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's made major inroads globally to Latin pop. Una Lady Como Tu, the song that he released in 2016, won the Colombian Kids Choice Award in 2017 for Favorite Song. He released his debut long-player ADN with the Sony-owned company based in Medellin, La Industria Inc. It was atop the Top Latin Albums chart, it reached No. 8. Vaina Loca the album that was an album that was a Top Five smash hit in 2010, also featured Noriel alongside Ozuna. The group released Dopamina the chart-topping sophomore album in the year following. In 2021, he also performed the duet for TINI's smash streaming single Maldita Foto. He appeared in 2023 with 2000, which included the hit single La Bachata. Turizo was a member of the musical home of his family. Both his older brother and mother are also musicians. In interviews, Turizo declared that music is a must. In his early years, he learned how to play the saxophone, as well as piano and ukulele. Though his original career plan was to be a veterinarian for animals but his brother Julian convinced him to try studying singing with the Cuban. This transformed his life forever.