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". In 2015, he won the third season of '' La Voz'', a Spanish talent show. This allowed him to publish an

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with

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. Since then, Antonio José has released five more albums, with the most recent one being released in 2023.

Early life

Antonio José was born on 2 January 1995 in the town of Palma del Río, Córdoba,

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. His father, Antonio Sánchez, is an

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, and his mother, María Mazuecos, is a housewife and fond of music. Since childhood he has been a

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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

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competitions. However, his mother tried to bring him closer to the world of music, taking her son regularly to castings. He also assisted to

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and

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lessons from a young age. In August 2005, when he was 10, he participated in the

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''Veo, Veo'', directed by

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, getting second place. Afterwards, he appeared at the casting of the show organized by

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''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. In November 2005, he finally participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in

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(

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), 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

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, including the then

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Salvador Blanco, celebrated in the streets and congratulated him on his performance in the contest. During all this time, Antonio José did not give up football, keeping it as one of his passions.

Career

Shortly after his participation in Junior Eurovision, Antonio José published his first

, ''Te traigo flores'', with the same name of the song he sang in the contest. This album combines

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, 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,

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s. In 2015, he participated at the third season of the reality

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'' 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

. This album came out just a month later his victory in the contest, and was titled ''El viaje'' (''The journey''). 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.

Personal life

After several years of speculation, Antonio José revealed his relationship with Spanish model Marta Marchena in 2020.

Discography

Albums

As of , he has published eight albums: *''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

Selected songs: *"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

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez Mazuecos, Antonio Jose 1995 births Living people Singers from Andalusia Spanish pop singers Flamenco singers Latin pop singers 21st-century Spanish singers 21st-century Spanish male singers Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrants