- published: 13 Sep 2009
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Elliott Yamin who was born Efraym Elliott Yamin on July 20, 1978 to an Iraqi father and an American mother, 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.
Yamin was born in Los Angeles, California, to father Shaul Yamin, an Israeli Jew of Iraqi Jewish descent, and mother Claudette Goldberg Yamin (d. March 31, 2008, age 65), a Jewish American of Ashkenazi descent and former professional singer known for her "fiery spirit" and for receiving the "Golden Idol for Proudest Family Moment Award" from Ryan Seacrest during her son's American Idol competition. His family relocated to Richmond, Virginia when Yamin was 11, and his parents divorced when he was 14, his father returning to Los Angeles. Yamin has an older half-sister on his mother's side, Jodi Queen, a married mother of two children and a younger brother, Scott Yamin, in pharmacy school at Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina.
Elliott Yamin - Wait for you Lyrics
Elliott Yamin's audition
Elliott Yamin - Wait For You Official Video
Elliott Yamin - You Say (Official Music Video-HQ)
This Step Alone - Elliott Yamin With Lyrics
A Song For You Elliott Yamin
Elliott Yamin - A Song For You
Elliott Yamin - Can't Keep On Loving You w/ Lyrics
Elliott Yamin - Never Let Go w/lyrics
Elliott Yamin - Wait for you (Lyrics on screen) ^^
Fight For Love - Elliott Yamin (Lyrics)
Elliot Yamin-Wait for you live-American Idol 5
Fight For Love by Elliott Yamin (Official Music Video)
Elliott Yamin performs "Hotel California" @ Hacienda Cerritos May 20th 2014
When I woke up with the sunlight and dreams echoing through my head
And I heard you breathing softly I remembered the things you said
There is no time, there is no place
That you would rather be
That the good times or hard times as long as you're here with me
Cause I'm the man who holds my ground
I'm the man who sticks around
I'm the man to hold you tight
I'm the man in love with you (with you)
When I lay down and the moon is bright at the end of a working day
Got a feeling I believe it and I won't let it slip away
There is no time, there is no place
That you would rather be
In the cruel world on a cold night as long you're here with me
I'm the man who holds my ground
I'm the man who sticks around
I'm the man to hold you tight
Cause I'm the man in love
And I'm the man to make it right
And I'm the man you kiss goodnight
I'm the man who won't let you down
Cause I'm the man in love with you (with you)
Cause it can't get much better
And all we have is time
As long as we're together
I know it's gonna be alright
Cause I'm the man who holds my ground
I'm the man who sticks around
I'm the man to hold you tight
Cause I'm the man in love with you
And I'm the man to make it right
And I'm the man you kiss goodnight
I'm the man who won't let you down
Cause I'm the man in love with you
With you
With you