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
Un Amor Como Los De Antes
Abraham Mateo Lyrics
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Y la luna les brillaba y ellos se enamoraban
Dicen que antes los detalles eran importantes
Y ves que ahora ya nada importa.
Dicen que antes declarar ese amor era elegante
Y cogerse de la mano era romántico y
Abrazarse bajo las estrellas y mandarse cartas bellas
Te propongo algo para recordar un amor
En blanco y negro sin final
Con un beso eterno como los antiguos
Y una noche de violines un delirio
Te propongo luna llena y estrellas
Yo te ofrezco amarte hacia la eternidad porque
A mí me han enseñado que una vez un no se da
Yo te ofrezco un amor como los de antes.
Quizás entonces las canciones eran más canciones
La nostalgia es mi bandera ...vuelvo en el tiempo
Y las prisas que hoy yo te amo lento
Te hago parte de mi cuento apasionado de
Mi amor soñado
Te propongo algo para recordar un amor en
Blanco y negro sin final con un beso eterno como
Los antiguos y una noche de violines un delirio
Te propongo luna llena y estrellas yo te ofrezco
Amarte hacia la eternidad porque a mi me han enseñado
Que una vez un no se da yo te ofrezco un amor...
Como los de antes....
The lyrics of Abraham Mateo's song Un Amor Como Los De Antes, talks about how love was different in the olden days compared to now. According to the lyrics, before, lovers were more in love, the moon shone brighter, and the little details between them mattered. Nowadays, it seems as though nothing is important. The song emphasizes the importance of the little things that mattered back then, such as declaring one's love elegantly, holding hands romantically, and writing beautiful love letters. The song then proposes a way to rekindle the old love by going back to the basics - offering a love that never fades away, just like in the old days.
The song is a beautiful ode to the love of yesteryears, and it reminds people of the importance of taking time to appreciate the small things in every relationship. The song is relatable and resonates with many people who feel the essence of love has changed over time, and it is beautiful to have a reminder of the beauty of love in its most basic form. The beautiful melancholic melody coupled with its thoughtful lyrics makes the song a beautiful piece of art to listen to.
Line by Line Meaning
Dicen que antes los amantes eran más amantes
People say that lovers used to be more devoted
Y la luna les brillaba y ellos se enamoraban
And the moon shone brighter for them as they fell in love
Dicen que antes los detalles eran importantes
They say that little things used to matter more
Y ves que ahora ya nada importa.
But now it seems like nothing really matters anymore
Dicen que antes declarar ese amor era elegante
It's said that declaring love used to be more elegant
Y cogerse de la mano era romántico y
And holding hands used to be seen as romantic
Abrazarse bajo las estrellas y mandarse cartas bellas
Embracing under the stars and sending lovely letters
Cada día eso yo querría..
Those are the things that I wish for every day
Te propongo algo para recordar un amor
I propose something to remember a love
En blanco y negro sin final
In black and white without an ending
Con un beso eterno como los antiguos
With an everlasting kiss like in the old days
Y una noche de violines un delirio
And a night filled with violins, a dreamlike state
Te propongo luna llena y estrellas
I propose a full moon and stars
Yo te ofrezco amarte hacia la eternidad porque
I offer to love you until eternity because
A mí me han enseñado que una vez un no se da
I've been taught that you don't say 'no' once
Yo te ofrezco un amor como los de antes.
I offer you a love like in the old days
Quizás entonces las canciones eran más canciones
Perhaps back then, songs were truly songs
La nostalgia es mi bandera ...vuelvo en el tiempo
Nostalgia is my banner... I go back in time
Y las prisas que hoy yo te amo lento
And nowadays, I love you slowly, without haste
Te hago parte de mi cuento apasionado de
I make you a character in my passionate tale of
Mi amor soñado
My dreamed love
Contributed by Joshua L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
_Nattyyy._
Dicen que antes los amantes eran más amantes
y la luna les brillaba y ellos se enamoraban
dicen que antes los detalles eran importantes
y ves que ahora ya nada importa.
Dicen que antes declarar ese amor era elegante
y cogerse de la mano era romántico y
abrazarse bajo las estrellas y mandarse cartas bellas
cada día eso yo querría..
Te propongo algo para recordar un amor
en blanco y negro sin final
con un beso eterno como los antiguos
y una noche de violines un delirio
Te propongo luna llena y estrellas
yo te ofrezco amarte hacia la eternidad porque
a mí me han enseñado que una vez un no se da
yo te ofrezco un amor como los de antes.
Bianki Place
Bonitos recuerdos vienen a mi... era mi canción favorita, hace 5 años cuando te conocí no paraba de escucharla y de sorprenderme con tu voz...
luciana ramos
Bianki Place hola
Fabiola Alaniz
Bianki Place eras abrahamer??:/
Laura Veliz
Eresssss...... Te amo ,a mi también pero cambio muchisimo
MarLa Twins
Eres magia. ✨
Tiniara Esdrilt Colque Cuellar
000
_Nattyyy._
Dicen que antes los amantes eran más amantes
y la luna les brillaba y ellos se enamoraban
dicen que antes los detalles eran importantes
y ves que ahora ya nada importa.
Dicen que antes declarar ese amor era elegante
y cogerse de la mano era romántico y
abrazarse bajo las estrellas y mandarse cartas bellas
cada día eso yo querría..
Te propongo algo para recordar un amor
en blanco y negro sin final
con un beso eterno como los antiguos
y una noche de violines un delirio
Te propongo luna llena y estrellas
yo te ofrezco amarte hacia la eternidad porque
a mí me han enseñado que una vez un no se da
yo te ofrezco un amor como los de antes.
semili smile
Su hermosa voz se esta desperdiciando cantando reggeton, su estilo es mas de baladas creo yo......😄😄
Juan Vergara
Totalmente de acuerdo, pero bueno..es lo que vende en la actualidad lamentablemente..😐
Ana Graciela Godoy Paredes
Tengo unos días q descubri los videos de es chico. Y la verdad ciocido tiene una voz hermosa, para q cante reggeton. Se q es joven y es lo q los jóvenes quieren cantar, pero concidero q esta desperdiciando su voz.