Daniel Mananta is an Indonesian entertainer whose name emerged after winning the 2003 MTV Indonesia VJ Hunt.
19 Facts About Daniel Mananta
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Daniel Mananta has now established himself as an entertainer as well as a young entrepreneur.
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Daniel Mananta attended Tarakanita IV in Pluit, North Jakarta, from kindergarten to the end of junior high school.
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Daniel Mananta's childhood is rarely a topic of discussion, as he felt he was socially awkward until after high school.
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Missing his homeland, Daniel Mananta returned to Jakarta at the end of 2002.
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Daniel Mananta worked with his father, who owns a store in Mangga Dua, Jakarta.
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Unfortunately, the work was not something Daniel Mananta enjoyed, and thus he left in early 2003.
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Daniel Mananta tried his luck and entered the contest, proceeded to become a finalist from 6000 contestants and ultimately emerged as the winner of the VJ Hunt.
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Daniel Mananta became ambassador for several products, including Sony Ericsson and Adidas Indonesia.
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In 2007, Daniel Mananta landed the lead role in I Love you Boss, an FTV produced by MNC pictures.
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Daniel Mananta starred in a soap opera produced by Sinemart, titled Antara Cinta dan Dusta.
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Daniel Mananta scored an opportunity to grace the big screen as Jimmie in the thriller Rumah Dara in 2009 alongside Shareefa Danish, Julie Estelle, Arifin Putra, Sigi Wimala and others.
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In 2011, Daniel Mananta recorded a song with the band Potenzio, titled Twitter Dunia.
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Daniel Mananta admits to being a little less confident about singing but enjoys rapping, as it is similar to presenting but with faster articulation of words.
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Daniel Mananta hosted the third season of Indonesian Idol in 2006.
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In 2008, Daniel Mananta was paired with Dewi Sandra, an Indonesian singer, to host the fifth season of Indonesian Idol.
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Daniel Mananta hosted the show Anugerah Planet Muzik 2011, shown in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
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Daniel Mananta was in a brief relationship with Marissa Nasution in 2008; a union that ended in the same year.
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Daniel Mananta won the Panasonic Gobel Awards 2013 for Favorite Talent Show Presenter category.