With the success of "Hurt" in 1961, Liberty execs the following year decided to send Timi Yuro to New York to record "Hurt" in Spanish. What she didn't know was that they mistranslated the lyric. "Herida" means hurt such as a hurt foot or hurt shoulder, not hurt as in brokenhearted. So the song didn't make much sense in Spanish and was considered kind of funny. This is why the Spanish version of "Hurt" was rarely released in Spanish speaking countries.
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Timi Yuro often described in her early years as "the little girl with the big voice", or "the white girl who sings with a lot of soul", both are true. Born in Chigaco,august 4th 1940,a girl with a passion for singing,was to achieve world-wide acclaim under her childhood nickname 'Timi'. As far as Timi could recall, she was singing as soon as she could speak. Although her family was not well off financially, her mother, Edith was determined that Timi's promising voice should not go untrained. Timi's voice lessons began while she was still an elementary school student.As much as Timi Yuro's vocal style may have been aided by those lessons, her extracurricular activities proved even more educational. Her nanny Mrs.Houston (who had also been Timi's mother's nanny) took her to Chicago's legendary's nightclubs. How a preadolescent girl, even with a nanny, got into those clubs is a mystery, but young Timi witnessed performances by many of the greats, including Mildred Bailey and Dinah Washington. In 1952, the Yuro family, hoping to improve its fortunes. moved to Los Angeles. Once there, Edith was so convinced of her daughter's potential that she took Timi to the renowned vocal coach Dr. Lilian Goodman. At the time, Dr. Goodman's clientele included Frankie Lane, P.J.Proby and Elizabeth Taylor, and her fee was Hollywood-size. However, as legend has it, Dr.Goodman was so impressed that she agreed to take Timi on at a considerable reduced rate, and later free lessons. Timi and her mother tented to be very close-knit. However, once Timi entered high school she, like most teenagers, started spending more time away from home. At first Edith didn't mind, especially since Timi took a waitressing job that supplemented the family's income.Soon after becoming a waitress, Timi secretly decided to try to get her foot in the door at local nightclubs. Even though she must have looked rather young to be in such places, she began to get regular singing gigs. Then her mother found out. One night Edith Yuro surreptitiously followed her daughter into a nightclub. Even though she wanted Timi to be famous, she did not think that singing in such an atmosphere was the way to go about it. Soon Timi's act began, Edith stepped from the audience and shouted angrily, "This is your last song!" Timi recognized the voice but, already the professional, she calmly replied, "What's the matter, Miss? Are you allright?" And the show went on.....
Timi Yuro is considered to be one of the first "blue-eyed" soul stylist of the rock-era, and the first white female artist to sing at New York's legendary's Apollo Theater in Harlem.
Frank Sinatra was going to tour to Australia in 1961, Frank asked Timi Yuro. For Timi to be on this tour as an opening act for Frank Sinatra was regarded as a huge accolade for Timi, and was a prestigious close to her first year as a proffesional. One of the most enduring legends about Timi Yuro originated during the Sinatra tour. Reportedly, she was performing before a crowd of 15.000 at a Sydney arena when the P.A. system went dead, as the crowd began buzzing with disappointment, Timi hushed them and announced that, if everyone was quiet, they could still hear her sing. The crowd obliged, and Timi was right. While she was belting the back rows, Sinatra came onstage and began circling her, looking up and down. Timi was not amused, 'What's that matter with you babe?' she asked, 'Nothing kid,' Sinatra answered, 'I'm just looking for where the plug is'......
Timi Yuro returned to her Italian origins with the 1965 release "E poi verra 'l' autunno" - "Ti Credo", recorded for entry in Italy's San Remo festival. Timi reached the half final and won an award for her performance. Timi Yuro appeared a second time at the festival in 1968 and sang "Le solite cose".
Timi appeared in a black and white Philippines film "Buhay Marino" in 1967, as a guest star with Philippine comedians Dolphy (real name Rodolfo Quizon)and Panchito (real name Alfonso Tagle)
Yuro appeared in the Philippine movie 'Incognito' 1967 with Bernard Bonnin, Perla Bautista, Ronald Remy.
At that time, the singer was very popular in the Philippines.
Timi Yuro's work is admired in the United States as well as in Europe, Philippines and Asia.
More Italian and Spanish songs on our playlist "Timi Yuro Italian & Spanish songs".
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