Success Story: Cheryl K, Malaysian-Born Who Dreams To Be A Singer Finally Made It To ‘American Idol’

Cheryl K is actually a 25-year-old Malaysian-born who just achieve the dream of her life lately. She has dreamt of becoming a singer since she was a little girl. She has been watching ‘American Idol’ her entire life and this particular high hope woman from Shah Alam had always hoped of making it to the big screen someday. Recently, she has announced that she finally made it.

Cheryl K was featured in an ‘American Idol’ episode that aired on the 7th of March. In that episode, she has performed for amazing judges are Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and also Luke Bryan.

Actually, Cheryl K is definitely not a stranger to the music industry. In fact, she becomes famous and well known when she has auditioned and eventually chosen to sing the song ‘Money (That’s What I Want)’ which is one of the hit songs in the amazing movie of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ back in the year of 2018. It was her most notable debut singing a unique version of Barrett Strong’s ‘Money (That’s What I Want)’ in both English and also Mandarin version.

Cheryl K then has released three self-written and also co-written singles that are ‘Here to Stay’, ‘Who Are You’ and also ‘Better’. She also has taken home multiple awards for her own talents. She represented Malaysia in the World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) in Hollywood and won four Gold medals including a Hollywood Industry Award and Champion of the World Senior Division Awards. She was then invited again to perform as the opening guest artist for the competition’s 23rd Annual WCOPA Grand Finale.

Other than that, she was an Olympics-style competition for performing arts. Cheryl K has also been featured in notable publications, such as The New York Times, Glamour magazine and also Billboard magazine.

Sources: Instagram Cheryl K, YouTube WaterTower Music.

Adib Mohd

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