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Syafinaz Selamat

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In this Malay name, the name Selamat is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Syafinaz.
Datuk
Syafinaz Selamat
P.M.W.
BornSyafinaz Selamat
(1973-01-11) 11 January 1973 (age 52)
Pontian, Johor, Malaysia
🏡 ResidenceShah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
🏳️ NationalityMalaysian
💼 Occupation
  • Singer
  • Operatic Sopranos
  • Vocal Master
  • Vocal Teacher
  • Choir Conductor
📆 Years active  1989–present
🏡 Home townBatu Pahat, Johor Darul Ta'zim, Malaysia

Datuk Syafinaz Selamat[1]; (born 11 January[notes 1] 1973), is a Malaysian singer who sings in Malay, English, Italian, Spanish, and Germany. She is well known for her soprano roles in her singing, and highly regarded as a reputable voice coach as well as a professional jury/critic in numerous local singing competitions and reality programs.

Early life[edit]

Syafinaz Selamat is the youngest child out of 11 siblings, and was born in the Pontian district of Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) state in Malaysia. Syafinaz began her singing journey as a child singer at the age of 7 in events around her hometown in Batu Pahat, (JDT)[2].

At the age of 9, Syafinaz joined a talent search hosted by Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) Angkasapuri and soon became regular singer alongside a duet partner, Eliza, in RTM radio segments, as well as regular child singers on RTM national television’s children’s programme that was aired during festive seasons[2].

Syafinaz landed her first record deal at the age of 15, and her first album titled after her own name, Syafinaz[3] was launched in 1989[2].

Artistry[edit]

Syafinaz graduated from the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) with a Bachelor's Degree in Music[4]. She is also a classically trained singer under the tutelage of Prof. Dr. Siti Chairani Proehoeman (voice), Muzaffar Abdullah (pianoforte), as well as veterans in the Malaysian music education and classical performance scene.

Syafinaz is a lyric coloratura soprano[notes 2][5], which makes her suits for opera shows with exquisite music of lyrical coloratura repertoire and arias from composers such as Mozart, Puccini, Bellini, Delibes and Verdi. She was chosen to play the role of the soprano solo in the Carl Offs Carmina Burana (Orff) with 100 choir members and the National Symphony Orchestra of Malaysia, conducted by reputed Australian conductor Roland Peelman[6].

Syafinaz started off as a pop singer. Her career achievements as a pop singer include a Gold Medal in the R&B/Pop/Rock/Contemporary category during the World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) in Los Angeles in 1999. Additionally, she's been nominated twice in the Anugerah Industri Muzik (AIM) for Best Female Vocal for her albums Ingin Bersamamu-1999 and Syyh-2001, a nomination in Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian for Popular Female Singer in the year 1998/99, Sri Angkasa Award and Anugerah ERA 2002.

Due to her extensive knowledge and experiences in singing, art, and performance, she's often invited as a professional jury/critic for numerous local singing competitions and reality programs. Her partnership with her co-jury, Paul Moss in OiAM landed them a nomination for Best On-Screen Chemistry Award in Shout! Awards in 2009[7].

Career[edit]

Syafinaz is currently a lecturer at the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and The National Arts Academy (ASWARA)[8], an advisor and vocal master for The National Choir of Malaysia[9], as well as a conductor for PERMATA Seni Choir Group[10]. She also provides private voice tutoring and known to have tutored several well known local singers including Misha Omar, Khai Bahar, Ernie Zakri and many more.

Syafinaz has extensive experience as a jury in numerous local singing competitions and reality shows, including Akademi Fantasia Season 3 and 4, Who Will Win, Mentor, One in a Million (Malaysian TV series) Season 1, 2 and 3, Pop Krew, The Band, Bintang Kecil RTM, Bintang RTM and AF Megastar 2017. She was also trusted with the responsibility as a music advisor for reality program Audition II, and as a vocal coach in singing competition Bintang RTM 2018[11]. She is currently appointed as one of the mentors in the reality show Mentor for the show’s latest season installation, Mentor Musim ke-7[12].

