ists ▁in ▁sw imming ▁Category : Univers ia de ▁gold ▁medal ists ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Man u ▁Gu ix ▁( Man uel ▁Gu ix ▁T orn os ) ▁( 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Barcelona , ▁Spain ) ▁is ▁a ▁composer , ▁musical ▁director ▁and ▁Spanish ▁perform er . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁linked ▁to ▁Oper ación ▁Tri un fo ▁since ▁its ▁in ception ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁and ▁has ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁coach ▁in ▁every ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁program . ▁His ▁career ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁at ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁Barcelona ▁and ▁he ▁also ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Liverpool ▁Institute ▁for ▁Perform ing ▁Arts . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁recorded ▁three ▁works ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁various ▁musical s ▁as ▁a ▁singer ▁and ▁musical ▁director , ▁including ▁Gre ase . ▁ ▁Through out ▁he ▁has ▁won ▁various ▁awards ▁including ▁the ▁Award ▁Chair , ▁received ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁for ▁" You , ▁Jo , ▁Ell , ▁El la ▁... ▁i ▁... ▁i ▁Schön berg ▁Web ber ▁... " ▁at ▁the ▁revel ation ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁show , ▁and ▁the ▁same ▁award ▁granted ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁by ▁" The ▁Som ni ▁Moz art " ▁as ▁best ▁musical ▁director . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁recognition ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 : ▁V ▁P iano ▁Compet ition ▁Ber ga ▁City ▁( second ▁prize ) ▁▁ 1 9 9 2 : ▁ 2 5 ▁ º ▁Conc ours ▁of