She also was a judge during its first season and performed several times on the show. Yuridia Valenzuela Canseco, commonly known as Yuri, is a Mexican singer, actress and television host. In this same year, Yuri causes a stir by embracing the Christian faith and adhering to the Evangelical church. For the second time, Yuri appears in Playboy and presented a show entitled Sin límites, which receives the recognition of the public and critics for its outstanding quality, which led the press and her fans to compare it with the singer Madonna: the nickname "the Mexican Madonna", which sparked such controversy that even important American programs, such as Hard Copy, took time to talk about this similarity. 1991's Soy Libre was certified gold and platinum simultaneously, while 1996's Más Fuerte Que la Vida offered her hits re-recorded in ranchera style; 2002's Enamorada re-established her presence on the pop charts after a hiatus from secular music. Also they sound in some countries the "Celia Mix" a medley of some hits of Celia Cruz. She had two brothers, Carlos (deceased) and Yamily. In 1978 she released her first album titled Tú Iluminas mi Vida. [13] This record achieves success in countries like Chile and Mexico and from it comes the single "Arrepentida" and "Estoy Cansada", as well as some covers by Argentine singer Valeria Lynch. She also recorded the central theme of the Chilean TV series Infiltradas, entitled "Por el amor de un hombre", and was present at the Viña del Mar Festival in 2011 as a jury. • Yuri (Slavic name), the Slavic form of the given name George, including a list of people with the given name Yuri, Yury, etc. However, Yuri gave the opportunity to perform her first acting work in the movie Milagro en el circo (1979), starring Mexican comedian Cepillín and collaborated in the program En familia con Chabelo on the Televisa network. In 1985 she signed a contract with EMI music and recorded the album Yo te pido amor, with which she won a Grammy Award nomination. In 2017, Yuri served as a coach for La Voz Kids, and repeated her role as a coach for the sixth season of La Voz. In 1987 the successful album Aire was released. They have one child. [8] The same year she was invited to the Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Chile, and obtained the longed for Silver Torch, with which she became the first Mexican singer to obtain this award.[9]. She has maintained a significant presence in the entertainment business in Mexico since the 1970s, although she is well known outside of Mexico. Yuri is a professional dancer, so she easily includes dances and choreographies in her concerts, which include costume changes, visual screens, dancers and set design, elements that are rare in Latin artists and much less in her generation. In 2012, the popular live outing Mi Tributo al Festival topped the charts. However, the album did not achieve the desired success. Possessed of a classically trained alto voice, her recordings traverse pop, R&B, and traditional Mexican music. Yuri (born Yuridia Valenzuela Canseco on January 6, 1964) is a famous Mexican singer, actress, and TV host. Born and raised in Veracruz, Mexico, she moved to Mexico City in 1977, for a career in entertainment. Some of her hits were ‘Primera Fila’, ‘Huellas’, and ‘Enamorada’. Yuri Canseco (born January 6, 1964) is famous for being pop singer. She has sold millions of records. In 2009, Yuri is presented with great success in the Auditorio Nacional of Mexico City. Months later, Yuri appeared in Playboy magazine, in a study conducted under the lens of Pompeo Posar. La cantante mexicana Yuri se vistió como arbolito de Navidad y compartió en sus redes un video junto a su hija. Yuridia Valenzuela Canseco, commonly known as Yuri, (born, 6 January 1964) is a Mexican singer, actress and television host. Yuridia Francisca Gaxiola Flores, commonly known as Yuridia, (born October 4, 1986 in Hermosillo, Sonora) is a Mexican singer. Yuri participates in the album Boleros por amor y desamor, under the label of Fonovisa and in which he interprets the theme "El espejo". Yuridia Valenzuela Canseco, commonly known as Yuri, (born, 6 January 1964) is a Mexican singer, actress and television host. She gained recognition as a result of her participation in the Oti Festival in 1980. The following year, Yuri launches her third album titled Llena de dulzura. During her