Teo Bok – Portrait of a Young Artist and Voice of his Generation
“El Mundo que Conocemos Ya Cambio”
Matteo Markus Bok, a German-Italian singer-songwriter and a Junior in a Miami high-school, recently moved from Milano to our Magic City. At just 16, Teo has over 1 million followers on social media and a remarkable artistic career spanning 3 continents – Europe, the United States and Latin America.
When the COVID-19 pandemic broke affecting Italy and his home city Milano, sheltering at his Miami home, he composed a song and produced a video featuring Italian teen social influencers to support the relief efforts of the Italian Red Cross. It’s called “Non Ci Avrai” and you can listen to it here: https://youtu.be/hOjGkTnqN7U. True to his character, in April 2020, he released the same song in Spanish, this time to support relief efforts in Mexico: https://youtu.be/MPWRXi6ISyc.
His career started at age 9 when he participated in a number of musicals including “The Lion King”, “Peter Pan”, “Billy Elliott”, “Priscilla Queen of the Desert“. At 13 and 14, he reached the finals in The Voice Kids of Germany, participated in Italia’s Got Talent and the Sanremo Young (Italy). 2019 was a turning point with the release of his first album “Crusin”, a nomination as “Best Italian Singer” at the Kids Choice Awards in Los Angeles, winner of the Tube Award in Germany, main character in the web series “Cabin 12006” of Nickelodeon and MSC Cruises, and, his first performance at the Zócalo Festival in Mexico. Teo also shared the stage with Andrea Bocelli, at the inauguration of the “Bellissima”, the new flagship of MSC Cruises. Teo released his first single in the US and Latin America at the end of May 2020.
Matteo turned 17 on May 16, 2020. You can find out more about Matteo here.