Mike Yung

Mike Yung
Birth name Michael Young
Born (1959-11-15) November 15, 1959
New York, New York, United States
Genres R&B
Website http://mikeyungnewyork.com/

Michael Young (better known as Mike Yung) is an American singer from New York City. He competed on America's Got Talent season 12 and made it to the semifinals.[1] He currently is set to release his debut album, I Will Never Give Up, in late 2018.[2]

Career

Before America's Got Talent

Mike Yung sang at New York City Subway stations before his career on America's Got Talent. In 2016 a video of him in a subway station singing The Righteous Brothers' "Unchained Melody" went viral.[3] The video was viewed over 2 million times in one week.[3] He performed the song on The Late Late Show with James Corden to promote that it was to be the lead single on his new album.[4][5] However, he was stabbed 9 times and could not complete the album.[6]

America's Got Talent

Yung passed the audition for America's Got Talent,[7] and made it to the quarterfinals. He performed "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran in the quarterfinals.[8] Yung was eliminated in the semifinals where he performed "Don't Give Up on Me" by Solomon Burke.[9]

After America's Got Talent

Yung released "Alright" as a single on January 12, 2018, along with a lyric video.[10] On March 2, 2018, Yung announced a Kickstarter fundraiser for the album, where he has so far raised $90,000.[11]

On July 28, 2018, Yung started his Never Give Up Tour.[12]

In August 2018, Dutch DJ/Producer Martin Garrix confirmed in an interview to working with Yung on a new song which will be released soon.

Discography

Singles

References

  1. ↑ Dixon, Marcus James (2017-09-06). "Mike Yung performs on 'America's Got Talent' Semifinals 1: Subway singer takes on 'Don't Give Up On Me' [WATCH]". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  2. ↑ "I Will Never Give Up". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  3. 1 2 "Searching the Subway for Mike Yung, the Viral Singer that Time Forgot | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  4. ↑ "Viral subway singer shuts down the 'Late Late Show' with stunning performance". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  5. ↑ The Late Late Show with James Corden (2016-09-14), Mike Yung: Unchained Melody, retrieved 2018-08-26
  6. ↑ "Subway Singer, Stabbed 9 Times, Attempts Album One Last Time". NBC New York. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  7. ↑ Anthony Ying (2017-07-12), America's Got Talent 2017 Mike Yung Street Singer Full Intro & Audition S12E06, retrieved 2018-08-26
  8. ↑ America's Got Talent (2017-08-29), Mike Yung: Subway Singer Serenades With "Thinking Out Loud" - America's Got Talent 2017, retrieved 2018-08-26
  9. ↑ Cohn, Paulette (2017-09-05). "America's Got Talent: 11 Acts Compete to Make it to the Finals. Who Was a Hit?". Parade.
  10. ↑ Mike Yung (2018-02-21), Mike Yung - Alright (Lyric Video), retrieved 2018-08-26
  11. ↑ "I Will Never Give Up". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  12. ↑ "Concerts". mikeyungnewyork.com. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  13. ↑ Change Gonna Come by Mike Yung, 2016-12-08, retrieved 2018-08-26
  14. ↑ Unchained Melody - Single by Mike Yung, 2017-07-03, retrieved 2018-08-26
  15. ↑ Alright - Single by Mike Yung on iTunes, 2018-01-12, retrieved 2018-08-26
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