Yuri (Mexican singer)
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| Birth name | Yuridia Valenzuela Canseco | |
| Born | January 01, 1964 (age 43) | |
| Origin |  Veracruz, Mexico |
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| Genre(s) | Pop, Latin | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress | |
| Years active | 1970s–present | |
Yuri (born January 6, 1964) is a famous Mexican singer, actress, and TV host.
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[edit] Biography
Yuri was born Yuridia Valenzuela Canseco in Veracruz, Mexico to Carlos Valenzuela, a doctor, and Dulce Canseco on January 6, 1964. She has an older brother and a younger sister.
At age nine she received an scholarship to the famous Boshoi in Moscow. However, due to her age and the prospect of having their young daughter living in a foreign country her parents declined.
In the mid-1970's she forms Yuri y la Manzana Eléctrica, a garage band in her native Veracruz and is discovered by singer Julio Jaramillo. Encouraged by Jaramillo, Yuri and her mother relocate to Mexico City in hopes of signing a record deal. The rest of the family is left behind.
The year 1978 sees her debut "Tú Iluminas Mi Vida" on Gamma Records. The title track is a cover of the Debby Boone smash hit "You Lighted Up My Life". The album goes almost without notice.
In 1979 Yuri represents Mexico in Festival OTI, where she comes in second place and wins the award for best newcomer. In 1982, she participates again in the Festival OTI, this time earning a fourth place.
By the early 1980's, and now signed to a major record label, her career takes off, becoming widely known in Spain, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Argentina, and many other hispanic countries. For the rest of the 1980s, and first half of the 1990's, Yuri's albums and singles often reached the top of the charts, earning her over 100 gold albums in Mexico alone.
In 1988 Yuri marries Fernando Iriarte, the son of television personality Maxine Woodside. Iriarte becomes her manager and despite being a novice proves to be quite efficient, giving Yuri a more sophisticated sound and image. They divorced in 1990.
In 1994, Yuri and fellow pop star Chayanne were the stars of Volver a Empezar, a telenovela that was panned by critics but earns big ratings for Televisa.
In 1995, she marries Rodrigo Espinoza, a Chilean musician. The same year she becomes a born-again Christian and stops singing secular music.
Yuri was a judge on the second season of Cantando Por un Sueño. She also was a judge during its first season and performed several times on the show.
In 2006 Yuri released an album with a mexican singer, Mijares, called Acompañame. The album is her first to be certified gold in almost a decade.
Currently (2007) Yuri is the host of "Objetivo Fama" a talent show produced by Univision / Telefutura that is broadcasted to the United States and Puerto Rico. She has also recorded a live show (February 2007) at the Metropolitan Theatre in Mexico City that is set to be released as a CD/DVD in the spring.
Many call Yuri "La Madonna Mexicana" (The Mexican Madonna).
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album |
| 1977 | Tú iluminas mi vida |
| 1980 | Esperanzas |
| 1981 | Llena de dulzura |
| 1983 | Yuri: Sí, soy así |
| 1984 | Karma Kamaleón |
| 1985 | Yo te pido amor |
| 1986 | Un corazón herido |
| 1987 | Aire |
| 1988 | Isla del sol |
| 1989 | Sui Generis |
| 1990 | Soy libre |
| 1992 | Obsesiones |
| 1993 | Nueva era |
| 1994 | Reencuentros |
| 1995 | Espejos del alma |
| 1996 | Más fuerte que la vida |
| 1998 | Huellas |
| 2000 | Que tu fe nunca muera |
| 2002 | Enamorada |
| 2004 | Yuri |
| 2006 | Acompáñame |
| 2007 | En concierto (TBR) |
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title |
| 1979 | Milagro en el circo |
| 1983 | Secuestro en Acapulco |
| 1992 | Soy Libre |
| 1995 | Altos Instintos |
| 1999 | Yuri mi verdadera historia |
