Miguel Ángel Mateos Sorrentino (born January 26, 1954[1]) is an Argentine rock singer-songwriter from Villa Pueyrredón, Argentina. Outside Argentina he is considered one of the most important exponents of Rock en Español, specially in the 1980s when he along with Charly Garcia, Soda Stereo, Enanitos Verdes, Virus, Sumo, Fabulosos Cadillacs, Rata Blanca, and many more bands became international stars in the so-called "Argentinian Invasion" ("La Ola Argentina") of rock music that swept Latin America and parts of North America and Europe.[2] It helped popularize Spanish-language rock outside Argentina, and make the genre a commercially successful industry.
Miguel Mateos
Birth name
Miguel Ángel Mateos Sorrentino
Born
(1954-01-26) January 26, 1954 (age 69) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Miguel Mateos/Zas in 1982: Miguel Mateos, Fernando Lupano, Ricardo Pegnotti and Alejandro Mateos.
He became involved in music since he was 15 years of age. In 1979, he and his brother Alejandro formed the underground rock band ZAS.[3] The following year he managed to contact Queen frontman Freddie Mercury and gain a spot on stage as the opening act for the British group for their Buenos Aires concerts. He turned ZAS into one of the most important Argentine rock bands of the early 80s.[4][5]
In 1986, Mateos recorded in the United States his first solo album (officially, but in practice he still used members of ZAS as supporting band). With a much more polished sound, and greater pop accessibility than the ZAS works, Mateos jumped on the crest of the wave of Argentine rock acts that dominated the 1986–1988 period all over Latin America, Spain, and elsewhere.[6]
Solos en América was considered a watershed album containing cuts that would become classics of Rock en Español from that time, including the homonymous track, "Cuando Seas Grande", and "Mi Sombra en la Pared".[6]
Riding a wave of massive popularity in Mexico, Mateos introduced the slogan "Rock en tu Idioma" (Rock in your language) in 1987. He began touring that nation, introducing along the way local acts such as Caifanes and Maldita Vecindad, among others. All those groups would become major acts in their own right within a short period. In the 1987–1988 Mateos toured Latin America to sell-out stadiums.[7] He was among the first Rock en Español acts to receive active support from fledgling MTV International.[6]
The 1990s would be a period of continued solo success for Mateos and his now adult-pop rock music across the Spanish-speaking world, though ironically he would drop in popularity in his homeland. In general, what in the rest of Latin America is considered rock, in Argentina tended to be seen as pop. This has sometimes led to cultural confusion about how to categorize the current Miguel Mateos musical output, as outside Argentina Mateos remains an iconic figure of the Rock en Español movement.[8]
Mateos went on the so-called first Rock en Español tour of the United States in 1990,[8] where he was awarded the Bravo Musical Award.[8]He released Bar Imperio in 1998 and after a hiatus released Uno in 2005.
^"Un 26 de enero de 1954 nace Miguel Mateos" (in Spanish). Retrieved July 18, 2020.
