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Dilana new album Darklight will be released sometime in 2009. Darklight was recorded in Los Angeles in early 2008 and features [[No Doubt]] drummer [[Adrian Young]], [[Mötley Crüe]] guitarist [[Mick Mars]] and was produced by Dave Bassett. Dilana has released covers of [[Johnny Cash]]'s "[[Ring of Fire (song)|Ring of Fire]]" and [[The Police]] classic "[[Roxanne (song)|Roxanne]]". Dilana was also featured on a re-recording of "Black", a track on [[Gilby Clarke]]'s [[Gilby Clarke (album)|best-of album]] released [[January 30]]. In June of 2007, Dilana signed a long-term, international co-publishing agreement with major company Cherry Lane Publishing joining a roster including [[John Legend]], [[Wolfmother]], [[The Black Eyed Peas]] and [[Mick Mars]]. <ref> [http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=39047301 http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=39047301] ''Cmj.com'' Retrieved on 06-13-07 </ref>
Dilana new album Darklight may be released sometime in 2009. Darklight was recorded in Los Angeles in early 2008 and features [[No Doubt]] drummer [[Adrian Young]], [[Mötley Crüe]] guitarist [[Mick Mars]] and was produced by Dave Bassett. Dilana has released covers of [[Johnny Cash]]'s "[[Ring of Fire (song)|Ring of Fire]]" and [[The Police]] classic "[[Roxanne (song)|Roxanne]]". Dilana was also featured on a re-recording of "Black", a track on [[Gilby Clarke]]'s [[Gilby Clarke (album)|best-of album]] released [[January 30]]. In June of 2007, Dilana signed a long-term, international co-publishing agreement with major company Cherry Lane Publishing joining a roster including [[John Legend]], [[Wolfmother]], [[The Black Eyed Peas]] and [[Mick Mars]]. <ref> [http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=39047301 http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=39047301] ''Cmj.com'' Retrieved on 06-13-07 </ref>


Dilana's version of Killer Queen was featured on the final episode of the UK edition of When Woman Rule The World and the Women's Tennis Championship on Versus TV Network (formerly OLN) in November 2007.
Dilana's version of Killer Queen was featured on the final episode of the UK edition of When Woman Rule The World and the Women's Tennis Championship on Versus TV Network (formerly OLN) in November 2007.


Although Dilana signed a contract with London based Hurricane Records (Hurricane Music Group Ltd) in early 2008 <ref> [http://hardrockhideout.com/2008/02/18/dilana-signs-record-deal/ http://hardrockhideout.com/2008/02/18/dilana-signs-record-deal/] ''hardrockhideout.com'' Retrieved on 03-22-09 </ref> and was finished with recording her new album Darklight already in mid 2008, it won't be released by said record company. In a later update from Dilana on hardrockhideout.com <ref> [http://hardrockhideout.com/2008/12/26/an-update-from-dilana/ http://hardrockhideout.com/2008/12/26/an-update-from-dilana/] ''hardrockhideout.com'' Retrieved on 03-22-09 </ref> she announces that not only did she get released from her contract with HME due to the label's shutdown but also that the master recordings did not belong to her. There is currently no information when Darklight will be released since all music needs to be re-recorded, but the first completed song can be expected to be available as a self-published internet download.



==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 19:31, 22 March 2009

Dilana

Dilana Robichaux is a singer, songwriter, and performer who lives in Los Angeles, California She is best known as the runner-up contestant on the CBS reality television show Rock Star: Supernova.

Biography

Dilana Jansen van Vuuren was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 10, 1972. Her surname changed to Smith when she was about two years old, when her mother married her stepfather, and he adopted her. Dilana used singing as an escape from an unpleasant home scene, participating in school choir competitions and festivals, as well as church choir.

When the opportunity presented itself, Dilana dropped everything and started performing full time, from a traveling duo, to a mixture of bands in South Africa and The Netherlands. Moving to the Netherlands, she formed her own band, focusing more on original works and becoming one of the country’s highest paid live performers.

Recording her first album Wonderfool in 2000 led to four music videos, five singles and well over 200 gigs. She also sang the title tracks for two major motion pictures and performed in a festival in Belgium supporting Joe Cocker, K's Choice and Heather Nova to a crowd of more than 100,000 people. Dilana also performed at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, with other Dutch performers.


