Borneo Bob Is The Aunties' Darling - Shanghai Rose

Lovely Rosma Sidik of Akademi Fantasia 1 commends her Sarawakian duet partner Bob Usop for his love of traditional Malaysian music.

She says Bob deserves to be honoured by the government of Malaysia for promoting Malay (Native Malaysian) traditional pop and for singing duets with veteran pop singers such as Datuk Aspalela Abdullah and the late Rosiah Chik.

“Bob is a great friend. He is blessed with a melodious voice and he has utmost respect for the veterans of the music industry.

“No wonder they call him the Aunties’ Darling!”

Rosma thinks Bob and his dear friend from Sarawak Reza Mohamad will one day become successful TV hosts like Akademi Fantasia’s Aznil Nawawi.

She wishes Reza all the best in his new-found job as a DJ with Era.FM.

Meanwhile, Bob and Reza congratulate Rosma on the completion of her maiden album. It is expected to be launched in the middle of the year.

Bob and Reza say Rosma can be a good TV presenter if she tries hard enough.

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Rosma Bangga Dengan “Darling Makcik” Bob

Si comel jelita Rosma Sidik dari Akademi Fantasia 1 memuji rakan duetnya dari Sarawak Bob Usop kerana gigih mempromosi muzik Melayu Asli.

Katanya Bob patut diberi penghormatan oleh kerajaan Malaysia atas usahanya mempromosi genre lagu tersebut dan bakatnya dalam menghasilkan duet bersama artis veteran seperti Datuk Aspalela Abdullah dan Allahyarham Rosiah Chik.

“Bob kawan baik saya. Dia dikurniakan dengan suara emas. Dia juga amat hormati veteran dalam dunia seni.

“Tidak mustahil dia digelar Darling Makcik!”

Rosma berpendapat Bob dan kawan karibnya dari Sarawak Reza Mohamad akan muncul sebagai pewaris Aznil Nawawi satu hari nanti.

Dia mengucapkan syabas kepada Reza atas kejayaannya menjadi DJ baru popular di Era.FM.

Bob dan Reza mengirim salam tahniah kepada Rosma atas album sulungnya yang bakal muncul di pertengahan tahun ini.

Bob dan Reza berkata Rosma boleh menjadi hos TV yang hebat asalkan dia gigih berusaha.

Sushi Babies Congratulate Teppanyaki Lover Farah Z

Lovely Farah Asyikin Zulkifli of Malaysian Idol 2 and One In A Million (OIAM) ties the knot this year.

Her Akademi Fantasia 2 idol Kaer Azami (Wan Muhammad Khair Wan Azami), who will be pursuing his architecture degree at the end of the year, sends his best wishes, together with his dear friends Nana Mahazan (Nurul Hana Che Mahazan) of Akademi Fantasia 1 and Akma Abdullah (Asiah Tunakma Abdullah) of Akademi Fantasia 3.

Kaer, Nana and Akma wish Farah Z all the best with her debut album expected to be out soon. Nana, a DJ with Era.FM, hopes Farah Z’s songs will dominate the airwaves.

The trio wish sassy jazz princess Sufiah Noor, Kaer’s family pal who is known to him as Kak Opie, the same. She is still in the midst of completing her album.

Kaer, Nana and Akma are proud of Farhan Azizan for making it to the top 3 of Akademi Fantasia 4, and describe her as a shining example of perseverance.

They are also proud of Akademi Fantasia 4 champion Faizal Ramly and his fellow Terengganu singer “Superman” Faizal Tahir who finished second in One In A Million (OIAM).

The trio commend lovely Marion Caunter and Awal Ashaari, a Malaysian Idol 1 reject, for a great job in hosting OIAM, and hope they will be back this year.

They are looking forward to watching Awal’s film “Diva” in March, and hope for its box office success.

They hope little Zila Seeron of Akademi Fantasia 4 will join Era.FM as a new DJ, as she is always sweet, nice and brave.

