Mateo Sujatovich

Mateo Sujatovich
Sujatovich in 2022
Sujatovich in 2022
Background information
Born (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 33)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
OccupationMusician
Years active2018-present

Mateo Sujatovich (born 18 January 1991),[1] also known for the musical project Conociendo Rusia, is an Argentine musician.[2] As Conociendo Rusia he has released three albums, his homonymous debut in 2018, Cabildo y Juramento in 2019 and La Dirección in 2021. He has received several awards and nominations for the Gardel Awards and Latin Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist at the 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards.

Career

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Sujatovich alongside his band Conociendo Rusia, whose name comes from his nickname "El Ruso", released his debut album Conociendo Rusia in 2018, accompanied by Nicolas Btesh (synthesizers and backing vocals), Guille Salort (drums) and Fran Azorai (keyboards).[3] The next year, they released their second album, Cabildo y Juramento, which featured production from Nicolás Cotton and arrangements by Leo Sujatovich, the album was nominated for Best Pop/Rock Album at the 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards. At the Gardel Awards of 2020, the project was nominated for Album of the Year while Cotton was nominated for Producer of the Year and Record Engineer of the Year with Pablo Lopez Ruiz.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the band had to postpone their concert at the Teatro Gran Rex in Buenos Aires and decided to make a series of virtual concerts under the name E-World Tour in 2020 to promote the second album. In 2020, they released "Tu Encanto", a collaboration with Argentine singer Fito Páez.[4]

Influences

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Among his influences, Sujatovich mentions the British band The Beatles alongside Argentine rock singers such as Luis Alberto Spinetta, Charly García and Gustavo Cerati.[5]

Personal life

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Sujatovich is the son of the Argentine musician and keyboardist of the band Spinetta Jade, Leo Sujatovich, with whom he shares a recording studio they called "Club Atlético Sujatovich".[6][3] His sister is the singer and songwriter Luna Sujatovich.

He was born in the Buenos Aires barrio of Belgrano.[7] He is of Jewish descent.[8]

Discography

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  • Conociendo Rusia (2018)
  • Cabildo y Juramento (2019)
  • La Dirección (2021)
  • Jet Love (2024)

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Latin Grammy Awards 2020 Best New Artist Conociendo Rusia Nominated [9]
Best Pop/Rock Album Cabildo y Juramento Nominated
Best Pop/Rock Song "Quiero que me Llames" Nominated
2022 "Disfraz" Nominated [10]
Best Pop/Rock Album La Dirección Nominated
2024 Jet Love Pending [11]
Best Pop/Rock Song "5 Horas Menos" (with Natalia Lafourcade) Pending
Premios Gardel 2019 Best New Artist Conociendo Rusia Nominated [12]
Best Alternative Pop Album Won
2020 Album of the Year Cabildo y Juramento Nominated [13]
Best New Artist Nominated
Best Rock Group Album Nominated
Song of the Year "Quiero que me Llames" Nominated
2024 Record of the Year "La Rueda Mágica – EADDA9223" (with Fito Páez and Andrés Calamaro) Won [14]
Best Pop Song "Pelo Suelto" (with Elsa y Elmar) Nominated
Premios Nuestra Tierra 2024 Best Rock/Alternative/Indie Song Nominated [15]

References

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  1. ^ Revello, Juan Cruz (12 February 2022). "Mateo Sujatovich: "Cuando empecé a tocar la guitarra comencé a a respirar distinto"". La Capital (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  2. ^ Pairone, Juan Manuel (February 12, 2021). "Mateo Sujatovich, el artista detrás de Conociendo Rusia: Soy un fan de las canciones". La Voz (in Spanish). Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "MATEO SUJATOVICH: "MI MÚSICA, ES LO MÁS IMPORTANTE QUE TENGO EN LA VIDA"". Oktubre.fm (in Spanish). July 10, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  4. ^ Gorrini, Tomás (July 2020). "MATEO SUJATOVICH • CONTRA TODOS LOS MALES". ElPlanetaUrbano (in Spanish). Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  5. ^ Del Mazo, Mariano (January 30, 2020). "Mateo Sujatovich y su banda Conociendo Rusia". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  6. ^ Barone, Eduardo (November 20, 2019). ""Fui un nene afortunado" Mateo Sujatovich: el chico que se deslumbró con Spinetta y ya se ganó su propio lugar en el rock argentino". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  7. ^ Olivera, Sofía (21 July 2022). "Mateo Sujatovich, líder de Conociendo Rusia, confiesa: "Soy un porteño bastante tradicional y mis canciones lo reflejan"". Revista Gente (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  8. ^ Mayerhoff, Magy (12 February 2020). "Conociendo Rusia: "A mi música la mueve el amor"". Indie Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  9. ^ "21st Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards - Final Nominations" (PDF). Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. September 29, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  10. ^ "23rd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards Final Nominations" (PDF). The Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  11. ^ Frazier, Nina (September 17, 2024). "2024 Latin GRAMMYs: See The Full Nominations List". Grammy Awards (in Spanish). Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  12. ^ "Premios Gardel 2019: La lista completa de nominados". Billboard (in Spanish). April 17, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  13. ^ "Premios Gardel 2020: todos los nominados". La Nación (in Spanish). July 2, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  14. ^ "Nominados 2024" (in Spanish). Premios Gardel. Archived from the original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  15. ^ LOS40 (2024-03-21). "Todos los nominados a Premios Nuestra Tierra 2024: Karol G, la artista que más posibilidades tiene | LOS40". LOS40 (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on March 30, 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)