Manu Guix

{{Infobox person

| name = Manu Guix

| image = Manu Guix - 002.jpg

| birth_name = Manuel Guix Tornos

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|12|8}}

| birth_place = Barcelona, Spain

| education = Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

| years_active = 1987-present

}}

Manuel "Manu" Guix Tornos ({{IPA|ca|ˈmanu ˈɣiʃ}};{{efn|In isolation, Guix is pronounced {{IPA|ca|ɡiʃ|}}.}} 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.{{cite news

|url= http://www.que.es/television/en-pantalla/200906040144-risto-profesor-manu-guix-enano.html

|title=Risto, al profesor de 'OT' Manu Guix: "Enano, ewok, habitante de la Tierra Media y Sancho Panza" |language=Spanish |date=4 June 2009

|work=Qué.es |publisher=Factoría de Información |location=Madrid |last=Staff

|accessdate=4 August 2010

}} His career began in 1987 at the Municipal Conservatory of Music in Barcelona, and he also studied at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.{{Cite web|title=Manu Guix|url=http://manuguix.com/|access-date=2021-09-27|language=ca}}

He has recorded three works and participated in various musicals as a singer and musical director, including Grease.{{cite web

|url= http://spain.broadwayworld.com/article/La_gira_de_Grease_entra_en_su_recta_final_20100725

|title=La gira de Grease entra en su recta final |language=Spanish

|work=Broadway world (Spain) |date=25 July 2010 |last=Rodriguez |first=Roberto

|accessdate=4 August 2010

}}

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|date=August 2010}}