Antonio José Sánchez Mazuecos (born 2 January 1995), known professionally as Antonio José, is a Spanish singer. He first gained recognition in 2005, after placing second in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Te traigo flores".
Antonio José Sánchez Mazuecos | |
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.jpg) Antonio José in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 2 January 1995 Palma del Río, Spain |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Website | antoniojose |
In 2015, he won the third season of La Voz, a Spanish talent show. This allowed him to publish an album with Universal Music Group. Since then, Antonio José has released five more albums, with the most recent one being released in 2023.
Early life
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Antonio José was born on 2 January 1995[1] in the town of Palma del Río, Córdoba, Spain.[2] His father, Antonio Sánchez,[3] is an AVE maintenance technician,[2] and his mother, María Mazuecos,[3] is a housewife and fond of music. Since childhood he has been a football fan. His father, who was the local football coach, tried to make him a professional player, and Antonio José was successful, becoming runner-up in national futsal competitions. However, his mother tried to bring him closer to the world of music, taking her son regularly to castings.[2] He also assisted to singing and guitar lessons from a young age.[4]
In August 2005, when he was 10, he participated in the television show Veo, Veo, directed by Canal Sur, getting second place. Afterwards, he appeared at the casting of the show organized by Televisión Española Gente de Primera. This show aimed to select the representative of Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005. Antonio José got the pass to the contest on October 2.[3]
In November 2005, he finally participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Hasselt (Belgium), where he represented his country with the song Te traigo flores (I bring you flowers), dedicated to his recently deceased grandmother. Antonio José got second place with 146 points, just 3 points below the winner, the also 10-year-old Belarusian Ksenia Sitnik with her song My vmeste (We are together, 149 points). The inhabitants of his town, including the then mayor Salvador Blanco, celebrated in the streets and congratulated him on his performance in the contest.[5] During all this time, Antonio José did not give up football, keeping it as one of his passions.[3]
Career
editShortly after his participation in Junior Eurovision, Antonio José published his first album, Te traigo flores, with the same name of the song he sang in the contest. This album combines flamenco, characteristic of his region, with Latin rhythms. 4 years later, in 2009, he published his second album, Todo vuelve a empezar (Everything starts again), with songs reflecting teenage situations in the form of rock, pop, funk or ballads.[6]
In 2015, he participated at the third season of the reality talent show La Voz (The Voice). Antonio José has stated that it was his mother the one who called the contest to present him. Being on Antonio Orozco's team, he became one of the four finalists. He chose to interpret the song Aprendiz (Apprentice), by Malú, one of the coaches of the contest. Antonio José won the contest, which allowed him to record an album with Universal Music Group.[7] This album came out just a month later his victory in the contest, and was titled El viaje (The journey).[8]
Afterwards, in 2016, Antonio José published Senti2 ("two" is pronounced in Spanish as "dos", therefore meaning "sentidos", feelings), in 2017, A un milímetro de ti (One millimeter away from you), and in 2019, Antídoto (Antidote). The latter reached great popularity in Spain, being the best selling one in the country at the date of its release.[9]
Personal life
editAfter several years of speculation, Antonio José revealed his relationship with Spanish model Marta Marchena in 2020.[10]
Discography
editAlbums
editAs of 2024, he has published eight albums:[11]
- Te traigo flores (2005)
- Todo vuelve a empezar (2009)
- El viaje (2015)
- Senti2 (2016)
- A un milímetro de ti (2017)
- Antídoto (2019)
- Fénix (2021)
- El Pacto (2023)
Songs
editSelected songs:[12]
- "De qué manera" (2015)
- "Por si llegamos a tiempo" (2015)
- "Aquí estoy yo" (2015)
- "El arte de vivir" (2015)
- "Contigo" (2016)
- "Tengo un corazón" (2016)
- "Tú me obligaste" (2017) (feat. Cali y El Dandee)
- "Me haces falta" (2017)
- "Me olvidé" (2018)
- "Se vive mejor" (2018) (feat. Juan Magán)
- "Solo dime" (2018)
- "A dónde vas" (2019) (feat. Diogo Piçarra)
- "Me equivocaré" (2019)
- "Dile" (2019)
- "Deja a ese idiota" (2019)
- "Antídoto" (2020) (feat. Greeicy)
- "Ando perdido" (2020)
- "Cuando te vuelva a ver" (2020)
- "Te han visto llorar" (2021)
- "Por mil razones" (2021)
- "Sin buscarte" (2022)
- "La noche perfecta" (2023)
References
edit- ^ "Biografía de Antonio José". buenamusica.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "¿Quién es Antonio José, el ganador de la Voz 2015?". El Mundo (in Spanish). 25 June 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d Manzano, Elisa (29 November 2005). "Antonio José vuelve a casa como un ganador tras el Eurojúnior". Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Antonio José roza la victoria en Eurovisión Junior 2005, al quedar segundo tras Bielorrusia". Radiotelevisión Española (in Spanish). 26 November 2005. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ "Antonio José, segundo en Eurovisión Junior con 'Te traigo flores'". El Mundo (in Spanish). 27 November 2005. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ Viñolo, Eduardo (4 May 2018). "Antonio José". Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ Castillo, Ángela (25 June 2015). "Antonio José, ganador de La Voz: 'Yo no me presenté. Fue mi madre quien cogió el teléfono y llamó'". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Antonio José, ganador de "La Voz" publica este viernes su primer álbum". laguiatv.com (in Spanish). 21 July 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Antonio José y Beret lideran las listas de álbumes españolas". Popelera (in Spanish). 20 November 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Antonio José habla por primera vez de su relación sentimental con Marta Marchena: "Ella es especial para mí"". Divinity (in Spanish). 27 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Discografía de Antonio José". buenamusica.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Antonio José – Canciones incluidas en los discos de Antonio José". lahiguera.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2023.