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's made major inroads globally into Latin pop. His 2016 hit Una Lady Como Tu was the winner of a Colombian Kids Choice Award for the most popular Song in 2017. In Medellin, Sony distributed La Industria Inc. and also released ADN for his debut full-length album. On the Top Latin Albums chart, it ranked no. 8. In the following year, he joined forces with Ozuna to create Vaina Loca that climbed to number five on the chart of Top Latin Albums. Mala Influencia, which was released in the year 2020, by Noriel and his Dopamina album the following year. In 2021, he sang a duet. He sang a duet 2021 alongside TINI on her hit song Maldita Foto. 2000 which included the smash record La Bachata appeared in 2023. Turizo was raised in an musical family. His older brother and mother are also musicians. In interviews he has described the music he plays as a compulsory activity. As a child, he played the ukulele guitar and the piano. Though his original career plan was to be a veterinarian for animals, his brother Julian encouraged him to start studying singing with a Cuban. The lessons revolutionized his entire life.