Ahmad Zamil
| Zamil Idris | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ahmad Zamil bin Mohd Idris |
| Born |
23 April 1978 Kuala Lumpur |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, television host, actor |
Ahmad Zamil bin Mohd Idris or Zamil Idris (born 23 April 1978 in Kuala Lumpur) is a Malaysian singer, television host, master of ceremonies, voice talent and actor.
Zamil is best known as the Season 1 finalist of the popular Malaysian reality talent show, Malaysian Idol in 2004.
He is the grand nephew of veteran actor and the first Malay film director Haji Mahadi.
Zamil was born on 23 April 1978, in Kampung Dato Keramat, Kuala Lumpur, the son of Zawiyah Jaafar, a homemaker, and Mohd Idris Ibrahim, a former politician and businessman. He is the fifth child from six children.
From a very young age, Zamil was exposed to the arts through films, stage performances and musicals. He had the ability to mimic the characters and voices when watching movies, and the singer's voice when listening to the radio.
The first season of Malaysian Idol in 2004 was touted as the most talked about talent competition in Malaysia. Zamil, who was a bank officer at the time, was urged by his friends and colleagues to go for the audition. The audition took place at Berjaya Times Square Kuala Lumpur with more than 10,000 hopefuls. Zamil sang "The Prayer" by Andrea Bocelli and wowed all three judges Roslan Aziz, Fauziah Latiff and Paul Moss, which led him to be in Top 120 and eventually to Top 33.
In The Workshop (Top 33), Zamil sang "My Baby You" by Marc Anthony, instantly gaining praises by the judges and votes by the viewers, and secured his place in the Top 12.
Throughout the competition, Zamil showcased his vocal strength in singing ballads and was known as The Crooner.
Zamil was voted out on 5 September 2004 during the Rock Show after delivering his rendition of Hoobastank's "The Reason". He was eliminated for getting the lowest votes during The Rock Show. His "The Reason" was criticised by all three judges, although many viewers thought he did a decent performance compared to the other finalists. Many viewed that Zamil should have sung one of the classic rock numbers. He came seventh in the show.
Zamil's renditions in Malaysian Idol include:
Zamil continued to perform for various events throughout Malaysia for corporate events, fashion shows, product launches, charitable causes, and weddings, usually singing popular songs from Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Michael Buble and Anuar Zain.
He released his first single Pesanan Terakhirmu in 2014 in memory of this late father. The song was then chosen as one of the songs for the MH17 tragedy and shown on national television.
In August 2014, Zamil performed twice at the Kuala Lumpur Lake Gardens Festival. He was the opening act for Malaysian Queen of Jazz Dato' Sheila Majid and world-renowned pianist Richard Clayderman for "Joget in the Park". He was also one of the artistes to perform at the MH17 Tribute Concert, sharing the stage with Ning Baizura, Awi Rafael, Dato' Leonard Tan, Radhi OAG and Shanel Shanty.
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