At 17 he was already determined to start in the artistic world and was part of several groups such as La Farándula and De madera. Then he goes to the casting of Operación Triunfo and is selected to participate in the first edition, changing his life forever, since as is known, this program became a phenomenon and exceeded all expectations.
Manu hesitated several times and thought to stay at the Academy as he thought that everything had been very fast, but thanks to the encouragement he received from the teachers, the publication of the finery records and the organization, he finally decided to stay.
Operación Triunfo made him known to the world, staying in a deserved fifth place and then being able to record their first album.
April 22, 2002 comes to light his first debut album titled Manu Tenorio and that it was edited by Pep’s Records. The album includes songs such as María by the hand of Manu and as a result of the collaboration of other established artists he can record A bolero and a rose in duet with Lolita.
His album became number 1, it sold more than 200,000 copies only in its first week and after a few weeks, for selling more than 500,000 copies in Spain, it earned 5 platinum records.
It was definitely the song Tu piel, one of the most popular, becoming one of the biggest hits of that year, the making of the video clip had the collaboration of the model Elsa Pataky.
He participated in a duet with his partner Rosa López with the song The bet, her first debut album.
In 2003 Manu recorded Blanco indigo, his second album, full of romantic nuances and warm ballads. Most of the songs are of his creation and You do not deserve it, it is a song he composed with Kike Santander.
This new production is also became number 1 in sales, reaching the completion of more than 100,000 copies in Spain and granting Manu 1 platinum.
Then he sang a duet with his partner Nuria Fergo on the song Quiéreme, turning the song into another great success.
After a few years in 2006, he can once again show his third work, Entenderás, where all the songs are composed by him and which he recorded in the city of Milan. In this production he received the support of Juan Manuel Cañizares on guitar and was produced by Bob Benozzo.
On May 25, 2007, Manu received the gold record for having sold more than 40,000 copies, the delivery of which took place at the Palace of Catalan Music in Barcelona.
Manu continued working and launched his fourth album February 4, 2008 Three Words, an album with Latin versions sung by artists such as Antonio Machín, Ibrahim Ferrer, Nat King Cole or Buenavista Social Club.
At the beginning of 2009, he decided to return to television and participate in the Cuatro contest The battle of the choirs. A year later, he would be releasing his fifth album The Law of Attraction, from the house EMI Music, where his first single is The day of my luck.