Lin was voted off the show, but after a video of Lin singing the song made it onto YouTube, Lin became an internet celebrity,[2] receiving more than 10,000,000 views[3] of his performance. Many news sources dubbed Lin "Taiwan's Susan Boyle".[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] In an interview, Lin Yu Chun explained that he selected
"I Will Always Love You" to show his gratitude to his grandmother for taking care of Lin over the years.[11]
Sony Music Taiwan announced they had signed Lin Yu Chun to a record deal.[18][19] Lin Yu-chun's signing press conference occurred on 13 May 2010, and was held in Shanghai San Want Hotel.
Lin Yu Chun's debut is a mini-album, I Will Always Love You, released in Japanese on 8 September 2010 specially for the Japanese market. It contains four songs from Lin's upcoming international debut, It's My Time, and a Japanese-only bonus track, "Hello," a Japanese cover of Lionel Richie's hit from 1984.[20]
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Amazing Grace"
3:36
2.
"I Will Always Love You"
4:57
3.
"It's My Time"
3:31
4.
"Under Your Wings"
4:07
5.
"Hello"
4:23
It's My Time (2010)
Lin's full-length international debut album, It's My Time, was released on 17 September 2010, as a compilation of English-language pop songs previously recorded by major artists such as Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, etc. The song "Under Your Wings" was written new for this album by Grammy-winning musician Walter Afanasieff.[21]