Background
She was born as Wahyu Setyaning Budi in Batu, Malang, East Java on June 3, 1972.
She was born as Wahyu Setyaning Budi in Batu, Malang, East Java on June 3, 1972.
This is where she was offered a record deal by Billboard. She released her first record in 1990 titled Jatuh Cinta Lagi. In 1991 she released another record titled Hilang Permataku, in 1992 she released Salah Tingkah.
Her career peaked with the release of the record Mengapa Tiada Maaf in 1995.
The record sold 1.5 million copies and Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik awarded her with 4 Platinum Records. She also received 3 more Platinum Record for the Indonesian version of the soundtrack to the martial arts television series Return of the Condor Heroes.
Her choice of songs are mainly popular old melancholic songs, an example is the Keroncong style. However her career stopped to a halt due to a surge in new popular groups that appealed more to young audience.
After several years in an intense relationship with Raffi Ahmad, in November 2012 Yuni decided to breakup the relationship and said she had no plans to make another relationship with him because he had broken her heart many times and he could not change.
She hoped it would not affect their hosting of Yuni-Raffi on Transport television