# Lin Yu-chun

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{{Short description|Taiwanese musical artist (born 1986)}}
{{family name hatnote|[Lin](/source/Lin_(surname))|lang=Chinese}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{infobox person
| name = Lin Yu-chun
| image = 
| alt = 
| caption = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|03|09}}
| birth_place = [Linkou](/source/Linkou_District), [Taipei County](/source/Taipei_County) (now New Taipei City), [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan)
| occupation = Singer, musician, songwriter
| years_active = 2010–present
| module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes
| t = 林育羣
| s = 林育群
| p = Lín Yùqún
| j = Lam<sup>4</sup> Juk<sup>6</sup> Kwan<sup>4</sup>
}}
| module2 = {{infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| alias = Jimmy Lin
| genre = Pop
| label = [Sony Music Taiwan](/source/Sony_Music_Entertainment)
}}
}}
'''Lin Yu-chun''' ({{lang-zh|t=林育羣|p=Lín Yùqún|w=Lin<sup>2</sup> Yü<sup>4</sup>-ch'ün<sup>2</sup>}}); born 9 March 1986 in [Taipei](/source/Taipei)) is a [Taiwanese](/source/Taiwanese_people) singer, who gained fame by appearing on a Taiwanese talent show, ''[One Million Star](/source/One_Million_Star)'' (超級星光大道), singing "[I Will Always Love You](/source/I_Will_Always_Love_You)" (written and originally sung by [Dolly Parton](/source/Dolly_Parton)) in the style of [Whitney Houston](/source/Whitney_Houston)'s [cover version](/source/cover_version).<ref>{{cite journal |url= https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2010/0409/World-Idol-redux-Lin-Yu-Chun-of-Taiwan-could-face-off-against-Susan-Boyle|title= 'World Idol' redux? Lin Yu Chun of Taiwan could face off against Susan Boyle|accessdate=2010-04-10 |journal= [The Christian Science Monitor](/source/The_Christian_Science_Monitor) |date= 9 April 2010}}</ref> Lin is well known for his [mezzo-soprano](/source/mezzo-soprano)-like, and sometimes, [contralto](/source/contralto)-like [countertenor](/source/countertenor) singing voice, although he has an adult speaking voice.  According to many sources{{Which|date=February 2018}}, Lin's voice is usually described as a mixture of Whitney Houston and Susan Boyle, with a dash of [Cher](/source/Cher).   When Lin sings in his normal masculine voice rather than in a [falsetto](/source/falsetto) range, his voice actually somewhat sounds like [Jamie Walters](/source/Jamie_Walters), or even possibly like [Jackson Browne](/source/Jackson_Browne), and to a lesser extent, [George Harrison](/source/George_Harrison).  {{Citation needed|date=February 2018}}.  In 2013, he competed in the second season of ''[The Voice of China](/source/The_Voice_of_China_(season_2))''.

