Mateo Arias, also known as Téo (stylized as ¿Téo?), is an American Latin contemporary pop singer-songwriter, rapper, and actor based in Los Angeles, California. He starred in the American
Disney XD series Kickin' It as Jerry Martinez and the 2020 American
coming-of-age storyBlast Beat as Carly Andres. In 2018, his debut studio album ¿Téo? was released and has received over 50 million streams on
Spotify. Téo has worked with
Jaden Smith,
Post Malone,
Lido,
Willow Smith, and
Kali Uchis.[1][2][3][4][5]
Early life
Arias was born in
Atlanta, United States to Colombian parents Mónica and César Arias.[6] He grew up in between
Lawrenceville and Atlanta in a pseudo-Colombian culture in Georgia and was raised bilingual although he didn't speak English until he was about four years old.[7] His older brother is actor and singer,
Moisés Arias.[8]
Career
Arias started his career as an actor before launching his musical career in 2017 and released his debut single "Uno Dos" which featured his longtime friend Jaden Smith.[9][10] The following year, he released 2 singles "Palm Trees" and "Orso (off top)". Since then he has released multiple singles including "Americano", "UNI2", "Hope 4" and "Buzzed" which featured American singer Willow Smith.[11][12] His debut studio album "¿Téo?" was released in August 2018. In 2021, his second studio album "Sol" was released.[13]