Mike Yung Net Worth 2020 Bio/Wiki, Life, Struggle, Career, Height, Dating
Mike is an American singer who became famous and grabbed a lot of public attention in 2016 after his cover video Righteous Brothers’ Unchained Melody got viral. in a matter of time, his video crossed the milestone with one million views. Later, he utilized his talent on the stage of America’s Got Talent(AGT), a popular American show. He somehow managed to reach the semifinals of season 12 of America’s Got Talent but unfortunately got eliminated afterward. Before stepping into America’s Got Talent, he used to sing a variety of songs in the subway stations. Later, he tried again at America’s Got Talent: The Champions 2 but again, unfortunately, got discontinued in the Preliminaries.
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Mike Yung Early life
Yung was born in the United States as Michael Young on the 15th of November 1959. Scorpio is his zodiac sign. His parents raised him in Brownsville, Brooklyn area of New York City, and is very close to his family members. Nevertheless, he didn’t have enough money to fulfill his family’s needs and wants. In August 2017, his financial condition was so bad that to save his family’s house from being sold, he had to utilize Go Fund Me.
when coming to the personal life of Mike, there is not as much information in the media. He was once married for a long-time to his lady love named Lydia. Their marital life was a blessing and they even had children together. Unfortunately, his wife Lydia died in 2018. he was heartbroken and lost all hope after losing his wife, Lydia. He got motivated by his wife’s death and teamed with Martin Garrix, a Dutch DJ/producer, and released a song named Dreamer. Mike even gave a tribute to his late wife by releasing the song on 1st November 2018.
Before his career on America’s Got Talent, Mike sang at Subway stations in New York City. A video of him went viral in 2016 in which he was singing The Righteous Brothers’ “Unchained Melody” in a subway station. In one week, the video got over 2 million views. He performed the song to promote it as the lead single of his album on The Late Late Show with James Corden.
America’s Got Talent
He got entry to the quarterfinals bypassing an audition for America’s Got Talent. In the quarterfinals, he performed “Thinking Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran. He also performed “Don’t Give Up on Me” by Solomon Burke in semifinals but got eliminated.
Along with a lyric video, Yung released the single “Alright” on January 12, 2018. On March 2, 2018, he also announced to raise funds for the album, where he managed to raise around $90,000, till the month of October 2018. Yung started his Never Give Up Tour on July 28, 2018.
