1. Rosemary Victoria Yuro, known professionally as Timi Yuro, was an American singer.
17 Facts About Timi Yuro
1. 2.
Timi Yuro's recording was produced by Clyde Otis, who had previously worked with Brook Benton and Dinah Washington.
3.
Timi Yuro charted some further minor hits including "Smile", opened for Frank Sinatra on his 1962 tour of Australia, and received a 1962 Grammy nomination for Best New Artist of 1961.
4.
On both "Hurt" and "What's a Matter Baby", Timi Yuro showed an emotional but elegant vocal style that owed a debt to Washington and other black jazz singers.
5.
Nevertheless, her album The Amazing Timi Yuro, produced by Quincy Jones, was an artistic success.
6.
In 1967, she appeared in a black-and-white film in the Philippines as a guest star alongside Filipino comedians Dolphy and Panchito in a comedy titled Buhay Marino, a film released by Wag-Wag Productions, Inc Prior to that, Timi Yuro appeared as a guest on the Student Canteen TV program hosted by Leila Benitez of CBN in Aduana, Manila, and afterwards, did a singing concert at the Araneta Coliseum.
7.
Timi Yuro re-signed for Liberty Records in 1968, and recorded in London.
8.
Timi Yuro appeared at the Kray twins' clubs in London as she was a favorite of Reggie Kray.
9.
In 1981, Timi Yuro attempted a comeback in the Netherlands, performing as a guest of honor on Dutch national television.
10.
Timi Yuro re-recorded a version of "Hurt" that reached No 5 on the Dutch pop charts.
11.
Timi Yuro signed to the Dutch record label Dureco to record a new album, All Alone Am I; it went to No 1 on the Dutch album charts and was eventually certified as a gold record.
12.
Timi Yuro's last recording was the vinyl album Today, which was released in 1982 by Ariola and produced by her old friend and collaborator Willie Nelson.
13.
Timi Yuro was diagnosed with throat cancer in the 1990s, and died at the age of 63 in 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
14.
Timi Yuro's work is admired in the United States as well as the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
15.
Timi Yuro was so impressed with the version, she contacted Brooks while she was on a UK tour, and the two kept in contact.
16.
Timi Yuro found success on the dance floors of northern England in the 1970s and 1980s when Northern soul DJs championed her tracks, "It'll Never Be Over for Me" and "What's a Matter Baby".
17.
Timi Yuro's 1962 recording of "Satan Never Sleeps" is the theme song that plays over the opening credits of the 1962 film of the same name.