childhood and in parallel with her training at the school in her native Veracruz, Yuri studied classical dance and won, in a competition at the age of 11, a scholarship to the Bolshoi Ballet of Russia, which did not take advantage because her parents prevented her. [2] Her vocal quality and versatility allow her to be incorporated into other musical genres, ranging from pop to dance, ranchera and tropical music genres. Yuri began her career as a teenage singer in her native country. The album obtained platinum disc, although in the radio it does not achieve the desired success. Mexican singer Yuri performs during a Show case and press conference for reaching the gold and platinum disc on May 6, 2013 in Mexico City, Mexico. In 2009, she announced her motherhood with the adoption of a 7-month-old girl named Camila.[17]. VICENTE FERNANDEZ The King of Ranchera Music and without a doubt the greatest living Mexican singer. This is sure to be one red-hot pop concert, and everyone is bound to be talking about it! Yuri has one of the most prodigious voices in Latin music in history, and has a wide vocal record. In 1979, Yuri participated in the OTI Festival, in the Mexican eliminatory, and was disqualified because the theme "Siempre habrá un mañana" was an alleged plagiarism of the song "MacArthur Park" of the American singer Donna Summer. She has participated in some telenovelas and films and has served as a host in some television shows in her native country. In 1993, Yuri released the album Nueva era with the producer Alejandro Zepeda, which contains the songs "Detrás de Mi Ventana" (written by Ricardo Arjona), "Amiga mía" and "Si falta el amor". A musical prodigy, she was offered a scholarship at age nine to study dance with the Bolshoi Ballet -- she declined -- and as a teen fronted the group Yuri & the Electric Apple. 1. However, the jury awarded her, by unanimous vote, the prize for the "Female revelation of the festival", in addition to being the youngest interpreter to participate in the festival. She has been known for including the genre pop and ballad on her albums, but throughout her career she has included various rhythms, such as rock, bolero, salsa, Ranchero, gospel and many more. Likewise, she has managed to influence musically on many artists in the Hispanic market, such as: Yuridia, María José, Alejandra Guzmán and Shakira, among others, and has become an important part of the musical culture of Mexico and Latin America.[16]. Yuri launched her career in 1980 with "Tú Iluminas Mi Vida" (a cover of Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life"). Possessed of a classically trained alto voice, her recordings traverse pop, R&B, and traditional Mexican music. The list includes many familiar and great Mexican female singers such as Maite Perroni, Gloria Trevi, Angela Vazquez, Jenni Rivera, Natalia Lafourcade. [5] Parallel to her role as a singer, Yuri has also ventured into acting. She currently resides in Mexico. Often called "The Mexican Madonna," Latin pop singer Yuri was born Yuridia Valenzuela Canseco in Veracruz on January 6, 1964. Yuri began her career as a teenage singer in her native country. Following this logic, the following year she is invited by Manolo Calderón to be part of the Polygram label and records the Gospel album Huellas. She gained recognition as a result of her participation in the Oti Festivalin 1980. Singer Yuri performs during a concert as part of Tour USA 2018 Juntitas at The Coliseum on February 9, 2018 in Austin, Texas. In 2019, Yuri joins forces with the Mexican group Pandora to perform a musical tour. In 2010, under the production of Scott Erickson, Yuri releases the album Inusual, who got a gold record just two days after it was released. The sigles released were "Es ella más que yo", "Hoy me he vuelto a enamorar" and "Un corazón herido". They moved to Mexico City, but without the financial support of the family. She began to witness her conversion in countless forums. Llena de Dulzura followed a year later, becoming the first record by a female Latin American singer to earn a gold record in Spain. Yuri leaves behind her public image of sex symbol and writes the song "María Magdalena". After a 1983 self-titled LP, she returned a year later with Karma Kamaleon, highlighted by a Spanish rendition of the Culture Club hit; in 1985, Yuri starred in the film Canta Chamo, releasing the