The trio wish the best for Malaysian Idol 2 beauties Nita Hamzah (Norhanita Hamzah) and Xerra Zaimi (Tengku Zaharah Tengku Zaimi Azlan), OIAM finalists Anny Shariff, Mimi Shamsuddin and Aliya Abu Hasan, and Mentor stars Nieyl Zailani, Khatijah Hassan, Nabil Ahmad Damanhuri and Iwan Roslan.

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Peminat Sushi Kirim Tahniah Kepada Peminat Teppanyaki Farah Z

Jelitawan Farah Asyikin Zulkifli dari Malaysian Idol 2 dan One In A Million (OIAM) akan berkahwin tahun ini.

Idolanya dalam Akademi Fantasia 2 Kaer Azami (Wan Muhammad Khair Wan Azami), yang akan melanjutkan pelajaran dalam bidang arkitek hujung tahun ini, mengirim salam tahniah, bersama dengan kawan karibnya Nana Mahazan (Nurul Hana Che Mahazan) Akademi Fantasia 1 dan Akma Abdullah (Asiah Tunakma Abdullah) Akademi Fantasia 3.

Kaer, Nana dan Akma doakan kejayaan album sulung Farah Z yang akan muncul tidak lama lagi. Nana, DJ popular Era.FM, berharap lagu nyanyian Farah Z akan mendominasi carta muzik tempatan.

Mereka bertiga juga doakan kejayaan puteri jazz negara yang jelita lagi seksi, Sufiah Noor, iaitu kawan famili Kaer yang dipanggilnya Kak Opie. Album Sufiah akan siap tidak lama lagi.

Kaer, Nana dan Akma bangga dengan kejayaan Farhan Azizan menduduki Top 3 Akademi Fantasia 4, dan menyifatkannya seorang wanita yang gigih berusaha.

Mereka bertiga turut berbangga dengan juara Akademi Fantasia 4 Faizal Ramly dan rakan senegerinya dari Terengganu iaitu “Superman” Faizal Tahir yang menjadi naib juara One In A Million (OIAM).

Mereka bertiga kagum dengan bakat hos TV popular Marion Caunter dan Awal Ashaari, seorang bekas peserta Malaysian Idol 1, dalam menghoskan OIAM, dan berharap Marion dan Awal akan terus menghoskan rancangan itu.

Mereka juga berharap filem Awal, “Diva”, yang akan muncul dalam bulan Mac, akan berjaya dalam pasaran filem tanah air.

Mereka berharap si comel Zila Seeron dari Akademi Fantasia 4 akan menyertai Era.FM sebagai DJ baru, sebab dia manis, sopan lagi berani.

Mereka turut mendoakan kejayaan karier nyanyian jelitawan Malaysian Idol 2 Nita Hamzah (Norhanita Hamzah) dan Xerra Zaimi (Tengku Zaharah Tengku Zaimi Azlan), finalis OIAM Anny Shariff, Mimi Shamsuddin dan Aliya Abu Hasan, dan bintang Mentor Nieyl Zailani, Khatijah Hassan, Nabil Ahmad Damanhuri dan Iwan Roslan.

Nikki, U R The Greatest - Ekin

Lovely Ekin Rahman of Akademi Fantasia 3 is proud of Malaysian Idol 1 sixth-placed Nikki Palikat of Tambunan, Sabah.

Ekin of Labuan, an island in Sabah which is now a Federal Territory, says Nikki is a beauty with brains and is blessed with a beautiful voice.

She is especially fond of Nikki's unique "whistle".

"Dear Nikki, I'm so happy that you've found your place in Malaysian music and are frequently topping the pop music charts.

"May your winning streak continue, and may God be with you always."

She hopes Nikki will win more music awards.

Nikki won the Planet Music Award in Singapore for Best Newcomer and the Era.FM Radio Award for Best Duet last year.

Nikki has a hit song "Caramu" ("Your Way"), a duet with "Orange Teddy Bear" Zahid Baharuddin, the Akademi Fantasia 2 champion, who is close to her dear friend, "Sugar Bun Rabbit" Adam Mat Saman.

Ekin is also happy that lovely Nora Daud of Akademi Fantasia 4 is her neighbour in Kuala Lumpur.

