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Shazrina binti Azman, also known as Mizz Nina, (born 1 July 1980) is a Malaysian fashion designer, motivational speaker, television personality, humanitarian, and co-founder of Dopstv, an Islamic lifestyle channel. She first gained renown as a musician, singer-songwriter, rapper, and dancer, but has since retired to focus on her fashion career and humanitarian work.
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| Born | Shazrina binti Azman 1 July 1980 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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| Years active | 2000–2013 |
| Labels | Mizz Nina Productions |
In 2016, Mizz Nina and her two partners founded the Islamic lifestyle channel DOPS (Deen of Peace Studios) TV Sdn Bhd which has produced a number of TV series and talk shows. She is also involved with organizations that assist the underprivileged, including Cinta Syria Malaysia, 1moment4them, Possible Dreams International, Feeding The Needy, Miasa, and Into Taqwa Malaysia.
Career
editShe is the daughter of Azman Hashim, who is the Chairman of AmBank Group.
1999–2007: Teh Tarik Crew
editThis group consists of several main members who are Santesh, Berg (UMP), Epi, and Amar (FKP). In 1997, she formed First Born Troopz with Fiquetional, with whom she would co-found the seminal Malaysian hip-hop group, the Teh Tarik Crew [1] in 1999. The group's full-length album, How’s The Level? received two AIM nominations in 2002. By 2004, Mizz Nina had earned two more AIM nominations through the Teh Tarik Crew’s sophomore album, What’s Next?.[2] The group later disbanded in 2007 to pursue solo careers.
2007–2013: Going solo
editIn July 2010, Mizz Nina released her first solo album, What You Waiting For.[2] She collaborated with 3 international singers, including Theo Martins on the song "Let Me C U Get It", Colby O' Donis on "What You Waiting For", and Grammy nominee Planet Asia on the song "Hope". Mizz Nina toured to Sri Lanka and India to promote her greatest hit "What You Waiting For".[3]
In February 2012, she released a new single called "With You". A lyric video of the song was released onto YouTube, which had earned over 6,000 views on its debut week and reached 40,000 views within 3 weeks. Three months later, she released her second solo album called Takeover. On September of the same year, she released her latest single called "Summer Burning"[4] which was produced by DJ Poet Name Life[5] and written by Jamie Munson, Lucy McIntosh and Mizz Nina herself.[6] Mizz Nina had also teamed up with the American rapper Flo Rida on a song called "Takeover".[7][8] The music video, filmed in Miami, became a YouTube hit at the time earning 1,505,221 views on YouTube.
In February 2013, Mizz Nina released the single, Around The World which featured Korean-American superstar, Jay Park. The single was produced by Cha Cha Malone. On 26 March 2013, she released the music video for Around The World on her official YouTube channel, mizznina1780. The music video was filmed in December 2012 in Korea with Jay Park. At the time, the CD single for Around The World was gifted free of charge to customers who made purchases at her Mizz Demeanor shop.[9]
While touring the US to promote her new single with Flo Rida titled Takeover in 2012, she was given the opportunity to host The MTV Iggy Show — Episode 12 live in Times Square, New York City. The episode aimed to expose innocent bystanders to three new artists breaking out around the globe, such as raw rock from Mexico’s Le Butcherettes, wavy hip-hop from American emcee Robert Raimon Roy, and the Swedish strains of First Aid Kit’s viral country.[10] Mizz Nina recalls this as "an experience I will never forget".[11]
Concerts and Live Performances
editMizz Nina was invited to perform for numerous concert events, such as, MTV World Stage 2012, Watsons Music Festival 2012, Twin Towers Alive 2011 and 2013, Bella Awards, and Arthur's Day 2011. On December 1 2011, she was one of the opening acts for Pitbull live In Malaysia. She also travelled to Melbourne in October 2012 to perform and launch her TakeOver album. On May 18 2013, she held her first concert in Kuala Lumpur at the KL Live, Life Centre.
2011–2022: Marriage and subsequent retirement as singer
editMizz Nina was married to Noh Salleh, a vocalist for the indie rock band Hujan.[12] Their wedding was held at her family's former residence near Ukay Heights, Ampang on 1 July 2011.[12] She performed Hajj with Noh in 2013. Following her return from the pilgrimage, Mizz Nina appeared to embody a more modest image which came as a surprise to reporters and netizens who had grown accustomed to her pop singer persona. It was during this period where she announced her retirement from singing to focus on her production and fashion aspirations, in addition to her newfound passion for her Muslim faith.[13] Mizz Nina and Noh Salleh announced on Instagram that they would be separating in August 2022.[14][15]
Since retiring, Mizz Nina is known to provide services as a vocal coach. She was once seen coaching students at the Singing Shop Studio in Amcorp Mall.
Business
editFashion label
editMizz Nina is a fashion designer for her own women's fashion label called Mizz Demeanor[16][17] and Madeena Clothing.[18] In 2014, Mizz Nina organized a World Hijab Day workshop with the latter company MaDeena on 1 February at Amcorp Mall, Petaling Jaya.
