Jorge & Mateus is a musical duo and one of the most famous interpreters of
sertanejo music
Sertanejo music (pronunced seʁtaˈneʒu in Brazilian Portuguese, Brazilian portuguese, or seɹtaˈneʒɵ in Caipira dialect), is a term used to refer to a musical style of Brazil. For some, it is the folk music of São Paulo (state), São Paul ...
. The duo is composed of
Goiás
Goiás () is a Brazilian States of Brazil, state located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Ge ...
, Brazil-based vocalists Jorge Alves Barcelos (born August 27, 1982) and Mateus Pedro Liduário de Oliveira (born July 15, 1986). Both are from the city of
Itumbiara, in the Brazilian state of
Goiás
Goiás () is a Brazilian States of Brazil, state located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Ge ...
and were initially signed to
Universal Music
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label. The duo is currently signed to
Som Livre
Som Livre (Portuguese for "Free Sound") is a Brazilian record company that was founded in March 1969 in order to commercialize the soundtracks for TV Globo (its then parent company) soap operas and later expanded to recording studio albums. , it ...
label.
Jorge studied law school and Matheus agronomy. Each of them started singing ''sertaneja'' songs individually, and their careers met in 2005. They started performing in bars and concert halls in Goiás regions. In 2007, they released their first album produced by a record company
Universal Music
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called ''Jorge & Mateus ao Vivo em Goiânia'', a live concert with accompanying DVD. The song "Pode Chorar" became greatly celebrated and awarded Gold Record by ABPD, after having sold more than 100,000 paid downloads in Brazil. It was followed by "De tanto te querer" that was used in the soundtrack of the soap opera ''A Favorita'', da Rede Globo.
In 2009, the duo released a second album titled ''O Mundo é Tão Pequeno'', again a live album and accompanying double DVD and in 2010 ''Ao Vivo Sem Cortes'' and ''Aí Já Era''.
In 2015, their album ''Os Anjos Cantam'' was nominated for the
16th Latin Grammy Awards in the
Best Sertaneja Music Album category.
Discography
Live/video albums
* (2007) ''Ao Vivo em Goiânia''
* (2009) ''O Mundo é Tão Pequeno ao Vivo''
* (2010) ''Ao Vivo Sem Cortes''
* (2012) ''A Hora é Agora ao Vivo em Jurerê''
* (2013) ''At the Royal Albert Hall – Live in London''
* (2016) ''Como. Sempre Feito. Nunca''
* (2016) ''10 Anos''
* (2018) ''Terra Sem CEP''
Studio albums
* (2010) ''Aí Já Era''
* (2015) ''Os Anjos Cantam''
Compilation albums
* (2012) ''Essencial: Jorge & Mateus''
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Official websiteFacebookLastFM
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Brazilian musical duos
Sertanejo music groups
Musical groups established in 2005
People from Itumbiara