Amy Mastura | |
|---|---|
| امي مستورة | |
 Mastura on MeleTOP in June 2015. | |
| Born | Amy Mastura binti Suhaimi May 10, 1971 |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Actress, Comedian, Television Presenter, Product Endorser, Composer |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse |
Alvin Tham Suffian (m. 2000) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Mazuin Hamzah (cousin), Nazmi Faiz (nephew) |
| 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 entertainment career began in the music industry, following her performance at the 1993 Asia bagus talent show in Japan. Her self-titled debut studio album was released the following year under PonyCanyon, and she won the 1995 Penyanyi Wanita Popular (Popular Female Artiste) award. Of her studio albums, the most popular are Amy Mastura and Pujaanku, both of which were certified Double Platinum, and 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 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).[1] She is now actively appears in local television dramas playing both comedy and dramatic roles.[2][3]
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.[4]
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.
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- ^ "Amy Mastura is Kose ambassador". The Daily Chilli. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.