Elliott Yamin returns with his fourth album, ‘As Time Goes By’, a genre-bending
collection of emotive originals highlighted by his soulful and evocative voice.
Influenced by some of his favorite music of the last few decades, Yamin has
crafted a timeless set of songs by fusing R&B, urban, rock and contemporary
elements all while remaining true to what his fans love about him the most: his
expressive voice and performance. Unafraid of experimenting with multiple
production styles in a single song, the album ranges from emotional ballads with
an 80’s flair to Motown-style upbeat grooves with a modern edge.
Yamin launched his recording career following his appearance on American Idol
Season 5 as the top 3 finalist with his highly anticipated debut album Elliott Yamin,
which debuted at Number Three on the Billboard album chart and was the highest-
debuting album by an independent artist in SoundScan history. The self-titled disc
achieved gold status in the U.S. and Japan (where he continues to maintain a large
audience), and yielded the platinum hit ‘Wait for You.’ In the wake of the first
album’s release, Yamin received considerable media exposure on countless
television shows, while gaining extensive performing experience by touring around
the world with his live band. He released the Christmas-themed “Sounds of the
Season: The Elliott Yamin Holiday Collection’, later that same year which would
be reissued in expanded form the following year as ‘My Kind of Holiday’.
Yamin’s second official album, Fight for Love, followed, spawning the successful
singles ‘Fight for Love’ and ‘Can’t Keep on Loving You (From a Distance)’. His
third album, ‘Let’s Get to What’s Real’, found Yamin stretching as an artist as a
writer and co-producer.
Yamin continues to tour domestically and internationally which have also included
three trips to Africa as a spokesman to the ‘Malaria no More Foundation’ as well
as a variety of charities, relief groups and peace organizations.
Having been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 16, he has worked
tirelessly as an activist and spokesman for the American Diabetes Association
(ADA) and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) to help create
awareness and raise money for research.
Elliott Yamin was born in Los Angeles and soon after, his family moved to
Pasadena, CA where he first discovered his vocal talent while singing with his
neighbors. Yamin later moved to Richmond, VA as a youth, and soon found
employment singing cover material in a local jazz group and working as a DJ on a
local R&B radio station.
While Elliott was working in a pharmacy when he took a chance to drive to
Boston, Massachusetts and audition for American Idol and won a spot on Season 5.
His signature performances in the competition, with renditions of Donny
Hathaway’s ‘A Song for You’ and Stevie Wonder’s ‘If You Really Love Me’ made
him a fan favorite and catapulted him to 3rd place in that year’s season. Simon
Cowell described him as “potentially the best male vocalist” of the season, while
Stevie Wonder encouraged him to pursue music full-time.
It’s been full steam ever since.
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