MANUEL-TURIZO

Manuel Turizo (full name Manuel Turizo Zapata) is an urbano and reggaeton singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Colombia whose trademark is his smooth buttery tenor singing voice. He is a major player in his part of the Latin mainstream. In 2017 his hit track from 2016, Una Lady Como Tu won the Colombian Kids Choice Award Favorite Song. His debut album ADN was issued in 2017 by La Industria Inc., a Medellin-based Sony distribution company. Its Top Latin Albums chart ranked it at number 8. Vaina Loca the album that was one of the Top Five smash hit in 2010, featured him alongside Ozuna. He collaborated together with Noriel on Mala Influencia in 2020 and in the year following, he came out with his second album, the chart-topping Dopamina. The year 2021 was the first time he performed in a duo with TINI for her hit online song Maldita Foto. 2000 also saw the huge record La Bachata appeared in 2023. Turizo was born into a musical family, his younger brother and his mother are also musicians. In interviews, Turizo has stated that music is a must. While a youngster, was playing the ukulele as well as piano. While his initial career choice was to become a veterinarian the brother Julian convinced him to take singing lessons with an Cuban teacher. The end outcome of discovering his talents as a performer changed the direction of his life.