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 Latin pop mainstream has been impacted through his worldwide popularity. Una Lady Como Tu from 2016 was awarded an Colombian Kids Choice Award as the most popular Song in 2017. In Medellin in 2017, the Sony label La Industria Inc. released ADN the debut album of his long-playing career. The album climbed to number 8 on the Top Latin Albums Chart. Following that year, he joined forces with Ozuna to create Vaina Loca which reached number five on the Top Latin Albums chart. He dropped Dopamina, his chart-topping second album, in the following year. He appeared later in 2021 as a duo with TINI on her most streamed track Maldita Foto. 2023 was the year 2000 when the hit song La Bachata was released. Turizo was raised in an musical family. His younger brother and his mother are also musicians. In interviews, Turizo stated that music is an essential part of his life. In his early years, he learned how to play the saxophone, as well as piano and ukulele. Although he initially wanted to be veterinarian, Julian convinced him that taking lessons with an Cuban singing teacher would change his direction in life.