Manu Guix

Manu Guix
Background information
Birth name	Manuel Guix
Born	December 8, 1979 (1979-12-08) (age 31)
Origin	Barcelona, Spain
Occupations	musical director, arranger, coach
Instruments	Guitar, piano
Website	manuguix.com

Manu Guix (Manuel Guix) (8 December 1979, Barcelona) is a composer, musical director and Catalan 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.^{[citation needed]}

He has recorded three works and participated in various musicals as a singer and musical director, including Grease.^[2]

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

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: Getting a scholarship from the Generalitat of Catalonia to do a year of further 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.

References

1. ^ Staff (4 June 2009). "Risto, al profesor de 'OT' Manu Guix: "Enano, ewok, habitante de la Tierra Media y Sancho Panza"" (in Spanish). Qué.es (Madrid: Factoría de Información). http://www.que.es/television/en-pantalla/200906040144-risto-profesor-manu-guix-enano.html. Retrieved 4 August 2010. 
2. ^ Rodriguez, Roberto (25 July 2010). "La gira de Grease entra en su recta final" (in Spanish). Broadway world (Spain). http://spain.broadwayworld.com/article/La_gira_de_Grease_entra_en_su_recta_final_20100725. Retrieved 4 August 2010. 

External links

• Personal web site
• Manu Guix at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Guix, Manu
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