Yuri

Often called "The Mexican Madonna," Latin pop singer Yuri was born Yuridia Valenzuela Canseco in Veracruz on January 6, 1964. A musical prodigy, she was offered a scholarship at age nine to study dance with the Bolshoi Ballet -- she declined -- and as a teen fronted the group Yuri & the Electric Apple. After relocating to Mexico City in 1978, she cut her debut single, a Spanish-language rendition of "You Light Up My Life" ("Tu Iluminas Mi Vida"), which doubled as the title of her first LP. A co-starring role in the film Milagro en el Circo followed before Yuri scored a hit wit...