Singer Dilana rocks new album and movie

Singer Dilana just released a new album and is starring in her first film.
It’s funny that rocker Dilana is not a fan of “American Idol.”

The 37-year-old singer [who prefers to go by her first name] who herself participated on a musical competition reality show, admits that she has never liked Idol nor is she a fan of the song choices available to the contestants.

But she is nevertheless connected to the popular Fox show.

Last season’s runner up Adam Lambert sang a version of “Ring of Fire” that many fans believe was based on Dilana’s version of the Johnny Cash tune and Lambert’s fellow contestant Allison Iraheta covers Dilana’s song, “Holiday,” on her new album.

“They are both amazingly talented,” Dilana said of the “American Idol” pair. “And if [Iraheta] can sell a few million records, I’m not going to complain.”

The South African native was runner-up on the show “Rock Star: Supernova,” which sought to find a lead singer for that group.

Since then, Dilana said she’s been focusing on her music. Her debut U.S. album “Inside Out,” also contains a version of “Holiday” and features No Doubt drummer Adrian Young and Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars.

She recently spoke with CNN about breaking into the business at her age, the new film she’s starring in and what it felt like to receive standing ovations from Jane’s Addiction member Dave Navarro and Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee.

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