Hometown: New York, NY
Label: Y23 Empire
Management: Y23 Empire
Website: missyaya.com
Sounds Like: Marc Anthony, La India, Linda Viera Caballero, Jennifer Lopez, La Lupe, J Balvin
Genre: Latin
Miss YaYa is a New York based Grammy Nominated recording artist. Born and raised in NYC of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent, Miss YaYa is a singer/ songwriter who specializes in making people dance. Since 2007, she has toured the world as the lead singer of legendary Salsa group Dark Latin Groove. After 9 years, the diverse and bilingual Miss YaYa has simultaneously launched her solo music career. Her sensuous R & B voice lends itself to the Tropical genre, with a focus in the Salsa Urbana movement. Miss YaYa's first solo album, titled "The Demo", with hits like "Acariciame," a cover originally by Maria Conchita Alonso, and original songs like "Sigo De Pie" and "YPTNM", will most certainly get your body going. At this time she is on the brink of releasing her next single, ”Y Dicen Que...” featuring the legendary Tito Puente Jr, alomsgide her longtime producer, the musically multi- faceted, Gus Alberto.
“MISS YAYA ON THE MUSIC INDUSTRY: “YOU GOTTA BUST YOUR ASS AND GET IT” - YaYa didn't make it into “the next international girl group sensation,” but she got something even better: a 2009 Grammy and Premio Lo Nuestro nomination for Best Tropical Album and Best Tropical Group as the voice of the Dark Latin Groove salsa crew.”
LAURIE CHARLES - Miami New Times
“La talentosa Miss YaYa conversó en exclusiva con Venue - La cantante, compositora, bailarina y actriz Yahaira Antonia Vargas, mejor conocida como Miss YaYa, nació en la ciudad de Nueva York y en estos momentos se encuentra en la cima del éxito, viviendo cada día el sueño que tuvo desde pequeña.”
Venue Magazine
“Miss YaYa: ‘Mas fuerte que nunca’ -
La combinación entre República Dominica y Puerto Rico dio como resultado a la cantante newyorkina, Miss Yaya, quien a corta edad comenzó a mostrar interés por la música y espectáculo memorizando las melodías de los comerciales que escuchaba por la radio.”
Bolivar Feijoo - Wow La Revista
“Miss YaYa is a multitalented young women who has decided that it was the right moment to spread her wings and put together her own solo production. Her decision was made despite having been nominated for a Grammy in 2009 with DLG (Dark Latin Groove) under the direction of Sergio George.
Well after listening to her new single “Solo Es Bailar” with her urban Salsa flow there is no doubt that it will be a hit amongst the young and old alike and will definitely be a dance floor favorite.”
Walter B. Nice - New Gen Salsa
“Sergio's search for a new vocalist led him to "Miss YaYa", whose real name is Yahaira Vargas. She had previously participated in an American-Idol-like contest called 'Gigantes del Manaña' on the variety show Sabado Gigante in 2000. In addition, YaYa was on the first season of Sean P. Diddy Combs show Making the Band 3 in 2005 on MTV. Her manager contacted Sergio who reviewed her work and photos via myspace.com. They set up an interview in Florida with Sergio, and James "Da Barba".”
Dark Latin Groove on en.wikipedia.org
“Dark Latin Groove "DLG" - The return of the franchise, conceived of, constructed by, and run by, the producer Sergio George. This version’s bumped the first lead singer, Huey Dunbar, and replaced him with Miss Yaya, who can shout, along with sing, and the result is killing, a slick mixture of modern dance floor rhythms and salsa. While there’s a bunch of new material (including the Peruvian tune made famous by Celia Cruz, "Toro Mata"), half of the album consists of live remakes of older tunes, including "No Morira," "Juliana," "Muevete" and more, and the band and the singers stretch out and it’s pretty great”
Descarga.com
“Reaparece el grupo DLG con "Quiero decirte que te amo" - "No vine a reemplazar a Huey, sino a continuar el movimiento y la música de DLG. Los artistas vienen y van", dijo a Efe Miss Yaya en una entrevista en Miami.
El grupo Dark Latin Groove, mejor conocido como DLG, se formó a principios de 1996 en el Bronx de Nueva York y rápidamente se situó en los primeros puestos de la lista de los Billboards, además de conseguir varios nominaciones a los premios Grammy Latino.”
Zayra Mo - Terra.com
“Dark Latin Groove : The Rebirth of DLG - Miss YaYa is the new lead singer and represents the new face of DLG. The Dominican female vocalist, niece of merenguero Sergio Vargas, formerly competed on the Sabado Gigante show Gigantes del Mañana and also appeared on MTV’s Making the Band in 2005. In an industry dominated by men, Miss YaYa will have the opportunity to make her mark in Latin music by helping to write a new chapter in DLG’s history.”
Karin Norgard - Bella Online