==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](/source/internet_celebrity),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/09/lin-yu-chun-videos-taiwan_n_531736.html|title=Lin Yu-Chun (VIDEOS): Taiwan Singing Phenomenon Draws Comparisons To Susan Boyle|accessdate=2010-04-25 | work=Huffington Post|first=Adam|last=Taylor|date=9 April 2010}}</ref> receiving more than 10,000,000 views<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB2Tl0xOqbI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/UB2Tl0xOqbI |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Lin Yu Chun Sings Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You' |website=[YouTube](/source/YouTube) |accessdate=2010-04-25}}{{cbignore}}</ref> of his performance. Many news sources dubbed Lin "Taiwan's [Susan Boyle](/source/Susan_Boyle)".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lin-yu-chun-dubbed-taiwans-susan-boyle-after-singing-whitney-958687/|title=Lin Yu Chun Dubbed 'Taiwan's Susan Boyle' After Singing Whitney Houston – Billboard Underground|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2010-04-25|archive-date=31 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831063445/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/958687/lin-yu-chun-dubbed-taiwans-susan-boyle-after-singing-whitney|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/04/08/chinese-singer-lin-yu-chun-dubbed-2010s-susan-boyle/|title=Taiwanese singer Lin Yu Chun dubbed 2010's Susan Boyle « Entertainment|accessdate=2010-04-25|work=Fox News|date=8 April 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411202640/http://entertainment.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/04/08/chinese-singer-lin-yu-chun-dubbed-2010s-susan-boyle/|archivedate=11 April 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/american-idol-1.811965/lin-yu-chun-is-taiwanese-american-idol-s-answer-to-susan-boyle-1.1850483|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411202638/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/american-idol-1.811965/lin-yu-chun-is-taiwanese-american-idol-s-answer-to-susan-boyle-1.1850483|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2010|title=Lin Yu Chun is Taiwanese 'American Idol's' answer to Susan Boyle|newspaper=Newsday |accessdate=2010-04-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/tvguide/418080_tvgif7.html|title=VIDEO: Is Lin Yu Chun the Next Susan Boyle?|accessdate=2010-04-25 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/09/lin-yu-chun-videos-taiwan_n_531736.html|title=Lin Yu-Chun (VIDEOS): Taiwan Singing Phenomenon Draws Comparisons To Susan Boyle|accessdate=2010-04-25 | work=Huffington Post|first=Adam|last=Taylor|date=9 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100408/ap_en_mu/us_taiwan_s_susan_boyle |title=The Taiwanese Susan Boyle? Video a hit on the Web – Yahoo! News |accessdate=2010-04-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411234545/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100408/ap_en_mu/us_taiwan_s_susan_boyle |archivedate=11 April 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/08/earlyshow/leisure/music/main6374719.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410025635/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/08/earlyshow/leisure/music/main6374719.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 April 2010|title=Next Susan Boyle Found in Lin Yu Chun? – The Early Show – CBS News|accessdate=2010-04-25 | date=8 April 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa?a_countertenor_touches_our_hearts_an_interview_with_lin_yu_chun_15270.aspx | title = A Countertenor Touches Our Hearts: An Interview with Lin Yu Chun | publisher = Asia Pacific Arts | date = 7 June 2010 | access-date = 13 February 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130826035608/http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa?a_countertenor_touches_our_hearts_an_interview_with_lin_yu_chun_15270.aspx | archive-date = 26 August 2013 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

In April 2010, he visited the United States and performed "I Will Always Love You"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.stareastasia.com/2010/04/lin-yu-chun-on-the-ellen-degeneres-show/|title=Lin Yu Chun on The Ellen Degeneres Show|publisher=Stareastasia|accessdate=2010-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100502170706/http://news.stareastasia.com/2010/04/lin-yu-chun-on-the-ellen-degeneres-show/|archive-date=2 May 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2010/04/taiwans_singing_sensation_vod_0421.php|title=Video of the Day: Taiwan's Singing Sensation! – The Ellen DeGeneres Show|accessdate=2010-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100424215427/http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2010/04/taiwans_singing_sensation_vod_0421.php|archive-date=24 April 2010|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and [Amazing Grace](/source/Amazing_Grace)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2010/04/lin_yu_chun_performs_amazing_grace_during_rehearsal_0421.php|title=Web Exclusive: Lin Yu Chun Performs 'Amazing Grace' During Rehearsal – The Ellen DeGeneres Show|accessdate=2010-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100424195739/http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2010/04/lin_yu_chun_performs_amazing_grace_during_rehearsal_0421.php|archive-date=24 April 2010|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> on ''[The Ellen DeGeneres Show](/source/The_Ellen_DeGeneres_Show)''. On the same trip, he attended ''[Lopez Tonight](/source/Lopez_Tonight)'' and performed "[Saving All My Love for You](/source/Saving_All_My_Love_for_You)"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://idolator.com/5485992/lin-yu-chun-does-saving-all-my-love-for-you-on-lopez-tonight|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709044229/http://idolator.com/5485992/lin-yu-chun-does-saving-all-my-love-for-you-on-lopez-tonight|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 July 2012|title=Lin Yu Chun Does "Saving All My Love For You" On ''Lopez Tonight'' |date=23 April 2010 |accessdate=2010-04-25}}</ref> (also a Whitney Houston cover) and [Total Eclipse of the Heart](/source/Total_Eclipse_of_the_Heart) (originally by [Bonnie Tyler](/source/Bonnie_Tyler)) as a duet with [William Shatner](/source/William_Shatner).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myfoxny.com/dpps/entertainment/william-shatner-lin-yu-chun-total-eclipse%27-duet-dpgoh-20100423-fc_7196681|title=William Shatner and Lin Yu Chun 'Total Eclipse' Duet|accessdate=2010-04-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lopeztonight.com/episode_recaps_and_highlights/william_shatner_taiwanese_boy.php#blog |title=William Shatner / Taiwanese Boy Duet |publisher=Lopez Tonight |accessdate=2010-04-25 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100425051238/http://www.lopeztonight.com/episode_recaps_and_highlights/william_shatner_taiwanese_boy.php |archivedate=25 April 2010 }}</ref>

