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In March 2002 Paul won the "Int'l Artist Award 2001" award by the Texas based "Coast to Coast" Music magazine. This took place in Dallas at the famous "Crystal Chandelier".
- November 2001: Paul's song Sedona (written by Martin Moss) was number 1 in March of this year, and now it has returned there! Check the Pan European Top 75 Singles chart and you see!
- On the 2000 Nashville Tracker awards show in May,
Paul got the following awards:
* "Male vocalist of the year" in the European market
* "Duet of the year" in the European market,
together with David Thomason, with the song "Empty Rooms" (written by David)
- May 2000: Paul's CD "Across the Miles" is on it's 56th week
on the ECMA charts! More than a year! Only Shania Twain has been there longer!
- The following awards were handed out to Paul on the 1999 Nashville
Tracker awards:
* "Male vocalist of the year" in the European market
* "Album of the year" in the European market
* "Duet of the year" in the European market, together with David Thomason, with the song "So long , Adios" (written by David)
*"International Indie Artist of the Year", by the Tennessee CMA Awards and Competition (Oct 9-10, Gatlinburg)
- #1 again on the Top 100 Nashville Tracker Chart and also the Dutch Country DJ chart for October 1999
- Indie CD of the year 1998 in Europe, for "Across the
Miles"
- Winner of "Song of the Year" by the Country Music Organizations of America in
Las Vegas Oct. 97. Title of the winning song: "FRIENDS FOREVER".
- He was also nominated by the European Country Music Association for "Duet of the Year" with PJ Price, also with his song "FRIENDS FOREVER".
Okay, since I talked about the song, I will give you the name of his first CD too: "Temperatures Rising". (Released on the Misty label, no. 779.)
- Winner of "International Male Vocalist of the Year '97" and "International Co-writer of the Year '97" with Rhonnie Scheuerman from Kodak, Tenessee.
He performed the winning song during the showcase at the first annual "NORTH AMERICAN COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL, held at the exclusive Park Vista Resorts Hotel (Gatlinburg, Tennessee. That's just 5 miles down the road from "Dollywood." ;) Jan 7-11.
- Paul told me: "I had a nice talk with Donna Fargo and was
also interviewed by TNN, The Nashville Network." The interview is to be broadcast at a later date.
- About to be released: his new CD called "ACROSS THE MILES," with the first single released "Zevenbergen" (7 Mountains Memory) going to #1 in Holland in Aug. 1997.
- Friends of Paul, Shaun and Cindy South from Hull in England will hopefully bring out their first album somewhere this summer. Paul is producing the whole album for them. Shaun and Cindy go by the name "The Souths". Maybe in July of this year they will do a small tour together with Paul. Any chance we get to see and hear them in Holland, Paul??
- Paul Mateki and PJ Price win for "Duet of the Year 1997" by the ECMA for "Friends Forever," Paul Mateki's song from his "Temperatures' Rising" CD. CONGRATULATIONS!
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