Sensational singer-songwriter Mylin is a great American story. Mylin’s fifth album, aptly titled American Girl, expresses her heartfelt story. The title track, “American Girl,” is Mylin’s autobiography, a stimulating and empowering hymn.
Born in the Philippines to a father in the United States Navy and a Filipino mother, Mylin’s father was pressured to return to the United States without her and her mother. Months later, the day Mylin’s 18-year-old father was leaving, he was in a motorcycle accident. Severely injured in the hospital, he decided he didn’t want to spend the rest of his life without Mylin and his mother. They were married in the Philippines. Baby Mylin and her mother were flown back to the US in a C-130 military cargo plane, with the bodies of the deceased US soldiers. The trip lasted a week and a half. Mylin calls it “God’s first intervention” keeping his parents together.
Mylin accepted Christ at the tender age of 7 and then rededicated her life to the Lord at age 14, just before Disney handpicked her, out of tens of thousands of children across America, to star in the hit TV show and pop. breeding ground for stars, The Mickey Mouse Club (Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera). After three years starring in the show (which was like American Idol today), Mylin was haunted by major American and foreign labels.
At age 18, while living in New York, Mylin became involved in what she thought was a church, which later turned out to be a cult. Mylin’s parents (who live in Florida) drove to New York to rescue her from that ordeal and took her home. It was during this time that Mylin grew in his understanding of salvation by grace, after which his burden was lightened.
Mylin was sworn in as a US citizen and signed her first record deal with Avex, Inc., one of Japan’s leading record labels. Mylin spent the next four years touring Japan and Southeast Asia, releasing four albums, including a Greatest Hits recording. It sold more than 80,000 albums and was included in more than 50 compilation albums, selling more than 1 million copies. She topped many international charts, sharing chart space with everyone from Alanis Morissette, Mariah Carey, U2, Sheryl Crow, and Madonna, to Janet Jackson, Linkin Park, and Destiny’s Child. Whether you’re putting smiles on the faces of Japan and Korea, or singing the national anthem at Major League Baseball and NBA games, Mylin’s velvety voice touches hearts and ignites the passion of patriotism.
As the inner woman and artist matured, Mylin, who plays the guitar and piano, decided he wanted to put pen to paper and take the time to express his story, on his own terms. In order not to compare himself to others, Mylin, finding his security in the Lord, began to write songs without fear.
Mylin’s confidence and willingness to follow God have paid off as she became a great cheerleader. His shows have included the Celebrity Theater in Las Vegas, the Key Club at Morongo Casino, Crossroads at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, a show with Beth Hart at Hollywood’s The Knitting Factory, Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and joining Nick Lachey. for a few shows on his tour, including a 10,000-seat amphitheater in Georgia and New York’s Nokia Theater in Times Square.
Due to Mylin’s history and the patriotic nature of the title track, and the most popular song on his album, “American Girl,” he also played a recent show with Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band at the Galaxy Theater in the Orange County, California. , and has played six shows on military bases in the last eight months. Mylin has many admirers throughout the million-man US military, who approach her from bases around the world, including Iraq and Afghanistan.
Mylin says performing on military bases is both “moving and heartbreaking” considering that very young married men and their families are separated by lengthy periods of military service. Mylin always honors and supports our troops, telling them, “I am grateful for your sacrifice.” Mylin used 3 Camp Pendleton navies (all of which have been to Iraq) in his American Girl music video. Mylin says patriotically: “We, at this time, as a nation, must be united.”
Mylin’s music platform has allowed him to encourage many military soldiers and families, girls, and people who write to him every day. Mylin lovingly encourages young women: “You don’t have to dress or be a certain way to impress people. Being secure in Christ is enough.”
Mylin, who is no stranger to life’s hardships and pain, wisely says, “Life is not perfect or free of challenges. Hard and challenging times are often our best times as God works it out, we love you. help and build character in you. ” Mylin purposely transcends pain to locate God’s plan. She says, “God’s will is not always 100% what we want, but if we pray and obediently accept it, we can be at peace and content. It is about following Him and living as Christ wants us to.”
“People have to feel it,” he says. “They have to know that you believe what you say. That’s when there is a connection with the audience.” Mylin has a deep connection to her Creator, which makes her self-congruent and authentic as a performer. Mylin says, “I’d go crazy in the entertainment industry without Jesus.”
Mylin unashamedly acknowledges that his faith in Jesus is the most important thing, allowing him to be who he is and where he is in his career. Her husband and family, along with her local church, provide Mylin with the encouragement and responsibility she needs to stay spiritually straight and stable in the music industry.
Mylin is a world-class live artist with eternity beating in her heart as she pours all of her energy and excitement into each show. Realizing that life is short, that we are “here today and tomorrow we go” (as they say in his song Mist), Mylin is making a difference through his music and reconnecting our country with its Creator.