Dean Delannoit
Background information
Born (1989-01-27) 27 January 1989 (age 34)
OriginGeraardsbergen, Belgium
GenresRock, pop
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Guitar, Vocals
Years active2007–2012
LabelsSony BMG (2007–2012)
WebsiteOfficial 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.[1] His first album, So Many Ways, released in 2007, spent 11 weeks in the #1 spot in the Belgian charts.[2]

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.

Songs performed on Idool 2007

After Idool

Singing career

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.

Television career

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.

In band 3M8S

Main article: 3M8S

Starting May 2012, he is a member of the boyband 3M8S (pronounced Three mates). The band includes besides Dean (Idool 2007 season 3 winner), Idool 2011 (season 4) winner Kevin Kayirangwa and 2011 contestant Dennis De Neyer, who had finished 5th-6th on the 2011 show.

Personal life

He is smaller cousin to the Belgian boxer Cyrille Delannoit (1926-1998)

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak positions Notes
BEL
(Fl)
[3]
2007 So Many Ways 1 Track list
  1. "So Many Ways"
  2. "She's Not There"
  3. "Kiss"
  4. "Sandy"
  5. "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone"
  6. "Hello"
  7. "Heartbreak Hotel"
  8. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
  9. "Great Balls of Fire"
  10. "Rock Your World"
  11. "School of Rock"
  12. "Footloose"
  13. "Ain't That a Kick in the Head"

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
BEL
(Fl)
Ultratop
[3] 		BEL
(Fl)
Ultratip*
[3]
2007 "So Many Ways" 2  – So Many Ways
"Blue Hotel"  – 16
2008 "We Don't Belong" 17  –
"You" 41  –
2010 "Wouldn't Change a Thing"
(Sita & Dean) 		 – 26
2011 "All I Can See"  – 24
"Just a Few More Days"  – 39
"Easier Said Than Done"  – 16
"Break Your Fall"  – 24
2015 "Lama"  – 59
"Zonder betekenis"  – 67
2016 "Ik heb je wel door"  – 22
"Déjà vu" 47  –
2017 "MILF"  – 36
"Sta"  – 4
"Klatergoud"  – 14
2018 "Koorts"  – 18
"Kristal"  – 12
2019 "Ik wil het"  – 7

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Other singles

References

  1. ^ Chris True. "Dean on MSN Music". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Dean (BE) – So Many Ways". SwissCharts.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "Dean discography". ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
Preceded byJoeri Fransen Idool Winner Season 3 (2007) Succeeded byKevin Kayirangwa
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