Mawi
Personal Info
Mawi (Asmawi Ani) is the champion of Akademi Fantasia 3 in Malaysia. He came to Akademi Fantasia as a raw talent who found it awkward to even take a few dance steps. Within three months, however, he became the nation's hottest celebrity. Since winning Akademi Fantasia, he has become such a phenomenon in Malaysia. His phenomenon has often been compared to another Malaysia's famous singer and icon, Siti Nurhaliza.
This 24-year-old lad was born on 25 August 1981 and raised in Felda Taib Andak, Kulai, Johor. Before joining Akademi Fantasia 3,he works as fardu ain teacher.He has many nicknames such as Botak,Awie,Mawik,Ustaz and Mawi World.
His first album entitled "Mawi... Yang Tercinta" was released on 16th November 2005, and has been sold for more than 85,000 copies in just 2 days.
His famous phrase is "World!" probably comes from the term 'World Class'.
Akademi Fantasia 3
Songs that he performed during Akademi Fantasia 3:
- Prelude:Intifada(Rabbani)
- Week 1:None
- Week 2:Dari Kekasih Untuk Kekasih(Hattan)
- Week 3:Gadis Melayu (Jamal Abdillah)
- Week 4:Nou'r El Ain (Amr Diab)
- Week 5:Beautiful Maria (Los Lobos)
- Week 6:Memori Cinta Luka (Nassier Wahab)
- Week 7:Oh Fatimah ( A.Ramlie)
- Week 8:Pupus (Dewa)
- Week 9:Pergi Tak Kembali ( Rabbani)
- Week 10(Final):Seroja(S.Effendi/Jamal Abdillah)& Aduh Saliha(new song)
Note:Mawi only join Akademi Fantasia after the end of week 1 when he get voted back by the trainer of Akademi Fantasia along with Marsha.
External links
- www.mawifc.com- Official Mawi Friends Club website
- www.astro.com.my/akademi_fantasia