Jorge & Mateus


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 and Mateus Pedro Liduário de Oliveira. 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.
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

Ao Vivo em GoiâniaO Mundo é Tão Pequeno ao VivoAo Vivo Sem CortesA Hora é Agora ao Vivo em JurerêAt the Royal Albert HallLive in LondonComo. Sempre Feito. Nunca10 Anos
  • ''Terra Sem CEP''

Studio albums

Aí Já Era
  • ''Os Anjos Cantam''

Compilation albums

  • ''Essencial: Jorge & Mateus''