She and Nora share a common love for Indonesian diva Kris Dayanti, a dear friend of Malaysian pop queen Datuk Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin, who is also Ekin's idol.

"Nora is a beauty, in and out. She's a gifted singer and actress, and if she works hard, she can be a star.

"I greatly admire her determination to learn and improve herself.

"It's also good if she becomes fluent in Chinese, a language she would love to speak."

Ekin is looking forward to watching Akademi Fantasia 2's Adam Mat Saman - her "big brother", Malaysian pop star Ning Baizura - Nikki's mentor, and Indonesian beauty Jessica Iskandar - Adam's dear friend from romantic movie "Dealova", in the film "Diva", which will be out in March.

The film also stars her dear friend, singer and actress Balkish Khan of Lahad Datu, Sabah.




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Nikki Memang Terhebat - Ekin

Si comel jelita Ekin Rahman dari Akademi Fantasia 3 bangga dengan kejayaan penyanyi tempat keenam Malaysian Idol 1 Nikki Palikat dari Tambunan, Sabah.

Ekin dari Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan berkata Nikki adalah jelitawan yang cerdik pandai serta memiliki suara emas.

Dia amat menyukai “siulan” Nikki tatkala menyanyi lagu R&B.

"Adik Nikki yang dikasihi, kak amat gembira adik kini meletup dalam industri muzik tanah air dan lagu adik kerap di atas dalam carta muzik tempatan.

"Semoga Tuhan sentiasa berkati adik dan semoga karier adik akan terus maju."

Ekin yakin Nikki akan berjaya merangkul lebih banyak anugerah muzik.

Nikki memenangi kategori Penyanyi Baru Terbaik dalam Anugerah Planet Muzik di Singapura dan Duet Terbaik dalam Anugerah Era.FM tahun lalu.

Nikki menyanyi lagu "Caramu", duet bersama "Beruang Comel Oren" Zahid Baharuddin, juara Akademi Fantasia 2, yang rapat dengan kawan baiknya, "Arnab Sugar Bun" Adam Mat Saman.

Ekin juga gembira menjadi jiran Nora Daud, jelitawan Akademi Fantasia 4, di Kuala Lumpur.

Ekin dan Nora adalah peminat setia diva Indonesia Kris Dayanti, kawan karib ratu pop Malaysia Datuk Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin, iaitu idola Ekin.

"Nora jelita di luar dan dalam. Dia amat berbakat sebagai penyanyi dan aktres, dan mampu menjadi artis besar tanah air, asalkan dia gigih dan rajin mencapai cita-citanya.

"Saya amat kagum dengan semangat kentalnya. Dia sentiasa mahu perbaiki kelemahan dirinya.

"Saya juga yakin dia akan berjaya bertutur dengan fasih dalam bahasa Cina satu hari nanti."

Ekin kini menunggu filem baru “Diva” yang dibintangi oleh kawan karib dan “abang angkatnya” dari Akademi Fantasia 2 Adam Mat Saman, penyanyi pop Ning Baizura - mentor Nikki, dan aktres jelita Indonesia Jessica Iskandar - kawan baik Adam dari filem romantik "Dealova".

"Diva" akan ditayangkan pada bulan Mac 2007.

Filem itu turut dibintangi oleh kawan baik Ekin, aktres dan penyanyi Balkish Khan dari Lahad Datu, Sabah.

"Mr Universe" & "Universal Company" (Universe & Syarikatnya)

“Mr Universe” Zainal Alam Kadir recently launched his own artiste management company Alamorphosis.
Some of the Akademi Fantasia kids such as his niece Nana Mahazan, Azizi Mohamad, Reza Mohamad, Fitri Zainal Abidin and Kefli “Vanilla Pussycat” Idir are managed by the company.
The others are mostly managed by Akademi Fantasia producer Astro TV’s artiste management company Maestro Talent And Management headed by composer, musician and first Akademi Fantasia principal Freddie Fernandez.
Nana and Reza are DJs in Astro TV’s radio station Era.FM.
The launch was held in The National Press Club Of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on January 26, 2007.
Zainal Alam has his own band, Alam Band, which is managed by his company.

