Elliott Yamin

Richmond, VA native Elliott Yamin first earned widespread attention on the televised competition, American Idol in 2008. Although he placed third, he received the rare thumbs up from the show's notoriously tough judge, Simon Cowell, and reached an international audience in the process. With his powerful vocals balancing out his soft, soulful love songs, he has mastered an accessible yet memorable form of balladry that has attracted a dedicated following in the US.