Manuel "Manu" Guix Tornos (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈmanu ˈɣiʃ];[a] 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]
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| Born | Manuel Guix Tornos December 8, 1979 Barcelona, Spain |
| Education | Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts |
| Years active | 1987-present |
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.[citation needed]
Awards and recognition
edit- 1990: V Piano Competition Berga City (second prize)
- 1992: 25 º Concours of Young Pianist of Catalonia, in Vilafranca Penedès (second prize)
- 1997: Chair Award for the show "Yo, ho, ell, ella ... i ... i Schönberg Webber ..." the revelation of the season show
- 1998: Chair Award for the show "El somni de Mozart" as best musical director
- 1999: Scholarship from the Generalitat of Catalonia to study music abroad
- 2008: Nominated for the Max Awards (twelfth edition) by the musical direction of Grease, the musical of your life
- 2009: Nominated for Gran Via Musical Theater for the musical direction of Grease, the musical of your life
- 2009: Chair Award for the show What! The Nou Musical as best musical composition
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Staff (4 June 2009). "Risto, al profesor de 'OT' Manu Guix: "Enano, ewok, habitante de la Tierra Media y Sancho Panza"". Qué.es (in Spanish). Madrid: Factoría de Información. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ^ "Manu Guix" (in Catalan). Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ Rodriguez, Roberto (25 July 2010). "La gira de Grease entra en su recta final". Broadway world (Spain) (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2010.