Daphne Khoo
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Daphne Khoo is a Singapore
an singer. She was a contestant in the first season of Singapore Idol
, finishing up in fourth place (second 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!
Khoo was born in Perth, Australia
, and moved to Singapore
when she was eight, where she lives with her family. She has an older and a younger sister. She also studied in St. Margaret's Secondary School
in Singapore
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. She was a Mass Communications student at Ngee Ann Polytechnic
's School of Film and Media Studies where she pursued a diploma. She completed her degree in communications at RMIT
in 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.
She currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts where she's st studying Film Scoring at the Berklee College of Music
.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
an singer. She was a contestant in the first season of Singapore Idol
Singapore Idol
Singapore Idol is a television show on Channel 5 of MediaCorp TV. It is a competition among undiscovered singers in Singapore. Like others in the Idol series, it is modelled after Pop Idol. The current judges are singer/songwriter Dick Lee and record producers Florence Lian and Ken Lim. Previous...
, finishing up in fourth place (second 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!
Khoo was born in Perth, Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, and moved to Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
when she was eight, where she lives with her family. She has an older and a younger sister. She also studied in St. Margaret's Secondary School
St. Margaret's Secondary School
St. Margaret’s Secondary School is an autonomous government-aided girls’ secondary school in Singapore. It is the first girls’ school in Singapore and is often regarded as the oldest existing girls’ school in the Far East. It is affiliated with St...
in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
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. She was a Mass Communications student at Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Ngee Ann Polytechnic , is an institute of higher learning in Singapore, founded in 1963 as Ngee Ann College with 116 students...
's School of Film and Media Studies where she pursued a diploma. She completed her degree in communications at RMIT
RMIT University
RMIT University is an Australian public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. It has two branches, referred to as RMIT University in Australia and RMIT International University in Vietnam....
in 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.
She currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts where she's st studying Film Scoring at the Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
.
Filmography
- Shooting StarsShooting Star (Singapore television series)Shooting Star is a television drama in Singapore. It stars Taufik Batisah, Sylvester Sim, Olinda Cho, Daphne Khoo, Jeassea K. Thyidor, Alfarahizah Awangnit, David Wu, Brendon Lim and Maylene Loo. The show premiered on August 9, 2005 and ended on October 11, 2005. The first episode broke record as...
(2005) ; from Singapore IdolSingapore IdolSingapore Idol is a television show on Channel 5 of MediaCorp TV. It is a competition among undiscovered singers in Singapore. Like others in the Idol series, it is modelled after Pop Idol. The current judges are singer/songwriter Dick Lee and record producers Florence Lian and Ken Lim. Previous... - The Showdown (2008) ; from Channel 5MediaCorp TV Channel 5MediaCorp Channel 5 or Channel 5 is a 24-hour free-to-air English and Malay language television channel based in Singapore....
's brand new local game show
Singles
From Desperate:- 2007: Doll
- 2008: DesperateDesperate (Daphne Khoo song)"Desperate" is the second single released in Singapore by Daphne Khoo from the debut album, with the same name as the song title, Desperate.-Singapore:...