Manu Chao

Manu Chao is, to me, the ultimate musical traveler, an artist for whom borders barely exist. Singing in French, Spanish, English, Arabic, Galician and more, he treats the whole planet as home, and that polyglot restlessness is the heart of his sound. What I love is that despite Latin Grammy-level success he never abandoned the spirit of the street performer. He's far more than a hitmaker; he's a musician with real political conscience, and that's exactly the kind of artist I cherish.

Name (English)

Manu Chao

Name (Japanese)

マヌ・チャオ

Reading

まぬ・ちゃお

Born

June 21, 1961 (age 65)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Ox

Origin

Paris, France

Occupation

singer / composer / guitarist / street artist / musician

Awards & achievements

• 2007 Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Song
• 1999 Victory of the album of traditional musics or musics of the world
• 2002 Victory of the album of traditional musics or musics of the world
• 2001 MTV Europe Music Award for Best French Act

• Official sitehttps://www.manuchao.net/
• Xhttps://x.com/manuchao
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manu%20Chao
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%8C%E3%83%BB%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%82%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207898

Tags

• singer
• composer
• guitarist

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.