Manuel Escórcio | |
Birth Name: | Manuel Maria Lamarque Escórcio |
Birth Place: | Lourenço Marques, Mozambique |
Origin: | Mozambique South Africa |
Instrument: | Voice |
Genre: | Afrikaans pop |
Occupation: | Musician |
Manuel Escórcio is a South African tenor who performs in Afrikaans, English and Portuguese. Escórcio was born in Lourenço Marques, Mozambique but started his musical career at Helderberg College in Somerset-West, South Africa when he was 16 years of age.[1]
Escórcio has performed in South Africa, the US, Canada, Brazil, Portugal, Venezuela, the Philippines and Australia.[2]
In 1981, Escórcio was awarded the Order of Prince Henry.[1]
Escórcio is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[3]