Daniel Lee Chee Hun

Infobox musical artist

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Name = Daniel Lee 李吉汉/李吉漢
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Daniel Lee Chee Hun
Alias = Daniel
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Origin = Changlun, Kedah, Malaysia
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Genre = Pop
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 2005–present
Label = Sony BMG
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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" and he is even video-featured in Singapore's popular youth TV station - [http://ctv.sg/html_onair/onair_showhub_daniellee.html CTV] .

Malaysian Idol 2

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 Highlands' 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.

Post-Malaysian Idol 2

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. His second album, Unavoidable 躲不過 [ [http://www.fuiyoh.com/smartsection.item.23/daniel-lee-second-album-released-unavoidable-do-bu-guo.html Daniel Lee, Unavoidable] ] , was released about 18 months later on June 13, 2007. He is under the management of [http://www.the8unit.com.my The 8 Unit] .

Malaysian Idol

Daniel is/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.

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.

Malaysian Idol Performances

Discography

* Malaysian Idol 2 Compilation
* Mimpi
* Daniel 李吉漢
* Daniel Celebration Edition 慶功收藏版, produced in conjunction with the achievement of platinum status of his debut self-titled album.
* Unavoidable 躲不過
* Pasti

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, 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.

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.

2006 Yu Xie Jiang 娛協獎

The award ceremony was held on the 11 November 2006 and was popularly known as 1111 awards (11-11-2006). The venue of the grand occasion was held at Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil.

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 24 September 2005.

Other awards won by Daniel 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

Career in the Entertainment Industry

Concert Involvements

Up-to-date, Daniel has yet to conduct a concert of his own. However, Daniel has appeared in numerous multiple-artiste concerts and performances since his winning of Malaysian Idol 2. One of his major performances include the Summer 8 Live Concert 2006 (夏日8度演唱会 2006) at Danga Bay , Johor , and also Summer 8 Live Concert 2007 (夏日8度演唱会 2007) at Ipoh , Perak a mass concert gathering Chinese singers from Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan, organized by Malaysian private channel, 8TV.

Daniel 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.

Variety Show Host

Daniel stood in for Gary Yap (叶俊岑) temporarily as the host for 8TV E-News (八八六十事) when the latter was busy with preparations and rehearsals for hosting the Grand Finale of the maiden edition of the Malaysian version of Project Superstar, a Mandarin singing talent-search competition, in April 2006.

Guest Appearance in Drama

Daniel made a guest appearance in 8TV's own idol television drama, Sky 星空 (2007), as a character with his own name. The drama was starred by Gary Yap (叶俊岑), maiden edition of Project Superstar's overall/male category champion, Johnson Wee Chun Yen (黄俊源) aka John and female category runner-up, Mei Sim (云美鑫), and one of the judges of Project Superstar itself, Guan Qi Yuan (管启源). Daniel also recorded a song for the drama's OST album.

References

External links

* [http://www.daniel-lee.net/ The Official Daniel Lee Website]
* [http://www.tristooges.com/forum Pinkies World-Official Daniel Lee's forum]
* [http://www.the8unit.com.my The 8 Unit]
* [http://ctv.sg CTV.sg]
* [http://malaysianchinesealbums.blogspot.com/search/label/Daniel%20Lee%20%E6%9D%8E%E5%90%89%E6%B1%89 Daniel Lee Album Lyrics]