Dilana Robichaux
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Dilana Robichaux is a singer, songwriter, and performer who lives in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

. She is best known as the runner-up contestant on the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...

 reality television show Rock Star: Supernova. She is currently the lead singer for Tracii Guns
Tracii Guns
Tracii Guns is an American guitarist best known as the founder of glam metal group L.A. Guns as well as the supergroups Brides of Destruction and Contraband. He was also involved in the formation of the first lineup of Guns N' Roses but eventually left the group and was replaced by guitarist...

' version of L.A. Guns
L.A. Guns
L.A. Guns is the name of a hard rock group formed in Los Angeles, California, of which two rival incarnations currently exist due to numerous line-up changes. The first incarnation of the group was formed, by Tracii Guns, in 1983 but disbanded in 1985 following its merger with fellow Los Angeles...

.

Biography

Dilana Jansen van Vuuren was born in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

 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 and fondue parties.

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
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

 and The Netherlands. Moving to the Netherlands, she formed her own band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...

, focusing more on original works and becoming one of the country’s highest paid live performers.

Recording her first album Wonderfool
Wonderfool (album)
Wonderfool is an album by Rock Star: Supernova runner-up Dilana released in 2000 under the alias Dilana Smith. It was relatively successful; three of the five released singles successfully charted in The Netherlands. With the exception of the track Wonderfool, the album's sound is lighter than what...

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
Joe Cocker
John Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE is an English rock and blues musician, composer and actor, who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing, and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles...

 and Stuff
Chevy Chase
Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase is an American comedian, writer, and television and film actor, born into a prominent entertainment industry family. Chase worked a plethora of odd jobs before moving into comedy acting with National Lampoon...

, K's Choice
K's Choice
K's Choice is a Belgian rock band from Antwerp, formed in the mid-1990s. The band's core members are siblings Sarah Bettens and Gert Bettens . They are joined by Eric Grossman , Thomas Vanelslander , Reinout Swinnen and Koen Liekens...

 and Heather Nova
Heather Nova
Heather Nova, is a Bermudian singer-songwriter and poet. She has released eight full-length albums and has found lasting success in Germany where two of her albums South and Storm have made their way into the Top-5 of German official album chart.-Biography:Heather Nova was born in Bermuda...

 to a crowd of more than 100,000 people. Dilana also performed at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, with Dutch performers.

Supernova

Dilana was one of the finalists on the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...

 reality television show of season two of Rock Star
Rock Star (TV series)
Rock Star is a television series produced by Mark Burnett in which aspiring singers from all around the world competed to become the lead singer of a featured group. It debuted on CBS on July 11, 2005, to mediocre ratings. The show was hosted by television personality and commercial spokeswoman...

, where she finished runner-up to Lukas Rossi
Lukas Rossi
Lukas Rossi is a Canadian rock musician and was the winner of the CBS Television reality series Rock Star: Supernova - a televised audition contest to become lead singer of the Hard Rock Supergroup Rock Star Supernova.-Biography:Rossi was born a women and served time in jail...

. 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. After the show, Gilby Clarke
Gilby Clarke
Gilbert "Gilby" Clarke is an American guitarist and record producer best known for a 3-year tenure as the rhythm guitarist of Guns N' Roses, replacing Izzy Stradlin in 1991 during the Use Your Illusion Tour...

 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."

Gigs and Tours

Following her participation on Rock Star
Rock Star (TV series)
Rock Star is a television series produced by Mark Burnett in which aspiring singers from all around the world competed to become the lead singer of a featured group. It debuted on CBS on July 11, 2005, to mediocre ratings. The show was hosted by television personality and commercial spokeswoman...

, Dilana performed various venues with fellow Rock Star: Supernova finalist Magni
Magni Ásgeirsson
Guðmundur Magni Ásgeirsson , is a singer, songwriter, and musician. He is also currently the frontman for the Icelandic pop band Á Móti Sól. Outside of Iceland, he is most famous for being a contestant on the CBS reality show Rock Star: Supernova.-Biography:The third of four children, Magni was...

