Jamal Abdillah

Malaysian pop singer and actor (born 1959)

Jamal Abdillah
King of Pop Malaysia

Occupation(s)Singer, actorYears active1973–presentSpouses

Basariah Abdul Latiff (divorced)
Noraina Che Yusoff (divorced)
Fatimatuzahra Abdul Samad (divorced)

Datin Zai Izzati Khiruddin

(m. 2017)

Children4RelativesJamilul Hayat & Helmi Hussaini (Brothers)Musical careerGenresPop, Traditional MalayInstrument(s)VocalsLabelsEMI Warner Music Malaysia

Musical artist

Dato' Jamal Ubaidillah bin Haji Mohd Ali (born 7 May 1959), known by his stage name Jamal Abdillah, is a Malaysian pop singer and actor^[1] with a "bad boy" image.^[2]

Jamal began his singing career in 1973. He won Radio Televisyen Malaysia's Bintang RTM competition in 1979.^[3] Following his victory, he continued to sing but also appeared in films such as 'Azura'.

Jamal is the eldest of seven siblings. Having married four times, Jamal has two sons, Osama Yamani (known as Yamani Abdillah) and Ahmad Zaki Yamani and a daughter, Nur Azura Yamani.^[4]

He is of Banjar descent.^[5] He has performed in Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam. He regularly performs charity concerts in Singapore every year.

Discography

Studio album

Perpisahan Tanpa Relamu (1980)
Derita Cinta (1981)
Hatiku Luka Kembali (1982)
Layang-Layang (1983)
Sendiri (1984)
Mati Hidup Semula (1986)
Untukmu (1988)
Sepi Seorang Perindu (1989)
Seniman Menangis (1990)
Jamal (1991)
Penghujung Rindu (1994)
Suratan Kasih / Penawar Kasih (1995 / 1997)
Samrah (1998)
Segala Cinta (2002)
Aku Penghibur (2005)
Tak Hilang Cinta (2009)
Raja Pop 2 (2011)

Single

Aku Maafkan Kamu feat Malique Ibrahim (2011)
Belenggu Rindu feat Wany Hasrita (2019)

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Toyol	Singer Invitations	Special appearance
1984	Azura	Zack/Zakaria
1989	Tuah	Hang Tuah/ASP Sazali
1991	Sejati	Bani
1993	Kekasih Awal dan Akhir	Yusman
1996	Suratan Kasih	Sunny/Said Helmi
1997	Ghazal Untuk Rabiah	Jamal/Salman

Television

Year	Title	Role	TV channel	Notes
1990	Jenakarama	Himself	TV1
2012	Bicara – with Daud Yusof	Himself	Mediacorp Suria	Special appearance
2015	Konsert Nostagia Dato' Jamal Abdillah	Himself	TV1
2016	Konsert 2 Dimensi	Himself	TV1	with Dato' M. Nasir
2017	Sepahtu Reunion Live	Himself	Astro Warna
2019	Sepahtu Reunion Live	Himself	Astro Warna
2019	Cinta Overhaul Aidilfitri	Zakaria	Astro Warna

Telemovie

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Azura 2003	Zack	Direct-to-video

References

^ "Despite Challenges, Asia Biz Thrives". Billboard. 27 December 2003. p. YE-16.
^ Lockard, Craig A. (1998). Dance of life: popular music and politics in Southeast Asia. University of Hawaii Press. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-8248-1918-7.
^ "Veteran singer Jamal tells how he overcame his drug addiction in book". The Star. 31 July 2006. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
^ "Singers Jamal Abdillah, Rossa conferred Datuk titles". Astro Awani. Malaysia. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
^ "Keturunan Banjar Di Malaysia Jadi Melayu Baru". ANTARA News Kalimantan Selatan. Retrieved 9 October 2015.