Her voice fooled many listeners to believe she was a man, an
African-American, or both. She was actually Italian-American.
While other countries considered her an accomplished soul singer, in the U.S. her image became established as a cabaret performer.
Impressed with her voice, Frank Sinatra asked Yuro to support him on his 1962 Australian tour.
Quit the music business in 1969 after the release of her 1968 album 'Something Bad on My Mind'- but, returned in 1982 with the release of 'All Alone Am I' (1981).
Had a large and dedicated fanbase in the Netherlands, Italy and Britain.
In her early years sang at her parent's Italian restaurant and, despite her their opposition, in local nightclubs before catching the eye and ear of talent scout Sonny Knight.
Her original surname may have been Aurro; however, by the time of her birth, the family used the spelling Yuro.
Found success on the dance floors of northern Britain in the 1970s and 1980s when Northern Soul DJs championed her up-tempo tracks of "It'll Never Be Over for Me" and "What's the Matter Baby". The latter was rereleased on Kent Records in the 1980s.