Daniel Lee Chee Hun
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Daniel Lee Chee Hun (Simplified Chinese: 李吉汉, Traditional Chinese: 李吉漢, Pinyin: Lǐ Jíhàn) (born July 1, 1982) is a Malaysian singer most notable for winning the second season of Malaysian Idol.
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[edit] Malaysian Idol
Better known as Daniel throughout the show, he beat over 9000 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 Genting's Arena of Stars on September 23 and September 24, 2005 respectively, he obtained roughly 1.2 million out of 1.67 million votes (68%) cast through SMS and phone calls. The finale was broadcast live on TV3 and 8TV.
[edit] After Idol
He has released his first single Mimpi (translation: "Dream") on Oct 19, 2005 which sold 5000 copies in five days. His self-titled debut album was released on 22 November 2005 and sold more than 10,000 copies in its first three weeks. The album has 10 songs including Mimpi (with Mandarin and Malay versions), Heaven Knows (English), and seven other songs in Mandarin, one of which he composed himself. Within six months of release, the album eventually achieved platinum status by breaching 25,000 copies. He is under the management of The 8 Unit.
[edit] Controversy
There were major disagreements surrounding Daniel's victory as the Malaysian Idol as some viewers claimed that his looks brought him the victory. It was claimed that the majority of the votes sent via SMS were mostly by young girls and it was also speculated that some even voted more than once, which ultimately explains the amassed 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.
Lee has also been compared with Mawi, the winner of the third season of Akademi Fantasia, in terms of their huge successes and controversies looming.
[edit] Malaysian Idol Performances
Top 24: Special Kind Of Something by Kavana
Top 11: True by Ryan Cabrera
Top 9: Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Judy Garland
Top 8: Obsession (No Es Amor) by Frankie J
Top 7: Kini Bebas by Camelia & Anuar Zain
Top 6: In The Shadows by The Rasmus
Top 5: Save The Last Dance For Me by The Drifters
Top 5: Angin Malam by Broery Marantika
Top 4: Heaven Knows by Rick Price
Top 4: Mungkin Nanti by PeterPan
Top 3: Oh La! La! by KRU
Top 3: Can You Feel The Love Tonight? by Elton John
Grand Finale: Mimpi
Grand Finale: Angin Malam by Broery Marantika
Grand Finale: Heaven Knows by Rick Price
[edit] Discography
- Malaysian Idol 2 Compilation
- Mimpi
- Daniel李吉漢
[edit] 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 [1] in Prangin Mall, Penang. As a music lover and a keen photographer, he is an avid user of the Apple Computer iLife suite of applications (GarageBand, iTunes, iPhoto & iDVD). He intends to continue with his university studies after a 1-year stint in the recording industry.
[edit] Pinkie's World
The official fan club for Daniel Lee.
The name "Pinkies" came about through the frequent wearing of a pink t-shirt (a gift from a fan) by Daniel throughout the contest. It was inferred that his favourite colour was thus pink, leading to the naming of the fan club as such.
[edit] 2006 Yu Xie Jiang
The award ceremony was held on the 11th, Nov.2006 and was popularly known as 1111 awards (11-11-2006). The venue of the grand occasion was held at Bukit Jalil Stadium Putra
Daniel Lee Chee Hun won 6 awards
- Champion of My favorite 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 Daniel Lee being a newbie in the music industry with just 14 months ago before this award ceremony when he won the Malaysian Idol season 2 on the 24th, Sept.2005
Other awards... Wo Men Sa - a patiotric song for Malaysia Daniel came out champion of all 3 categories
- most favorite
- most recommended
- most creative
Patriotic song voted by the Malaysia public
[edit] Daniel today (2007)
Daniel at Sungei Wang 2007 countdown, where he was one of the artist to entertain the Malaysian public with other local and international artist from Hong Kong and Taiwan.. where crowd of more than 100,000 came to celebrate the biggest countdown in Malaysia for 2007
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Jaclyn Victor |
Malaysian Idol Winner Season 2 (2005) |
Succeeded by none |
| Malaysian Idol |
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| Contestants Season 1 (2004) |
| Jaclyn Victor | Faradina Mohd. Nadzir | Mavick Teo Hui Mau | Andrew Tan | Saipul Bakeri | Nicolette Palikat | Ahmad Zamil Idris | Victor Lee Choon Keat | Rydiana Rahim | Fahmy Zakaria | Sufiah Mohamed Noor | Fazdli Zainal |
| Contestants Season 2 (2005) |
| Daniel Lee Chee Hun | Norhanita Binte Hamzah | Farah Asyikin binti Zulkifli | Faizull Herman Bin Mohamad Yahya | Ashvin Nair | Adam Bin Alli | Tengku Hamisah Zaharah Binte Tengku Zaimi | Wong Shau Fui | Azam Bin Yakob | Atilia Binti Sarani | Tricia Priscilla D'Cruz |
| Judges |
| Paul Moss | Roslan Aziz | Fauziah Latiff |
| Hosts |
| Soo Kui Jien | Sharifah Aleya (Season 1)| Cheryl Samad (Season 2) |
