Yahritza y Su Esencia are a sibling trio from Yakima in Washington State. They are fronted by singer, songwriter, and acoustic guitarist Yahritza Martinez, who is backed by her older siblings Jairo on acoustic bass and Mando on the 12-string guitar. Their music weds formal Mexican Regional sounds drawn from the ranchera and corrido traditions to acoustic folk-pop. After formally playing together for less than a year, a snippet of their breakup ballad, "Soy El Unico," went viral on TikTok in February 2022. After the song was formally released by Lumbre Music in April, it raced to number one on the Hot Latin Songs chart and eventually placed at 20 on the Hot 100. It topped streaming charts and made the 15-year-old Yahritza the youngest Latin performer ever to enter Billboard's all-genre industry chart. The group issued the follow-up "Esta Noche" in March, and the five-track EP Obsessed in April, which contained both singles. It topped the digital charts almost immediately after release.