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Dean Delannoit

Dean Delannoit
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Background information
Born (1989-01-27) 27 January 1989 (age 28)
Origin Geraardsbergen, Belgium
Genres Rock
Pop
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Guitar, Vocals
Years active 2007–2012
Labels Sony BMG (2007–2012)
Website Official Website

Dean Delannoit (born 27 January 1989) most known by the mononym Dean is the winner of Idool 2007, in season 3 of the Belgian version of Pop Idol. His first album, So Many Ways, released in 2007, spent 11 weeks in the #1 spot in the Belgian charts.

In May 2012, he joined Kevin Kayirangwa (winner of Idool 2011) and Dennis De Neyer (a contestant in the same series to form the Belgian Flemish boyband 3M8S.

Dean was signed to a label where he had relative success with a number of singles and the album So Many Ways, an album of covers of well-known hits in addition to the title track "So many Ways", his winning song in Idool. The album topped the Ultratop Belgian Flemish Singles Chart, after the title track had reached #2 on the Ultratop Belgian Flemish Singles Chart.

In 2010, he was co-host of the Belgian version of the Belenlux edition of My Camp Rock titled My Rock Camp Benelux alongside host Sita Vermeulen. The show aired on the local Disney Channel. The winners of the show were Cheyenne & Mayleen.

In 2011, he took part in another reality television show, Disney's Friends for Change Games as part of 9-member Red Team, called the World Wildlife Fund with their captain and leader Mitchel Musso (Captain). His red team won. Delannoit was the only member from Europe in Team Red. All the eight other teammates were Americans: Mitchel Musso (Captain), Jake T. Austin, Kelsey Chow, Davis Cleveland, Zendaya, Roshon Fegan, Carlon Jeffery and Doc Shaw.


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