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Singapore Idol 20 years later: Where are final four Taufik, Sylvester, Olinda and Daphne now?
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(Clockwise from top left) Taufik Batisah, Sylvester Sim, Olinda Cho and Daphne Khoo were the final four contestants at the first season of Singapore Idol.
PHOTOS: DESMOND WEE, MONKEE BUSINESS SUBSIDIARY SGEE, JOEL LOW,
SINGAPORE – When Singapore Idol premiered on National Day in 2004, it was a watershed moment for the home-grown music and television industry.
It set a record as the most-watched TV premiere of a local production, drawing 1.2 million viewers.


