Elliott Yamin Musical artist

Efraym Elliott Yamin (born July 20, 1978) is an American singer known for his hit single "Wait for You" and placing third on the fifth season of American Idol.His self-titled album, released March 20, 2007, debuted at number one on the Billboard Independent Albums chart and at number three on the Billboard 200. The album was certified gold in the United States in October 2007. Retitled Wait for You, the album was released in Japan in May 2008 and certified gold in that country in September 2008.Yamin also released two Christmas collections: Sounds of the Season: The Elliott Yamin Holiday Collection in October 2007 and My Kind of Holiday in October 2008.Yamin's second album, titled Fight for Love, was released on May 5, 2009. The album's first single, "Fight for Love", premiered on AOL Music on February 13, 2009.His third album, Gather 'Round was released in Japan in 2011. It was retitled in the United States as Let's Get to What's Real and released in 2012. The first single in Japan and the United States was "3 Words."

Personal facts

Elliott Yamin
Alias (AKA)Yamin Efraym Elliott; אליוט ימין
Birth dateJuly 20, 1978
Birth place
California , Los Angeles
Hometown
Richmond Virginia

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Musical artist

Career started2006
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Pop music
Contemporary R&B
record label
RED Distribution
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Avex Group
Fontana Distribution
Hickory Records

Elliott Yamin on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://music.aol.com/franchise/firstlisten/elliott-yamin-new-songs
  2. http://www.americanidolwatch.com/ArtCategory00147.aspx
  3. http://www.etrainstation.com
  4. http://www.officialelliottyamin.com
  5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek_YHjxLWMc
  6. http://yamin.jp/index.html