Timi Yuro

Timi Yuro, born Rosemary Victoria Yuro on August 4, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois, is an American singer known for her distinctive voice. She started singing at a young age and gained local attention before being discovered by talent scout Sonny Knight. After signing with Liberty Records in 1959, Timi Yuro's breakthrough came with the single "Hurt" in 1961, which peaked at number 4 on the Billboard chart. This track was produced by Clyde Otis, who had previously worked with Brook Benton and Dinah Washington. In 1962, she opened for Frank Sinatra during his Australian tour and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist of 1961 but lost to Peter Nero. Her single "The Love of a Boy", co-written by Burt Bacharach, reached number 44 in 1962. The following year saw the release of her album Make the World Go Away, which included country and blues standards and her vocal style led many listeners to assume she was African American. Her later career included a notable comeback in the Netherlands during the early 1980s with the release of her album All Alone Am I, which reached Number 1 on Dutch charts. Despite facing health issues, Yuro continued performing until her death on March 30, 2004, in Las Vegas, Nevada.