Are these Singapore Idols still idols? It has been over a decade since the debut of Singapore Idol, the reality television singing contest modelled after the popular American Idol. Although the competition initially got dream chasers and TV viewers psyched up, it never quite attained the amount of success its US counterpart did. Singapore idol managed to air for three seasons, with the last being in 2009. Post-Idol journey, where are these Singapore Idol alums now? MustShareNews finds out what happened to 14 Singapore Idols you used to go gaga over: 1. Taufik Batisah Source/ Source Season: 1 Taufik won 682,000 of 1.1 million votes cast, making him Singapore Idol’s very first winner. His victory scored him a recording deal with Sony BMG and a management deal under Hype Records’ artiste management arm, ArtisteNetworks. Thereafter, Taufik clinched a string of endorsements for brands including Samsung, HSC drinks, 7-Eleven stores, Harmuni Rice, and even Swatch. In 2005, Taufik released his first English album Blessings, which included his winning song in the competition I Dream. The album was well received and sold over 36,000 copies, securing a place in the Singapore Guinness Book of Records as the best selling local English album […]
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