[“Mr Universe” Zainal Alam Kadir baru-baru ini melancarkan syarikat pengurusan artisnya sendiri bernama Alamorphosis.
Beberapa orang penyanyi Akademi Fantasia kini di bawah naungan syarikat ini.
Mereka termasuk anak saudaranya Nana Mahazan, Azizi Mohamad, Reza Mohamad, Fitri Zainal Abidin dan “Kucing Vanilla” Kefli Idir.
Penyanyi Akademi Fantasia yang lain kebanyakannya diuruskan oleh produser rancangan iaitu Astro TV menerusi anak syarikatnya Maestro Talent And Management yang diketuai oleh komposer, pemuzik dan pengetua pertama Akademi Fantasia, Freddie Fernandez.
Nana dan Reza ialah DJ di stesen radio Astro TV iaitu Era.FM.
Pelancaran berlangsung di Kelab Media Malaysia di Kuala Lumpur pada Januari 26, 2007.
Zainal Alam juga mempunyai bandnya sendiri, Alam Band, yang dinaungi syarikat miliknya].


From left, Liza Ismail, Edlin Rahim & Zarina Zainoordin - The Fireflies.
(Dari kiri, Liza Ismail, Edlin Rahim & Zarina Zainoordin - Puteri Kelip-Kelip).



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From left, Nana Mahazan, Kaer Azami & Akma Abdullah - Sushi Is The Word.
(Dari kiri, Nana Mahazan, Kaer Azami & Akma Abdullah - Peminat Sushi).

Khai (Nemo's Best Friend) & Company

Here's Nemo The Magical Cat's best friend Khai (Khairul Nizam Wahi) and some of his dear friends from the Malaysian and Singaporean entertainment industry.

[Ini dia kawan karib Nemo Si Kucing Sakti iaitu Khai (Khairul Nizam Wahi) dan beberapa orang kawan baiknya dalam dunia hiburan Malaysia dan Singapura].


Khai and Nabila Huda Suhaimi (her father is rock king Suhaimi Abdul Rahman or Amy Search).
[Khai dan Nabila Huda Suhaimi, anak Amy Search].



Khai and fellow Johor Baru pop star Mamat Kamaruddin.
[Khai dan penyanyi sekampungnya dari Johor Baru, Mamat Kamaruddin].


Khai and pop star Syella Kamaruddin of Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
[Khai dan penyanyi dari Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Syella Kamaruddin].

Congrats, Jennifer Hudson!

Jennifer Hudson (Wikipedia)

Jennifer Hudson, who finished in the top 10 of American Idol 3, has become the first American Idol contestant to win a Golden Globe Award for her role in Dreamgirls, a film loosely based on the life story of Diana Ross' R & B group The Supremes.

Jennifer Hudson won Best Supporting Actress for her role as R & B singer Effie White.

She is a favourite of Vince Chong, the Akademi Fantasia 1 champion.


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Tahniah, Jennifer Hudson!

Jennifer Hudson, seorang finalis Top 10 American Idol 3 telah memenangi anugerah Aktres Pembantu Terbaik dalam Golden Globe Awards.

Beliau memenangi hadiah itu berikutan lakonan hebatnya sebagai penyanyi R & B Effie White dalam filem Dreamgirls.

Jennifer ialah penyanyi American Idol yang pertama memenangi anugerah Golden Globe.

Dreamgirls adalah kisah fiksyen mengenai sebuah kumpulan R & B di zaman 1960an.

Filem ini diilhamkan cerita kumpulan The Supremes yang asalnya diketuai oleh Diana Ross.

Dia seorang penyanyi kegemaran juara Akademi Fantasia 1, Vince Chong.

Superman Faizal Is A Superdad

Terengganu Superman Faizal Tahir, the One In A Million (OIAM) runner-up, is a Superdad again.

He welcomed the birth of daughter Siti Raudah Nur Iman two days after Christmas last year.