^"Zas – Biografía". www.lahistoriadelrock.com.ar. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
^"Miguel Mateos | Biography & History" (in Spanish). AllMusic. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
^"La increíble historia que unió a Queen con el Zas de Miguel Mateos". www.clarin.com (in Spanish). November 17, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
^"El músico argentino que compartió escenario con Queen y cambió el rock en español" (in Spanish). culturacolectiva.com. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
^ abc"Miguel Mateos: "En un momento perdí el control, toque fondo, pero salí"" (in Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
^Miguel Mateos Biography www.terra.com.mx (Spanish). Retrieved July 18, 2020
^ abc"Miguel Mateos de nuevo en Colombia" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. February 22, 1991. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
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miguel, mateos, miguel, Ángel, mateos, sorrentino, born, january, 1954, argentine, rock, singer, songwriter, from, villa, pueyrredón, argentina, outside, argentina, considered, most, important, exponents, rock, español, specially, 1980s, when, along, with, cha. Miguel Angel Mateos Sorrentino born January 26 1954 1 is an Argentine rock singer songwriter from Villa Pueyrredon Argentina Outside Argentina he is considered one of the most important exponents of Rock en Espanol specially in the 1980s when he along with Charly Garcia Soda Stereo Enanitos Verdes Virus Sumo Fabulosos Cadillacs Rata Blanca and many more bands became international stars in the so called Argentinian Invasion La Ola Argentina of rock music that swept Latin America and parts of North America and Europe 2 It helped popularize Spanish language rock outside Argentina and make the genre a commercially successful industry Miguel MateosBirth nameMiguel Angel Mateos SorrentinoBorn 1954 01 26 January 26 1954 age 69 Buenos Aires ArgentinaGenresRock pop rock new wave SynthpopOccupation s Musician songwriter and singerInstrument s Guitar piano and vocalsYears active1969 presentWebsitewww wbr miguelmateos wbr com wbr ar Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2 1 With ZAS 2 2 Soloist 2 3 Live albums 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit nbsp Miguel Mateos Zas in 1982 Miguel Mateos Fernando Lupano Ricardo Pegnotti and Alejandro Mateos He became involved in music since he was 15 years of age In 1979 he and his brother Alejandro formed the underground rock band ZAS 3 The following year he managed to contact Queen frontman Freddie Mercury and gain a spot on stage as the opening act for the British group for their Buenos Aires concerts He turned ZAS into one of the most important Argentine rock bands of the early 80s 4 5 In 1986 Mateos recorded in the United States his first solo album officially but in practice he still used members of ZAS as supporting band With a much more polished sound and greater pop accessibility than the ZAS works Mateos jumped on the crest of the wave of Argentine rock acts that dominated the 1986 1988 period all over Latin America Spain and elsewhere 6 Solos en America was considered a watershed album containing cuts that would become classics of Rock en Espanol from that time including the homonymous track Cuando Seas Grande and Mi Sombra en la Pared 6 Riding a wave of massive popularity in Mexico Mateos introduced the slogan Rock en tu Idioma Rock in your language in 1987 He began touring that nation introducing along the way local acts such as Caifanes and Maldita Vecindad among others All those groups would become major acts in their own right within a short period In the 1987 1988 Mateos toured Latin America to sell out stadiums 7 He was among the first Rock en Espanol acts to receive active support from fledgling MTV International 6 The 1990s would be a period of continued solo success for Mateos and his now adult pop rock music across the Spanish speaking world though ironically he would drop in popularity in his homeland In general what in the rest of Latin America is considered rock in Argentina tended to be seen as pop This has sometimes led to cultural confusion about how to categorize the current Miguel Mateos musical output as outside Argentina Mateos remains an iconic figure of the Rock en Espanol movement 8 Mateos went on the so called first Rock en Espanol tour of the United States in 1990 8 where he was awarded the Bravo Musical Award 8 He released Bar Imperio in 1998 and after a hiatus released Uno in 2005 Discography Edit nbsp Obsesion single With ZAS Edit ZAS 1982 Huevos 1983 Tengo que parar 1984 Solos en America 1986 Atado a un sentimiento 1987 Soloist Edit Obsesion 1990 Kryptonita 1991 Pisanlov 1995 Bar Imperio 1998 Uno 2005 Fidelidad 2008 La alegria ha vuelto a la ciudad 2013 Electropop 2016 Undotrecua 2019 Live albums Edit Coctel 1993 Salir vivo 2002 Primera fila 2011 References Edit Un 26 de enero de 1954 nace Miguel Mateos in Spanish Retrieved July 18 2020 Zas Biografia www lahistoriadelrock com ar Retrieved July 18 2020 Miguel Mateos Biography amp History in Spanish AllMusic Retrieved July 18 2020 La increible historia que unio a Queen con el Zas de Miguel Mateos www clarin com in Spanish November 17 2018 Retrieved July 18 2020 El musico argentino que compartio escenario con Queen y cambio el rock en espanol in Spanish culturacolectiva com Retrieved July 18 2020 a b c Miguel Mateos En un momento perdi el control toque fondo pero sali in Spanish Infobae Retrieved July 18 2020 Miguel Mateos Biography www terra com mx Spanish Retrieved July 18 2020 a b c Miguel Mateos de nuevo en Colombia in Spanish El Tiempo February 22 1991 Retrieved July 18 2020 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miguel Mateos Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Miguel Mateos amp oldid 1172608183, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
