Daphne Khoo (born 22 January 1987) is a

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

an singer. She was a contestant in the first season of

Singapore Idol ''Singapore Idol'' is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by MediaCorp Studios and FremantleMedia Operations BV. It began airing on MediaCorp Channel 5 on 9 August 2004, as an addition to the Idol franc ...

, finishing up in fourth place (third runner up) during ''Asian Songs'' week. She was also host of Idol-on-Demand, an online programme for ''Singapore Idol''. She was video-featured on Singapore youth TV station CTV. She was also one of the contestants in the television show ''The Dance Floor'' in the group Snaap!

Early life

Khoo was born in

Perth, Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

, and moved to

when she was eight, where she lived with her family. She has an older and a younger sister. She also studied in St Margarets Secondary School in

Professional background

Daphne released her debut album in December 2007 titled "Desperate' featuring twelve tracks, one of which was contributed by Ling Jia Hao (Track 8 "Rescue"). She has released a few unofficial singles, and one for the Idol-based show, '' Shooting Stars''. She was formerly the lead singer of

West Grand Boulevard Grand Marais Road ( French for "Big Marsh Road") is a road that travels through Windsor, Ontario. Its use and significance has dwindled considerably following the completion of the E.C. Row Expressway. History The intersection with Walker Road ...

. She was a Mass Communications student at

Ngee Ann Polytechnic Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. Established in 1963, the polytechnic is renowned for its business programmes. History Ngee An ...

's School of Film and Media Studies where she pursued a diploma. She completed her degree in communications at

RMIT University RMIT University, officially the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology,, section 4(b) is a public research university in Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city ...

in 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. In 2010, she began studying Songwriting at

Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cours ...

in Boston, Massachusetts and graduated with a degree in Professional Music. Daphne currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

*'' Shooting Stars'' (2005) ; from

*''The Showdown'' (2008) ; from Channel 5's brand new local game show

Discography

Albums

*'' Desperate'' (2007)

Singles

*2007: ''Doll'' *2008: '' Desperate'' *2012: ''Carry On'' *2013: Rooftops *2014: Wonderland *2015: Louder (

Paul van Dyk Matthias Paul (; born 16 December 1971), known professionally as Paul van Dyk () is a German DJ, record producer and musician. One of the first true renowned DJs, van Dyk was the first artist to receive a Grammy Award nomination in the newly a ...

Roger Shah Roger Shah (; born 29 November 1972), also known as DJ Shah and Sunlounger, is a German electronic music composer and producer. Biography History Roger Shah was born in Esslingen in West Germany to a German mother and a Pakistani father. ...

featuring Daphne Khoo) *2015: Greatest (Songs of the Games-

2015 Southeast Asian Games The 2015 Southeast Asian Games ( ms, Sukan Asia Tenggara 2015; ; ta, 2015 தென்கிழக்கு ஆசிய விளையாட்டுப் போட்டிகள்), officially known as the 28th Southeast Asian Games, or ...

)

References

External links

"Haneri Catches Us Up to Speed With New Music and Graduating from “Daphne Khoo”"
Popspoken. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020. * Singaporean people of Chinese descent 21st-century Singaporean women singers Living people 1987 births Ngee Ann Polytechnic alumni {{Singapore-singer-stub