Yahir Othón Parra, commonly known as Yahir, is a Mexican singer and actor from Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. He began his career as one of the participants in the music reality show “La Academia” in 2002 and in addition to Yuridia, also from Hermosillo, is one of the most popular stars to come from the show.
His first hit single was a cover of Italian singer Tiziano Ferro’s biggest hit in Mexico, “Alucinado”, taken from his first album “Yahir” in 2003. His next album, “Otra Historia De Amor” in 2004 produced the hit single “La Locura”. In 2005, Yahir decided to make a tribute album to Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos with the entire album being comprised of covers of Carlos’ hits. This album was titled “No Te Apartes De Mi” (2005) and had a hit single in the title track. In 2006, Yahir recorded his fourth album “Con El Alma Entre Las Manos…” which produced two hit singles: “Maldito Amor” and “El Amor”. This was followed by a greatest hits album “Recuerdos” in 2007, and a new studio album “Elemental” in 2009. |