album Un Corazon Herido the following year. Born and raised in Veracruz, Mexico, she moved … Also, lets see the frivolity of the middle of the stardom, which caused controversy at the time of release. Mexican singer Yuri during an autograph session at Mixup Plaza Universidad on May 09, 2012 in Mexico City, Mexico. She has released a total of 29 studio albums and has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. In 1987, her single "Hombres al Borde de un Ataque de Celos" topped radio and sales charts across Latin America. [1] In the 1980s and early 1990s, Yuri established herself as one of the most popular pop music singers in Mexico and Latin America. Julio Jaramillo produced her first album titled Tú Iluminas mi Vida, which included the Spanish version of You Light Up My Life, by the American singer Debby Boone, which was her first national single. Several of her songs are part of the successful musical Mentiras, based on Latin musical successes of the 1980s, similarly there is a character named Yuri in her honor. In January 2008, Manolo Calderón invited her to be part of the Televisa EMI Music label. In 2018, Yuri ventured into musical theatre for the first time with the musical Cats in its Mexican version playing the character Grizabella. Yuri began her career as a teenage singer in her native country. There is more than one artist with the name "Yuri". She triumphed in the national competition and represented Mexico in the international stage, where he obtained the third place and the "Prize for the best performer of the festival". Her mother accepted the proposal, and from that moment on she became her manager. Even years later, the album enters the Brazilian market. Apr 24, 2016 - Explore Esther Serrano's board "Mexican singers" on Pinterest. Mexican Female Singers Throughout history, there have been many Mexican women singers who have made significant contribution to the field. [3] Thanks to her success and influence, she came to be considered the "Queen of Latin Pop". After divorcing her first husband, Yuri gave a turn to her career, and recorded under the direction of producer Mariano Pérez the album Soy Libre, same that three months after going on the market had sold more than half a million copies and which are the singles: "Quién eres Tu", "Todo mi corazón" and "El apagón". Mi Tributo al Festival, released in late 2011, hit number one there and spent nearly half of 2012 on the charts; it also led to a sequel, Mi Tributo al Festival II, in 2013 that also registered in the Top Five. Since the mid-2000s and during this decade, Yuri has established herself as one of the most successful interpreters of Spanish music. [11] In 1991, Yuri resumed her role as an actress and filmed the movie Soy libre, directed by Juan Antonio de la Riva and where she alternates with Omar Fierro and Christian Bach. She signed with Warner Music and on October 20 a CD-DVD of her concerts in the Auditorio Nacional, called El concierto, was released. The other nominees included 15-year-old Regional Mexican singer Angela Aguilar, Brazilian jazz-influenced singer Anaadi, Columbian alt-rock group LosPetitFellas, Mexican R&B-infused singer Nana Mendoza and Chilean singer/songwriter Benjamín Walker. In 1994, Yuri returned to television but now as host of the comic-musical show ¡No te muevas!. In parallel, Yuri recorded a duet with Don Johnson, the Spanish version of "A Better Place". 'Ay Amor' Taken from the first edition of the "Mi Tributo Al Festival" discs, this intense reworking of … It was at this stage that Yuri became friend with the popular singer Celia Cruz, since Yuri and her band used to act as support band for Cruz's performances in Veracruz. This is perhaps the biggest failure of her artistic career because she only obtained a vote of the jury and she was eliminated because her presentation is crossed of very bold. She was previously married to Fernando Iriarte. Mexican singer, actress and TV host. Mexican singer and actress who became a Latin pop superstar with chart-topping singles like 1988’s “Que Te Pasta” and 1994’s “Detras de Mi Ventana.” Yuri decides to return to secular music in mid-2001 convinced by her fans and makes some television appearances with new arrangements of her former successes. So make sure that you aren't left out of the fun and lock down your Yuri concert tickets on StubHub today! From this album