Amy Mastura
Amy Mastura | |
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| امي مستورة | |
Mastura on MeleTOP in June 2015. | |
| Born | Amy Mastura binti Suhaimi May 10, 1971 |
| Occupations | Singer, actress, comedian, television host, product endorser, composer, record producer |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse |
Alvin Tham Suffian (m. 2000) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, balada, pop rock, jazz, alternative pop |
| Instruments | Vocal |
| Labels | Pony Canyon (1993–1999) Amy Mastura Entertainment (1999–present) Sony Music (2000–2010) |
Amy Mastura Suhaimi (born 10 May 1971) is a Malaysian singer and actress.
Her music career began in 1993 when she first gained recognition as a runner-up in the talent competition show Asia Bagus in Japan. She signed with Pony Canyon and released her self-titled debut studio album (1994), supported by the single "Meniti Hari", and she won the 1995 Penyanyi Wanita Popular (Popular Female Artiste) award. Her first two albums (Amy Mastura and Pujaanku), both of which were certified Double Platinum, and her third album Puteri, which was certified Platinum. Mastura also performed a duet with American pop singer Tommy Page, titled "The Best Part". Her single, "Bintang Hati" from her 2000 third studio album of the same name, garnered her another award, this time as the Best Pop Rock Song in 2000 Anugerah Juara Lagu awards.
Mastura first ventured into the film industry in 1994 with the film Kuala Lumpur Universiti few months before her debut album released, but she gained prominence in 1996's Tragedi Oktober, which was a local hit. She gained another hit the following year with Aziz M. Osman's Puteri Impian, a highly acclaimed romantic comedy for which she portrays Nora Mat Jidin, a factory girl who likes to dream and then later to join the reality TV to pursue her dream to be a princess. Through the film, she has won the best actress award at the Malaysia Film Festival in 1999. She then once again nominated for best actress for her dual-role comedic performance as well as receive another nomination for best original story for her works with Aziz in Bintang Hati (2004). Later in her acting career, she actively appears in local television dramas playing both comedy and dramatic roles.
In early March 2011, Mastura became the new ambassador for Kose, a Japanese cosmetic line. She became the first Malay woman to be the ambassador for Kose. Throughout her career as a performer, Amy Mastura has recorded and produced seven studio albums, three compilation albums and recorded 93 songs and singles, her album sales reached 5 million units.