Yoga Lin (; born July 1, 1987) is a

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singer. He was the winner of One Million Star, Season 1, a reality TV singing competition in

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during his study at

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. During the competition, he once contemplated quitting due to the elimination of his good friend, Eddie Tsai (蔡政霖). However, show producers persuaded him to maintain his composure and regain his determination, attaining five rounds of perfect scores (20 & above) continuously after that – an unbeatable record up to now. After winning first place in Season One, he was signed by

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along with three fellow contestants, Judy Chou (周定緯), Peter Pan (潘裕文) and Stanly Hsu (許仁杰). They were dubbed the "Four Princes of Superstar Avenue" (星光四少). Before the release of his debut album titled '' Mystery Guest'' in Taiwan on June 3, 2009, Lin has released two

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and an Idol Drama soundtrack. In May–June 2008, Lin set another record in Taiwan for being the youngest singer, with a yet-to-be released debut album to hold a solo

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in three major cities of

. He ended his Yoga's Trick Concert Tour in Hong Kong and Singapore in early 2009 and released his second album, '' Senses Around'' on October 30, 2009. His third studio album, '' Perfect Life'', was released on May 6, 2011. His fourth studio album, ''

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'', was released on June 22, 2012. He released his Jazz live performance compilation album '' JAZZ CHANNEL'' on February 5, 2013. His concert ''IDOL'' took place from December 29–30, 2018.

Early life

During high school, Lin was the lead singer of a rock band, and was trained under a renowned Taiwanese rock singer, Roger Yang. He then joined another rock band in his university and continued to perfect his singing techniques and, experimented various

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s. Having never participated in any formal singing contest before, Lin attended the

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audition for the first season of '' One Million Star'', a televised singing competition in Taiwan.

Personal Experience

Military service On August 13, 2014, he said farewell to the music scene and officially enlisted in the military. On July 22, 2015, Lin Youjia officially discharged from the army. Love experience In June 2013, Lin Youjia and Deng Ziqi traveled together in Germany and Austria, and the two had an open romance. In February 2014, the two broke up. In May 2014, Lin Youjia and Ding Wenqi's love affair was officially made public. On January 7, 2017, Lin Youjia and Ding Wenqi officially registered their marriage; on June 26, the two held a wedding banquet in Taipei. On August 3, 2018, Lin Youjia’s wife, Ding Wenqi, gave birth to a son, whose nickname is Kubi. On the evening of March 27, 2020, Lin Youjia announced that she was giving birth to their second child and their daughter's name was Pippi.

Career

One Million Star (2007)

In the competition, Lin impressed the judges with his vivid interpretation of ''Steel Rope Walker'' (走鋼索的人, originally by James Li or Quan Li, 李泉). His performance was then described as "enchanting"(迷幻) by the hostess of One Million Star, Matilda Tao (陶晶瑩), for both his distinctive, dreamy vocals and his facial expressions. He was also complimented for the consistently good performances. Lin earned "perfect scores" (scoring 20 and above) cumulatively for over five weeks and a grand total of nine "perfect scores" on different occasions. His last five performances, which would count as a final result in the final match, accumulated, 17, 23, 23, 23, 25 points, which adds up to 111. This record would hold until 張心傑, in the fourth season (from 2009/03/06 to 2009/03/20) scored 24, 22, 23, 23, 22, totaling up 114. Lin also earned great recognition for his abilities to perform a wide range of music genres, being able to infuse his own touch into songs as well as his unique taste in song selections. In the first season finale (broadcast live and nationwide) of One Million Star on July 6, 2007, Lin performed a bold and challenging rendition of

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's classic hit, ''Creep'' and he used the opportunity to declare his attitude towards music. A perfect score of 25 was unanimously given by all five professional judges to acknowledge his sincere and stylish interpretation of the song. Along with that, another perfect-scored performance of

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's ''Last Order'' determined him as the winner in the first season of One Million Star.

HIM International Music (2007–present)

After the show, One Million Star, Lin signed a six-year contract with

, and released two

and the soundtrack of TV series ''

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'' (鬥牛,要不要). In the meanwhile, he participated in many live performances as well as TV commercial shootings. Some of his many endorsements includes the SYM MIO Scooters and a Science Fair held by National Science Council in Taiwan. Recently, he endorsed the Hi-Chew Candy and the HeySong FIN Sports Drink in Taiwan. In September 2007, Lin performed in Hong Kong with label mate,

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for several live performances. Later that year, in November and December, he went again to Hong Kong and, Singapore and Malaysia for a promotional tour. On December 29, 2007, Lin, together with other fellow contestants from One Million Star as Judy Chou (周定緯), Peter Pan (潘裕文), Stanly Hsu (許仁杰), and Aska Yang (楊宗緯) performed in their first concert "Superstar Avenue Reunion" in the Sports Center of

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. This concert also sets the record in Taiwan for being the shortest amount of time newcomers in the local

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scene to hold a concert. This sold-out concert successfully attracted over 4000 audiences. On March 15, 2008, Lin together with fellow record label singers held their first official overseas concert in Genting, Malaysia. On August 3, 2008, Lin and fellow record label singers held two consecutive concerts in Hong Kong, with all 6,000 tickets sold out within 2 days. On October 3, Lin was invited to perform in the 5th

