Dilana
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| Dilana Robichaux | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dilana Jansen VanVüren |
| Born | August 10, 1972 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Genre(s) | Hard rock, Alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar |
| Label(s) | Red Bullet (2000) Rusty Harp (2006 - Present) |
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| Dilana Jerrod Bettis (Thunder Thunder) Kim Chi (The Distillers) Christian McAlhaney (Acceptance) Nick Radovanovic (Acceptance) |
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Dilana Robichaux is a singer, songwriter, and performer who lives in Los Angeles, California. She is best known as the runner-up contestant on the CBS reality television show Rock Star: Supernova.
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[edit] Biography
Dilana Jansen van Vuuren was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 10, 1972. Her surname changed to Smith when she was about two years old, when her mother married her stepfather, and he adopted her. Dilana used singing as an escape from an unpleasant home scene, participating in school choir competitions and festivals, as well as church choir.
When the opportunity presented itself, Dilana dropped everything and started performing full time, from a traveling duo, to a mixture of bands in South Africa and The Netherlands. Moving to the Netherlands, she formed her own band, focusing more on original works and becoming one of the country’s highest paid live performers.
Recording her first album Wonderfool in 2000 led to four music videos, five singles and well over 200 gigs. She also sang the title tracks for two major motion pictures and performed in a festival in Belgium supporting Joe Cocker, K's Choice and Heather Nova to a crowd of more than 100,000 people. Dilana also performed at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, with other Dutch performers.
[edit] Supernova
Dilana was one of the finalists on the CBS reality television show of season two of Rock Star, where she finished runner-up to Lukas Rossi. The show is a competition in which the band chooses a lead singer from a group of contestants. Although Dilana received the most consistent praise for her performances of all the contestants, she came under fire from fans, her competition, and from Supernova because of comments she made during a staged press conference, in which she was forthcoming with her opinion of her competitors. Although she apologized repeatedly for her remarks afterwards, it appears that her first "bottom three" appearance was a result of this controversy. The controversy seemed to die down by the end of the program; on the final night of voting, she was said to have received the highest number of votes at least at one point during the evening, and ended up with the second highest number overall. On November 17, 2006, Gilby Clarke revealed that Lukas Rossi defeated Dilana because "he made [their] music sound more like a band, whereas Dilana sounded like a singer, with Supernova backing her."
[edit] Post Supernova
[edit] Gigs and Tours
Following her participation on Rock Star, Dilana performed various venues with fellow Rock Star: Supernova finalist Magni; with Magni, she won an FM957 People's Choice Award for "Gig of the Year" in January of 2007. From November to December of 2006, Dilana headlined her first independent tour in the United States, sponsored by Urok clothing, which also distributes and sells her new clothing line. From January to February of 2007, she opened for the Rock Star Supernova tour, playing an acoustic set with Magni on guitar. While critics generally panned Rock Star Supernova, Dilana's performances were met with positive reception.[1][2] Following the Rock Star Supernova tour, Dilana performed at various locations awaiting another solo tour following the release of her album. This included opening for the band Aerosmith on April 28, 2007 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. In 2008, she performed at several charity events for Livin' the Music in Nashville, Los Angeles, and Baton Rouge.
[edit] In The Studio
Dilana has stated that her upcoming album is slated for a 2008 release date. It will be recorded with the help of Gilby Clarke, No Doubt drummer Adrian Young, Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars, bassist Kim Chi, fellow Rock Star: Supernova finalist Magni, former Acceptance members and the Rock Star houseband and released through her newly created record label "Rusty Harp." She has also mentioned that this album will feature her original work, opposed to covers; however, she has released covers of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" and The Police classic "Roxanne". It is unclear whether they will be included on the final tracklisting. Through YouTube on her personal account "DilanaVids", she released the music video for Holiday, which she created using footage from her life after rising to fame in the United States. Dilana was also featured on a re-recording of "Black", a track on Gilby Clarke's best-of album released January 30, 2007.[3] In June of 2007, Dilana signed a long-term, international co-publishing agreement with major company Cherry Lane Publishing joining a roster including John Legend, Wolfmother, The Black Eyed Peas and Mick Mars. [4]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
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Wonderfool
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[edit] Featured on
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Gilby Clarke
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Album | Format | Chart positions | ||
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| 2000 | "Do You Now" | Wonderfool | CD Single | - | 29 | - |
| 2000 | "To All Planets" | Wonderfool | CD Single | - | 25 | - |
| 2006 | "Roxanne" | TBA | Digital Download | - | - | 1 |
| 2006 | "Supersoul" | TBA | Digital Download | - | - | - |
| 2007 | "Holiday" | TBA | Digital Download | - | - | - |
| 2007 | "Ring of Fire" | TBA | Digital Download | - | - | - |
| 2007 | "Killer Queen" | TBA | Digital Download | - | - | 9 |
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070208/ENT04/702080419/-1/ent05 Desmoinesregister.com Retrieved on 06-06-07
- ^ http://theedge.bostonherald.com/musicNews/view.bg?articleid=179869 Theedge.bostonherald.com Retrieved on 06-06-07
- ^ http://www.antimusic.com/news/06/dec/1303.shtml Antimusic.com Retrieved on 06-06-07
- ^ http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=39047301 Cmj.com Retrieved on 06-13-07
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