Delon Thamrin

Delon (born Stanislaus Alexander Liauw Delon Thamrin on May 20 1978 in Jakarta) is a Chinese Indonesian singer and runner-up in the hit reality series "Indonesian Idol". Delon, the youngest of three boys, grew up in a neighborhood of Mangga 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 a Japanese 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 as MTV's "Most Favourite Male" 2005. Delon just finished recording a song ("Kokoro No Tomo") with Mayumi 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, and Seattle.

Indonesian Idol performances

* Top 30: "Bunga Terakhir" by Romeo
* Top 11: "Rahasia Perempuan" by Ari Lasso
* Top 9: "Aku Ingin" by Indra Lesmana
* Top 8: "How Do You Heal A Broken Heart?" by Chris Walker
* Top 7: "Seperti Yang Kau Minta" by Chrisye
* Top 6: "Kasih Tak Sampai" by Padi
* Top 5: "Inikah Cinta" by ME
* Top 4: "Seribu Tahun" by Jikustik
* Top 4: "Sekali Ini Saja" by Glenn Fredly
* Top 3: "Dia" by Vina Panduwinata
* Top 3: "Aku Makin Cinta" by Vina Panduwinata
* Grand Final: "Karena Cinta" by Glenn Fredly
* Grand Final: "Bukan Untukku" by Rio Febrian
* Grand Final: "Invisible" by Clay Aiken

Discography

* Compilation
* Bahagiaku
* Vina Bilang Cinta Original movie soundtrack
* Songs For Yovie Compilation
* The Sweetest Gift
* PerasaankuJapan only release:
* Kokoro no Tomo with Mayumi 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]

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