Yura Yunita

Yunita Rachman or better known as Yura Yunita (born in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on 9 June 1991) is an Indonesian singer and songwriter of Sundanese descent.

Yura Yunita
Background information
Birth name	Yunita Rachman
Also known as	Yura Yunita
Born	(1991-06-09) June 9, 1991 (age 32)^[1] Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Genres	Blues Jazz Pop Soul
Occupation(s)	Singer Songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocal Piano Guitar Keyboard
Years active	2014 - present
Labels	Ayura
Spouse(s)	Donne Maula ​ (m. 2020)​

Having succeeded with the hit "Cinta Dan Rahasia", she then released a third single entitled "Berawal Dari Tatap", which was released in conjunction with her music video, www.youtube.com/yurayunita.^[2] The single release, "Berawal Dari Tatap", was on top charts in major cities in Indonesia. This song was written by her.^[3]

In the beginning of 2015, she became a line-up artist at the 2015 Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival. In 2015, she also got three nominations in the 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").^[4]

On 21 September 2018, Yura Yunita released her second album, Merakit.^[5] 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.^[6]

Yura Yunita obtained her Bachelor's degree from Faculty of Communication, Padjadjaran University.^[7]

Discography

Studio album

• Yura (2014)^[8]
• Merakit (2018)^[9]

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

As a featured artist

Year	Title	Lead artist	Album
2015	Make You Feel Alright	Ginda Bestari	Soulful Desire
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	Favourite 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. Yura kenalkan lagu sunda bernuansa jazz
2. Yura Rilis "Berawal Dari Tatap"
3. Glenn Fredly figures in Yura Yunita's brilliant career retrieved on 2015-06-26
4. (in Indonesian) List of the winners and nominations of 2015 Indonesian Choice Awards July 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine retrieved on 2015-05-26
5. Fimela.com. "Yura Yunita sambut album kedua, Merakit". fimela.com. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
6. Tim. "Yura Jadi Artis Solo Wanita Terbaik AMI Awards 2018". hiburan. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
7. "Profil Yura Yunita - VIVA". 21 November 2017.
8. VIVA, PT. VIVA MEDIA BARU - (21 November 2017). "Profil Yura Yunita - VIVA" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 9 October 2018.
9. "Album Merakit, Pendewasaan Yura Yunita di Industri Musik". Tabloidbintang.com. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.

External links

• Official site
• Yura on SoundCloud
• Yura on Instagram