; with Magni, she won an FM957 People's Choice Award for "Gig of the Year" in January 2007. From November to December 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 2007, she opened for the Rock Star Supernova
Rock Star Supernova (band)
Rock Star Supernova was a reality television-formed supergroup consisting of drummer Tommy Lee , bassist Jason Newsted , guitarist Gilby Clarke and singer Lukas Rossi...

 tour, playing an acoustic set with Magni
Magni Ásgeirsson
Guðmundur Magni Ásgeirsson , is a singer, songwriter, and musician. He is also currently the frontman for the Icelandic pop band Á Móti Sól. Outside of Iceland, he is most famous for being a contestant on the CBS reality show Rock Star: Supernova.-Biography:The third of four children, Magni was...

 on guitar. While critics generally panned Rock Star Supernova
Rock Star Supernova (band)
Rock Star Supernova was a reality television-formed supergroup consisting of drummer Tommy Lee , bassist Jason Newsted , guitarist Gilby Clarke and singer Lukas Rossi...

, Dilana's performances were met with positive reception. Following the Rock Star Supernova
Rock Star Supernova (band)
Rock Star Supernova was a reality television-formed supergroup consisting of drummer Tommy Lee , bassist Jason Newsted , guitarist Gilby Clarke and singer Lukas Rossi...

 tour, Dilana performed at various locations awaiting another solo tour following the release of her album. This included opening for the band Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...

 on April 28, 2007 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

. In 2008, she performed at several charity events for Livin' the Music in Nashville, Los Angeles, and Baton Rouge.

Dilana is currently starring in her first movie entitled "Angel Camouflaged" to be filmed in Charleston, South Carolina on October 23, 2009. This is an independent project by a Beaufort, SC filmmaker.

In the Studio: InsideOut

Dilana new album "Inside Out" was digitally released on November 17, 2009. "Inside Out," originally entitled "Darklight," was recorded in Los Angeles and features No Doubt drummer Adrian Young, Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars and producer Dave Bassett
Dave Bassett (songwriter)
Dave Bassett is an American songwriter and record producer with many charting singles. Since March 2011, he is signed to EMI Music Publishing for an international co-publishing deal....

. Although Dilana signed a contract with London based Hurricane Records (Hurricane Music Group Ltd) in early 2008 [2] and was finished with recording her new album already in mid 2008, it was not released by said record company. In a later update from Dilana on hardrockhideout.com [3] she announced that not only did she get released from her contract with HMG due to the label's shutdown but also that the master recordings did not belong to her. Dilana then went into negotiations with Kabunk Records, LLC. Although Dilana was unable to sign a deal with Kabunk, the label did purchase the rights to the Inside Out album and will be releasing the album digitally.

Reception of the album has been initially, very positive. Music Reviewer Albert Watson, from Metromix music, writes,

Other Singles

Dilana has also released a series of singles, many of which will not be included on her debut album. Dilana has released covers of Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...

's "Ring of Fire
Ring of Fire (song)
"Ring of Fire" or "The Ring of Fire" is a country music song popularized by Johnny Cash and co-written by June Carter Cash and Merle Kilgore. The single appears on Cash's 1963 compilation album, Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash...

" and The Police
The Police
The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For the vast majority of their history, the band consisted of Sting , Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland...

 classic "Roxanne
Roxanne (song)
"Roxanne" is a hit song by the rock band The Police, first released in 1978 as a single and on their album Outlandos d'Amour. It was written from the point-of-view of a man who falls in love with a prostitute.- History :...

". Dilana was also featured on a re-recording of "Black", a track on Gilby Clarke
Gilby Clarke
Gilbert "Gilby" Clarke is an American guitarist and record producer best known for a 3-year tenure as the rhythm guitarist of Guns N' Roses, replacing Izzy Stradlin in 1991 during the Use Your Illusion Tour...

's best-of album
Gilby Clarke (album)
Gilby Clarke is a best of album by former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, released in 2007.-Track listing:All songs by Clarke unless otherwise stated.# "Cure Me.....

 released January 30. Dilana also released a version of Killer Queen; her version 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. On Tuesday, June 9, 2009, Dilana released an original entitled "Hangover" on the AO Recordings
AO Recordings
AO Recordings is a Los Angeles based independent record label. It releases its content solely in the digital download format exclusively via the Apple iTunes Music Store, with a focus on film and television placements. The company has released recordings from Michael Lord, Quincy Coleman, Courtney...

 label via iTunes.

American Idol Connection

In 2009, Dilana began to receive some national exposure because of American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...

 as two contestants on the show credit her during post-Idol interviews. American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...

 Season 8 contestant Adam Lambert
Adam Lambert
Adam Mitchel Lambert is an American singer, songwriter, and actor from San Diego, California. In May 2009, he finished as the runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol...

 sang an arrangement of "Ring of Fire" very similar to the one Dilana performed. In an interview with Michael Slezak of Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...

