Daphne Khoo

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Daphne Khoo Pheng Yi
Born	(1987-01-22) January 22, 1987 (age 34) Perth, Australia
Alma mater	Ngee Ann Polytechnic RMIT University
Years active	2004–present
Musical career
Also known as	Haneri
Genres	English pop
Labels	Daphne Khoo
Musical artist
Website	www.daphnekhoomusic.virb.com

Daphne Khoo (born 22 January 1987) is a Singaporean singer.^[1] She was a contestant in the first season of Singapore Idol, 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, and moved to Singapore 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 Singapore.

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. 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 University in 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.

In 2010, she began studying Songwriting at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts and graduated with a degree in Professional Music. Daphne currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography[]

• Shooting Stars (2005) ; from Singapore Idol
• 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 & Roger Shah featuring Daphne Khoo)
• 2015: Greatest (Songs of the Games-2015 Southeast Asian Games)

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External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Daphne Khoo.

• "Haneri Catches Us Up to Speed With New Music and Graduating from “Daphne Khoo”" Popspoken. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
• Daphne Khoo at IMDb

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