there is a single success, the bachata "Ya no vives en mí". Eventually she also acts in the telenovela Veronica, with Christian Bach. See more ideas about singer, mexican, mexican artists. In 1983 the success continued with her fourth album, titled Yuri: Sí, soy así, which includes one of her greatest hits: "Yo te amo, te amo". In this album, Yuri interprets in a masterful way the winning songs of this festival. A co-starring role in the film Milagro en el Circo followed before Yuri scored a hit with the title track of her 1980 sophomore LP, Esperanza. Yuri leaves Sony Music and in 2007 she presented a concert of successes at the Teatro de la Ciudad in Mexico City, which is recorded for a DVD and CD, published at the beginning of September of the same year with the title Vive la Historia, in which it includes the unreleased song "Y llegaste tú", of the album Acompáñame, which is quickly placed in the first places, and won recognition for its high sales. First place nationwide at the Mexican OTI for the song "Tiempos Mejores" and awarded best Interpreter, and third place with the same song at the international OTI festival. She was awarded the Premios Lo Nuestro Award for Latin music. "Qué te pasa" got the record in Billboard Hot Latin Tracks as the song that was the longest in number one in the whole decade of the 1980s, position in which he would remain for 16 consecutive weeks, and for a total of 33 weeks in the list.[10]. In that same year, she debuted as a television actress in the popular Mexican telenovela Colorina, starring Lucía Méndez, for the Televisa network. The song was covered by Brazilian singer Sandra de Sá, by Filipina singers Kyla, Nina, and Marika Sasaki and also Filipino crooner Jun Polistico released by Viva Records in 1990, by Mexican pop singer Yuri for her 1990 album, Soy Libre, and Australian pop group Young Divas. In 1996, Yuri recorded the Ranchera album Más Fuerte que la Vida, a disc that included some of her hits in the ranchera version and the Christian song that gave the album its name. LUIS MIGUEL The ‘Sun’ of Mexico, as he is often named in Mexico, Luis Miguel is the ultimate heart throb who has sold over 1984 Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. After moving from EMI to Sony, she issued the LP Isla del Sol. The next year, Yuri ventured into musical theater, playing Grizabella in the Mexican version of hit musical Cats; she was also awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by The Latin Grammy Academy. Yuri's successful record career began to decline and, due to these changes, and Yuri's indifference to continue in secular music, she would lose fans and contracts. On September 27, 2011, she released the album, Mi tributo al Festival, where she pays homage to the late OTI Festival. "Hola" was nominated as best video to the Grammy Awards. She is the daughter of doctor Carlos Humberto Valenzuela and Dulce Canseco. In 2002, she returns to commercial music with much greater impact than her first season as a pop singer. Read Full Biography. [15], Yuri has always shown her admiration for artists like Rocío Dúrcal, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Cher and Celia Cruz, among others. The marriage ended in divorce in 1989. Its title track, Acompañame, is a sentimental romantic ballad. The album includes the song "Decir adiós", Spanish version of the song "As Time Goes By". She began to dedicate herself solely to her Christian audience, and she performed concerts with songs of praise and testimony of faith. Llena de dulzura is the third album by Mexican iconic pop singer Yuri. In addition, she participated as part of the jury of the reality show Cantando por un sueño, from the Televisa network with Montaner, Adrián Posse and Susana Zabaleta for three seasons. The single "Hoy que estamos juntos", a duet with her second husband Rodrigo, is quickly removed from the top ten by the version of Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony with a very different letter on the lack of love, as Yuri spoke of God in her version. Taking advantage of the great success of Yuri, her old record label, EMI, launches the album Algo de mi vida, which included songs already recorded by Yuri, but which were not published in Mexico. In that year she released the album Espejos del Alma, which would obtain regular success on the radio due to the few presentations by Yuri