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Lin Yu Chun (Chinese: 林育羣; pinyin: Lín Yùqún; Wade–Giles: Lin Yü-ch'ün); born March 9, 1986 in Taipei) is a Taiwanese singer, who gained fame by appearing on a Taiwanese talent show, One Million Star (超級星光大道), singing "I Will Always Love You" (originally by Dolly Parton) in the style of Whitney Houston's cover version. Lin is well known for his mezzo-soprano-like, and sometimes, contralto-like countertenor 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 Cher. When Lin sings in his normal masculine voice rather than in a falsetto range, his voice actually somewhat sounds like Jamie Walters.
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Lin was voted off the show, but after a video of Lin singing the song made it onto YouTube, Lin became an internet celebrity, receiving more than 10,000,000 views of his performance. Many news sources dubbed Lin "Taiwan's Susan Boyle". 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 Amazing Grace on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. On the same trip, he attended Lopez Tonight and performed "Saving All My Love for You" (also a Whitney Houston cover) and Total Eclipse of the Heart (originally by Bonnie Tyler) as a duet with William Shatner.
Sony Music Taiwan announced they had signed Lin Yu Chun to a record deal. Lin Yu-chun's signing press conference occurred on the May 13, 2010, and was held in Shanghai San Want Hotel.
On May 22, 2010, at Dodgers Stadium during a Los Angeles Dodgers game, he sang the "The Star-Spangled Banner", "God Bless America" and "Taiwan, Touch Your Heart". On August 11, 2010 Lin sang Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" 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 HBO Asia produced miniseries Untold Stories of 1949.
One Million Star
On March 26, 2010, Lin sang John Newton's "Amazing Grace", earning Lin 24 points (his opponent, Zhang Shi-Tang, got 19 points). On April 2, 2010, Lin sang Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You", earning Lin 25 points (his opponent, Su Zhi-Yu, got 22 points). On April 9, 2010, Lin sang Shunza's "Coming Home" - 17 points (his opponent, Zhang Shi-Tang, got 20 points) On April 30, 2010,Lin sang Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" as a guest performer. On May 14, 2010, Lin sang "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables as a guest performer. Lin also sang a duet with Kenny G., performing Whitney Houston's "Saving All My Love For You".