Manuel Escórcio Explained

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]

Personal life

Escórcio is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Communicaciones al XV Congreso internacional de las ciencias genealogíca y heráldica. 1983. Instituto Salazar Y Castro. 84-00-05342-7. 194.
  2. News: Manuel Escórcio vier tuiskoms met nuwe album. 19 June 2010. Beeld. 6 June 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20110703112827/http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2000/06/06/4/14.html. 3 July 2011. dead.
  3. Web site: Manuel Escorcio: Dialogue with a South African international singer. Duerksen. Dick. College and University Dialogue. 2020-10-08.