Biography
una understands the importance of music and has the ability to write
songs that transcend any and all boundaries. With her soft vocals and
warm acoustic guitar, this singer-songwriter crafts intriguing and
infectious ruminations on life, love, and so much more.
Growing up Muslim in Malaysia, Yuna was first inspired by the
universal appeal of acts like No Doubt, The Cranberries, and Fiona Apple
At the age of 19, while in law school, she picked up a guitar and
began to fervently write. She released her self-titled EP in Malaysia in
2008. The single “Deeper Conversation” became a massive success and
went on to win the title of Best English Song at the 2009 AIM Awards,
Malaysia’s national music awards. Yuna swept the ceremony, garnering
Best Pop Song and Song of the Year for her Malay song, “Dan Sebenarnya”.
This past February, Yuna performed before a sold-out audience at the
legendary venue, Mercury Lounge – her first ever show in New York City –
and made her debut radio performance live on the influential radio
station KEXP, who called her voice “flawless.” Fans, critics from MTV,
The New York Post, even Russell Simmons himself, who raved, “an amazing
new singer…her music is incredible”, all instantly praised her talents.
In May, she joined seminal recording artist Raphael Saadiq on the road
for a string of dates that included performances at Rams Head Live! in
Baltimore, the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC, and NYC’s Webster Hall.
Yuna is currently living in Los Angeles, where she spends her time
writing/recording music, developing her photography skills, and managing
her Malaysia-based clothing shop, I Am Jet Fuel. Her US debut EP Decorate is out now digitally with a full album coming late summer 2011.
songs that transcend any and all boundaries. With her soft vocals and
warm acoustic guitar, this singer-songwriter crafts intriguing and
infectious ruminations on life, love, and so much more.
Growing up Muslim in Malaysia, Yuna was first inspired by the
universal appeal of acts like No Doubt, The Cranberries, and Fiona Apple
At the age of 19, while in law school, she picked up a guitar and
began to fervently write. She released her self-titled EP in Malaysia in
2008. The single “Deeper Conversation” became a massive success and
went on to win the title of Best English Song at the 2009 AIM Awards,
Malaysia’s national music awards. Yuna swept the ceremony, garnering
Best Pop Song and Song of the Year for her Malay song, “Dan Sebenarnya”.
This past February, Yuna performed before a sold-out audience at the
legendary venue, Mercury Lounge – her first ever show in New York City –
and made her debut radio performance live on the influential radio
station KEXP, who called her voice “flawless.” Fans, critics from MTV,
The New York Post, even Russell Simmons himself, who raved, “an amazing
new singer…her music is incredible”, all instantly praised her talents.
In May, she joined seminal recording artist Raphael Saadiq on the road
for a string of dates that included performances at Rams Head Live! in
Baltimore, the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC, and NYC’s Webster Hall.
Yuna is currently living in Los Angeles, where she spends her time
writing/recording music, developing her photography skills, and managing
her Malaysia-based clothing shop, I Am Jet Fuel. Her US debut EP Decorate is out now digitally with a full album coming late summer 2011.