Enloquecí is the past tense of the verb enloquecer, meaning "to go crazy" or "to go mad". It's a dramatic and expressive word used to describe an extreme emotional state or a decision that seems wild to others.
In "Vacío", Manuel Turizo sings, "Mi familia pensó que me enloquecí" (My family thought I went crazy) when describing his choice to pursue music over a traditional career. This single word powerfully conveys the sacrifice and misunderstanding he faced while following his passion, making it a very memorable part of his story.
Have you ever wondered what it's like to have it all? Manuel Turizo explores this idea in "Vacío." He lists off all the signs of success: "Una casa de un millón, siete carros, una mansión" (a million-dollar house, seven cars, a mansion), a private jet, and even an island. But then he hits you with the real question: what's any of that worth "si no hay amigos" (if there are no friends)? It's a classic story of achieving a dream only to find it's not what you expected.
He feels an emptiness, a "vacío," that all his money can't fill. The most powerful line for me is "Un closet lleno de abrigos pero ninguno me quita el frío" (A closet full of coats, but none of them take away the cold). He admits he knew what he wanted but didn't understand the cost, which included losing his childhood friends. The song is a really honest look at the loneliness that can come with chasing a huge dream.
Manuel Turizo was studying to be a veterinarian in Montería, on Colombia's Caribbean coast, when a song he and his older brother Julián put out themselves in 2016 took over Latin radio. "Una Lady Como Tú" sets Julián's ukulele against Manuel's low baritone, and its video has since passed two billion views on YouTube. He was sixteen then, born in Montería in April 2000 into a family of musicians.
His debut album ADN (2019) reached number eight on Billboard's Top Latin Albums with Ozuna, Nicky Jam, Anuel AA and Sech along for the ride, and "Sola" gave him his first Latin Airplay number one. Dopamina followed in 2021, then 2000 in 2023, the album built around "La Bachata": number six on the Billboard Global 200, number one in Spain, and fifteen weeks atop the Argentina Hot 100. He has recorded with Marshmello ("El Merengue") and Shakira ("Copa Vacía"), and his fifth album Apambichao, released in April 2026, goes back to Colombian merengue and vallenato with Maluma on the title track.