Jorge & Mateus is a musical duo and one of the most famous interpreters of sertanejo music. The duo is composed of Goiás, 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 and were initially signed to Universal Music label. The duo is currently signed to Som Livre 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 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.R7 entretenimento: A dupla Jorge e Mateus fala sobre os planos para 2011
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 Year Award Category For Result2010Prêmio Multishow de Música BrasileiraBest Sertanejo ArtistsJorge & Mateus2011Melhores do AnoBest Band or DuoPrêmio Multishow de Música BrasileiraBest Sertanejo Artists2012Capricho AwardsBest Sertanejo DuoTroféu Imprensa2013Grammy LatinoBest Setanejo Album A Hora é Agora ao Vivo em Jurerê2014Melhores do Movimento CountryBest Sertanejo DuoJorge & Mateus2015Grammy LatinoBest Sertanejo Album Os Anjos Cantam
References
External links Official website Facebook LastFM