Manuel Carrasco Galloso (born January 15, 1981) is a Spanish-Romani (gitano) pop singer from Isla Cristina (Huelva), Spain.

He rose to fame during his participation in the second edition of the reality talent competition Operación Triunfo, where he finished second.

Manuel Carrasco was born on January 15, 1981, in Isla Cristina, a seaside town in Huelva, Spain.

From a very young age, he worked as a painter with his brothers, while he rehearsed and performed with a carnival group from his town.

After spending more than a year recording in studios in the United States (New York City) and Spain (Girona), Manuel Carrasco released his third album, Tercera Parada, on September 5, 2006, with 13 self-composed songs plus an added bonus track.

It was published in January 2012 and peaked at number one in the Spanish Albums Chart; it was awarded a Platinum Record certification.

In 2013, the compilation album Confieso que he sentido was released to celebrate Carrasco's ten anniversary as a recording artist.

An album that includes the greatest hits of the Spanish singer and that appears on the market in two formats: one normal and another with an acoustic part recorded in Tarifa.