Faizal's wife Siti Raihanim Zainal Abidin gave birth to Raudah at the Selayang Hospital, not far from the residence of Faizal's Malaysian Idol 2 runner-up pal Nita Hamzah.

Faizal and Siti Raihanim also have a three-year-old son Mikaeel Zidane.

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Superman Faizal Kini Bergelar Bapa Semula

Superman Terengganu Faizal Tahir, naib juara One In A Million (OIAM) kini bergelar bapa semula.

Isterinya Siti Raihanim Zainal Abidin selamat melahirkan seorang anak perempuan, Siti Raudah Nur Iman, di Hospital Selayang pada Disember 27, 2006.

Selayang ialah kampung asal kawan mereka, naib juara Malaysian Idol 2 Nita Hamzah.

Faizal dan isterinya juga mempunyai seorang anak lelaki berumur 3 tahun, Mikaeel Zidane.

Suki Joins National Service For 3 Months

Sweet Suki Low of One In A Million (OIAM) joins the Malaysian National Service programme for 3 months beginning March.

All the best, Suki!

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Suki Memasuki Skim Latihan Khidmat Negara

Si comel yang menjuarai One In A Million (OIAM) Suki Low akan menyertai Skim Latihan Khidmat Negara selama 3 bulan mulai Mac 2007.

Selamat berkhidmat, Suki!

Linda's Brother Habil Has Faith In Super Singer Jaclyn

Beautiful Linda Nanuwil's hairstylist brother Habil is confident Jaclyn Victor's winning streak will continue for years to come.

Habil, Linda's elder brother who lives in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, says Jaclyn is a gem of a singer who has lifted Malaysian music, especially English music, to greater heights.

"Linda and Jaclyn love each other greatly and it is my prayer that they get to sing together soon.

"Our family has great respect for Jac because she worked hard to become a success and never forgets her roots," he said.

Habil and his family always pray for the well-being of Jaclyn, her mother Maggie and younger brothers Justin, Jerry and Julian.

Habil is the third of 8 siblings. Linda is the seventh. Their family hails from Ranau near Mount Kinabalu National Park.

Habil and family also have great love and respect for Vince Chong, who is like an elder brother to Linda and her cousin Marsha Londoh.

"Linda has learnt a lot from Vince. He is always caring, and brilliant," he said.

Linda is the runner-up of Akademi Fantasia 2 while Marsha is the fourth-placed of Akademi Fantasia 3.

Vince is the champion of Akademi Fantasia 1 while Jaclyn is the champion of Malaysian Idol 1.





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Abang Linda, Habil, Yakin Dengan Penyanyi Hebat Jaclyn Victor

Habil Nanuwil, stylis rambut di Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, merangkap abang kepada jelitawan naib juara Akademi Fantasia 2 Linda Nanuwil yakin juara Malaysian Idol 1 Jaclyn Victor akan terus menyerlah sebagai penyanyi ulung negara.

Katanya Jaclyn bagaikan permata seni yang menaikkan standard muzik pop Malaysia.

"Linda dan Jaclyn saling menghormati dan menyayangi. Saya berdoa mereka akan dapat menyanyi bersama tak lama lagi.

"Family saya amat hormati Jac sebab dia bekerja keras untuk jadi artis berjaya, dan tidak lupakan asal-usulnya," kata Habil.

Habil dan ahli keluarganya sentiasa doakan kesihatan dan kebahagiaan Jaclyn, ibunya Maggie dan adiknya Justin, Jerry dan Julian.

Habil ialah anak ketiga daripada 8 beradik manakala Linda ialah anak ketujuh. Keluarga mereka berasal dari Ranau dekat Taman Negara Gunung Kinabalu.

Habil dan keluarganya juga amat menyayangi dan menghormati Vince Chong, juara Akademi Fantasia 1 yang semacam abang angkat kepada Linda dan sepupunya iaitu pemenang keempat Akademi Fantasia 3, Marsha Londoh.

"Linda telah mempelajari banyak pasal dunia seni dari Vince. Vince sentiasa cerdik dan penyayang," katanya.