- Delon Thamrin
Delon (born Stanislaus Alexander Liauw Delon Thamrin on May 20 1978 in
Jakarta ) is aChinese Indonesian singer and runner-up in the hit reality series "Indonesian Idol ". Delon, the youngest of three boys, grew up in a neighborhood ofMangga Besar .Prior to Indonesian Idol, Delon never had formal music trainingFact|date=September 2007. His first encounter with music was when he joined a choir in his parish, the St. Petrus and Paulus Church. Delon's classical tenor voice made him one of leading soloists of this choir.
He got his degree in English from the Saint Mary Academy of Foreign LanguageFact|date=September 2007. After his father died in
2001 , he was compelled to work to help finance his family. During this period, he became a door-to-door salesman selling spring-bed and plastic ware. Later on his singing ability opened the door for him to be a wedding singer and an MC. At the time he entered the "Indonesian Idol" contest, Delon was a non-managerial employee in aJapan ese import-export companyFact|date=September 2007. He had to quit the job.On
9 September 2004 , Delon became a runner-up of the first "Indonesian Idol" contest after his rival,Joy Destiny Tobing .Delon's first debut after "Indonesian Idol" took place when he opened the act for Blue Concert in Jakarta in October 2004, followed by the
Air Supply concert in December 2004. His first album, called "Bahagiaku" (My Joyfulness), sold more than 300,000 copies in just under three months. Recently, Delon was voted asMTV 's "Most Favourite Male"2005 . Delon just finished recording a song ("Kokoro No Tomo") withMayumi Itsuwa in Japan and has appeared in several advertisements and releasing his first movie, "Vina Says Love".Delon has recently performed internationally for charity in Perth,
Vancouver , andSeattle .Indonesian Idol performances
* Top 30: "Bunga Terakhir" by Romeo
* Top 11: "Rahasia Perempuan" byAri Lasso
* Top 9: "Aku Ingin" byIndra Lesmana
* Top 8: "How Do You Heal A Broken Heart?" by Chris Walker
* Top 7: "Seperti Yang Kau Minta" byChrisye
* Top 6: "Kasih Tak Sampai" byPadi
* Top 5: "Inikah Cinta" by ME
* Top 4: "Seribu Tahun" byJikustik
* Top 4: "Sekali Ini Saja" byGlenn Fredly
* Top 3: "Dia" byVina Panduwinata
* Top 3: "Aku Makin Cinta" byVina Panduwinata
* Grand Final: "Karena Cinta" byGlenn Fredly
* Grand Final: "Bukan Untukku" byRio Febrian
* Grand Final: "Invisible" byClay Aiken Discography
* Compilation
*Bahagiaku
* Vina Bilang Cinta Original movie soundtrack
*Songs For Yovie Compilation
*The Sweetest Gift
*Perasaanku Japan only release:
*Kokoro no Tomo withMayumi Itsuwa [ [http://www.itsuwamayumi.com/english/bio/bio.html Duet with DELON] August 24: Releases charity album for Sumatra Earthquake, “Kokoro No Tomo Mayumi Itsuwa duet with Delon.” ] [http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/SR/ItsuwawithDelon/SRCL-5959/index.html] [http://www.itsuwamayumi.com/video/0508_004_320.wmv]References
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