Lin Yu-chun

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.
Lin Yu-chun
Born (1986-03-09) 9 March 1986 (age 38)
Hanyu Pinyin
Lín Yùqún
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLam4 Juk6 Kwan4
Musical careerAlso known asJimmy LinGenresPopLabels
Sony Music Taiwan

Lin Yu-chun (

The Voice of China
.

Biography

Lin was voted off the show, but after a video of Lin singing the song made it onto YouTube, Lin became an internet celebrity,[2] receiving more than 10,000,000 views[3] of his performance. Many news sources dubbed Lin "Taiwan's Susan Boyle".[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] In an interview, Lin Yu Chun explained that he selected "I Will Always Love You" to show his gratitude to his grandmother for taking care of Lin over the years.[11]

In April 2010, he visited the United States and performed "I Will Always Love You"[12][13] and Amazing Grace[14] on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. On the same trip, he attended Lopez Tonight and performed "Saving All My Love for You"[15] (also a Whitney Houston cover) and Total Eclipse of the Heart (originally by Bonnie Tyler) as a duet with William Shatner.[16][17]

Sony Music Taiwan announced they had signed Lin Yu Chun to a record deal.[18][19]
Lin Yu-chun's signing press conference occurred on 13 May 2010, and was held in Shanghai San Want Hotel.

On 22 May 2010, at

The Voice of China
.

One Million Star

On 26 March 2010, Lin sang John Newton's "Amazing Grace", earning Lin 24 points (his opponent, Zhang Shi-Tang, got 19 points).
On 2 April 2010, Lin sang Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You", earning Lin 25 points (his opponent, Su Zhi-Yu, got 22 points).
On 9 April 2010, Lin sang Shunza's "Coming Home" – 17 points (his opponent, Zhang Shi-Tang, got 20 points)
On 30 April 2010,Lin sang Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" as a guest performer.
On 14 May 2010, Lin sang "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables as a guest performer.
Lin also sang a duet with

Saving All My Love For You
".

Discography

I Will Always Love You (2010) SICP-2778

Lin Yu Chun's debut is a mini-album, I Will Always Love You, released in Japanese on 8 September 2010 specially for the Japanese market. It contains four songs from Lin's upcoming international debut, It's My Time, and a Japanese-only bonus track, "Hello," a Japanese cover of Lionel Richie's hit from 1984.[20]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Amazing Grace"3:36
2."I Will Always Love You"4:57
3."It's My Time"3:31
4."Under Your Wings"4:07
5."Hello"4:23

It's My Time (2010)

Lin's full-length international debut album, It's My Time, was released on 17 September 2010, as a compilation of English-language pop songs previously recorded by major artists such as Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, etc. The song "Under Your Wings" was written new for this album by Grammy-winning musician Walter Afanasieff.[21]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."I Will Always Love You"4:58
2."Amazing Grace"3:40
3."It's My Time"3:34
4."Total Eclipse of the Heart"5:32
5."Under Your Wings"4:09
6."I Understand"4:00
7."Hero"4:17
8."A Moment Like This"4:18
9."My Heart Will Go On"4:34
10."Fighter"4:17

未來的第一站 (2010)

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."未來的第一站"4:30
2."It's My Time"3:33
3."一個人生活"4:31
4."星星 (I Am Not a Star)"5:19
5."蛻變"4:00
6."海闊天空"4:50
7."存在"4:08
8."累格"5:08
9."I Will Always Love You"4:58
10."Amazing Grace"4:08
11."未來的第一站組曲"6:26

Endlessly (2011)

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Saving Grace (Roxanne Seeman, Philipp Steinke, Finn Martin)"3:50
2."Endlessly"5:04
3."Stay For Awhile"4:06
4."Tonight I'm Not Alone"3:46
5."Good Isn't Good Enough"4:14
6."My Love Will Follow You"4:04
7."Close to You"3:46
8."Greatest Love of All"4:45
9."Last Christmas"5:18
10."Our Song"3:39
11."100 Percent Happiness"3:45
12."Believe in Love"4:52
13."Finding You in a Sea of People (REN HAI ZHONG YU JIAN NI)"3:52

MV Performance

Guest Performance

Promo Videos

  • May 2010 - Haagon Dazs advertisement
  • October 2010 - VL Sports (緯來體育台) advertisement
  • January 2011 - The Body Shop advertisement
  • January 2014 - "Carchs" advertisement
  • June 2015 - Yanjing Beer advertisement

References

  1. ^ "'World Idol' redux? Lin Yu Chun of Taiwan could face off against Susan Boyle". The Christian Science Monitor. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  2. ^ Taylor, Adam (9 April 2010). "Lin Yu-Chun (VIDEOS): Taiwan Singing Phenomenon Draws Comparisons To Susan Boyle". Huffington Post. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Lin Yu Chun Sings Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You'". YouTube. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Lin Yu Chun Dubbed 'Taiwan's Susan Boyle' After Singing Whitney Houston – Billboard Underground". Billboard. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  5. ^ "Taiwanese singer Lin Yu Chun dubbed 2010's Susan Boyle « Entertainment". Fox News. 8 April 2010. Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Lin Yu Chun is Taiwanese 'American Idol's' answer to Susan Boyle". Newsday. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  7. ^ "VIDEO: Is Lin Yu Chun the Next Susan Boyle?". Retrieved 25 April 2010. [dead link]
  8. ^ Taylor, Adam (9 April 2010). "Lin Yu-Chun (VIDEOS): Taiwan Singing Phenomenon Draws Comparisons To Susan Boyle". Huffington Post. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  9. ^ "The Taiwanese Susan Boyle? Video a hit on the Web – Yahoo! News". Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  10. ^ "Next Susan Boyle Found in Lin Yu Chun? – The Early Show – CBS News". 8 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  11. ^ "A Countertenor Touches Our Hearts: An Interview with Lin Yu Chun". Asia Pacific Arts. 7 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  12. ^ "Lin Yu Chun on The Ellen Degeneres Show". Stareastasia. Archived from the original on 2 May 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  13. ^ "Video of the Day: Taiwan's Singing Sensation! – The Ellen DeGeneres Show". Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  14. ^ "Web Exclusive: Lin Yu Chun Performs 'Amazing Grace' During Rehearsal – The Ellen DeGeneres Show". Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  15. ^ "Lin Yu Chun Does "Saving All My Love For You" On Lopez Tonight". 23 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  16. ^ "William Shatner and Lin Yu Chun 'Total Eclipse' Duet". Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  17. ^ "William Shatner / Taiwanese Boy Duet". Lopez Tonight. Archived from the original on 25 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  18. ^ Lin Yu-Chun, 'Taiwan's Susan Boyle,' Signs Record Deal, Billboard, 13 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  19. ^ "买球App官网(中国)集团有限公司".
  20. ^ "I Will Always Love You English Version Lin Yu Chun CD Album". CDJapan.
  21. ^ "Lin Yu Chun - It's My Time (2010) | Alex Music blog". Archived from the original on 19 September 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  22. ^ NetEase (3 August 2021). "Rose Liu puts out new EP "Ain't Gonna Wait", with Lin Yu-chun performing in MV". Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

External links

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