Yuri

Yuridia Valenzuela Canseco (born 6 January 1964), known only as Yuri, is a Mexican singer, actress and television presenter. She began her career as a teenager with the release of her debut album, Tú Iluminas mi Vida (1978), and gained wider recognition after representing Mexico at the 1984 OTI Festival, where she placed third with the song "Tiempos mejores". During the 1980s and early 1990s, she became one of the most popular pop singers in Latin America. Known for her vocal versatility, Yuri has explored genres including pop, dance music, ranchera and tropical music.

In the mid-1990s, Yuri took a break from her musical career to convert to Protestantism, and for several years devoted herself to Christian and gospel music. In 2002 she returned to secular music with commercial success. Since the mid-2000s, Yuri has established herself as one of Mexico's most successful singers.

She has released 29 studio albums and has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, making her one of the best-selling Latin artists in history. Alongside her music career, Yuri has also acted, appearing in several telenovelas and films, and has presented several television programmes in Mexico. In 2018 she received the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, becoming the youngest artist to receive it, at the age of 54.