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 has made major global inroads into the Latin popular music scene. The hit song from 2016 Una Lady Como Tu was winner of the Colombian Kids Choice Award for Favorite Song in 2017. His debut album ADN was made available in 2017 by La Industria Inc., an Medellin-based Sony distribution company. In the Top Latin Albums chart ranked ADN at the 8th spot. Vaina Loca was one of the Top Five hit of Ozuna's Top Five album in 2007 led him to join Ozuna. Mala Influencia is his collaborative effort with Noriel in 2020. The following year, Dopamina came out as his sophomore album. In 2021, he sang a duet. He sang a duet 2021 with TINI for her smash hit Maldita Foto. He appeared in 2023 with 2000, which included the smash hit La Bachata. Turizo is a product of a family of musicians the mother of his younger brother and father have been musicians. According to him, musicality was a fundamental aspect of his daily life. While a youngster, he played the ukulele guitar as well as piano. His initial goal was to be a veterinarian, the brother Julian convinced him to take singing lessons with the help of a Cuban instructor and as a consequence of him discovering his gift as a performer changed the course of his life.