[Sony Music Taiwan](/source/Sony_Music_Entertainment) announced they had signed Lin Yu Chun to a record deal.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958260/lin-yu-chun-taiwans-susan-boyle-signs-record-deal Lin Yu-Chun, 'Taiwan's Susan Boyle,' Signs Record Deal], Billboard, 13 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-31.</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://joshuaongys.com/2010/05/lin-yu-chun-the-taiwan-singing-sensation-signs-with-sony-music-taiwan | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522045141/http://joshuaongys.com/2010/05/lin-yu-chun-the-taiwan-singing-sensation-signs-with-sony-music-taiwan/ | url-status=usurped | archive-date=22 May 2010 | title=买球App官网(中国)集团有限公司 }}</ref> 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 [Dodger Stadium](/source/Dodger_Stadium) during a [Los Angeles Dodgers](/source/Los_Angeles_Dodgers) game, he sang "[The Star-Spangled Banner](/source/The_Star-Spangled_Banner)", "[God Bless America](/source/God_Bless_America)" and "Taiwan, Touch Your Heart". On 11 August 2010 Lin sang [Whitney Houston](/source/Whitney_Houston)'s "[I Will Always Love You](/source/I_Will_Always_Love_You)" on [America's Got Talent season 5](/source/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](/source/Liu_Lucy) for the [HBO Asia](/source/HBO_Asia) produced miniseries [Untold Stories of 1949](/source/Untold_Stories_of_1949).  In 2013, he competed in the second season of ''[The Voice of China](/source/The_Voice_of_China_(season_2))''.

==One Million Star==
On 26 March 2010, Lin sang [John Newton](/source/John_Newton)'s "[Amazing Grace](/source/Amazing_Grace)", earning Lin 24 points (his opponent, Zhang Shi-Tang, got 19 points).<br />
On 2 April 2010, Lin sang [Whitney Houston](/source/Whitney_Houston)'s "[I Will Always Love You](/source/I_Will_Always_Love_You)", earning Lin 25 points (his opponent, Su Zhi-Yu, got 22 points).<br />
On 9 April 2010, Lin sang [Shunza](/source/Shunza)'s "Coming Home" – 17 points (his opponent, Zhang Shi-Tang, got 20 points)<br />
On 30 April 2010, Lin sang [Celine Dion](/source/Celine_Dion)'s "[My Heart Will Go On](/source/My_Heart_Will_Go_On)" as a guest performer. <br />
On 14 May 2010, Lin sang "[I Dreamed a Dream](/source/I_Dreamed_a_Dream)" from [Les Misérables](/source/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables_(musical)) as a guest performer.<br />
Lin also sang a duet with [Kenny G](/source/Kenny_G)., performing Whitney Houston's "[Saving All My Love For You](/source/Saving_All_My_Love_For_You)".

==Discography==

===''I Will Always Love You'' (2010)  <small>SICP-2778</small> ===
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](/source/Hello_(Lionel_Richie_song))," a Japanese cover of [Lionel Richie](/source/Lionel_Richie)'s hit from 1984.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=SICP-2778|title=I Will Always Love You English Version Lin Yu Chun CD Album|website=CDJapan}}</ref>

====Track listing====
{{track listing 
| title1      = Amazing Grace
| length1     = 3:36
| title2      = I Will Always Love You
| length2     = 4:57
| title3      = It's My Time
| length3     = 3:31
| title4      = Under Your Wings
| length4     = 4:07
| title5      = Hello
| length5     = 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](/source/Mariah_Carey), [Kelly Clarkson](/source/Kelly_Clarkson), etc. The song "Under Your Wings" was written new for this album by Grammy-winning musician [Walter Afanasieff](/source/Walter_Afanasieff).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://music.alexdang.com/2010/09/lin-yu-chun-its-my-time-2010.html |title=Lin Yu Chun - It's My Time (2010) &#124; Alex Music blog |access-date=22 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919232837/http://music.alexdang.com/2010/09/lin-yu-chun-its-my-time-2010.html |archive-date=19 September 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

