Colombian singer Manuel Turizo says the “universe chose him” to make music

When the Colombian musician Manuel Turizo was still a child, he was determined to become a performing artist. “I loved watching videos of Wisin & Yandel’s concerts,” says 24-year-old Turizo We weekly in an exclusive new interview.

“I enjoyed it, Chris BrownConcerts by Justin Bieber“I watched ‘s concerts on YouTube when I was a kid – I would stand in front of the mirror and dance like them,” he added.

Turizo’s musical ambitions were also shaped by the influence of his grandparents, who had “a passion for music” as a pastime, he said. In addition, his father encouraged both Manuel and his brother Julián to play instruments.

“I always knew I loved it,” Turizo recalls, adding that his future career was a feeling of destiny. “It’s not something you can decide. It’s something the universe decides.”

Turizo’s biggest hit to date has been “La Bachata,” which has been streamed over a billion times on Spotify. In his brand new track “Dios te cuide,” both the superstar’s sound and attitude have clearly evolved, as he refuses to be pigeonholed into a single genre. The track is dedicated to “the one” who mistreated him and is about heartbreak.

Has Turizo had his heart broken in real life? “Not much, just a little,” he assures Us“It’s not necessarily something that happened to me personally; it’s memories or things from real life, from people around me or things that happened to me. That’s where the inspiration to write songs comes from.”

As for the title of the single, Turizo wasn’t just interested in a religious cliché, but in immortalizing a common saying from his native Colombia. “It’s something that’s said a lot. You say goodbye to someone and say, ‘Oh, take care. May God take care of you, ciao. Stay healthy.’ It’s something we use a lot,” he explains.

“Music amplifies emotions. I want to make music that makes people feel good, that they enjoy, that makes them happy and that makes them feel happy,” says Turizo.

And that is ultimately the same goal that Turizo pursues for himself: “I want to continue to be happy. I am happy, but maybe that is not something that can be tomorrow.”

With reporting by Brody Brown and Julia Tortoriello