, Adam says he liked Dilana's arrangement a lot and that it was a source of inspiration for his cover of the song. Adam's cover of "Ring of Fire" did not go unnoticed by Dilana nor her record label:
Allison Iraheta
Allison Iraheta
Allison Iraheta is an American singer from Los Angeles, California, who was the fourth place finalist on the eighth season of American Idol. Prior to Idol, Iraheta won the Telemundo competition Quinceañera: Mamá Quiero Ser Artista. Following the conclusion of Idol, Iraheta was signed to a record...

, another American Idol Season 8 contestant, will cover Dilana's song "Holiday
Holiday (Dilana song)
"Holiday" is an original song written by Dilana, about how her life has changed after appearing on Rock Star: Supernova. On February 20, it was released with "Ring of Fire" as a B-side track, exclusively on digital download websites such as iTunes and MySpace , where fans can also listen to the...

" on her debut album, Just Like You
Just Like You (Allison Iraheta album)
Just Like You is the debut album from American Idols eighth season contestant Allison Iraheta. It was released on December 1, 2009 through Jive Records and 19 Recordings...

, slated for a December 1, 2009 release date. In an interview with Lyndsey Parker of Yahoo! Music
Yahoo!
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, who tells Allison that her cover of "Holiday" is the song on Just Like You she's most excited about because it's a cover of a Dilana song, said,
Later in the same interview, Allison said, "it is a little intimidating (to cover a song by someone you respect) at first cause I was like 'wow, this is so good,' but we're different." Dilana has said that Allison is "the only chic I would ever want to cover my song," calling her "so smart ... so talented" and saying that she had a "beautiful future ahead."

Albums

Year Album details Chart position
NET
MegaCharts
MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top...


2000 Wonderfool
Wonderfool (album)
Wonderfool is an album by Rock Star: Supernova runner-up Dilana released in 2000 under the alias Dilana Smith. It was relatively successful; three of the five released singles successfully charted in The Netherlands. With the exception of the track Wonderfool, the album's sound is lighter than what...

  • Released: September 5, 2000
  • Label: Red Bullet
  • Format: CD
62
2009 Inside Out
  • Released: November 17, 2009
  • Label: Kabunk records
  • Format: digital download
    Music download
    A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...

  • -

    Singles

    Year Song Album Peak positions
    IS NET ZA
    1996 "Dancing in the Moonlight"(with Wozani) Dancing in the Moonlight - - 1
    2000 "Do You Now" Wonderfool
    Wonderfool (album)
    Wonderfool is an album by Rock Star: Supernova runner-up Dilana released in 2000 under the alias Dilana Smith. It was relatively successful; three of the five released singles successfully charted in The Netherlands. With the exception of the track Wonderfool, the album's sound is lighter than what...

    - 29 -
    "To All Planets" - 25 -
    "The Great Escape" - 82 -
    2006 "Roxanne
    Supersoul (song)
    "Supersoul" is an original, written and performed while Dilana was a contestant on Rock Star: Supernova as a reaction to the negative backlash from fans after producers revealed she gave forthcoming responses about her competitors during a staged press interview...

    "
    Single only 1 - -
    2007 "Killer Queen
    Killer Queen (song)
    "Killer Queen" is a song by British rock band Queen. Written by pianist and lead singer Freddie Mercury, it featured on their 1974 album Sheer Heart Attack, and also appears on the band's compilation album, Greatest Hits. When released as a single, "Killer Queen" was Queen's breakthrough hit,...

    "
    9 - -
    "Holiday
    Holiday (Dilana song)
    "Holiday" is an original song written by Dilana, about how her life has changed after appearing on Rock Star: Supernova. On February 20, it was released with "Ring of Fire" as a B-side track, exclusively on digital download websites such as iTunes and MySpace , where fans can also listen to the...

    "
    Inside Out - - -

    Other appearances

    Year Song Album
    2000 "Do You Now" Ready To Go 4 - Women Of Today
    "Do You Now" Rockzone 2
    "To All Planets" Veronica The Smart One: Top 100 - 2000 Nummer 06
    2002 "Do You Now" Rock From The 90's
    2007 "Black"(Gilby Clarke
    Gilby Clarke
    Gilbert "Gilby" Clarke is an American guitarist and record producer best known for a 3-year tenure as the rhythm guitarist of Guns N' Roses, replacing Izzy Stradlin in 1991 during the Use Your Illusion Tour...

     feat. Dilana)
    Gilby Clarke
    Gilby Clarke (album)
    Gilby Clarke is a best of album by former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, released in 2007.-Track listing:All songs by Clarke unless otherwise stated.# "Cure Me.....


