alangkah bagusnya kalau hasil jualan derang ni disalurkan kepada industri muzik tanahair...dan bukannya disimpan kat sana. IMHO, adalah naif bagi kita menganggap org mesia yg bertapak di industri asing, lebih2 lagi yg sudah tukar kewarganegaraan, sebagai tokoh2 negara...bta, to know of successful malaysians once they become foreign citizens, ini bakal dijadikan satu iktibar kpd masyarakat kita agar lebih menghargai bakat2 tempatan tanpa mengenali perbezaan sesama sendiri; jgnlah diskriminasi, bukalah minda, embrace them as quickly as you can.
Che扤elle, born Cheryline Lim in Sabah, Malaysia to a Chinese Malaysian father and Indian-Dutch mother is a young Rhythm And Blues soul, reggaeton singer/songwriter, producer who is signed to Virgin Records America.
Che'Nelle was raised in Perth, Western Australia where her father ran a karaoke lounge. Che'Nelle played in bands and wrote her own music for years, but it was American music veteran Charles Dixon who discovered her music on her myspace page.
Dixon took her material to Virgin Records and flew Che'Nelle business class to Los Angeles at the end of 2006 to meet with the label. Within two days, she had signed the deal and was marketed as a world artist. Che'Nelle moved to New York in January after signing a six-album deal with Virgin Records America, the same label that houses Lenny Kravitz and Ben Harper. She also shares the same management team as Kanye West, performing as the opening act on his Australian tour in March 2006.
Che'Nelle's debut album "Things Happen For A Reason" is due out on September 25, 2007. I Fell In Love With A DJ (featuring Baby Cham) is the first single from the album, and i'm lovin' it..!! amazingly catchy..!!
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Sesapa kalau ada account multiply, boleh dptkan lagu dia at my multiply.. dia ada lagi satu lagu yg best jugak.. This Why I'm Hot.. ada jugak main kat radio lagu ni..
Originally posted by gjoy_chester at 22-8-2007 11:16 AM
A lots of Chinese Malaysian berhijrah ke Taiwan untuk melebarkan sayap kesana macam Fish Leong, Penny Tai, Ah Niu, Michael Wong and others...and many of the them became a household name kat sana ...
diorang semua ni masih warganegara Malaysia. they are not ashamed to admit they're Malaysians, and they never forget to promote our country although they spend more time abroad.
contohnya; Ah Niu skang tengah buat filem pasal kampung dia (Ipoh mali, Penangnite atau Kedahan dia ni? tak pasti lak aku). Anjelica Lee jadi one of the main casts.
see...Ah Niu still remembers the place where he was born.
that's what most important dude.
pada pendapat aku; walaupun mungkin ko dah berhijrah ke negara lain, tapi kalau dalam hati ko masih ada Malaysia, itu sudah cukup untuk menjadikan ko warganegara.
semalam ada kuar kat nst pasal dia..
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Che'Nelle happens
SABAHAN Che'Nelle is set to take the US and the world by storm. AREF OMAR
chats with the girl next door who is now music's next big thing.
Chances are you've already heard the sizzling tune I Fell In Love With
The DJ on local radio, a cheeky little ditty that represents a dream come
true for Che'Nelle, who managed to secure a recording deal with Virgin
Records America.
"I've always wanted to be a singer since 16, but I never imagined I'd
be where I am now," says the bubbly 24-year-old Sabahan in a phone
interview from New Jersey, where she currently lives.
When long-time US producer, DJ and promoter Charles Dixon discovered
her through her songs on her MySpace page, (www.myspace.com/
chenelleworld), and showed interest, her initial reaction was, "I don't
know lah," but gave it a go regardless.
Dixon, founder of Sir Charles Independent Productions who has worked
with many artistes from Kay Gee to Beyonce, brought her over to meet with
the people at Virgin Records at the end of last year.
After two days she had signed a six-album deal with the New York-based
label, which also has Lenny Kravitz and Janet Jackson in its stable of
artistes.
"But looking back, there was always this nagging feeling that
everything was set out in my life and whatever I did was meant to be,"
she says.
This is reflected in her upcoming debut album, entitled Things Happen
For A Reason (distributed by EMI Music Malaysia), containing a dozen
tracks with an eclectic mix of hip hop, R&B, pop, reggae, soca and
dancehall thrown in for good measure.
"It's a very rhythmic album," says Che'Nelle, who performed as the
opening act during Kanye West's Australian tour last year. As a little
girl growing up in Kota Kinabalu, Che'Nelle, whose real name is Cheryline
Lim, could never be found without a microphone in hand belting out
evergreen hits at her father's karaoke lounge.
The plucky girl would also make up her own lyrics to sing during her
sessions.
"Karaoke taught me that the type of song didn't matter. It was more
about feel and just singing with passion.
"So I was influenced by many artistes from Whitney Houston and Elvis to
Tom Jones and The Carpenters.
"Later I would listen to people like Ella Fitzgerald, India Arie and
Musiq Soulchild," says Che'Nelle.
At the age of 10, Che'Nelle, who is of Chinese and Indian-Dutch
parentage, moved to Perth with her mother and younger brother.
She later enrolled at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts to
study music and discovered a love for writing songs.
"The thing I like most about the music-making process is that I get to
express myself through my lyrics.
"Everyone has their own way of selfhealing, whether it's through
meditation or painting beautiful artwork.
"Performing is my physical release and writing, my mental equivalent,"
says Che'Nelle.
Following the example of other empowered female artistes such as Alicia
Keys and Missy Elliot, who are all-in-one singers, songwriters and
producers, Che'Nelle recorded her songs in her bedroom studio using Pro
Tools.
She wrote 10 of the songs on Things Happen For A Reason and
collaborated with big-time producers James Poyser, Sean Garrett, and Rich
Harrison.
Songs like Club Jumpin, Hurry Up and I Fell In Love With The DJ have an
infectious cheeky feel to it.
"Yes, it's cheeky all right but never nasty," she assures.
"There are also deep and meaningful songs taken from personal
experiences that I think people can relate to. It's very me."
Her song, Teach Me How To Dance was featured in the Antonio Banderas
dance vehicle, Take The Lead.
Possessing exotic features coupled with a svelte, taut frame, Che'Nelle
confesses that she's just an ordinary girl, cooking being her great
interest.
"I make a mean curry, something I picked up from my mum.
"I also love entertaining friends, so I'll have them over and have a
cookout.
"Other than that I workout at the gym, watch films and go clubbing just
like everyone else. I'm just the girl next door," she says.
Che'Nelle makes an effort to come home once in awhile to visit her
father, a civil engineer and architect based in China, who travels back
to Kota Kinabalu often.
"The last I was here in Malaysia was for Chinese New Year. I'd return
every two years," she says.
"I hope to create a positive movement with my music, to show people,
especially those in Asia, that dreams do come true.
"Just believe in yourself and hold on to your dreams, no matter what.
"If I can do it, so can you."
Post time 22-8-2007 11:37 AM
She's also a songwriter
tumpang fofular..
