"I am grateful, extremely grateful for that opportunity," the musician says of his time on the reality show in 2006 Yamin, now 46, ended up placing third in the overall competition and then went on ...

Elliott Yamin didn't really expect to win on "American Idol." And he didn't. But it didn't matter. It was the exposure that counted. Yamin got plenty, finishing third on the show's fifth edition, ...

If you're not among the tens of millions of people who watch American Idol each week, now is as good a time as any to meet Elliott Yamin from Season 5. Yamin is a classic Idol story: a young guy from ...

Ashley Jones is just like the rest of us: she loves American Idol. The Bold and the Beautiful actress acted like a crazed 12-year old when she ran into former finalist Elliott Yamin backstage… Ashley ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Ahead of the Richmond Jazz and Music Festival over the weekend, 8News spoke with vocalist and American Idol contestant Elliott Yamin along with bandmate Lao Tizer who will be ...

Elliott Yamin isn't like other "American Idol" alumni. He doesn't diss the judges, doesn't get defensive about being on the show and he doesn't have publicists who tell journalists not to ask ...

Singing the national anthem is about as close as Elliott Yamin wants to get to the high speeds achieved in a NASCAR race. "If I was driving a NASCAR car, I'd probably lose my license in the first week ...

A funeral service for Claudette Yamin, mother of singer Elliot Yamin, will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Bliley's-Central, 3801 Augusta Ave. in Richmond. Interment will be private. Mrs. Yamin died ...

So, it's Monday evening, and I'm heading out the door to see Elliott Yamin in concert. As some of you know, I have been debating who to go and see in concert tonight, Elliott Yamin at The Intersection ...

American Idol alumnus Elliott Yamin has nothing but good things to say about his time on the reality competition show — and the lifelong friendships it created. Yamin, now 46, ended up placing third ...

My research has been less than scientific, but I’m fairly certain that Elliott Yamin is the nicest contestant American Idol has ever seen: When he missed a phone interview we had scheduled one ...