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Birth name | Yunita Rachman |
Born |
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia |
June 9, 1991
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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. Yura started her musical career by participating in the reality television singing competition, The Voice Indonesia. After she was eliminated from the show, she signed a contract with the label owned by Glenn Fredly and became his concerts' opening act. 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.
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. The single release, "Berawal Dari Tatap", bringing her was on the top charts in major cities in Indonesia. This song was created by herself.
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".