Mateo Sujatovich (born 18 January 1991), also known for the musical project Conociendo Rusia, is an

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musician. As Conociendo Rusia he has released three albums, his homonymous debut in 2018, ''Cabildo y Juramento'' in 2019 and ''La Dirección'' in 2021. He has received several awards and nominations for the Gardel Awards and

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, including

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at the

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Career

Sujatovich alongside his band Conociendo Rusia, whose name comes from his nickname "El Ruso", released his debut album ''Conociendo Rusia'' in 2018, accompanied by Nicolas Btesh (synthesizers and backing vocals), Guille Salort (drums) and Fran Azorai (keyboards). The next year, they released their second album, ''Cabildo y Juramento'', which featured production from Nicolás Cotton and arrangements by Leo Sujatovich, the album was nominated for Best Pop/Rock Album at the

. At the Gardel Awards of 2020, the project was nominated for Album of the Year while Cotton was nominated for Producer of the Year and Record Engineer of the Year with Pablo Lopez Ruiz. Due to the

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, the band had to postpone their concert at the

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and decided to make a series of virtual concerts under the name ''E-World Tour'' in 2020 to promote the second album. In 2020, they released "Tu Encanto", a collaboration with Argentine singer

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. In May 2025, Sujatovich and fellow Argentine singer

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released the collaborative track "Perfecto Final."

Influences

Among his influences, Sujatovich mentions the British band

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alongside Argentine rock singers such as

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and

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Personal life

Sujatovich is the son of the Argentine musician and keyboardist of the band Spinetta Jade, Leo Sujatovich, with whom he shares a recording studio they called "Club Atlético Sujatovich". His sister is the singer and songwriter Luna Sujatovich. He was born in the Buenos Aires ''

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'' of

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. He is of

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descent.

Discography

* ''Conociendo Rusia'' (2018) * ''Cabildo y Juramento'' (2019) * ''La Dirección'' (2021) * ''Jet Love'' (2024)

Singles

* "Perfecto Final" (2025) (with

)

Awards and nominations

References

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