1. Tomok became the first male contestant and the first recording artist to do so in the history of the competition.
21 Facts About Tomok
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Tomok is the lead vocalist of a Malaysian band called New Boyz.
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Tomok was born in Negeri Sembilan on 17 May 1984 and was raised in Kuala Lumpur.
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Tomok's older sister, Ismaliza Ismail is a singer and participated in Akademi Fantasia.
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Tomok started singing at the age of 8 and was inspired by his favourite group, Exist, after he went to see their concert in 1992.
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Tomok is derived from the two Bahasa Malaysia words tamak, meaning "glutton", and gemok, meaning "fat", thus Tomok.
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Tomok recorded six albums together with New Boyz between 1999 and 2008.
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In one of the OIAM episodes, Tomok mentioned that the band was pelted with stones during some of their live performances.
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Tomok explained that the band is still around and he would still be with the band.
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Awal wished that through OIAM, Tomok would be able to portray a different image from what he was previously known.
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Syafinaz commented that the direction of which Tomok had shown during the course of the elimination round was rather confusing.
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Tomok kicked off his campaign in the OIAM3 Top 12 by singing Faizal Tahir's Coba.
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Tomok captivated the audience with his version of Rihanna's Umbrella in the Top 6.
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Paul Moss predicted that Tomok would be one of the finalists for the Grand Finals.
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Tomok believes that OIAM is the perfect platform to display his talent and show that he can perform a solo act.
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Tomok paid tribute to one of Malaysia's greatest bands, Alleycats in the Top 4-week by singing a medley of the group's songs.
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Tomok cited that the in Concert theme posed the biggest challenge for him throughout the competition as he has to find the right song for the week's performance.
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Tomok attributed his lack of playing guitar on stage to one of Paul's comments during the audition.
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Tomok became the first male contestant and the first recording artist to do so in the history of the competition.
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For winning the competition, Tomok bagged RM 1 million in terms of cash and record deal.
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Tomok pursued a bachelor's degree in Creative Industries Management at Universiti Utara Malaysia campus in Kuala Lumpur.