Production
editThrough her production company, Big Fish Entertainment, Mizz Nina produced a 13-episode children's program called The Cici & Caca Show.[18]
Other appearances
editAs host
edit| Year | Title | |
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| 2015 | Beyond Translation | Astro Oasis |
| 2016 | Queen Of The Deen | |
| Into Taqwa With Mizz Nina | TV Alhijrah | |
| 2017 | The Mizz Nina Show | Astro Maya HD |
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- What You Waiting For
- Takeover
Awards and nominations
edit- Anugerah Industri Muzik
Anugerah Industri Muzik (or AIM) (literal English translation: Music Industry Awards), is an annual event similar to that of the Grammy Awards which recognizes Malaysia's finest artists.[19][20] The year indicates the ceremony year, with the event awarding the works of the previous years.
| Anugerah Industri Muzik Malaysia (AIM) | |||||
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| Year | Category | Nominated Work(s) | Album | Result | Ref. |
| 2012 (AIM19) | The Best Album Cover "Kulit Album Terbaik in Malay" | TAKEOVER's Album Cover | Takeover | Won | [21][22][23] |
| Touring Artist Award "Anugerah Kembara in Malay" | Takeover Tour | Takeover | Won | ||
| Best Hip Hop Song "Lagu Hip Hop Terbaik in Malay" | Just You and Me | Takeover | Nominated | ||
- Shout! Awards
The Shout! Awards is an entertainment award show, created to celebrate the Malaysian entertainment scene which is said to have rapidly developed. The award recognizes people of the entertainment industry, such as those in music, television, film, and radio.
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| Year | Category | Nominated Work(s) | Result | |
| 2010 | Popstar Award (Pop Awards) | Nominated | ||
| Flava Award (Hip Hop / R&B Awards) | Won | |||
| Break Out Award (Best New Act) | Nominated | |||
| Hot Chick Award | Nominated | |||
| 2012 | Flava Award (Hip Hop / R&B Awards) | Nominated | ||
| Music Video Award (Best Music Video) | With You | Won | ||
| 2013 | Music Video Award (Best Music Video) | Around The World (featuring Jay Park) | Nominated | |
| Flava Award (Hip Hop / R&B Awards) | Won | |||
- Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian (Berita Harian's Most Popular Star Awards)
Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian (or ABPBH) is an award ceremony that recognizes the most popular artists of the year. The award is a yearly ceremony organized by a Malaysian newspaper company, Berita Harian. Its results are entirely based on votes cast by readers.
| Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian (ABPBH) | |||
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| 2013 (ABPBH 23) | Artis Wanita Stailo | Nominated | |
| 2014 (ABPBH 24) | Pasangan Selebriti Romantis (with Noh Salleh) | Nominated | |
References
edit- ^ "mtv Asia". Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ a b Synon, Sherwani (16 December 2010). "Hip hop artiste Mizz Nina in Sri Lanka". Daily Mirror. Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012.
- ^ http://www.mizznina.com/dates/what-you-waiting-for-sri-lanka-promo-tour-2/ "What You Waiting For" Sri Lanka Promo Tour
- ^ iTunes - Music - Summer Burning - Single - Mizz Nina
- ^ [COMING SOON] SUMMER BURNING Produced by DJ Poet Name Life
- ^ Mizz Nina - Summer Burning
- ^ "Mizz Nina unleashes new single 'Takeover' with Flo Rida". Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Takeover (feat. Flo Rida) – Single by Mizz Nina". iTunes Store. Apple. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ "Mizz Nina and Jay Park sizzle on new single 'Around The World'". MSN Malaysia. 26 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
- ^ http://www.mtviggy.com/videos/the-mtv-iggy-show-episode-12/ The MTV Iggy Show — Episode 12
- ^ http://www.mizznina.com/press/mtv-iggy-at-times-square-nyc/ MTV Iggy at Times Square, NYC
- ^ a b Abd Majid, Noorsila (17 November 2010). "Mizz Nina and Noh to tie the knot". Malaysian Star. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ Beh Yuen Hui; Tashny Sukumaran; A. Raman (27 January 2014). "Mizz Nina will only sing for female audience now". The Star. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
'I will only sing for a female audience now. This is the decision I have made,' [...] Mizz Nina also said she wanted to focus on her boutique and production company and that she did not regret leaving the music business as she felt she had achieved enough.
- ^ Awani, Astro (4 August 2022). "Sah! Noh Hujan, Mizz Nina bercerai". Astro Awani. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ Dzulkifly, Siti Athirah (4 August 2022). "Noh Salleh, Mizz Nina sahkan sudah bercerai". Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ Interview with Mizz Nina.
- ^ Official site
- ^ a b Izdihar Jaafar (11 November 2013). "Mizz Nina Lebih Gembira, Tenang". Gua.com.my (in Malay). Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "About RIM". Rim.org.my. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ Suraya al-Attas (13 December 1993). "Countdown to local Grammys". New Straits Times. New Straits Times Press. p. 27. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ http://www.ohbulan.com/aim-19-senarai-penuh-pemenang-anugerah-industri-muzik-ke-19/ Archived 19 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine AIM 19: Senarai Penuh Pemenang Anugerah Industri Muzik Ke-19
- ^ http://www.redcarpet.net.my/2012/11/aim19-honours-shila-amzah-mizz-nina-jaclyn-victor-alleycats/ Archived 1 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine AIM19 honours Shila Amzah, Mizz Nina, Jaclyn Victor & Alleycats
- ^ Anugerah Industri Muzik ke-19 Anugerah Industri Muzik ke-19 wikipedia