Danell Lee - Post-Malaysian Idol 2

Post-Malaysian Idol 2

He has released his first single "Mimpi" (translation: "Dream") on Oct 19, 2005 which sold 5000 copies in five days. His self-titled debut album was released on 22 November 2005 and sold more than 10,000 copies in its first three weeks. The album has 10 songs including Mimpi (with Mandarin and Malay versions), Heaven Knows (English), and seven other songs in Mandarin, one of which he composed himself. Within six months of release, the album eventually achieved platinum status by breaching 25,000 copies. His second album, Unavoidable 躲不過, was released about 18 months later on June 13, 2007.

As a tribute to his non-Chinese fans, a CD comprising five Bahasa Malaysia songs, of which two are from the previous two albums, was released on June 17, 2008 under the name Pasti. In August 2008, as to popular Chinese belief that a change of name can bring better luck and prospects, Daniel changed the middle character from 吉(Jí/Chee) to 桀(Jié/Chieh) and also his English name to Danell. Under the new name, a video compilation album, titled Sharing 分享, comprising MVs of 13 past songs and 2 new songs (4 Bahasa Malaysia, 10 Mandarin, 1 Canto-Mandarin) was released on September 27, 2008, less than half a year after Pasti was released. The album comes in the form of a karaoke + MV DVD and a bonus CD of the 2 newer songs.

He is under the management of Sony Music Entertainment Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

In May 2011, he changed back his English name to Daniel. Seven months later, his third album and first bilingual album Sincerely Yours, Daniel was released on December 28, 2011, and it was his first album in four years since Unavoidable, the album features six original songs in Mandarin and English, and two English cover songs.