Jamal Abdillah

Jamal Abdillah
جمال عبيدﷲ
During Anugerah Juara Lagu 23
Born
Jamal Ubaidillah bin Haji Mohd Ali

(1959-05-07) 7 May 1959 (age 65)
Telok Anson, Perak, Federation of Malaya, (now Teluk Intan, Perak, Malaysia)
Other names
  • Jamal Abdillah
  • King of Pop Malaysia
Occupation(s)Singer, actor
Years active1973–present
Spouses
  • Basariah Abdul Latiff (divorced)
    Noraina Che Yusoff (divorced)
    Fatimatuzahra Abdul Samad (divorced)
Datin Zai Izzati Khiruddin
(m. 2017)
Children4
RelativesJamilul Hayat & Helmi Hussaini (Brothers)
Musical career
GenresPop, Traditional Malay
InstrumentVocals
LabelsEMI Warner Music Malaysia

Dato' Jamal Ubaidillah bin Haji Mohd Ali (born 7 May 1959), known by his stage name Jamal Abdillah, is a Malaysian pop singer and actor[1] with a "bad boy" image.[2]

Jamal began his singing career in 1973. He won Radio Televisyen Malaysia's Bintang RTM competition in 1979.[3] Following his victory, he continued to sing but also appeared in films such as 'Azura'.

Jamal is the eldest of seven siblings. Having married four times, Jamal has two sons, Osama Yamani (known as Yamani Abdillah) and Ahmad Zaki Yamani and a daughter, Nur Azura Yamani.[4]

He is of Banjar descent.[5] He has performed in Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam. He regularly performs charity concerts in Singapore every year.

  1. ^ "Despite Challenges, Asia Biz Thrives". Billboard. 27 December 2003. p. YE-16.
  2. ^ Lockard, Craig A. (1998). Dance of life: popular music and politics in Southeast Asia. University of Hawaii Press. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-8248-1918-7.
  3. ^ "Veteran singer Jamal tells how he overcame his drug addiction in book". The Star. 31 July 2006. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Singers Jamal Abdillah, Rossa conferred Datuk titles". Astro Awani. Malaysia. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Keturunan Banjar Di Malaysia Jadi Melayu Baru". ANTARA News Kalimantan Selatan. Retrieved 9 October 2015.