Yura (Indonesian singer)

Yura
Birth name Yunita Rachman
Born (1991-06-09) June 9, 1991[1]
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
Years active 2013–present
Labels Musik Bagus Indonesia
Associated acts Glenn Fredly
Website Official site

Yunita Rachman (born June 9, 1991), professionally known as Yura, is an Indonesian singer and songwriter. She is an alumnus of the Faculty of Communication Sciences of Padjadjaran University.[1] Yura started her musical career by participating in the reality television singing competition, The Voice Indonesia.[2] After she was eliminated from the show, she signed a contract with the label owned by Glenn Fredly[3] and became his concerts' opening act.[4] She also played in a musical drama titled Surat-Surat Aryati (Letters of Aryati) based on a song composed by the renowned Indonesian musician, Ismail Marzuki.[5]

Having succeeded with the hits of "Cinta Dan Rahasia", she now released a third single entitled "Berawal Dari Tatap", which was released in conjunction with her music video, www.youtube.com/yurayunita.[6] The single release, "Berawal Dari Tatap", bringing her was on the top charts in major cities in Indonesia. This song was created by herself.[7]

In the beginning of 2015, she became line-up artist at the 2015 Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival. In 2015, she also get into a three nominations in 2015 Indonesia Choice Awards for category "Female Singer of the Year", "Breakthrough Artist of the Year", and "Song of the Year" for the song "Cinta Dan Rahasia".[8]

Discography

Studio album

Singles

Year Title Producer Album Label
2014 "Balada Sirkus" Ari Renaldi Yura Musik Bagus Indonesia
"Cinta Dan Rahasia" (feat. Glenn Fredly) Ari Renaldi, Glenn Fredly
2015 "Berawal Dari Tatap" Ari Renaldi

Awards and Nominations

Year Award Category Recipients Results
2014 Hai Reader's Poll Music Awards The Best Female Yura Yunita Nominated
2015 Indonesian Choice Awards Breakthrough Artist of the Year Nominated
Female Singer of the Year Nominated
Song of the Year "Cinta Dan Rahasia" (feat. Glenn Fredly) Nominated
Anugerah Musik Indonesia Best Soul/R&B Album Yura Nominated
Anugerah Planet Muzik Best New Artist (Female) "Berawal Dari Tatap" Nominated
Hai Reader's Poll Music Awards The Best Female Yura Yunita Nominated
2016 Dahsyatnya Awards Outstanding Newcomer Nominated
Outstanding Duet/Collaboration Yura Yunita (feat. Glenn Fredly) Nominated
SCTV Music Awards Most Famous Newcomer Yura Yunita Nominated
Indonesian Choice Awards Female Singer of the Year Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 3 Yura kenalkan lagu sunda bernuansa jazz
  2. ↑ Yunita Rachman: began her career as singer retrieved on 2013-03-02
  3. ↑ Yura Rilis Video Klip Kedua
  4. ↑ Idealisme dan Eksistensi Bermusik ala Glenn Fredly
  5. ↑ Surat-Surat Aryati, Sebuah Karya Ismail Marzuki
  6. ↑ Yura Rilis "Berawal Dari Tatap"
  7. ↑ Glenn Fredly's figure in behind success career of Yura Yunita retrieved on 2015-06-26
  8. ↑ (Indonesian) List of the winners and nominations of 2015 Indonesian Choice Awards Archived July 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. retrieved on 2015-05-26


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