Lin Yu-chun | |||||||||||
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| Born | 9 March 1986 | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, songwriter | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2010–present | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 林育羣 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 林育群 | ||||||||||
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| Musical career | |||||||||||
| Also known as | Jimmy Lin | ||||||||||
| Genres | Pop | ||||||||||
| Labels | Sony Music Taiwan | ||||||||||
Lin Yu-chun (Chinese: 林育羣; pinyin: Lín Yùqún; Wade–Giles: Lin2 Yü4-ch'ün2); born 9 March 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" (written and originally sung by Dolly Parton) in the style of Whitney Houston's cover version.[1] 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[which?], 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, or even possibly like Jackson Browne, and to a lesser extent, George Harrison. [citation needed]. In 2013, he competed in the second season of The Voice of China.