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Mother and daughters watching TV\u003cbr/\u003e4. Close-up girl''s face\u003cbr/\u003e5.Wide shot music producer Shu Nai-chong playing piano\u003cbr/\u003e6.Close-up Shu playing piano\u003cbr/\u003e7.SOUNDBITE  (Mandarion) Shu Nai-chong, Music producer who teaches Lin how to sing\u003cbr/\u003e''''I think Lin Yu-chun is very much like Susan Boyle. No matter how hard they have worked in the music industry, they still keep moving forward to chase their dream. I have been teaching Lin for many years, I always feel touched by all the hard works he has been through.''''\u003cbr/\u003eClips provided by Shu Nai-chong - AP clients only\u003cbr/\u003e8. Lin singing and dancing at producer Shu''s music studio\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eTaipei, Taiwan, 09 April, 2010.\u003cbr/\u003e9.Wide Shu''s daughter Candy Shu playing piano\u003cbr/\u003e10.SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Candy Shu, daughter of Shu Nai-chong.\u003cbr/\u003e'''' Lin is just like a brother to me, I admire his talent. He is a boy but he can sing like a girl event better than a gril.'''' 11.Close-up Shu watching Lin singing through TV screen\u003cbr/\u003eETTV-No access Taiwan and Hong Kong. \u003cbr/\u003eTaipei, Taiwan, 8 April 2010\u003cbr/\u003e12. Taiwan singer Lin Yu-chun signing Whitney Houston''s \"I Will Always Love You\" at a music training studio in Taipei. \u003cbr/\u003e13. Pull out, Lin sings in front of a mirror\u003cbr/\u003e14 SOUNDBITE : (Mandarin) Lin Yu-chun, Singer of Taiwanese talent show \" One Million Star\". \u003cbr/\u003e\"I thought I was in a dream, But when I woke up this morning and I saw many of my news reports on the internet, I am so happy. It is unbelievable\". \u003cbr/\u003eAP Television News\u003cbr/\u003eTaipei, Taiwan, 9 April 2010 \u003cbr/\u003e15. Wide shot newspapers showing headlines from 9 April \u003cbr/\u003e16. Close-up Lin''s picture and the news headline reading \"Taiwan''s Susan Boyle\" in English . \u003cbr/\u003e17. Close-up page showing pictures of Lin and Susan Boyle. \u003cbr/\u003eETTV-No access Taiwan and Hong Kong. \u003cbr/\u003eTaipei, Taiwan, 8 April 2010\u003cbr/\u003e18. Tilt up and zoom in still image of Lin performing in Taiwanese talent show \" One Million Star\". \u003cbr/\u003e19. Zoom in still of Lin \u003cbr/\u003e20. SOUNDBITE : (Mandarin) Lin Yu-chun, Singer of Taiwanese talent show \" One Million Star\". \u003cbr/\u003e\" Some people asked me ''How do you dare participate in the talent show with your terrible looks, aren''t you afraid of hurting the audience''s eyes?\" \u003cbr/\u003eAP Television News\u003cbr/\u003eTaipei, Taiwan, 9 April 2010 \u003cbr/\u003e21. Close up computer screen, scrolling through internet news reports about Lin \u003cbr/\u003eETTV-No access Taiwan and Hong Kong. \u003cbr/\u003eTaipei, Taiwan, 8 April 2010\u003cbr/\u003e22. Mid shot Lin singing John Newton''s \" Amazing Grace\". \u003cbr/\u003eCould the next Susan Boyle be a young Taiwanese man with a bowl haircut and a soprano voice? \u003cbr/\u003eVideo footage of 24-year-old Lin Yu-chun singing Dolly Parton''s \"I Will Always Love You\" on television has exploded online. \u003cbr/\u003eSince his performance Friday evening on Taiwanese talent show \"One Million Star,\" clips have racked up nearly 1.3 million views on YouTube and are likely to climb further. \u003cbr/\u003eMuch of the appeal lies in Lin''s pitch-perfect rendition of the song in the style of Whitney Houston, who covered it on the soundtrack to 1992 film \"The Bodyguard.\" \u003cbr/\u003eThe similarities with British talent show star Susan Boyle have already been noted - although Lin wasn''t a contestant on this show, but made a guest appearance. He has already won a couple of prizes in Taiwan.  \u003cbr/\u003eLike Boyle, Lin found his talent doubted before he sang, thanks to his appearance.\u003cbr/\u003eLin said \" Some people asked me ''How do you dare participate in the talent show with your terrible looks, aren''t you afraid of hurting the audience''s eyes?\" \u003cbr/\u003eBoyle was catapulted to international stardom after her powerful rendition of \"I Dreamed a Dream\" on \"Britain''s Got Talent.\"\u003cbr/\u003eLin''s singing teacher has also likened the boy''s determination and hard work to that of Susan Boyle:\u003cbr/\u003e''''I think Lin Yu-chun is very much like Susan Boyle. No matter how hard they have worked in the music industry, they still keep moving forward to chase their dream. I have been teaching Lin for many years, I always feel touched by all the hard works he has been through,'''' Shu Nai-chong told The Associated Press.\u003cbr/\u003eSince winning over the \"One Million Star\" audience on Friday, Lin too is watching his fame spread.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I thought I was in a dream, But when I woke up this morning and I saw many of my news reports on the internet, I am so happy. It is unbelievable\", Lin said. \u003cbr/\u003e As a younger man, Taiwan''s Lin Yu-chun sang for hours on end, trying to get his mind off the sneers he endured because of his portly figure.  \u003cbr/\u003eFor the 24-year-old with the disparaging nickname of \"Little Fatty,\" the event has been a life-changer.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I now have more confidence in pursuing a singing career,\" Lin told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. \"You don''t have to be a good-looking man or woman to succeed. 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