Manuel Turizo

Manuel Turizo biography

Manuel Turizo Zapata, known in the world of music as Manuel Turizo, is a Colombian singer and composer of the urban genre recognized for making compositions with universal lyrics that seek to reach the soul; also, for being one of the musical promises in the genre. He was born on April 12, 2001 in Montería, Colombia.

From an early age, he showed an interest in music, since his mother and brother were musicians and they injected him with that passion. Thanks to this motivation, he began to play instruments such as the saxophone, the guitar, the ukulele, and the piano. Although Manuel Turizo thought about being a veterinarian, he decided to venture into singing, so he began to receive vocal classes with a Cuban teacher. These classes served to adapt his voice and project to be one of the best singers.

His older brother Julián Turizo was key in his path as an artist since he was great support since he decided to venture into music; In addition, he initially officiated as his producer, giving him advice on how to improve the style he already had.

“When you are focused and have discipline, you do not allow yourself to be absorbed”

For December 6, 2016, Manuel Turizo premiered one of his first singles, entitled “Baila Conmigo” which showed great talent and future that he had in music. In addition, he released the song “Vámonos” with which he showed a romantic style and a different style.

Manuel Turizo continued working to be recognized in urban music, so on March 16, 2017, he made the official release of his single “Una lady Como tú” which was accompanied by a video clip. With this song, the young singer won the highest recognition in his short musical career, reaching more than 300 million reproductions of his song on YouTube. The song composed faith in a trip that Manuel made to Medellín and was the theme that propelled him to fame.

Time later, Manuel Turizo signed with the recognized record label “La Industria Inc” so he settled in definitively in the city of Medellín. Due to the fame, he achieved in such a short time, trips, concerts, and recordings, he had to finish his high school studies online.

Among his first appearances, the one made in Cartagena was highlighted, where he was the opening act for Ozuna during his tour of Colombia. In addition, he managed to fill several nightclubs in Cartagena, Popayán, Montería, Barranquilla, San Gil, Cúcuta, Bogotá, Villavicencio, Ibagué, and Girardot, in which he presented himself.

On May 31, 2017, the reggaetón singer Valentino made the release of the song “Bésame” where Manuel Turizo collaborated with all his versatility and romantic style. The single featured a lyric video, which exceeded 50 million views on YouTube; but, most important was the recognition that the singer was beginning to win internationally.

The talent of Manuel Turizo began to attract great exponents of the urban genre and on August 3, 2017, he released the song “Una lady Como tú (Remix)” which counted with the collaboration of urban singer Nicky Jam.

On September 16, 2017, was presented at the awards ceremony of the TV and Novelas Awards, which award the best productions and actors of Colombian television. On October 20 of that same year, the song “Déjala que regrese” was released from Piso 21, which counted on the collaboration of Manuel Turizo.

In the short time that Manuel Turizo has been in music, he has been known for keeping his fans aware of his projects through social networks.

“My genre is urban, it is a challenge because it is a genre that is labeled as empty, that has meaningless letters; for me, that’s not music, for me it’s telling a story with a song and so far I’ve managed to do it without problems in the urban genre. My message has arrived perfectly and this is what the people have told me.”

On December 5, 2017, Manuel Turizo released his new single titled “Esperándote”.