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 is a major player in music in the Latin mainstream. Una Lady Como Tu (his popular hit song from 2016) was awarded the Colombian Kids Choice Award, 2017 Favorite Song. In Medellin, Sony distributed La Industria Inc. and then released ADN as his debut full-length album. It was atop the Top Latin Albums chart, it reached No. 8. In the following year, he became part of Ozuna to record their Top Five smash Vaina Loca. Mala Influencia, which was released in the year 2020, by Noriel and her Dopamina album in the same year. Then in 2021 he sang a duet on TINI's streaming smash single Maldita Foto. 2023 was the year 2000 when the hit La Bachata was released. Turizo is from an musical family, as both his mother and elder brother are musicians. According to him, music was an integral aspect of his daily life. In his early years, he learned how to play the saxophone, the ukulele, and piano. The initial goal was to be a veterinarian However, his brother Julian persuaded him to learn singing with the help of a Cuban teacher. What happened was that he discovered his own talent for singing and changed the course his life.