Sylvia Anne Ratonel was born on 14 June 1988 and is a Singaporean singer and spokesmodel.
29 Facts About Sylvia Ratonel
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Sylvia Ratonel is most popularly known as the first female finalist in Singapore Idol history as well as being the runner-up of the third season.
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Sylvia Ratonel won the Breakout Star of the Year ELLE Awards 2010.
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Sylvia Ratonel comes from a family of five, and has two brothers Bryan and Timothy.
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Sylvia Ratonel's family faced financial struggles in her early years.
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Sylvia Ratonel later said in an interview that they "grew up sleeping together in one room, on mattresses".
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Sylvia Ratonel attended Fengshan Primary School, and graduated to Bedok View Secondary School, where she transferred from the Normal stream to the Express stream.
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Sylvia Ratonel opted for a polytechnic education at Temasek Polytechnic with the intention to start working earlier.
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Sylvia Ratonel eventually graduated with a diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management.
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Sylvia Ratonel worked part-time to supplement the family income during her time in Temasek Polytechnic.
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Sylvia Ratonel's family enforced a strict upbringing, such as the rule to return home everyday before 8:00 pm.
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At the age of 18, Sylvia Ratonel left home in what was a rebellious phase, and began visiting clubs and drinking alcohol.
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Sylvia Ratonel has since mended her relationship with her family and refers to herself as "a good girl who likes bad boys".
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Under the persuasion and encouragement of her family, Sylvia Ratonel decided to audition for Singapore Idol in 2009 albeit having no professional vocal coaching prior to the competition.
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On 6 June 2009, Sylvia Ratonel participated in the auditions for the third season of Singapore Idol, held at The Cathay cineplex.
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Sylvia Ratonel's audition impressed judge Ken Lim, who asserted that she had the potential to make it into the Top 10.
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Sylvia Ratonel passed the callbacks and theatre auditions, with the judges' opinions divided on the amount of talent and potential that she possessed.
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For several rounds, Sylvia Ratonel alternated between being one of the strongest and weakest contestants, landing in the bottom two on two occasions.
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Sylvia Ratonel performed "Empire State of Mind" together with the rest of the Singapore Idol Top 13.
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In January 2010, less than a month after Singapore Idol, Sylvia Ratonel was signed on a full-time contract with national broadcast station MediaCorp.
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Sylvia Ratonel was engaged to promote the launch of the new Motorola Dext social-networking phone.
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Sylvia Ratonel appeared as a guest star in the MediaCorp telemovie Seven Days.
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Sylvia Ratonel was honoured to perform the National Anthem of Singapore before the start of the Singapore F1 Grand Prix race on 26 September 2010.
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Sylvia Ratonel appeared on the cover of Cleo in March and November 2010.
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Sylvia Ratonel won the Breakout Star of the Year ELLE Awards 2010 in December.
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Later that month, Sylvia Ratonel recorded a duet of "Come Home to 5" with Sezali, a promotional theme song for Channel 5 which has been airing since 24 December 2010.
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Sylvia Ratonel released a music video for "It's Raining" to negative reviews.
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The musical was later revealed to be a Singaporean adaptation of Aladdin, with Sylvia Ratonel playing the female lead role of Jasmine.
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Sylvia Ratonel received national honour by being selected to record the theme song, "In A Heartbeat", for the 2011 National Day Parade of Singapore.