Supernova

Dilana was one of the finalists on the CBS reality television show of season two of Rock Star, where she finished runner-up to Lukas Rossi. The show is a competition in which the band chooses a lead singer from a group of contestants. Although Dilana received the most consistent praise for her performances of all the contestants, she came under fire from fans, her competition, and from Rock Star Supernova because of comments she made during a staged press conference, in which she was forthcoming with her opinion of her competitors. Although she apologized repeatedly for her remarks afterwards, it appears that her first "bottom three" appearance was a result of this controversy. The controversy seemed to die down by the end of the program; on the final night of voting, she was said to have received the highest number of votes at least at one point during the evening, and ended up with the second highest number overall. On November 17, 2006, Gilby Clarke revealed that Lukas Rossi defeated Dilana because "he made [their] music sound more like a band, whereas Dilana sounded like a singer, with Rock Star Supernova backing her."

Post Supernova

Gigs and Tours

Following her participation on Rock Star, Dilana performed various venues with fellow Rock Star: Supernova finalist Magni; with Magni, she won an FM957 People's Choice Award for "Gig of the Year" in January of 2007. From November to December of 2006, Dilana headlined her first independent tour in the United States, sponsored by Urok clothing, which also distributes and sells her new clothing line. From January to February of 2007, she opened for the Rock Star Supernova tour, playing an acoustic set with Magni on guitar. While critics generally panned Rock Star Supernova, Dilana's performances were met with positive reception.[1][2] Following the Rock Star Supernova tour, Dilana performed at various locations awaiting another solo tour following the release of her album. This included opening for the band Aerosmith on April 28, 2007 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. In 2008, she performed at several charity events for Livin' the Music in Nashville, Los Angeles, and Baton Rouge.

In The Studio

Dilana new album Darklight may be released sometime in 2009. Darklight was recorded in Los Angeles in early 2008 and features No Doubt drummer Adrian Young, Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars and was produced by Dave Bassett. Dilana has released covers of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" and The Police classic "Roxanne". Dilana was also featured on a re-recording of "Black", a track on Gilby Clarke's best-of album released January 30. In June of 2007, Dilana signed a long-term, international co-publishing agreement with major company Cherry Lane Publishing joining a roster including John Legend, Wolfmother, The Black Eyed Peas and Mick Mars. [3]

Dilana's version of Killer Queen was featured on the final episode of the UK edition of When Woman Rule The World and the Women's Tennis Championship on Versus TV Network (formerly OLN) in November 2007.

Although Dilana signed a contract with London based Hurricane Records (Hurricane Music Group Ltd) in early 2008 [4] and was finished with recording her new album Darklight already in mid 2008, it won't be released by said record company. In a later update from Dilana on hardrockhideout.com [5] she announces that not only did she get released from her contract with HME due to the label's shutdown but also that the master recordings did not belong to her. There is currently no information when Darklight will be released since all music needs to be re-recorded, but the first completed song can be expected to be available as a self-published internet download.

Discography

Albums

Album Title
Wonderfool
  • Released: September 5th, 2000
  • Chart Positions: #62 NET
  • Label(s): Red Bullet
  • Singles: Do You Now, To All Planets, The Great Escape, Breakfast in Central Park
Darklight
  • Recorded in March-May 2008
  • Produced by Dave Bassett
  • Awaiting Release in 2009
  • Includes 12 songs and 1 bonus track:
Album Title
Gilby Clarke

Singles

Year Title Album Format Chart positions
U.S.
 NET IS
2000 "Do You Now" Wonderfool CD Single - 29 -
2000 "To All Planets" Wonderfool CD Single - 25 -
2006 "Roxanne" TBA Digital Download - - 1
2006 "Supersoul" TBA Digital Download - - -
2007 "Holiday" TBA Digital Download - - -
2007 "Ring of Fire" TBA Digital Download - - -
2007 "Killer Queen" TBA Digital Download - - 9

Footnotes

  1. ^ http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070208/ENT04/702080419/-1/ent05 Desmoinesregister.com Retrieved on 06-06-07
  2. ^ http://theedge.bostonherald.com/musicNews/view.bg?articleid=179869 Theedge.bostonherald.com Retrieved on 06-06-07
  3. ^ http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=39047301 Cmj.com Retrieved on 06-13-07
  4. ^ http://hardrockhideout.com/2008/02/18/dilana-signs-record-deal/ hardrockhideout.com Retrieved on 03-22-09
  5. ^ http://hardrockhideout.com/2008/12/26/an-update-from-dilana/ hardrockhideout.com Retrieved on 03-22-09


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