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
Ayura
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]

On September 21, 2018, Yura released her second album, Merakit.[9] Six days later, she won her third Anugerah Musik Indonesia (AMI) Award for the Best Pop Female Solo Artist category, with the single Harus Bahagia.[10]

Discography

Studio album

Singles

As lead artist

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
2016 Kasih Jangan Kau Pergi Ifa Fachir OST - I Am Hope
Intuisi Yura Merakit
2017 Buktikan Yura (Single) RPM
2018 Harus Bahagia Ari Renaldi Merakit Ayura
Pekat (feat. Reza Rahadian) Yura, Reza Rahadian (Single)
Takkan Apa Ari Renaldi Merakit
Buka Hati Ari Renaldi
Year Title Lead artist Album
2016 Berani Sadari Afgan Sides
2016 Melawan Dunia RAN RAN

Videography

Music videos

Year Title Director Notes
2014 Balada Sirkus Audy Erel
2015 Berawal Dari Tatap Marisca Surahman Shot in Bandung
2016 Kataji Desal Sembada
Get Along With You Marisca Surahman
Cinta Dan Rahasia Glenn Fredly Feat. Glenn Fredly
Intuisi Jordan Marzuki Shot in Kanazawa, Japan
2017 Melawan Dunia Tessy Penyami As a featured artist of RAN
Buktikan Jordan Marzuki
2018 Harus Bahagia Shadtoto Prasetio
Pekat Samuel Erha Feat. Reza Rahadian
Takkan Apa Didi Mulyadi Witono
Buka Hati Galih Mulya Nugraha Creative direction by Tulus

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipients / Title Results
2014 Hai Reader's Poll Music Awards Best Female Artist 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
2017 Dahsyatnya Awards Outstanding Music Video Intuisi Nominated
Outstanding Model of a Music Video (with Reza Rahadian) Nominated
OZ Radio Bandung FM Awards Most Friendly Song Nominated
Most Friendly Fanbase Hip Hip Yura Nominated
Most Friendly Musician Yura Yunita Won
Most Friendly Female Singer Nominated
SCTV Music Awards Most Famous Female Solo Singer Nominated
JawaPos.com Reader's Choice Awards Favorite Female Singer Nominated
Indonesian Choice Awards Female Singer of the Year Nominated
Anugerah Musik Indonesia Best Pop Female Solo Artist Intuisi Won
Best Pop Songwriter Won
2018 Dahsyatnya Awards Outstanding Duet/Collaboration Melawan Dunia (feat. RAN) Nominated
Outstanding Female Solo Singer Yura Yunita Nominated
OZ Radio Bandung FM Awards Most Friendly Female Singer Pending
Most Friendly Fanbase Hip Hip Yura Pending
Anugerah Musik Indonesia Best Pop Female Solo Artist Harus Bahagia Won

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. ↑ (in 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
  9. ↑ Fimela.com. "Yura Yunita sambut album kedua, Merakit". fimela.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  10. ↑ Tim. "Yura Jadi Artis Solo Wanita Terbaik AMI Awards 2018". hiburan. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  11. ↑ VIVA, PT. VIVA MEDIA BARU - (2017-11-21). "Profil Yura Yunita - VIVA" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  12. ↑ "Album Merakit, Pendewasaan Yura Yunita di Industri Musik". Tabloidbintang.com. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
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