Manuel Escórcio
Manuel Escórcio | |
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| Birth name | Manuel Maria Lamarque Escórcio |
| Born | Lourenço Marques, Mozambique |
| Origin | Mozambique South Africa |
| Genres | Afrikaans pop |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Voice |
| Website | www |
Manuel Escórcio is a South African tenor who performs in Afrikaans, English and Portuguese. Escórcio was born in Lourenço Marques, Mozambique but started his musical career at Helderberg College in Somerset-West, South Africa when he was 16 years of age.[1]
Escórcio has performed in South Africa, the US, Canada, Brazil, Portugal, Venezuela, the Philippines and Australia.[2]
In 1981, Escórcio was awarded the Order of Prince Henry.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Escórcio is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Communicaciones al XV Congreso internacional de las ciencias genealogíca y heráldica. Instituto Salazar Y Castro. 1983. p. 194. ISBN 84-00-05342-7.
- ^ "Manuel Escórcio vier tuiskoms met nuwe album". Beeld. 6 June 2000. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
- ^ Duerksen, Dick. "Manuel Escorcio: Dialogue with a South African international singer". College and University Dialogue. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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