The countdown to the Christmas holidays ‘The Anthill’ This continued this Tuesday, December 16 with another popular Spanish singer, after the visit of Malú. Abraham Mateo landed on the purple ants show as the penultimate guest of the program for … celebrate a very significant milestone in his career: 20 years of musical career. And the artist from Cádiz was only seven years old when he first went on stage, although his international breakthrough came at the age of 14 with the success of ‘Miss’Since then, he has released seven albums and won several gold and platinum records.
The last great success, ‘I want to tell you’ with Ana Menawith which they have just entered the charts around the world and placed at world number 1 on Shazam. “It’s funny, because it’s a song that came out three years ago and now it’s all of a sudden a boom. Also partly thanks to the fact that he starred in a very important scene in the film “Our fault”», Commented the singer. So much so that they versioned it in Italian.
About the 20th anniversary of music, Abraham Mateo He announced that he would celebrate it during a concert at the Movistar Arena on January 11. “It’s very exciting, because I’m taking a step in my entire career as an artist. I started at 7 years old and at 11 I released my first album. So, I think it’s going to be one of the best nights of my life, because for me, it’s like closing a cycle. These are songs I will never sing again. “I also want to pay tribute to this child who started it and perform the songs that have accompanied me throughout my career.”
Victim of bullying
However, fame at such a young age, in his case, showed him a very bitter side: that of harassment. When he became a famous figure, “at school, they died for you,” Motos noted. “They made my life impossible. There were colleagues who remained my friends, but things got a little out of control and they put security inside the center to make sure nothing happened,” said the artist.
He particularly remembers the moment he bought a sandwich in the school cafeteria. “Walking through that hallway every day was horrible for me. They attacked me, threw popcorn in my face, tripped me… They locked me in the bathroom and wouldn’t let me out until they sang. And so on, a thousand things,” he said. Everything went well until he made the decision to study remotely. “Thank God I was able to continue my studies and graduate from high school.”
“I like to tell it, because maybe there are parents in a situation like this with their child,” said the presenter, who also suffered from it as a child. “I had red hair and freckles, recess came and everyone was after you. I remember how upsetting it was. Tomorrow Tuesday, last Wednesday, the other Thursday… And always with the same people who make your life impossible,” he revealed.
The man from Cádiz did not dare to say it, fortunately a friend did it for him and “for me it was a huge respite to be able to open up to my family”. For this reason, “I would recommend that all children who have an experience like this tell it. Ultimately, it’s the best they can do.”
From Jennifer López to a new song with Whitney Houston
Fame, on the other hand, gave him opportunities such as collaborating with Jennifer Lopez And Yandel on the subject “Love is over.” At Motos’ request, the guest revealed some of the Puerto Rican’s high-flying requests while recording the music video. In fact, when the singer’s needs sheet arrived, Mateo even considered “having to take out a mortgage,” he joked. The manicure costs $1,800, the makeup costs $5,000 and the hairdresser costs $10,000. “It was incredible, the truth is that it freaked me out,” confessed the interpreter.
The presenter and the ants continued to tease him and he eventually confessed to what he was accusing. Jennifer Lopez for wearing a Versace brand t-shirt in the video: $980,000. Although he immediately regretted giving the amount. “I shouldn’t say that, I’m going to get in trouble,” he lamented.
Motos calmed him down by assuring him that it was just information. And he kept sticking his tongue out and telling her that Yandel He wanted to do without it even though the song belonged to him. “I’m going to go for chestnuts,” the guest replied. Finally, he ended up telling what had happened. Two days after recording the music video, the Puerto Rican threatened to cancel the collaboration if he did not re-record the parts of Abraham Mateo. “He put me between a rock and a hard place, he left me with nothing but blackmail.”
Despite everything, he assured that he had no hard feelings. “We learn from everything and they are life lessons. I said yes because, obviously, seeing my name next to it Jennifer Lopez and of Yandel a gift for me. “These are artists that I admire a lot, it was another life experience.”
However, in 20 years of music, he considers that the strongest thing that has ever happened to him is to have a song recorded with Whitney Houstonsomething I had never said. “An American who contacted us because he had unpublished vowels, never used, dating back to the age of 18. I was looking for a Latin and melodic artist who knew how to defend this style of ballad to be able to record the song. Whitney“He was obviously already dead.”
They came to film a video clip with incredible results. “They set up a grand piano in the middle of a forest. We went to the church where he grew up and filled it with floating candles from the music video. Then we went to New York to record the other part. And even projected images of it emerge. Whitney Housto“Well, they scored a double,” he said. He was almost ready to be born, but a rights issue with the family forced him to put him in a drawer. But he hopes to get back into it and get it out someday.
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