Yendry was born in Santo Domingo,[3] Dominican Republic to a single mother, Rosa Maria Polanco.
[8][9] Also in 2012 she participated in the auditions of the sixth edition of X Factor, passed the selections and became part of the program, even if she didn't reach the semi-final she managed to get however a recording contract with Sony Music Italy that she ended in 2014.
Materianera debut officially in 2015 through the label Tainted Music with the single Supernova who anticipated the homonym EP released on December 8 of the same year.
After the experience with Materianera, Yendry started to work on her solo music project[33] this time in Spanish to honor her Dominican heritage.
The song, inspired by Yendry's mother's story, is an anthem to the independence and freedom of women represented in the official video, directed and produced by MYBOSSWAS, in which the story represented is that of a young mother who is a victim of abuse, and who decides to free herself thanks to her supernatural powers.
On April 10, 2020, she released the single Nena, produced by Jeremia Jones and written by Yendry herself, the song is a Latin ballad with R&B elements, is a very autobiographical song that tells the story of Yendry's mother Rosa and of the moment of separation when she was forced to emigrate to Italy in search of a job leaving her two-year-old daughter Yendry with the grandmother Ramona,[37] The story is also represented in the official music video directed by Kieran Khan.
Nena earned Yendry international success, thanks also to the addition of the song to popular Spotify Latino playlists.
[46] The documentary was filmed in Herrera, Santo Domingo Oeste, the neighborhood where Yendry grew up and where her grandmother and part of her family still live.
Also on February 5, 2021, the single Se Acabo is released featuring the Dominican rapper Mozart La Para.
[47][48] The song is written by Yendry together Mozart La Para, it was produced by XAXO and Fux Beat, the video for the single was shot in Herrera.
[55][56] In December 2021, the single YA was selected by The New York Times as one of the best song of 2021 and is also part of Barack Obama's 2021 Spotify Playlist.
[59] On August 6, 2021, she released the single You featuring Damian Marley[60] On November 19, 2021, she released Instinto with J Balvin, the song written by Yendry herself and J Balvin is produced by Lexus & Keityn and the music video for the song was filmed in New York directed by José Emilio Sagaró.
[63] On January 25, 2022, she was nominated in the category Best New Female artist for the 2022 Premio Lo Nuestro[64] On May 6, 2022 she released the single KI-KI for which she shot a video directed by herself, Christopher Hesketh and Becky Hern.