Draft:Sam Lin


Sam Lin (Chinese: , born May 28, 1991) is an American-Taiwanese singer-songwriter. He was born May 28, 1991, in Taipei, Taiwan, to Meihsia Wen, a school teacher, and Rex Lin, a music teacher, who grew up in a Christian household. He has a younger sister named Melody. When Lin was four, his family immigrated to San Jose, California, where he was introduced to classical music by his father at age seven, starting his journey in music by learning the violin. By age fourteen, he was already performing in orchestras throughout California.

Lin attended Cupertino High School and later graduated from the University of California, San Diego, in 2013, with a major in Communications and a minor in business.