Lin Yu-chun (); born 9 March 1986 in

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) is a

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singer, who gained fame by appearing on a Taiwanese talent show, ''

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'' (超級星光大道), singing "

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" (written and originally sung by

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) in the style of

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. Lin is well known for his

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-like, and sometimes,

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-like

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singing voice, although he has an adult speaking voice. According to many sources, Lin's voice is usually described as a mixture of Whitney Houston and Susan Boyle, with a dash of

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. When Lin sings in his normal masculine voice rather than in a

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range, his voice actually somewhat sounds like

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, or even possibly like

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, and to a lesser extent,

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. . In 2013, he competed in the second season of ''

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''.

Biography

Lin was voted off the show, but after a video of Lin singing the song made it onto YouTube, Lin became an

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, receiving more than 10,000,000 views of his performance. Many news sources dubbed Lin "Taiwan's

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". 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. In April 2010, he visited the United States and performed "I Will Always Love You" and

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on ''

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''. On the same trip, he attended ''

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'' and performed "

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" (also a Whitney Houston cover) and

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(originally by

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) as a duet with

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announced they had signed Lin Yu Chun to a record deal. 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

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during a

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game, he sang "

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", "

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" and "Taiwan, Touch Your Heart". On 11 August 2010 Lin sang

's "

" on America's Got Talent season 5 on the YouTube selection episode, receiving a standing ovation from the crowd. Lin has been slated to play the role of Liu Lucy for the

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produced miniseries

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. In 2013, he competed in the second season of ''

''.

One Million Star

On 26 March 2010, Lin sang

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's "

", earning Lin 24 points (his opponent, Zhang Shi-Tang, got 19 points).
On 2 April 2010, Lin sang

's "

", 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

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's "

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" as a guest performer.
On 14 May 2010, Lin sang "

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" from

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as a guest performer.
Lin also sang a duet with

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., performing Whitney Houston's "

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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 4 songs from Lin's upcoming international debut, ''It's My Time'', and a Japanese-only bonus track, "

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," a Japanese cover of

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's hit from 1984.

Track listing

''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

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, etc. The song "Under Your Wings" was written new for this album by Grammy-winning musician

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Track listing

未來的第一站 (2010)

Track listing

''Endlessly'' (2011)

Track listing

MV Performance

Guest Performance

* 2009 - "H2H" by

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* 2021 - "Ain't Gonna Wait" by Rose Liu ( Liu Mingxiang 刘明湘)

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

External links

Lin Yu Chun's Official Website

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