Yuridia Francisca Gaxiola Flores, commonly known as Yuridia, (born October 4, 1986) is a Mexican singer. She came in second place in the fourth season of the reality show '' La Academia'', which launched her career. In 2005, Yuridia released her debut album '' La Voz de un Ángel''. It became the second best-selling album in 2006 and one of the fastest-selling albums of all time in Mexico. It has been certified Diamond since its release. Her second album, ''

Habla El Corazón ''Habla El Corazón'' is the Mexican singer Yuridia's second album, which was released on December 5, 2006, in the United States and October 31, 2006, in Latin America. About the album ''Habla El Corazón'' (The Heart Speaks) contains covers fro ...

'' was certified Platinum in Mexico after a few weeks of release. ''

Entre Mariposas ''Entre Mariposas'' (''Among Butterflies'') is the third solo album by Mexican singer Yuridia. The album was highly publicized for being the singer's first work to contain new material, penned by Reyli, Ilan Chester, Mario Domm and herself. Ch ...

'', Yuridia's third album with original songs, was released in late 2007. It was certified gold selling more than 50,000 copies within the first week of being released, peaking at number one position in the top selling charts.

Career

Yuridia won second place in the fourth season of La Academia, a popular

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reality show. Yuridia is the highest selling artist to come out of the reality show and most popular to this date. At age 19, Yuridia had become one of the highest selling artists in

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. Her debut album sold over 1,500,000 copies, which makes Yuridia the highest selling female artist in the country since Thalía in the 90s, Beating out artists such as Luis Miguel, and Juan Gabriel. Her voice has earned her the nickname Voz de un Ángel (Voice of an Angel), leading to her debut album's title '' La Voz de un Ángel''. This album has been certified 2× Diamond and 3× Platinum + Gold. On December 5, 2006, Sony BMG released Yuridia's second album, ''

'', as well as the first single " Como Yo Nadie Te Ha Amado", a cover of the Spanish version of

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's "This Ain't a Love Song". The second and last single was Yuridia's cover for Roxette's ''Listen to Your Heart'' Spanish cover, Habla El Corazon. The album includes Spanish covers of well-known songs from artists such as Bonnie Tyler, and

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. The album sold 660,000 copies worldwide, and was certified 3× Platinum + Gold. To this date, both the album and the single are Yuridia's most successful in the

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. The album debuted at 15 and peaked at #14, while the single peaked on ''

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s ''Hot Latin Tracks'' chart at 16. Her second single has managed to do what her previous second single did not, enter the HLT chart and has peaked at number 44. Yuridia's third solo album, ''Entre Mariposas'', was released on November 15, 2007, in

. The first single from the album was "Ahora Entendí", written by her and Camila's Mario Domm. The following single is ''Yo Por El''. It peaked at ''#1'' in Mexico and in Central America. The third and last single is ''En Su Lugar'', it debuted at ''#16'', finally topping the ''#4'' spot. The album, produced by Javier Calderón, quickly garnered major sales and has already been certified Gold for selling 50,000 copies within the first day of its release. It has also been certified 4× Platinum + Gold for a total of 650,000 copies worldwide. She has been nominated for awards such as, Latin Grammy, Premios Juventud Latin Billboard OYE awards and Lo Nuestro music awards. On April 26, 2007, Yuridia won a Latin Billboard Award for ''Best Pop Female Album''. In early May 2007, Yuridia also received four nominations for the Premios Juventud. She was nominated for ''Best Artist'', ''Best Album'', ''Catchiest Song'' and '' Most Heart-Breaking Song''. By the end of 2008, Yuridia won a Premios Oye award as the best Female Artist of the year. In 2009 she also had three nominations for (Lo nuestro Music awards) "Best Artist", "Best Album" (Entre Mariposas), and "Catchiest Song"(Ahora entendi). On September 30, 2009, she released her fourth studio album, Nada es Color de Rosa. This album has sold 120,000 copies. In 2016, through a statement, announced her entry to

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, after belonging to

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for 9 years, having participated in the singing reality '' La Academia''. On April 27, 2022, it was announced they Yuridia would return to

, but this time as a coach of La Voz... México alongside Ha*Ash, David Bisbal and Joss Favela. A contestant on her team, Fátima Elizondo won the competition on August 29, 2022, making Yuridia the winning coach.

Personal life

Yuridia was born in Hermosillo, Sonora but grew up in Mesa,

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. She considers Mesa to be her hometown. She is the oldest of five. She had two brothers and two sisters, but her younger brother Danny suffered from

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. He died in Mesa at age 15 in December 2005. The death of her brother had a major impact on her life. She left

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during her senior year to be on La Academia. Yuridia was romantically involved with

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, whom she met on La Academia. The two have a son, Phoenix (named after actor

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). He released his first single in 2022 at the age of 13.

Awards

* 23 Gold albums in Mexico, 3 Gold albums in the United States * 4 Gold albums in Central America for her first two albums * 3 Gold albums in Mexico for legal downloads of her singles "Ángel" and "Como Yo Nadie Te Ha Amado" on Master Ringtone * 18 Platinum albums in Mexico, 2 Platinum albums in the United States * 2 Diamond albums, making her the only female artist in 15 years to do so in Mexico * Premio Oye! 2006 Top 100 en Ventas * Premio Billboard 2007 Album Pop Nueva Generación Con La Voz De Un Ángel * Premio Oye! 2008 Solista Femenina del Año * On the last generation's debut concert, she received 22 Gold albums and 1 Diamond for high sales of all three of her albums

Discography

* 2005: '' La Voz de un Ángel'' * 2006: ''

'' * 2007: ''

'' * 2009: '' Nada es Color de Rosa'' * 2011: '' Para Mi'' * 2015: ''6'' * 2022: ''Pa' Luego Es Tarde''

References

External links

Yuridia Website

Twitter

YouTube
{{Authority control 1986 births Living people La Academia contestants People from Hermosillo Musicians from Mesa, Arizona Singers from Sonora Sony Music Latin artists Sony Music Mexico artists Yuridia 21st-century Mexican singers 21st-century Mexican women singers Mesa High School alumni Women in Latin music