Manuel Turizo Zapata, better known as Manuel Turizo and by the acronym MTZ, is a Colombian singer. Born and raised in
Montería
Montería () is a municipality and city located in northern Colombia and is the capital of the Departments of Colombia, Department of Córdoba Department, Córdoba. The city is located away from the Caribbean sea, by the Sinú River. The city an ...
, he started making music at 13. He first became popular with his song "
Una Lady Como Tú" (2016). He made his debut album ''ADN'' on August 23, 2019. Turizo's music contains influences from
pop music
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,
trap
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Trap or TRAP may also refer to:
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, and
vallenato
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and his vocal range has been classified as
baritone
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. His most well known song is his 2022 single "
La Bachata
"La Bachata" is a single by Colombian singer Manuel Turizo. Written by Turizo, Edgar Barrera, Andrés Jael Correa Rios, Miguel Andrés Martinez and Turizo's manager Juan Diego Medina, the song was released in May 2022 and reached number one in Ar ...
".
Career
2000–2015: Early life and musical beginnings
Manuel Turizo grew up in the Colombian coastal town of
Montería
Montería () is a municipality and city located in northern Colombia and is the capital of the Departments of Colombia, Department of Córdoba Department, Córdoba. The city is located away from the Caribbean sea, by the Sinú River. The city an ...
and began making music at age thirteen.
When Turizo was born, his parents gifted a guitar and microphone to his then-two-year-old brother Julian "so he would not get jealous" of the attention they were giving to the newborn Manuel.
Years later, Turizo attempted to learn to play his brother's guitar but felt he did not have the aptitude for it, and thus began developing his singing voice.
[ His original goal was to be a veterinarian, but decided to pursue music as a career after taking singing lessons with a Cuban music teacher.] As a child, he sang while his brother played guitar along with their favorite songs. Manuel began writing songs while his brother earned his post-graduate degree in Medellin.[
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2016–present: "Una Lady Como Tú", success, and ''ADN''
He is best known for his hit single "Una Lady Como Tú" (2016), which granted him widespread popularity in Latin America;[''El País'', ColombiaLa historia detrás del éxito 'Una lady como tú' de Manuel y Julián Turizo]
the music video for the song has, as of June 2020, received over 1.4 billion views on YouTube
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. Within a year of its release, "Una Lady Como Tú" was streamed more than 235 million times on Spotify. This hit was followed by "Bésame" (2017) in which he collaborated with Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Valentino. The success of these singles led ''Billboard'' to include Turizo in the magazine's list of "10 Latin Artists To Watch in 2018".[
In September 2018, Turizo achieved his first ''Billboard'' Hot 100-charting hit with his collaboration with ]Ozuna
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on the single "Vaina Loca
"Vaina Loca" () is a song by Puerto Rican singer Ozuna and Colombian singer Manuel Turizo. It was released by VP Records on June 28, 2018. It is the second single from Ozuna's second album ''Aura'', released in August 2018.
Awards and nominations ...
". The song peaked at number 94 and stayed on the chart for two weeks.[ In October 2018, he collaborated with ]Mau y Ricky
Mau & Ricky is a Venezuelan Latin pop and reggaeton duo formed by singer-songwriter brothers Mauricio Alberto "Mau" Reglero Rodríguez (born August 17, 1993) and Ricardo Andrés "Ricky" Reglero Rodríguez (born November 21, 1990), both sons of ...
on the single "Desconocidos". In March 2019, his song "Sola" became first number one song on the ''Billboard'' Latin Airplay chart. He released his debut album, ''ADN'' on August 23, 2019, which featured collaborations with Zion & Lennox
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, Noriel, Ozuna, Darell, Nicky Jam
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, Sech, and Anuel AA
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.[ ''ADN'' peaked at number eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Albums chart.] In September 2019, Turizo was named as the first Latin "global priority artist" by the French streaming service Deezer
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. He performed a virtual concert with ''Billboard'' on March 25, 2020 while in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic
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to raise money for the non-profit organization MusiCares
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. The concert consisted of a cappella renditions of the songs "Una Lady Como Tú" and "Déjala Que Vuelva".[
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Artistry
Manuel Turizo comes from a family of musical talent: his father and his brother Julián Turizo are musicians.[ The two brothers form a duo in which Manuel sings and Julián plays the ukulele.][ In addition to reggaeton, Turizo has also experimented with ]trap
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, R&B, and vallenato
Vallenato () or "Szlager" in Wayuu language (from the German "Schlager"), is a popular folk music genre from Colombia. It primarily comes from its Caribbean region. ''Vallenato'' literally means "born in the valley". The valley influencing th ...
.[ His vocals have been described by ''Billboard'' as "sultry and deep" and his vocal range has been classified as ]baritone
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.[ Turizo cites Pablo Alborán and ]Bruno Mars
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as his biggest musical influences.[ He also lists ]Luis Fonsi
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Fonsi received his first ...
, Shakira
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, Sin Bandera
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, Justin Bieber
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and Chayanne
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as important musicians in his musical development.
Discography
* ''ADN'' (2019)
* ''Dopamina'' (2021)
Awards and nominations
References
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2000 births
Living people
People from Montería
21st-century Colombian male singers
Colombian reggaeton musicians
Sony Music Latin artists