo
Like a homeless Sin ti yo soy un
Homeless, homeless que mendi-ga tu amor
Las noches y los días son
Tan largos sin tu piel sin rumbo fijo
Deambulando, quiero volver
And I feel lonely, lonely
En una caja de cartón duerme mi corazón
Soñando con tus besos se apagó y me abandonó
And i feel lonely (Lonely, lonely)
Like a homeless (Me siento sin tu amor)
Like a homeless sin ti yo vivo
Like a homeless Sin ti yo soy un
Homeless, homeless que mendi-ga tu amor
Solo soy un pobre sin tu amor
(yeah yeah)
I feel so lonely, I feel so lonely
Without your love i miss you girl
And I love you girl
Like a homeless Sin ti yo soy un
Like a homeless A homeless, a homeless baby
The lyrics to Abraham Mateo's song "Homeless" speak to a deep sense of loss and loneliness. The first verse describes feeling lost and alone in a cold and desolate street. The singer expresses a longing for the warmth of his lover's touch, without which he feels like he will freeze. The second verse describes searching for something to sustain him, but finding nothing that brings any comfort. The chorus repeats the idea that without his lover, he is homeless - lacking a home and a sense of belonging in the world. The singer compares himself to a beggar, searching for his lover's love like a person begs for money on the street.
The song creates a poignant picture of emotional homelessness; a state of being alone and adrift without the love and affection of someone else. Despite the sadness and despair of the lyrics, the singer retains a sense of hope, suggesting that he still dreams of the love that has been lost and longs to be reunited with his lover.
The song's themes of longing, loss, and loneliness resonate with many people, particularly those who have experienced a relationship break-up or separation. The lyrics capture the sense of emptiness that can accompany such a loss, leaving one feeling adrift and cast out from the warmth of human connection.
Line by Line Meaning
Perdido en este callejón de frío y soledad
Lost in this alley of cold and loneliness
Sin la llama de tus manos
Without the flame of your hands
Yo, me voy a congelar
I'm going to freeze
and I feel lonely (lonely, lonely)
and I feel alone
Buscando en los escombros
Searching in the rubble
Algo para subsistir que todo lo que tengo
Something to survive because all I have
No me sirve ya sin ti
It's not enough without you
and I feel lonely (lonely, lonely) i can homeless (me siento sin tu amor) like a homeless
and I feel alone, I can be homeless, I feel without your love, like a homeless
Sin ti yo vivo
I live without you
Like a homeless Sin ti yo soy un
Like a homeless, without you I'm one
Homeless, homeless que mendi-ga tu amor
Homeless, homeless begging for your love
Las noches y los días son
The nights and the days are
Tan largos sin tu piel sin rumbo fijo
So long without your skin, without a fixed direction
Deambulando, quiero volver
Wandering, I want to go back
And I feel lonely, lonely
And I feel alone
En una caja de cartón duerme mi corazón
My heart sleeps in a cardboard box
Soñando con tus besos se apagó y me abandonó
Dreaming of your kisses, it turned off and left me
And i feel lonely (Lonely, lonely)
And I feel alone
Like a homeless (Me siento sin tu amor)
Like a homeless (I feel without your love)
Like a homeless sin ti yo vivo
Like a homeless, I live without you
Like a homeless Sin ti yo soy un
Like a homeless, without you I'm one
Homeless, homeless que mendi-ga tu amor
Homeless, homeless begging for your love
Solo soy un pobre sin tu amor (yeah yeah)
I'm just a poor man without your love (yeah yeah)
I feel so lonely, I feel so lonely
I feel so alone, I feel so alone
Without your love i miss you girl
Without your love, I miss you, girl
And I love you girl
And I love you, girl
Like a homeless Sin ti yo soy un
Like a homeless, without you I'm one
Like a homeless A homeless, a homeless baby
Like a homeless, a homeless, a homeless baby
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ALEXANDER PANTCHENKO, Abraham Mateo Chamorro, Jacobo Calderon Fernandez
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