Yrma Lydya Gamboa Jiménez (17 September 1999 – 23 June 2022) was a Mexican singer who specialised in bolero music.

Photograph of Yrma Lydya placed on her tombstone. To one side is an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe (right).

Career

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Lydya was recognised for her music by the Mexican Congress in 2019.[1]

Murder

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She was murdered in June 2022.[2] Her husband was charged with her femicide, and he died in October 2022.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "La cantante Yrma Lydya fue reconocida en el Senado y Cámara de Diputados". Aristegui Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Caso Yrma Lydya: Observatorio Ciudadano del Feminicidio pide justicia para la cantante". El Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Muere Jesús Hernández Alcocer, presunto asesino de la cantante Yrma Lydya". El Universal (in Spanish). 4 October 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.