Ahmad Zamil is the grand nephew of veteran actor and the first Malay film director Haji Mahadi.
22 Facts About Ahmad Zamil
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From a very young age, Ahmad Zamil was exposed to the arts through films, stage performances and musicals.
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Ahmad Zamil had the ability to mimic the characters and voices when watching movies, and the singer's voice when listening to the radio.
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Ahmad Zamil, who was a bank officer at the time, was urged by his friends and colleagues to go for the audition.
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Ahmad 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.
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Ahmad Zamil was voted out on 5 September 2004 during the Rock Show after delivering his rendition of Hoobastank's "The Reason".
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Ahmad Zamil was eliminated for getting the lowest votes during The Rock Show.
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Many viewed that Ahmad Zamil should have sung one of the classic rock numbers.
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Ahmad 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.
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Ahmad Zamil released his first single Pesanan Terakhirmu in 2014 in memory of this late father.
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Ahmad Zamil was the opening act for Malaysian Queen of Jazz Dato' Sheila Majid and world-renowned pianist Richard Clayderman for "Joget in the Park".
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Ahmad Zamil was 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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Ahmad Zamil was shortlisted and eventually chosen as one of the hosts.
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Ahmad Zamil is currently hosting the show, marking his ninth year as a TV host of the program.
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Ahmad Zamil has been dubbed as "The Singing Emcee" due to his ability to host and entertain the audience with his singing.
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Ahmad Zamil has hosted various events throughout Malaysia including corporate annual dinners, product launches, roadshows and weddings.
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In 2007, Ahmad Zamil was cast as one of the seven main characters in a musical stage production called TUNKU The Musical at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Center.
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In TUNKU The Musical, Ahmad Zamil plays Malik, the 20-year-old son of Syed, an aide to Tunku Abdul Rahman.
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In 2005, Ahmad Zamil was chosen to appear in a TV Commercial by PLUS to promote their Touch-N-Go Card and Smart Tag campaign.
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Ahmad Zamil was chosen to be one of TM Net's ambassadors together with Idol alums Jaclyn Victor, Dina Nadzir, Vick Teo and Rydee.
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In 2007, Ahmad Zamil was invited to perform for Secretaries Week, an event usually performed by recording artistes.
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Ahmad Zamil performed for more than 800 guests at the Secretaries Week held at Renaissance Kota Bharu Hotel in Kelantan.