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in Seoul, Korea, and was awarded the Best Taiwan Newcomer Award. On October 25, 2008, Lin won the Annual Popularity Artist and Best Newcomer in Singapore Hit Award. Moreover, his album '' Mystery Guest'' won the prestigious Best Producer Award. Lin's debut album titled '' Mystery Guest'' was released on June 3, 2008, in Taiwan. This album won rave reviews from critics as well as the fans. It was also a commercial success, with more than 40,000 copies sold in the first week, and topped all the major musical and radio charts in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and China. '' Mystery Guest'' and Lin are nominated in 6 different categories in the 2008 Singapore Hit Award, including best album, best producer, best male singer, best newcomer, most popular singer, and most popular newcomer, and won the best producer and newcomer awards. To coincide with his album release, he also held his three nationwide concert tour titled Yoga's Trick Concert Tour (林宥嘉2008迷宮巡迴演唱會) in

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, and

respectively. He now holds the record of being the youngest recording artist to tour in Taiwan. In this concert tour, he won critical acclaims for his high-caliber repertoire and outstanding stage performance. Lin held his Yoga's Trick Concert in Hong Kong on January 23 and 24 and both nights' tickets were sold-out. There were four encores on the second night, stretching the concert to over 3 hours. For the sixth and final stop of the concert tour, it was held in Singapore on February 20 with 7000 fans at the

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. He released his second album, '' Senses Around'' on October 30, 2009. His latest and third album, '' Perfect Life'', was released on May 6, 2011, in Taiwan, China and other parts of Asia and he is currently promoting the album. His record company,

has also announced that he will be going on concert tour starting August 2011, in cities such as Taipei, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, etc.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Singles

*"That Very Song" ("那首歌") Listed in the album ''Love Star's Reunion – Yesterday, Now and Tomorrow'' (愛星光精選˙昨天今天明天). It is Lin's first single. This single was one of the 2007 Top 13 Love Songs co-organized by KISS Radio and

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. *"Shadow of Your Back" ("背影") Listed in the soundtrack of Taiwan drama's ''

'' (鬥牛˙要不要), it is one of the theme songs in the drama. This melodic and romantic song tells the story about a guy who secretly loved a girl for a long time, but eventually chose to stay in the shadows of the girl because she did not reciprocate his love. *"Legend" ("傳說") A duet between Lin and Li Yang Liu (劉力揚), the latter shot to fame in the first season (2006) of the singing contest Super Girls (超級女聲) in China. Legend is the sub-theme of a Korean drama ''First King Four Gods'' (太王四神記) broadcast in Taiwan, starring the famous Korean TV and movie star,

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(裴勇俊). This single has been digitally released. *"The Gaze" ("眼色") A musical-inspired song composed and written by Chinese singer-songwriter, Li Quan. This is also the opening song of Yoga's Trick Concert Tour and has been digitally released before the official release of Lin's '' Mystery Guest'' album. *"Fly My Way" The theme song for an online game endorsed by Lin in China. It is also featured as a bonus track in Lin's third album, '' Perfect Life''. *"Otomen" ("少女") This song expresses the tender state of a man in love. It describes Lin's love story with his wife and his wife takes a starring role in the music video. * "Flame in the Brook"("火焰小溪") This song expresses the vision of the magical energy of the natural world. A little igniting seedling can burn a large area of grassland, and small streams can also converge into an ocean. At the same time, the creation of this song is also out of charity care for deaf children, I hope they can always maintain hope for the future in their lives.

Award and nominations

*2007 Winner, One Million Star Season 1 (Taiwan) *2008 HITO FM Newcomer (with One Million Star Season 1 finalists) (Taiwan) *2008 Hong Kong Metro Broadcast Co. (新城電台): Best Newcomer, Hot Idol, Hot Idol Group *2008 Korea

Newcomer (Asia Region) *2008 Singapore Hit Awards: Best Producer ('' Mystery Guest'') Award, Newcomer Award, Annual Popular Artist Award and Annual Chart Winner *2008 8th Global Chinese Music Awards: Most Popular Newcomer, Top 20 Songs Award (''The Gaze'' 眼色) *2008 YouthBox Music Awards: Best New Act, Best Album of the Year ('' Mystery Guest'') *2008 Hong Kong TVB8 Best Newcomer, Gold *2008 Beijing Charts Best Newcomer of the Year (Taiwan-HK Region) *2008 Hong Kong Metro Radio Hits King of Newcomers (Overseas) *2008 Singapore Radio 100.3 Top 20 Songs (1st ''Admirer'' 伯樂) *2008 Singapore Radio 100.3 Top 10 Male Singers (2nd) *2008 Singapore Y.E.S. 93.3 FM Top 10 Most Popular Male Singers (4th) *2008 Singapore Y.E.S. 93.3 FM Top 100 Songs (6th – 伯乐, 25th – 神秘嘉宾) *2008 Sina Newcomers Music Presentation: Best Newcomer (Taiwan-HK Region) *2009 Sprite China Pop Music: Best Newcomer (Taiwan), Most "IN" Popularity Award (Internet) *2009 HITO Top Singles in 2008: 10th-''Admirer'' 伯樂, 20th:'' Mystery Guest'', 38th:''The Gaze'' 眼色 *2009 Guangdong Radio 101 Top Singles in 2008: 20th-''The Gaze'' 眼色, 31st: ''Cruel Moonlight'' 殘酷月光 *2009 HitFM Top 10 Albums in 2008 (Taiwan) *2009 The Association of Music Workers in Taiwan Top 10 Singles in 2008:''The Gaze'' 眼色

References

External links

Yoga Lin's official Microblog site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lin, Yoga 1987 births Living people Taiwanese Mandopop singers People from Pingtung County National Dong Hwa University alumni One Million Star contestants 21st-century Taiwanese male singers