Manu Guix | |
Birth Name: | Manuel Guix Tornos |
Birth Date: | 8 December 1979 |
Birth Place: | Barcelona, Spain |
Education: | Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts |
Years Active: | 1987-present |
Manuel "Manu" Guix Tornos (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ˈmanu ˈɣiʃ/; born 8 December 1979, in Barcelona, Spain) is a composer, musical director and Spanish performer. He has been linked to Operación Triunfo since its inception in 2001 and has acted as a coach in every edition of the program.[1] His career began in 1987 at the Municipal Conservatory of Music in Barcelona, and he also studied at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.[2]
He has recorded three works and participated in various musicals as a singer and musical director, including Grease.[3]
Throughout, he has won various awards, including the Award Chair, received in 1997 for "You, Jo, Ell, Ella ... i ... i Schönberg Webber ..." at the revelation of the season show, and the same award granted in 1998 by "The Somni Mozart" as best musical director.