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. His music has seen major international breakthroughs into the Latin popular music scene. His 2016 hit Una Lady Como Tu was the recipient of a Colombian Kids Choice Award for Favorite Song in 2017. His debut album ADN was made available by La Industria Inc., a Medellin-based Sony distribution firm. It peaked at number eight on the Top Latin Albums chart. The following year, he joined forces with Ozuna for the creation of Vaina Loca which reached number five on the chart of Top Latin Albums. Mala Influencia came out as his collaborative effort with Noriel in the year 2020. Following that calendar year Dopamina became his second album. Then in 2021 he sang the duet for TINI's smash streaming track Maldita Foto. 2000, which featured the smash hit La Bachata appeared in 2023. Turizo has a musical background, both his parents and brother are musicians. In interviews, he referred to music participation as mandatory. When he was a kid, he began learning to play the saxophone and as well as piano and ukulele. His initial goal was to be a veterinarian, his brother Julian encouraged him to enroll in singing lessons with an Cuban instructor and as a outcome of discovering his talents in the field of singing changed the direction of his life.