Manu Chao

Quick Facts

Full Name	Manu Chao
Occupation	World Music Singer
Date Of Birth	Jun 21, 1961(1961-06-21)
Age	63
Birthplace	Paris
Country	France
Birth City	Île-de-France
Horoscope	Gemini

Manu Chao Biography

Manu Chao is one of the most popular and richest World Music Singer who was born on June 21, 1961 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. French- Spanish Latin rock singer, who has performed in seven different languages. He has performed with many acts, including Hot Pants.

He sang “Me Gustas Tu”, the theme song for Johnny Depp’s 2003 film Once Upon A Time In Mexico.

Heavily influenced by the UK rock scene, particularly The Clash, The Jam and Dr. Feelgood, Chao and other musicians formed the Spanish/English rockabilly group Hot Pants in the mid-1980s. The group released a demo entitled “Mala Vida” in 1984, which received plenty of local critical praise but otherwise gained them little attention. By the time the group released their first album in 1986 the Parisian alternative music scene had taken flight, and Manu, his brother Antoine Chao, and friends such as Alain from Les Wampas formed Los Carayos to incorporate this sound with the rockabilly and punk styles of Hot Pants. Los Carayos remained a side project of the artists for eight years, releasing three albums in the first two years followed by a final album in 1994.

In 1987, the Chao brothers and their cousin Santiago Casariego founded the band Mano Negra. Manu Chao said in Alt.Latino in 2011, “Mano Negra started playing in a subway in Paris before the band started to be known and selling records. We started in a subway for a living. This is what made the musicians of Mano Negra. And so the people using the subway in Paris was very eclectic. There was people from a lot of different countries, different cultures. So we have to be able to play all kind of music to please all the people in a subway. So that was a perfect school to learn a lot of different styles of music.” Starting on a smaller label, the group released a reworked version of the Hot Pants single “Mala Vida” in 1988, which quickly became a hit in France. The group soon moved to Virgin Records, and their first album Patchanka was released the following year. Though the group never gained much fame in the English-speaking market, popularity throughout the rest of the world soon followed, reaching the Top 5 in the Netherlands, Italy and Germany. The band achieved some fame in South America with 1992’s Cargo Tour, where it played a series of shows in port cities, performing from a stage built into their tour ship’s hold. Mano Negra also performed a tour through much of Colombia in a retired train, the “Ice Express”. Still, rifts began to grow among band members during the port tour and the following year’s train tour; many band members, including Manu’s brother Antoine, had left the group by the end of 1994. Following that year’s release of their final album, Casa Babylon, Manu Chao moved the band to Madrid, but legal problems with former bandmates led Chao to disband the group in 1995.

Antonie Chao is his brother.

Manu Chao Net Worth

Manu Chao is one of the richest World Music Singer from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Manu Chao 's net worth $8 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1988, he began singing with Mano Negra. The band disbanded in 1995.

Two of his top ten albums on US Latin Charts are Proxima Estacion, Esperanza and La Radiolina.

Manu Chao (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmanu ˈtʃao] ; born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao, June 21, 1961) is a French musician of Spanish descent. He sings in French, Spanish, English, Italian, Arabic, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Greek and occasionally in other languages. Chao began his musical career in Paris, busking and playing with groups such as Hot Pants and Los Carayos, which combined a variety of languages and musical styles. With friends and his brother Antoine Chao, he founded the band Mano Negra in 1987, achieving considerable success, particularly in Europe. He became a solo artist after its breakup in 1995, and since then tours regularly with his live band, Radio Bemba.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Manu Chao height 5 ft 8 in Manu weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Manu Chao Dating?

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In 2003 he approached Amadou & Mariam and later produced their 2004 album Dimanche à Bamako (“Sunday in Bamako”). His song “Me llaman Calle”, written for the 2005 Spanish film Princesas, earned that film a Goya nomination for Best Original Song. It has been released in 2007’s La Radiolina. Vocals from the song are included in the Go Lem System song “Calle Go Lem”. Time magazine named “Me Llaman Calle” one of The 10 Best Songs of 2007, ranking it at No. 8. Writer Josh Tyrangiel observed,

Facts & Trivia

Manu Ranked on the list of most popular World Music Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Manu Chao celebrates birthday on June 21 of every year.

Mano Negra’s sound is mostly characterized by energetic, lively rhythms, symbolized by the title of their first album, Patchanka, derived from the word pachanga (which is a colloquial term for “party”), and a distinct informality which allows the audience to get involved and feel close to their sound. Mixed music genres are present throughout their albums. Manu Chao is friends with Gogol Bordello and that group has covered Mano Negra’s song “Mala Vida” on their own and with Chao beginning in 2006.

What happened to Manu Chao?

Manu Chao has returned. Ten years after the release of his last studio album, La Radiolina, the multilingual singer-songwriter has released three new songs; two of them, “No Solo En China Hay Futuro” (“Not Only China Has a Future”) and “Words of Truth” are credited to his name.

What race is Manu Chao?

Manu Chao (Galician pronunciation: [ˈmanu ˈtʃao]; born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao, 21 June 1961) is a French-Spanish singer.

Is Manu Chao rich?

Net Worth:$8 Million
Date of Birth:| Jun 21, 1961 (60 years old)
Gender:| Male
Height:| 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Profession:| Singer, Record producer, Musician, Film Score Composer, Singer- songwriter, Guitarist

How old is Manu Chao?

60 years (June 21, 1961)

When was Manu Chao born?

June 21, 1961 (age 60 years)