Manu Chao (born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao on June 21, 1961 in Paris, France) is a French-born singer of Spanish origin. He sings mainly in French, Spanish and English and occasionally in a number of other languages.

Manu Chao is a French Latin folk singer of Spanish origin. Manu Chao was a well-known member of the Parisian alternative music scene, in bands such as Hot Pants and Los Carayos . In 1987, Chao, his brother Antoine Chao and their cousin Santiago Casariego founded the band Mano Negra . Mano Negra met with success in France first with the hit single Mala Vida , then toured South America. The band split in 1995. He sings in French, Spanish, Arabic, Galician, Portuguese, English, Italian, and Wolof,