Manu Chao Biography

A French singer, his name is José Manuel Thomas Arthur, he was born on June 21 of 1961 in Paris - France; son of spanish parents, Felisa Ortega and Ramon Chao, who move to Paris to escape Francos's dictatorship.

His main feature is that he sings in the French, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, Arabic, English and Wolof languages, often mixing them in the same song. The Chao's lyrics are about love, living in ghettos, immigration, and often carry a left-wing message.

At age of 14 years had his first group called "Joint de Culasse", in 1987 Chao, his brothers and his cousin founded the band "Mano Negra", they released and triumphed with a reworked version of "mala vida" (a single of "Hot Points", after a long season in the group (from 1987 to 1994), began his single career.

Some of his famous songs are

Me gustas tu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzgjiPBCsss

bongo bong & Je ne t'aime plus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m7hxzwW0qw

Desaparecido

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2W4wglPW2c