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. The singer has been able to make major international progress into the Latin pop culture. Una Lady Como Tu, the hit song from 2016 won the Colombian Kids Choice Award in 2017 for Favorite Song. His debut album was a long-player ADN to the Medellin-based company Sony, which is distributed by La Industria Inc. The album made it to the 8th spot according to the Top Latin Albums Chart. Vaina Loca was a Top Five hit for Ozuna and him the year after. He also collaborated with Noriel to record Mala Influencia in 2020 and the following year dropped his sophomore album charting Dopamina. He also sang the duet for TINI's streaming smash track Maldita Foto. The hit song La Bachata from 2000 was first released in 2023. Turizo was raised in a musical household the mother of his younger brother and father also are musicians. Turizo has told interviews that music is a must. When he was a kid, he began learning how to play the ukulele, saxophone as well as piano. When his original career plan was becoming a vet, his brother Julian got him to attend singing lessons with the help of a Cuban teacher and the end result of recognizing his gift in the field of singing changed the direction of his life.