Mateo (born August 13, 1986), is an American Pop/R&B singer/songwriter from Cincinnati, Ohio.Iman Jordan (born August 13, 1986) known by his stage name Mateo, is an American pop/R&B singer/songwriter from Cincinnati, Ohio. He was formerly signed to MySpace Records, but parted ways with the label in 2010,Mateo is now signed to the Krucial Noise imprint on Interscope Records, label imprint of Alicia Keys producer Kerry "Krucial" Brothers,Mateo was born in Cincinnati, Ohio into a musical family. His grandfather, Freddy Jordan was a jazz and session guitarist at the historic King Records where he played for the likes of James Brown, Freddie King, and Charles Brown, His grandmother was a singer who toured Canada and the northeastern United States. Mateo started singing at an early age and playing classical piano at age 5. Mateo attended Morehouse College, majoring in music and business