for her health problems. In 2018, she served as coach in The Voice Kids in Colombia. This production contains the Spanish version of the song "Karma Chameleon", from the British group Culture Club. Yuri took singing classes in different spaces and the group debuted in 1976, performing in various local venues in Veracruz, where they performed covers of artists such as Michael Jackson and Janis Joplin. After relocating to Mexico City in 1978, she cut her debut single, a Spanish-language rendition of "You Light Up My Life" ("Tu Iluminas Mi Vida"), which doubled as the title of her first LP. Also recorded the audio-cassette entitled Mi testimonio, which is distributed only in Protestant bookstores throughout Latin America, to tell their approach to God. After 1987's Aire, she recorded a duet with Don Johnson on "A Better Place/Un Lugar Mejor." In 1978 she released her first album titled Tú Iluminas mi Vida. It was not until 2002 that Yuri returns formally with the release of her album Enamorada, where she leaves religious themes aside and takes up the themes of love. In the film she reflects her unhappiness despite her triumphs, fame and money. [12] She also performs a special performance in the children's telenovela Vivan los niños. Televisa also invites her to animate the late night show Noche de estrellas, in which the duets in which Yuri participated with her guest artists were popularized, of which the ones she performed with Lupita D'Alessio, Enrique Iglesias and Juanes. This success contributed to her rise in the popularity of Mexican and Latin American singers. Subsequent projects included the 1997 autobiographical film Yuri, Mi Verdadera Historia, the 1998 gospel album Huellas, and 2001's Que Tu Fe Nunca Muera. Yuri, Actress: Secuestro en Acapulco. She has maintained a significant presence in the entertainment business in Mexico for the last three decades. In September 1989 Yuri released the album Sui Generis from which came the single releases, "Embrujada" and "Me tienes que querer". Find Yuri bio, music, credits, awards, & streaming links on AllMusic - Best-selling singer and actress from Mexico, who… Yuridia Valenzuela Canseco (Veracruz, Veracruz, January 6, 1964), artistically known as Yuri, is a popular singer, actress and Mexican television. She also filmed her second movie: Secuestro in Acapulco, alongside the Venezuelan boyband Los Chamos. Listen to free internet radio, news, sports, music, and podcasts. Yuri's next LP, Soy Genesis, did not appear until 1990; Soy Libre followed in 1991, and after 1993's Nueva Era she began hosting a TV variety series, No Te Muevas. In 2017, Yuri became the host of the Mexican edition of The Voice Kids, and in the middle of the same year she repeated as coach in the sixth season of Mexican version of The Voice alongside Carlos Vives, Maluma and Laura Pausini . Yuri participates for the third time in the Oti Festival with the song "Tiempos mejores", by Sergio Andrade. Mexican singer Yuri dressed up as a Christmas tree and shared a … From there came the album Isla del Sol, which included rhythms such as dance, rap, pop, rock and ballad and successfully placed singles such as "Hombres al Borde de un Ataque de Celos" (with which he returned to number one on Billboard Hot Latin Tracks ), "Imposible amarte como yo", "No puedo más" and "Hola". Yuri is an award-winning singer, actress, and television host from Mexico. Yuridia Valenzuela Canseco, commonly known as Yuri, (born, 6 January 1964) is a Mexican singer, actress and television host. 1.7m Followers, 687 Following, 4,182 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Yuri (@oficialyuri) In 1980, and also under the production of Jaramillo Arenas, Yuri recorded her second album, Esperanzas, with which she achieved her first great commercial success with the theme Esperanzas. She has been a ubiquitous presence on Latin America's popular culture scene since the early '80s. Yuri (born Yuridia Valenzuela Canseco, January 6, 1964) is a Mexican singer actress and TV host. She has been married to Rodrigo Espinoza since December 26, 1995. Listen to Yuri Radio free online. