As a child, he suffered from allergies to grass and pollen. Yamin is 90% deaf in his right ear, which he mentioned in the third round of the semi-finals.
When he was eleven years old, he moved to Richmond, Virginia.
At the age of seventeen, Yamin was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and has to wear an insulin pump.
He began singing at the age of five and he has had no formal vocal training.
Made the top 3 on "American Idol: The Search for a Super Star"
His ex-girlfriend is named Amanda.
He is 90% deaf in one ear.
At the American Idol finale, sang "A House Is Not a Home" in the Burt Bacharach medley and U2's "One" with Mary J. Blige.
Favorite film: Coming to America (which featured choreography by Paula Abdul)
Like winner Taylor Hicks, originally planned to audition in Memphis but couldn't due to Hurricane Katrina. Instead, drove to Boston for 11 1/2 hours and was the second to last person heard by the judges.
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Released his self-titled debut album on March 20 through Hickory Records via RED Distribution. He worked closely with music publisher, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, on writing and production and both parties will work on the marketing.

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