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MUSIC: Daniel’s debut album will be in Chinese
By AZMAN AHMAD
Nov 11:
IT’S only logical for Malaysian Idol season two champion Daniel Lee Chee Hun to record his debut album in Chinese as he’s more comfortable in his own mother tongue.
“I have to admit I’m not that fluent in Malay and English. It needs a little more polishing before I am ready to record in Malay or English,” said the 23-year-old whose hometown is in Changloon, Kedah.
The third of five siblings is taking a break from his music degree course at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang. He is in the midst of recording his first album under the Sony-BMG Music label.
“It’s tiring as I have to get all the songs ready as soon as possible. That’s the other reason why I decided to record Chinese songs as I’m proficient in the language so it would take less time.” However, to attract non-Chinese buyers, his album will have one Malay song entitled Mimpi which was MI2’s theme song for the final and an English cover, Heaven Knows.
A Mandarin version of Mimpi will also be included.
“Hopefully, Mimpi and Heaven Knows will satisfy my non-Chinese fans. It’s quite tough to record this album as the Mandarin songs are original compositions and I have to give my best vocally to make them work,” he said.
He insisted that winning MI2 was a real surprise for him.
“Really, winning or losing was not in my mind at all throughout the competition. I have to admit all the finalists are very talented. It was always a surprise when I managed to survive the cut from week to week and eventually win!” he said.
He added that although criticisms by the judges could sometimes be very hurtful, it helped him to identify and improve his weaknesses.
“After that tough spell in MI2 contest, I’m prepared to face whatever challenges that come my way as a recording artiste.
He reiterated that it did not matter if the response to his Chinese album was not up to expectations.
“I know the Malay market is bigger but what’s the point of coming out with a Malay album if the quality is not good due to my poor Malay,” he asked.
What do you expect from a guy who speaks Chinese in the house and grew up listening to Mandarin and English songs.
In fact, the reason he entered MI2 was that English and Chinese songs were encouraged although singing in Malay could prove an advantage.
“I really hope my Chinese album will be a stepping stone for me to penetrate the Malay market with Mimpi serving as a teaser,” he said.
With his tight recording schedule and singing engagements, Lee, who initially wanted to take only a semester break from study, decided to stop his course for a while to concentrate on his album and promote it.
“It’s important that this album does well. My degree can wait and I don’t want to waste this golden opportunity to make a name for myself in the entertainment business,” he said.
Musically-inclined, Lee is lucky to have come from a family who shares the love for music. He learnt to play the guitar in Standard 4 after falling in love with the instrument his elder sister had borrowed from her friend.
“She graduated with a music degree from Universiti Pertanian Malaysia recently. Besides playing classical guitar, I also learnt the violin in Form 3 before joining an orchestra in Penang,” he recalled.
As for singing, Lee said he earlier only took part in contests organised by his school where he would sing English and Mandarin songs.
His biggest achievement before winning MI2 was the chance to sing at Jay Chou’s concert when the Taiwanese star performed here in May, 2003.
“I’m his biggest fan and singing with him was a dream come true,” said Lee who as a child only watched cartoons and MTV programmes besides listening to Eurythmics and Michael Jackson.
Lee is also keen on songwriting. He contributed a song Lucky Guy in his debut album.
“In order to survive in this entertainment world, I have to be versatile. That’s why I’m learning hard to master Bahasa Malaysia and English and compose songs,” he concluded.
MUSIC: Daniel’s debut album will be in Chinese
By AZMAN AHMAD
Nov 11:
IT’S only logical for Malaysian Idol season two champion Daniel Lee Chee Hun to record his debut album in Chinese as he’s more comfortable in his own mother tongue.
“I have to admit I’m not that fluent in Malay and English. It needs a little more polishing before I am ready to record in Malay or English,” said the 23-year-old whose hometown is in Changloon, Kedah.
The third of five siblings is taking a break from his music degree course at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang. He is in the midst of recording his first album under the Sony-BMG Music label.
“It’s tiring as I have to get all the songs ready as soon as possible. That’s the other reason why I decided to record Chinese songs as I’m proficient in the language so it would take less time.” However, to attract non-Chinese buyers, his album will have one Malay song entitled Mimpi which was MI2’s theme song for the final and an English cover, Heaven Knows.
A Mandarin version of Mimpi will also be included.
“Hopefully, Mimpi and Heaven Knows will satisfy my non-Chinese fans. It’s quite tough to record this album as the Mandarin songs are original compositions and I have to give my best vocally to make them work,” he said.
He insisted that winning MI2 was a real surprise for him.
“Really, winning or losing was not in my mind at all throughout the competition. I have to admit all the finalists are very talented. It was always a surprise when I managed to survive the cut from week to week and eventually win!” he said.
He added that although criticisms by the judges could sometimes be very hurtful, it helped him to identify and improve his weaknesses.
“After that tough spell in MI2 contest, I’m prepared to face whatever challenges that come my way as a recording artiste.
He reiterated that it did not matter if the response to his Chinese album was not up to expectations.
“I know the Malay market is bigger but what’s the point of coming out with a Malay album if the quality is not good due to my poor Malay,” he asked.
What do you expect from a guy who speaks Chinese in the house and grew up listening to Mandarin and English songs.
In fact, the reason he entered MI2 was that English and Chinese songs were encouraged although singing in Malay could prove an advantage.
“I really hope my Chinese album will be a stepping stone for me to penetrate the Malay market with Mimpi serving as a teaser,” he said.
With his tight recording schedule and singing engagements, Lee, who initially wanted to take only a semester break from study, decided to stop his course for a while to concentrate on his album and promote it.
“It’s important that this album does well. My degree can wait and I don’t want to waste this golden opportunity to make a name for myself in the entertainment business,” he said.
Musically-inclined, Lee is lucky to have come from a family who shares the love for music. He learnt to play the guitar in Standard 4 after falling in love with the instrument his elder sister had borrowed from her friend.
“She graduated with a music degree from Universiti Pertanian Malaysia recently. Besides playing classical guitar, I also learnt the violin in Form 3 before joining an orchestra in Penang,” he recalled.
As for singing, Lee said he earlier only took part in contests organised by his school where he would sing English and Mandarin songs.
His biggest achievement before winning MI2 was the chance to sing at Jay Chou’s concert when the Taiwanese star performed here in May, 2003.
“I’m his biggest fan and singing with him was a dream come true,” said Lee who as a child only watched cartoons and MTV programmes besides listening to Eurythmics and Michael Jackson.
Lee is also keen on songwriting. He contributed a song Lucky Guy in his debut album.
“In order to survive in this entertainment world, I have to be versatile. That’s why I’m learning hard to master Bahasa Malaysia and English and compose songs,” he concluded.
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