
He beat Norhanita Hamzah, popularly known as Nita, to become the second winner of the TV reality show, aired live over 8tv and TV3.
Both produced sterling performances at the Genting Arena of Stars but the SMS votes from viewers gave Daniel the advantage.The 23-year-old Daniel will follow the footsteps of Jacqueline Victor, who won last year’s contest by a landslide, and will move on to a recording contract with Sony BMG.
Beating 9,000 other hopefuls in a four-month competition, Daniel, from Alor Star, looked composed when the results were announced in front of a capacity crowd.Will he also rise to the occasion? Only time will tell but, for now,
Daniel is enjoying the moment. Daniel rendered Rick Price’s Heaven Knows, Broery Marantika’s Angin Malam and Mimpi.The contest started with auditions in Kuching on April 9-10. The first episode of Malaysian Idol season two, was shown on May 27.