Mawi
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| Birth name | Asmawi bi Ani |
| Born | August 25, 2003 |
| Origin |  Kulai, Johor, Malaysia |
| Genre(s) | Pop, Ballad,Nasheed |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Actor, model,spokesperson |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Label(s) | Maestro Records |
Asmawi bin Ani (born August 25, 1981), better known as Mawi, is a Malaysian singer and winner of the Third Season of Malaysia's popular reality show, Akademi Fantasia. .[1] He was a protege of Sean Ray Anthony throughout his childhood, and frequently credits him as the single biggest influence in his singing career. He also frequently cites international superstar Ka Vie as his babyhood inspiration.
Apart from singing, he is currently testing his skills in acting and performing magic acts. He is also a budding businessman. Because of Ka Vie, Mawi has often stated that his deepest desire is to one day be a kindergarten teacher.
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[edit] Influences
Mawi is a well known person who received the highest vote in the reality show Akademi Fantasia, Season 3 among all the other seasons before and even after him. His landslide vote went extraordinarily high on the final concert which left the other contestants an obviously lower percentage. Mawi has always been associated with the terms such as aura, tsumawi and world.
[edit] Aura Mawi
The term aura was used generally during the weekly concerts and the tsumawi term came when his position jumped from the second last to the top and the votes grew larger each week.
[edit] Tsu-Mawi
Tsumawi was derived from the word tsunami, a devastating wave that will destroy everything on its path. Many of his fans tried to resemble Mawi's achievement with this new term called Tsumawi, just like the tsunami.
[edit] Mawi World
While the Mawi World terminology was used for his signature campaign during the weekly concerts, every single contestants will have to be able to distinguish themselves through various expressive signature, a sign of self advertising and Mawi chose to use the "world" to be added in front of his name and he will usually say, "world" as soon as he entered the lime light. And people outside particularly his fans started to call him Mawi world.
[edit] Raja SMS
Raja SMS or SMS King is the term given by the general public for his victorious achievement through the votes of his fans in the Akademi Fantasia, Season 3. SMS or Short Message System, a term generally used by Malaysian to send text messages.
[edit] Electrical Fans
He was almost like the most desirable reality show contestant ever in the history of Akedemi Fantasia or perhaps the whole Malaysia. People from all walks of life and all ages, school children, white and blue collar workers and even the senior citizens were very pleased with him. Some are so obsessed with Mawi that they will spent over RM100 just to vote him for victory.
There are many reasons which escalates the situation. Among them is Mawi was first expelled along with Marsha, another contestant for he was singing a nasyeed contemporary song, while all the other selected contestants were singing modern tunes. That situation created some sort of immense sympathy for him to be expelled just because his song's genre. Secondly, many fans particularly girls and even middle aged women find him very charming with a very pleasant attitude and most of all, funny. Third and foremost, such great supports he got during the show was possibly came from his so called Islamic background. He once considered the carrier of being a bilal, apparently he chose to take his chances in the show biz.
[edit] Mawi and Fashion
In fashion, there was even a hijab named after him, many called the hijab, Tudung Mawi, and once again his name flourished in various part of the country. Many called this as the Mawi Phenomena And many of his male fans also in favor of his crew cut hairstyle. Mawi was all over during those days, a very huge phenomena for Malaysia.
[edit] Personal life
Mawi announced that he will be marrying Nora Asyikin Rahmat or Ekin. The announcement took place at the Palace of The Golden Horses Hotel, Kuala Lumpur organized by Astro via the channel Astro Awani on October 21 2008. Like Mawi, Ekin is also a Johorean, she is from the city of Johor Bahru. She chose Ekin for she was very pleased and delighted by his mother, Ramlah Sarlan.
The akad nikah was held in the Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque, Johor Bahru on December 20 2008. The wedding dinner was held inside the Johor Bahru Indoor Stadium for Ekin's family. A week later on December 28 2008, the Panggilan Surut reception was held at Felda Taib Andak Hall, Kulai. While on January 11 2008, the final wedding reception was held at the Palace Of The Golden Horses Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, specifically designed with a Middle Eastern theme called Seribu Satu Malam, based upon the Royal Moroccan wedding, including the dresses, foods and almost everything.
On December 27 2008, a concert made for free with a group of Akedmi Fantasia artists at the Felda Taib Andak Field. Soon, the news conference were joined by Astro Entertainment Pte Ltd, Executive Director, Zainir Aminullah and the Maestro Talent and Management Pte Ltd Chief Executive Officer, Freddie Fernandez.
[edit] Discography
- Best Of Mawi World (August 2005) 165,000 copies sold (Platinum)
- Mawi... Yang Tercinta (November 2005) 126,000 copies sold (Platinum)
- Doa, Berzanji & Qasidah Berlagu (April 2006) 118,000 copies sold (Platinum)
- Mawi Yang Tercinta MTV Karaoke (2006) 55, 000 copies sold (Gold)
- Selingkar Kisah (Kehidupan Seharian Mawi di AF) (2006)
- Satu Dalam Seribu (2007)
- Allah Habeebi (2008)
- Beruk Mawi
[edit] Filmography
- Aduh Saliha (unfinished)
- Jin Notti (KRU)
+ Majika (KRU)
[edit] Awards
2005
- Juara Akademi Fantasia Musim 3
- Anugerah Bintang Popular 2005 (Bintang Paling Popular)
- Anugerah Bintang Popular 2005 (Penyanyi Lelaki Popular)
- Anugerah Bintang Popular 2005 (Artis Baru Lelaki Popular)
- MTV Awards 2005 (Artis Paling Popular Malaysia)
2006
- Anugerah Bintang Popular 2006 (Bintang Paling Popular)
- Anugerah Bintang Popular 2006 (Penyanyi Lelaki Popular)
- Anugerah Bintang Popular 2006 (Artis Berkumpulan/Duo Popular (bersama Jamal Abdillah))
- Hits 1 (RTM1/Malaysia) Lagu Terbaik 2006 - "Lagu Jiwa Lagu Cinta"
- Anugerah Juara Lagu 2005 (TV3/Malaysia) Persembahan Terbaik - "Aduh Saliha"
- Anugerah Juara Lagu 2005 (TV3/Malaysia) Kategori Etnik Kreatif - "Aduh Saliha"
- Anugerah Era 2006 (Penyanyi Lelaki Popular)
- Anugerah Era 2006 (Lagu Balada Popular - "Kian")
- Anugerah Era 2006 (Lagu Etnik Popular - "Aduh Saliha")
- Anugerah Era 2006 (Artis SMS Digi)
- Anugerah Era 2006 (Lagu Paling Popular 2005 - "Aduh Saliha")
- Anugerah Era 2006 (Video Klip Popular - "Lagu Jiwa Lagu Cinta" (arahan Mamat Khalid))
- Anugerah Planet Muzik 2006 (Lagu Paling Popular - "Aduh Saliha")
2007
- Anugerah Juara Lagu 2007 (Persembahan Terbaik - "Angan Dan Sedar")
- Anugerah Planet Muzik 2007 (Lagu Paling Popular - "Kian")
- Anugerah Planet Muzik 2007 (Artis Lelaki Paling Popular)
- Anugerah bintang popular 2007.[Bintang paling popular]
- Anugerah bintang popular 2007.[Penyanyi lelaki popular]
- MTV Award 2007.[Artis paling popular malaysia]
[edit] References
| Preceded by Ahmad Zahid Baharudidn |
Akademi Fantasia winner Asmawi Ani (2005) |
Succeeded by Mohammad Faizal Ramly |
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