====Track listing====
{{track listing 
| title1      = I Will Always Love You
| length1     = 4:58
| title2      = Amazing Grace
| length2     = 3:40
| title3      = It's My Time
| length3     = 3:34
| title4      = Total Eclipse of the Heart
| length4     = 5:32
| title5      = Under Your Wings
| length5     = 4:09
| title6      = I Understand
| length6     = 4:00
| title7      = Hero
| length7     = 4:17
| title8      = A Moment Like This
| length8     = 4:18
| title9      = My Heart Will Go On
| length9     = 4:34
| title10      = Fighter
| length10     = 4:17
}}

===未來的第一站 (2010)===

====Track listing====
{{track listing 
| title1      = 未來的第一站 
| length1     = 4:30
| title2      = It's My Time
| length2     = 3:33
| title3      = 一個人生活
| length3     = 4:31
| title4      = 星星 (I Am Not a Star)
| length4     = 5:19
| title5      = 蛻變
| length5     = 4:00
| title6      = 海闊天空
| length6     = 4:50
| title7      = 存在
| length7     = 4:08
| title8      = 累格
| length8     = 5:08
| title9      = I Will Always Love You
| length9     = 4:58
| title10      = Amazing Grace
| length10     = 4:08
| title11      = 未來的第一站組曲
| length11     = 6:26
}}

===''Endlessly'' (2011)===

====Track listing====
{{track listing 
| title1      = Saving Grace ([Roxanne Seeman](/source/Roxanne_Seeman), [Philipp Steinke](/source/Philipp_Steinke), Finn Martin)
| length1     = 3:50
| title2      = Endlessly
| length2     = 5:04
| title3      = Stay For Awhile
| length3     = 4:06
| title4      = Tonight I'm Not Alone
| length4     = 3:46
| title5      = Good Isn't Good Enough
| length5     = 4:14
| title6      = My Love Will Follow You
| length6     = 4:04
| title7      = Close to You
| length7     = 3:46
| title8      = Greatest Love of All
| length8     = 4:45
| title9      = Last Christmas
| length9     = 5:18
| title10      = Our Song
| length10     = 3:39
| title11      = 100 Percent Happiness
| length11     = 3:45
| title12      = Believe in Love
| length12     = 4:52
| title13      = Finding You in a Sea of People (REN HAI ZHONG YU JIAN NI)
| length13     = 3:52
}}

== MV Performance ==

=== Guest Performance ===

* 2009 - "H2H" by [Cyndi Wang](/source/Cyndi_Wang)
* 2021 - "Ain't Gonna Wait" (Seeman-Lau-Wen-Wu) by Rose Liu ([Liu Mingxiang 刘明湘](/source/%3Azh%3A%E5%8A%89%E6%98%8E%E6%B9%98))<ref>{{Cite web|last=NetEase|date=3 August 2021|title=Rose Liu puts out new EP "Ain't Gonna Wait", with Lin Yu-chun performing in MV|url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/GGDQCHTE053825HR.html|access-date=3 September 2021|archive-date=18 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818080246/https://www.163.com/dy/article/GGDQCHTE053825HR.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Promo Videos ===

* May 2010 - [Haagon Dazs](/source/H%C3%A4agen-Dazs) advertisement
* October 2010 - VL Sports ([緯來體育台](/source/%3Azh%3A%E7%B7%AF%E4%BE%86%E9%AB%94%E8%82%B2%E5%8F%B0)) advertisement
* January 2011 - The Body Shop advertisement
* January 2014 - "Carchs" advertisement
* June 2015 - [Yanjing Beer](/source/Beijing_Yanjing_Brewery) advertisement

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Portal|Taiwan|Biography|Music}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100820192050/http://www.sonymusic.com.tw/pop/linyuchun/ Lin Yu Chun's Official Website] {{in lang|en|zh}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPCjIGyrtYc&hd=1 Lin Yu Chun【I will Always Love You】 Music Video (HD).]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8RjDM1Az9k Ellen Show Lin (Jimmy) Yu Chun sings I Will Always Love You.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed5XOHUfJ4I Lin Yu Chun "Under Your Wings" Official MV]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deLqzQLuGOU Dolly Parton watches Lin Yu Chun sings I Will Always Love You.]
*[http://www.wretch.cc/album/spring62600 Lin Yu Chun's personal album]

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