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 is one of the biggest within the Latin mainstream. Una Lady Como Tu, the song that he released in 2016, received the Colombian Kids Choice Award in 2017 for the Best Song. His debut album ADN was released by La Industria Inc., which is a Medellin-based Sony distribution firm. The Top Latin Albums chart ranked it at number 8. Vaina Loca is an album that was a Top Five smash hit in 2010 featured him along with Ozuna. Mala Influencia, released in 2020 by Noriel and her Dopamina album in the same year. In 2021, he also performed an duet with the TINI streaming hit single Maldita Foto. 2000 also saw the huge hit La Bachata appeared in 2023. Turizo is from an musical family, as both his elder brother and mother also play music. In interviews, Turizo said that music is essential. As a child he learned to play the saxophone and ukulele and piano. While his initial career goal was that of a veterinarian for animals but his brother Julian advised him to begin learning to sing with the Cuban. It transformed his life forever.