    Songs in other media

    Year Title Type Song
    2000 Lek Film "To All Planets"
    2001 Soul Assassin Film "Soul Assassin"
    2007 Passions
    Passions
    Passions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008....

    TV series episode: "Episode #1.2039" "Supersoul
    Supersoul (song)
    "Supersoul" is an original, written and performed while Dilana was a contestant on Rock Star: Supernova as a reaction to the negative backlash from fans after producers revealed she gave forthcoming responses about her competitors during a staged press interview...

    "
    WTA Tour Championships
    WTA Tour Championships
    The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The month, city and number of players has changed since the first edition in 1972...

    TV sports program "Killer Queen"
    2008 When Women Rule the World
    When Women Rule the World
    When Women Rule the World is an announced reality television series originally announced to premiere on Fox Broadcasting in spring 2007, then pushed to June 2, 2008, then delayed again in April 2008. However, the show never aired in the United States....

    TV series episode: "Episode #1.8" "Killer Queen"
    2010 The City
    The City (MTV series)
    The City is an MTV reality television series. The first spin-off of MTV's, The Hills, it follows one of the show's former cast members, Whitney Port, as she moves to New York City to work for fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg. The program premiered on December 29, 2008 and concluded its first...

    TV series episode: "Lost in Translation" "World Party"
    2011 Angel Camouflaged
    Angel Camouflaged
    Angel Camouflaged is a 2010 film directed by R. Michael Givens. It stars James Brolin, Dilana, Warrick Grier, Carlos Bernard and Patty Smyth.-Cast:*James Brolin as Salt*Dilana as Scottie Ballantyne*Warrick Grier as Morgan...

    Film "Airplane"
    "Dead Flower"
    "Double Headed Man"
    "Everywhere"
    "Ice"
    "Maybe Just A Little"
    "Slaves"
    "Supersoul
    Supersoul (song)
    "Supersoul" is an original, written and performed while Dilana was a contestant on Rock Star: Supernova as a reaction to the negative backlash from fans after producers revealed she gave forthcoming responses about her competitors during a staged press interview...

    "

    Awards and nominations

    Year Award Nominated Work Category Result
    2007 FM 957 People's Choice Award
    FM 957
    FM 957 or FM is an Icelandic radio station. Onwed by 365, FM 957 broadcasts on 95.7 MHz, and plays the latest in pop music.The station's current music director, Brynjar Már Valdimarsson also known as BMV, has recently started his solo music career....

    Rockstar Iceland Concert (with Josh Logan
    Josh Logan
    Josh Logan of Manchester, New Hampshire, is the front man and vocalist for his three-person band whose self-titled first album is "Josh Logan and Nobody's Business." In 2006, he was a contestant on the CBS program Rock Star: Supernova.-Biography:Inspired by Stevie Wonder and Pearl Jam, Logan began...

    , Magni
    Magni Ásgeirsson
    Guðmundur Magni Ásgeirsson , is a singer, songwriter, and musician. He is also currently the frontman for the Icelandic pop band Á Móti Sól. Outside of Iceland, he is most famous for being a contestant on the CBS reality show Rock Star: Supernova.-Biography:The third of four children, Magni was...

     and Storm Large
    Storm Large
    Storm Large is a singer best known as a contestant on the CBS reality television show Rock Star: Supernova.-Personal life:...

    )
    Gig of the Year
    2010 Action On Film International Film Festival
    Action On Film International Film Festival
    The Action On Film International Film Festival, aka The AOF Fest, aka Action On Film Festival is a film festival that was started in Long Beach, California in 2005 by writer, producer, director Del Weston. The film festival was originally part of the Long Beach International Martial Arts...

    Dilana (as Scottie Ballantyne in Angel Camouflaged
    Angel Camouflaged
    Angel Camouflaged is a 2010 film directed by R. Michael Givens. It stars James Brolin, Dilana, Warrick Grier, Carlos Bernard and Patty Smyth.-Cast:*James Brolin as Salt*Dilana as Scottie Ballantyne*Warrick Grier as Morgan...

    )
    Best Actress
    American International Film Festival Best Actress

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