Guest guest Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 I was looking things up and this is what I found so far.... [edit] Early years Yamin was born in Los Angeles, California to an Israeli father of Iraqi Jewish descent, Saul Yamin, and a Jewish American mother, Claudette Goldberg.[2] He relocated to Richmond, Virginia with his family when he was 11 years old. His parents divorced when he was 14 and his father moved back to Los Angeles. Elliott himself has resided in Los Angeles since competing in the fifth season of American Idol. He started singing in his early childhood where he embraced the genres of R&B and soul. Although he had not been musically trained, he sang in a local jazz band and in amateur performance forums, emulating Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway. He dropped out of high school in his sophomore year, but later achieved a high school graduation equivalence certificate while working in one of the many jobs he held before auditioning for American Idol. He is 90% deaf in his right ear. He was also diagnosed with Type I diabetes when he was 16 years old. Crystal and Eva > > Gossip alert... > Remember Elliott Yamin from last season (he performed tonight on > AI)- my husband and I are suspicious that he has CHARGE or a similar > disorder. I remember hearing talk here last year about how he had a > trach as a kid and respiratory issues. We thought last year that his > ears were odd, and tonight we noticed some facial asymmetry (his > smile is crooked, I think). > What do you think?!?! > Reminds me of when we were discussing Jerry Springer's daughter, so > thought I'd throw it out there... > -Theresa > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 I think he had severe hearing loss as well. I was pulling for him big time last year and am so glad he has his own CD out now. chrystal chrystine almost 19 monthsCHaRGE+chronic kidney disease ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Elliot Yamin isn't the AI contestant who had a trach--that was Federov. But, Elliot is deaf in one ear. Can you tell I'm a huge AI fan?! :-) , mom to (5) http://kauffmanlak.blogspot.com/ Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos new Car Finder tool.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48518/*http://autos.yahoo.com/carfinder/;_ylc=X3\ oDMTE3NWsyMDd2BF9TAzk3MTA3MDc2BHNlYwNtYWlsdGFncwRzbGsDY2FyLWZpbmRlcg-- hot CTA = Yahoo! Autos new Car Finder tool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 oh!! that changes things!! did I imagine the facial asymmetry too? did anyone see that yesterday? He only talked out of one side of his mouth- that's what my son does. He's a great singer given his hearing loss! > Elliot Yamin isn't the AI contestant who had a trach--that was > Federov. But, Elliot is deaf in one ear. > > Can you tell I'm a huge AI fan?! :-) > > , mom to (5) > http://kauffmanlak.blogspot.com/ > Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos > new Car Findertool.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48518/*http:// > autos.yahoo.com/ > carfinder/;_ylc=X3oDMTE3NWsyMDd2BF9TAzk3MTA3MDc2BHNlYwNtYWlsdGFncwRzbG > sDY2FyLWZpbmRlcg-- hot CTA = Yahoo! Autos new Car Finder tool > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 I guess I never really paid attention to his facial assymetry. But I do know that he had really crooked teeth in last year's competition, and he's recently had those fixed, which is very noticeable if you were familiar with what he looked like last year. So maybe that's affecting the way he talks? , mom to (5) http://kauffmanlak.blogspot.com/ --------------------------------- Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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