DeLon

Delon - Chinese-Indonesian
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, a highly-populated district in Jakarta which is identified primarily with commerce and trading activities and not with art, with the exception of night shows at some hotels.

Prior to Indonesian Idol, Delon never had formal music training. 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.

His participation in the Indonesian Idol became a controversy, as he split the Indonesian public into two groups, those who loved him and those who disliked him. In fact, it was thought that he would win with sympathy votes after one of the judges behaved towards him in a manner similar to that of Simon Cowell, when the judge apparently told Delon that the reason he was in the competition was because of his looks. Delon said that the remark hurt him very much and caused him to become depressed. But Indonesians saw that he tried to give a sincere smile to answer this comment and that he tried to improve his performance thereafter. This controversy made him even more famous, causing him to become a singing heart-throb, especially among teenage girls. His loyal fans are called "Deloners," and they have even developed a club which consists of Delon’s fans from all over Indonesia.


DeLon - Sri Lankan

Born to parents from a small village in Gumpaha, Sri Lanka, DeLon learned at an early age the importance of hard work and humility while at the same time trying to attain a level of greatness never thought of by someone from his island.

DeLon made his musical debut at the young age of 12; but it wasn’t his lyrics people were listening to. DeLon began his love affair with Hip-Hop by first learning to dee-jay for local parties and clubs around his hometown of Pasadena, CA. A perfect match from the start; DeLon soon made a name for himself and word of his talent spread through to the hottest clubs in Hollywood. Dee-jaying gave DeLon the chance to study music and gain a stronger perspective of how people responded to certain beats and melodies.

Destined for something greater, at the age of 18, DeLon began writing and producing his own music and perfecting his skills on the microphone by regularly attending local competitions. Due to his engaging personality, performing and entertaining came as second nature. With the determination to experience a world more than what he was given, DeLon after his graduation from college, decided to expand his horizons.

Through lifetime travels to over 33 countries, DeLon collected knowledge, spiritual and worldly, and indulged himself into music from all over the world. After experiencing the devastation of his country of Sri Lanka, as a first-hand survivor, by the Tsunami of 2004; DeLon is determined to shed light and positivity to worldly atrocities of famine, and racial and cultural injustices. DeLon aspires to be the leading voice in bringing unity and consciousness to the forefront through Hip-Hop music.

Utilizing his multi-cultural knowledge and identity, DeLon fuses eclectic cultural beats with Hip-Hop to create a unique style that cannot be sonically compared with any other rapper in the game. Those tracks combined with the ability to perform in English, Spanish and Sinhalese; DeLon produces a crossover appeal that makes him marketable to a wider fan base through genres and markets worldwide.

Authentic, unique, diverse and entertaining; DeLon strives to achieve a level of international greatness and influence through his music at the same time keeping his roots grounded to his village upbringing.


Upcoming Music:

Through immense maturity in his songwriting, delivery and technical skills, DeLon has made large strides musically from his first album, “The Connection”. With collaborations from established artists and producers, DeLon is targeting his second U.S. album, “Unstoppable”, towards mainstream Hip-Hop in America through melodic choruses and creative lyrics that will appeal to Hip-Hop heads everywhere.

Fresh off his charity tour while shedding light and attention to the devastations caused to Sri Lanka by the Tsunami, DeLon is embarking on a 30-school tour to middle schools, high schools and colleges in Los Angeles area called, “The Unity Through Education Tour 2007”, to spread unity and consciousness to the youth of his hometown. With a powerful message and an exciting performance style, DeLon, will bring a new dynamic to the American Hip-Hop scene.


Quote:
“My musical purpose is to bring unity amongst people and to educate them through my lyrics.”

“Rap music is such a powerful tool and, if used to educate, can help change the world.”