Matisse (Mexican band)

Mexican musical group

Matisse

Matisse at 16th Latin Grammy Awards in 2015

Background information
Origin| Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Genres| Pop, Folk, Regional Mexicano
Instruments|

* Voice
* Guitar
* Ukulele
* Piano

Years active| 2014–present
Labels| Sony Music Latin
Members| Román Torres
Pablo Preciado
Melissa Robles
Website| www.matissemx.com

Matisse is a Mexican pop band consisting of Pablo Preciado (born 1988), Román Torres (born 1987), and Melissa Robles (born 1989).

## Biography

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### Formation

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Pablo and Román first met when they were studying music together in Guadalajara. When they moved to Mexico City, they became friends and started writing songs together. Pablo presented some of these songs to Paul Forat, vice president of Sony Music México, who circulated them, leading to artists like Carlos Rivera, Alejandra Guzmán and Cristian Castro recording some of them. It was then that Pablo introduced Román, co-author of some of the songs, to Paul, and from then on they began to work together.[1]

The name Matisse was chosen after Pablo and Román saw a painting by Henri Matisse in Leonel García's recording studio. Later, Melissa joined the group. She had become famous when she uploaded to YouTube a video of her singing “Fascinación” by Carlos Rivera, who helped her sign with Sony.[2]

### 2014–2016: Sube

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Matisse released their first single, called "La misma luna", in August 2014.[3] That same year, they were featured in the song "Sé que te vas" by the American duo Ha*Ash.

In 2015, Matisse released their debut album Sube, which included a new version of "La Misma Luna". Later that year, they were nominated as "Artista Revelación" (Breakthrough Artist) in the Latin Grammy Awards.[4][5] In 2016, they were invited to sing at the Palacio de los Deportes during Ha*Ash's concert.[6]

### 2017–present: Por tu bien

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In 2017, Matisse released their second album, entitled Por tu bien. Before releasing the album, they released a single, called "Todavía", along with a music video.[7] That year, they sang at Sony Music México's event UpFront, along with Ha*Ash and Carlos Rivera.[8]

In 2018, they released another single, Acuérdate de mí,[9] and the titular song from Por tu bien as their third single.[10] That same year, they opened for Mexican band Reik's concerts in the United States and shared the stage with them during some events in Mexico.[11] On April 9, 2019, Matisse released their single "Eres tú", featuring Reik. In the middle of the year, they released their urban rhythm single "Primer avión", featuring Colombian singer Camilo.

## Members

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* Román Torres was born July 2, 1987, in Mexicali, Baja California. He is a singer and guitarist.[12]
* Pablo Preciado was born April 11, 1988, in Hermosillo, Sonora. He is a singer and plays the guitar and piano.[13]
* Melissa Robles was born December 21, 1989, in Mexicali, Baja California. She studied marketing before becoming a singer. She also plays the ukulele.

## Discography

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Studio albums

* 2015: Sube
* 2017: Por tu bien
* 2020: Tres
* 2022: Así de enamorados
* 2023: De norte a sur
* 2024: Bella nostalgia

## References

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1. ^ Castelazo, Anna. "En el "Matisse" de tres grandes revelaciones" (in Spanish). El Debate. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
2. ^ "Matisse en entrevista". Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
3. ^ "Matisse, gran lanzamiento". exa.gremradio.com.mx. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
4. ^ "Meet the Latin Grammy New Artist Nominees". Billboard. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
5. ^ "Matisse va por el Grammy Latino". El Informador. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
6. ^ "HA*ASH CONQUISTA EL PALACIO DE LOS DEPORTES". Sony Music Entertainment México (in Spanish). 28 November 2016. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
7. ^ #enpopados (13 November 2017). "EnPOPados: MATISSE lanza la pre-orden de su nuevo álbum POR TU BIEN. // #EnPOPados". EnPOPados. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
8. ^ "Ha*Ash y Carlos Rivera, las apuestas de Sony Music". milenio.com. 15 March 2017. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
9. ^ ElHorizonte. "Matisse estrena nuevo sencillo "Acuérdate de mi"". elhorizonte (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
10. ^ "MATISSE estrena sencillo + video "POR TU BIEN"". Sony Music Entertainment México (in Mexican Spanish). 1 September 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
11. ^ "Matisse y Reik te tocarán el corazón". Quién (in Spanish). 9 May 2019. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
12. ^ "Román Torres - Sociedad de Autores y compositores de México". sacm.org.mx. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
13. ^ "Pablo Preciado - Sociedad de Autores y compositores de México". sacm.org.mx. Retrieved 11 April 2019.[dead link]

## External links

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* Official website
* Matisse's channel on YouTube

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

Artists|

* MusicBrainz