Monday, March 09, 2009

Datin Seri Tiara Jacquelina Is AF7 Principal

Datin Seri Tiara Jacquelina, Malaysia's most prominent female producer who brought about Puteri Gunung Ledang - The Musical and P. Ramlee - The Musical, is the first female principal of Akademi Fantasia 7.

The actress and producer who has an illustrious 2-decade career, is one of the most bankable names in showbusiness, and Malaysians liken her to Princess Diana, Oprah Winfrey and Brooke Shields rolled into one.

She is the sixth AF principal after producer Freddie Fernandez (AF1), producer Ramli MS (AF2 and AF6), singer/songwriter/actor/composer/producer M. Nasir (AF3), singer/songwriter/composer/producer Ramli Sarip (AF4) and producer/actor Roslan Aziz (AF5).

Her academic team, tasked with coaching the 14 AF7 contestants over the 10-week contest, includes acclaimed actress Ida Nerina as performance instructor, actress/entertainment writer Fatimah Abu Bakar as motivational and English language coach, Aris Kadir as choreography instructor, and Acis Hassim as music director.

Acis is jazz queen Datuk Sheila Majid's husband and a former member of popular rock band Gersang (Sheila was once married to Roslan, the ex-Malaysian Idol judge).

Fatimah is the mother of acclaimed actress Sharifah Amani and TV3 radio station Hot FM DJ Sharifah Aleya.





BAHASA MALAYSIA VERSION
Datin Seri Tiara Jacquelina Pengetua AF7

Datin Seri Tiara Jacquelina, produser wanita Malaysia yang paling dihormati serta pengasas Puteri Gunung Ledang - The Musical dan P. Ramlee - The Musical, ialah pengetua wanita pertama Akademi Fantasia 7.

Aktres dan produser yang berkecimpung selama 2 dekad di dunia hiburan tanah air dan amat dikenali peminat, Tiara ialah ikon seni tanah air, serta jawapan Malaysia kepada Puteri Diana, Oprah Winfrey dan Brooke Shields dalam satu jasad.

Tiara ialah orang yang keenam dilantik sebagai pengetua AF selepas produser Freddie Fernandez (AF1), produser Ramli MS (AF2 dan AF6), penyanyi/penulis lagu/aktor/komposer/produser M. Nasir (AF3), penyanyi/penulis lagu/komposer/produser Ramli Sarip (AF4) dan produser/aktor Roslan Aziz (AF5).

Pasukan akademik pimpinan Tiara, yang bertanggungjawab membimbing dan melatih 14 peserta dan pelajar AF7 selama 10 minggu, dianggotai antara lain aktres tersohor Ida Nerina sebagai guru seni persembahan, aktres/penulis hiburan Fatimah Abu Bakar sebagai guru motivasi dan Bahasa Inggeris, Aris Kadir sebagai guru koreografi, dan Acis Hassim sebagai pengarah muzik.

Acis ialah suami ratu jazz Datuk Sheila Majid dan bekas anggota kumpulan rock terkenal Gersang (Sheila ialah bekas isteri Roslan, iaitu bekas hakim Malaysian Idol).

Fatimah ialah ibu kepada pelakon terkenal Sharifah Amani dan juga DJ stesen milik TV3 Hot FM Sharifah Aleya.