Jorge & Mateus


Jorge & Mateus is a musical duo and one of the most famous interpreters of música sertaneja. 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 are signed to Universal Music 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 DVD and in 2010 Ao vivo e 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

Albums

;Studio
YearAlbumFormatRecord labelSalesCertification
2010Aí já EraCDUniversal Music120,000Platinum
2015Os Anjos CantamCDSom Livre150,000Platinum

;Live
YearAlbumFormatRecord labelSalesCertification
2007Ao vivo em GoiâniaCD/DVDUniversal Music150,000Gold
2009O Mundo É tão PequenoCD/DVDUniversal Music150,000Platinum
2010Ao Vivo Sem CortesCD/DVDUniversal Music100,000Gold
2012A Hora É Agora - Ao Vivo Em JurerêCD/DVDSom Livre1,000,000Platinum
2013At The Royal Albert Hall - Live In LondonCD/DVDSom Livre100,000Platinum
2016Como. Sempre Feito. NuncaCD/DVDSom Livre300,000Diamond
201610 Anos - Ao VivoCD/DVDSom Livre30,000
2018Terra Sem CEPCD/DVDSom Livre4,500

;Compilations
YearAlbumFormatRecord labelSalesCertification
2012EssencialCDSom Livre185,000Platinum

Awards and nominations