Due to her reputation as the region’s leading sopranos and dubbed as the Queen of Soprano[13] Malaysia, Syafinaz is often invited as a special celebrity guest to do classical performances in local as well as international prestigious events. Some of her international shows include the closing ceremony of World Economic Forum in Davos(Switzerland) in the year 2007, special appearance in World Expo in Zaragoza(Spain) in the year 2008, SEA Games in Vientiane(Laos) in the year 2009, Islamic Fashion Week in Monte Carlo(Monaco) in the year 2010 before Prince Albert[14], and in World Islamic Economic Forum in Kazakhstan in year 2011[13]. Syafinaz also made a performance alongside Rosnan Rahman, Zainal Abidin and Jaclyn Victor during Barack Obama official visitation in Malaysia during his (USA) presidency in 2014[15]

To honour her contributions in education, entertainment, art and performances for three long decades, Syafinaz was awarded a Panglima Mahkota Wilayah (P.M.W.) medal of honour by Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) during the Federal Territory Day 2018. This honour gives Syafinaz an official Datukship title; Datuk Syafinaz Selamat.[1]

Discography[edit]

Studio Album[edit]

  • Syafinaz (1989)[3]
  • Ingin Bersamamu (1999)[16]
  • Syyh (2002)[17]

Featured Singles[edit]

  • Mahkota by Dennis Lau feat. Syafinaz Selamat (2009)[18]
  • Terpesona by Frank Scott Hew feat. Syafinaz Selamat (2010)[19]

Theatricals[edit]

  • Rubiah (2005)[20]
  • The Adventures of Sinbad (2010)[21]
  • Opera Puteri Saadong (2015)[22]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ↑ She shares the same birthday as Siti Nurhaliza and Mary J. Blige.
  2. ↑ A lyric coloratura soprano is expected to be able to easily sing anywhere from C4 to C6, and explore coloratura territory by embellishing her cadenzas with higher notes from D6 to F6.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mokhtazar, Syahirah (2 February 2018). "(Showbiz) Singer Syafinaz honoured to receive Datukship". New Straits Times. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The, Editor (17 February 2013). "One direction". The Edge (Malaysia). Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Aiman, Shahrul (1 June 2012). "SYAFINAZ (1989)". Blogger (service). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Meng, Yew Choong (8 January 2015). "Marking 30 Years of Music Making UiTM Faculty Celebrates Milestone With Concert". The Star. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Amz, Khai. "Malaysia's Female Singers Live Great Belted Notes (B4 - D7)". ulcity.info. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  6. ↑ Datuk Ooi, Chean See (8 March 2011). "100 Memorable Women Part 8". The Star. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  7. ↑ Tan, Jessica (17 July 2010). "Shout! Awards Tonight". News. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Aisyah, Nurul (10 June 2018). "Teaching Music to Young Generations". Blogger (service). Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  9. ↑ Chan, Li Leen (10 November 2016). "Nostalgic Journey Down Memory Lane National choir". The Star. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  10. ↑ The, Editor (28 April 2018). "Permata Seni Concert". Malaysia Travel. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  11. ↑ MSN, Editor (26 January 2018). "'Bintang RTM 2018' contestants get a tongue-lashing from jury Adibah Noor". MSN. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  12. ↑ Mokhtazar, Syahirah (10 August 2018). "#Showbiz: Syafinaz on being a mentor says 'I won't bite!'". New Straits Times. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named queen
  14. ↑ Mahadzir, Dzireena (22 August 2010). "Making inroads". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  15. ↑ Politicians, The Socialites (30 April 2014). "President Obama Visits Malaysia". Devonbuy. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  16. ↑ Aiman, Shahrul. "Syafinaz - Ingin Bersamamu (1999)". Blogger (service). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  17. ↑ Aiman, Shahrul. "Syafinaz - Syyh (2002)". Blogger (service). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  18. ↑ YTL, Adm (10 January 2010). "Violinist Dennis Lau launches debut album at Shook!". ytlcommunity. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  19. ↑ Low, Jasmine (10 January 2010). "PRESS RELEASE: FRANK SCOTT HEW INFUSES MUSIC AND FASHION IN "TERPESONA"". WordPress. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  20. ↑ Azhad, Blog (18 May 2005). "Teater Rubiah". Blogger (service). Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  21. ↑ Tunku Yusoff, Tunku Shahariah (10 March 2010). "The adventures of Sinbad Bangsawan Style". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  22. ↑ Lin, Rouwen (21 January 2015). "Opera and Mak Yong Remixed for The Staged Story of Kelantan's 'Puteri Saadong'". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 3 September 2018.

External links[edit]


Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:Malaysian people of Malay descent Category:Malaysian female pop singers Category:Malaysian people of Malay descent Category:Malaysian people of Bugis descent Category:Malaysian people of Javanese descent Category:People from Johor Category:Malay-language singers Category:Akademi Fantasia




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