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the Creative Commons CC0 License; all unstructured text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. In 2006, after spending three seasons hosting the Puerto Rican reality competition Objetivo Fama, Yuri returned with the platinum-certified Acompáñame, while 2010's Inusual was certified gold after only two days. [4], In the mid-1990s, Yuri put a pause on her musical career and during some years she dedicated herself to the interpretation and preaching of Christian music and gospel. [14] In the same year, the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences awarded Yuri the Latin Grammy Award to musical excellence in a ceremony held in Las Vegas. In 2003, Yuri would sign again with Sony Music and record a ranchera music album, called Yuri/A lo Mexicano, at the request of the label, which includes duets with renowned artists such as Vicente Fernández, Ana Bárbara, Mijares and Pandora. It was instant success and the record label went overseas to expand the "yurimania", this album hit Spain, earning the first Gold Album from Spain to a Mexican singer. Yuri made a great comeback in the mid-2000s, recording a popular duets album with Mijares titled Acompáñame (2006), the live album and video Vive la Historia (2007), and a studio album, Mi Hijita Linda (2008). It was released on November 25, 1981. Her vocal quality and versatility allow her to be … A retrospective box set entitled Tesoros de Coleccion was released in 2020. The magazine's sales skyrocketed, even though Yuri never appeared nude. Stream live CNN, FOX News Radio, and MSNBC. The vast majority of scrobbles to "Yuri" … Many call Yuri "La Madonna Mexicana," i.e. Latin pop singer Yuri was born Yuridia Valenzuela Canseco in Veracruz, Mexico, on January 6, 1964. Yuridia Valenzuela Canseco was born on January 6, 1964 in Veracruz. [7] In compensation, her mother decided to promote her as a singer. The singles "Cuando baja la marea", "Qué te pasa" and "Amores clandestinos", they manage to conquer the first places of popularity in the whole American continent. The album was described as a Gold Record in all Latin America, thanks to the songs "Mi timidez", "Llena de dulzura", "Tu y yo", "Este amor no se toca" and Maldita Primavera (Spanish version of the song "Maledetta primavera", by Italian singer Loretta Goggi). Inusual, a contemporary dance-pop album, followed in 2010 and performed well, charting for almost 20 weeks in Mexico. Plus 100,000 … Given the local success and thanks to the charisma and popularity of Yuri, the group was renamed Yuri y La Manzana Eléctrica. Seven Latin Grammys, one Grammy and over 50 million records sold, he has become a cultural icon in Latin America, the quintessential charro (cowboy) 2. In 1985, Yuri married the publicist Fernando Iriarte, (son of Mexican journalist Maxine Woodside). Mexican singer, Type: Person, Gender: Female, Born: 1964-01-06 in Veracruz, Area: Mexico As an actress, she starred in the Christian film Altos instintos'. This page was last edited on 5 October 2019, at 18:43. Yuri was an international Mexican singer who became famous after she participated in the Oti Festival in 1980. At the same time, she started the Cantar por cantar Tour, together with Mijares and Ricardo Montaner. In that same year, she agreed to star in the Mexican telenovela Volver a empezar, starring alongside the Puerto Rican singer Chayanne for the Televisa network. The following year she would participate for the last time in the OTI Festival with the songs "La locura de vivir". She gained recognition as a result of her participation in the Oti Festival in 1980. During 1997 Yuri filmed the autobiographical film, Yuri, mi verdadera historia. In 1981, she competed for the second time at the OTI Festival and won the third place in Mexico and the Award for the best female performer with the theme Deja, composed by the singer José María Napoleón. Yuri launched her career in 1980 with "Tú Iluminas Mi Vida" (a cover of Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life"). In 1984, Yuri released her fifth album entitled Karma Kamaleón. In 2006, Yuri released an album with a Mexican singer, Mijares, called Acompañame. In 1992, Yuri released her twelfth album, titled Obsesiones, which is again produced by Mariano Pérez. She also became the first Latin American singer to obtain a Gold Record in Spain. Yuri was a judge on the second season of Cantando Por un Sueño. The first single is "Ay amor", by singer-songwriter Ana Gabriel. The singer placed on the radio throughout Latin America with the successes songs, "Yo te pido amor", "Déjala" and "Dame un beso".