Elliott Yamin

Elliott Yamin is proof that finishing third can outshine the winner. His third-place run on American Idol season five launched him, but it's the hit single Wait for You that I think defines him, along with a self-titled 2007 album that debuted at number one on the Billboard Independent chart and went gold. Born in 1978, he came up through Richmond before LA, and there's something compelling about an Idol alum who built a real, lasting catalog rather than fading after the show. His voice carried genuine soul, and I find post-reality-TV careers like his far more interesting than the contest itself.

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Name (English)

Elliott Yamin

Name (Japanese)

エリオット・ヤミン

Reading

えりおっと・やみん

Born

July 20, 1978 (age 48)

Origin

Los Angeles, California, United States

Occupation

singer-songwriter

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Horse

High school

Douglas S. Freeman High School

• Official sitehttp://www.officialelliottyamin.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/elliottyamin
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott%20Yamin
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A4%E3%83%9F%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1189625

Tags

• California
• singer-songwriter

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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