Daniel Lee Chee Hun
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Daniel Lee Chee Hun | ||
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Born | Daniel Lee Chee Hun (李吉汉) 1 July 1982 Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Jiéhàn | |
Yue: Cantonese | ||
Jyutping | Lei5 Git6 Hon3 | |
Southern Min | ||
Hokkien POJ | Lí Kia̍t-hàn |
Daniel Lee Chee Hun (李桀汉; born 1 July 1982) is a Malaysian singer most notable for winning the second season of Malaysian Idol.[1]
Malaysian Idol 2
Better known as Daniel throughout the show, he beat over 9,000 candidates to compete in Malaysian Idol and was left with Norhanita Hamzah in the final two.
In the final episode and the subsequent results show held at
Post-Malaysian Idol 2
He has released his first single "
As a tribute to his non-Chinese fans, a CD comprising five
He is under the management of Sony Music Entertainment Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
In May 2011, he changed back his English name to Daniel. Seven months later, his third album and first bilingual album Sincerely Yours, Daniel was released on 28 December 2011, and it was his first album in four years since Unavoidable, the album features six original songs in Mandarin and English, and two English cover songs.
Malaysian Idol
Lee was the winner of the second season of Malaysian Idol, obtaining 1.2 million votes which led to his win. The music student from Universiti Sains Malaysia has displayed his talent in playing various musical instruments such as the violin, guitar and piano, but the truth is still debated today.
Malaysian Idol performances
Stage | Song | Artist |
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Top 24 | Special Kind of Something | Kavana |
Top 11 | True | Ryan Cabrera |
Top 9 | Somewhere Over the Rainbow | Judy Garland |
Top 8 | Obsession (No Es Amor) | Frankie J |
Top 7 | Kini Bebas | Camelia & Anuar Zain |
Top 6 | In the Shadows | The Rasmus |
Top 5 | Save the Last Dance for Me | The Drifters |
Top 5 | Angin Malam | Broery Marantika
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Top 4 | Heaven Knows | Rick Price |
Top 4 | Mungkin Nanti | PeterPan
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Top 3 | Ooh! La! La! | KRU |
Top 3 | Can You Feel the Love Tonight | Elton John |
Grand Finale | Mimpi | – |
Grand Finale | Angin Malam | Broery Marantika
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Grand Finale | Heaven Knows | Rick Price |
Discography
- Malaysian Idol 2 Compilation
- Mimpi (single or actual EP overall)
- Daniel 李吉漢
- platinum statusof his debut self-titled album.
- Unavoidable 躲不過
- Pasti(mini-album or EP)
- Sharing 分享, under Danell's new name (DVD+CD)
- Danell Live Concert 桀然不同拉闊音樂會 (CD+DVD)
- Sincerely Yours, Daniel
Before Malaysian Idol
Prior to participating in Malaysian Idol, he was a first-year music course student at the Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang. He was also a part-time singer in "unplugged" cafes prior to the competition.
He worked part-time in a computer shop in Prangin Mall,
Pinkie's World
The official fan club for Danell Lee.
The name "Pinkies" came about through the frequent wearing of a pink T-shirt (a gift from a fan) by Lee throughout the contest. It was inferred that his favourite colour was thus pink, leading to the naming of the fan club as such.
Awards
The 2006 Yu Xie Jiang 娛協獎 awards ceremony was held on 11 November 2006 and was popularly known as 1111 awards (11 November 2006). The venue of the grand occasion was held at Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil.
Lee won 6 awards:
- Champion of My favourite Local New Artiste
- Champion of My Favorite Local Artiste
- Champion of My Favourite Original Song (Local Category)
- Champion of Most Noticeable Artiste Award
- Champion of Top 10 Original song (Local Category)
- Silver winner of Best New Artiste
It was a very big deal for Lee, being a newbie in the music industry, when just 14 months ago he won the Malaysian Idol season 2 on 24 September 2005.
Other awards won by Lee during the ceremony are mainly attributed to his singing the song 我们仨 (Wǒ Men Sā, Trio), a Mandarin patiotric song. They are:
- Most Favourite
- Most Recommended
- Most Creative
- Patriotic song voted by the Malaysian public
Post-Idol career
Concerts
On 27 February 2009, Lee conducted his first ever live concert of his own On Danell Live Concert. Previously, he has also appeared in numerous multiple-artiste concerts and performances since his winning of
Lee also performed at the Sungei Wang 2007 Countdown, entertaining the Malaysian public with other local and international artistes from Hong Kong and Taiwan, attended by a crowd of more than 100,000. The concert was taunted as the biggest countdown concert in Malaysia for 2007.
Shows
Lee stood in for
Dramas
Lee made a guest appearance in
References
- ^ Globalized Muslim Youth in the Asia Pacific 1137542640 Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir - 2016 - The winners of the first two Malaysian Idol competitions in 2004 and 2005 were Jaclyn Victor and Daniel Lee Chee Hun, an Indian and a Chinese, respectively. In fact, Lee garnered more than twice the number of votes of his nearest competitor, Norhanita Hamzah. The first winners of the Indonesian Idol were also minority youth
- ^ "Daniel Lee, Unavoidable". Archived from the original on 7 July 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2007.