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Jamal Abdillah
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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
Spouse(s)Basariah Abdul Latiff (divorced)
Noraina Mohd. Yusof (divorced)
Fatimatuzahra Abdul Samad (divorced)
Datin Zai Izzati Khiruddin
(m. 2017)
Children4
RelativesJamilul Hayat & Helmi Hussaini (Brothers)
Musical career
GenresPop, Malay Tradisional
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.

Discography

Studio album

Single

  • Aku Maafkan Kamu feat Malique Ibrahim (2011)
  • Belenggu Rindu feat Wany Hasrita (2019)

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1980 Toyol Singer Invitations Special appearance
1984 Azura Zack/Zakaria
1989 Tuah Hang Tuah/ASP Sazali
1991 Sejati Bani
1993 Kekasih Awal dan Akhir Yusman
1996 Suratan Kasih Sunny/Said Helmi
1997 Ghazal Untuk Rabiah Jamal/Salman

Television

Year Title Role TV channel Notes
1990 Jenakarama Himself TV1
2012 Bicara – with Daud Yusof Himself Mediacorp Suria Special appearance
2015 Konsert Nostagia Dato' Jamal Abdillah Himself TV1
2016 Konsert 2 Dimensi Himself TV1 with Dato' M. Nasir
2017 Sepahtu Reunion Live Himself Astro Warna
2019 Sepahtu Reunion Live Himself Astro Warna
2019 Cinta Overhaul Aidilfitri Zakaria Astro Warna

Telemovie

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Azura 2003 Zack Direct-to-video

Legacy

Jamal legacy contiune by Osama and Zaki Yamani as singer, Osama famous song Bunga Seroja in 2019 and he had join Big Stage season 2 same year

References

  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. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Keturunan Banjar Di Malaysia Jadi Melayu Baru". ANTARA News Kalimantan Selatan. Retrieved 9 October 2015.