Yahir Othón Parra, commonly known as Yahir, (born March 21, 1979) is a Mexican singer and actor from Hermosillo, Sonora. He began his career as one of the participants in the music reality show La Academia[1] in 2002 and in addition to Yuridia, also from Hermosillo, is one of the most popular stars to come from the show. He became a judge of the show's tenth season.