Chinoy

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Chinoy (musician)

Mauricio Castillo Moya (born 1982), known as Chinoy, is a Chilean singer-songwriter. He has released two solo albums. Chinoy's androgynous voice, tortured lyrics and stormy guitar technique have been compared to Bob Dylan by the Chilean media and his style has been described as trova, Indie Folk and folk punk.

Early life

Chinoy was born in San Antonio, a commune of Valparaíso, Chile, where he founded the punk band Don Nadie and opened for the Argentine punk band Loquero in 2005. Loquero then invited him to spend a season in La Plata, Argentina. In 2007, he moved to Valparaiso where he studied for a short time and performed in local bars. It was there that Manuel Garcia saw him perform and invited Chinoy to open for him in Valparaiso and Santiago. During 2007, Chinoy performed at Concepción, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas, Valparaiso and Santiago and his song Carne de gallina appeared on the compilation album Escuelas de Rock 1er disco bicentenario (2007).

Musical career

In 2008, Chinoy came to the attention of award-winning filmmaker Andrés Wood, who asked him to write the theme song for his movie La Buena Vida.

Chinoy (surname)

Chinoy is the surname of the following people