Yndio, also identified as Grupo Yndio, operates as a Mexican pop ensemble working within the grupero ranchera idiom. The act took shape in Sonora in 1972 from alumni of Los Pulpos and built its reputation by recasting American soft rock and pop ballads into grupero arrangements delivered in the norteno style. From 1973, when a version of Los Strwck’s “Él” reached the top of the singles chart and stayed there for four weeks, through 1986, the group completed seven albums for Polygram and secured multiple Top Ten placements in Mexico with renditions of Nazareth’s “Love Hurts,” ELO’s “Telephone Line,” the Righteous Brothers’ “Unchained Melody,” Paul Young’s “Everytime You Go,” and Dave Maclean’s “We Said Goodbye.” The 1985 album Adios entered the Top Five of the Mexican Regional albums chart. After leaving Polygram Mexico for Philips Colombia in 1987, the band sustained its run of successes for the balance of the decade, earning gold status for Dame un Beso and Dime Adi?.
The original six members functioned as relentless road performers. Limited studio work resulted from hundreds of concerts staged yearly across two continents, routing from Mexico through Central and South America into the United States, with some counts exceeding 290 dates annually. Activity dropped further in the 1990s. Although the major-label agreement ended, the musicians could have aligned with any independent of their choosing. They instead put out occasional singles, most often on Prodisc or Joey International, strictly to support continued touring. In 2007 the lineup contracted to a quintet that nevertheless included every founding member. Universal’s Fonovisa imprint holds the catalog and has issued repeated compilations drawing on hits, B-sides, live performances, and rare tracks. The 2017 two-disc collection Historia Grupera, released by International Music Treasure, placed ten of the group’s recordings alongside selections by Los Caminantes, Los Bondadosos, and Industria del Amor.
