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 inroads into the Latin pop mainstream. The hit song from 2016 Una Lady Como Tu was the winner of a Colombian Kids Choice Award for Most Popular Song in 2017. The singer released his first long-player ADN for the Medellin-based Sony-distributed La Industria Inc. The album reached number 8 within the Top Latin Albums Chart. Vaina Loca was a Top Five hit for Ozuna as well as him the year following. Mala Influencia came out as his collaboration with Noriel in 2020. Following that year, Dopamina was his follow-up album. In 2021 he recorded a duet for TINI's hit track Maldita Foto. In 2023, 2000 with the hit song La Bachata was released. Turizo has an musical family, as both his mother and elder brother are musicians. According to him, music was a fundamental element of his existence. He was taught how to play the guitar, saxophone ukulele, and piano as an infant. Although he initially wanted to be veterinarian, Julian convinced him that taking lessons with an Cuban singing teacher would change his direction in life.