Amy Mastura

Amy Mastura Suhaimi (born 10 May 1971) is a Malaysian singer and actress.

Amy Mastura was born on 10 May 1971 in Batu Gajah, Perak.

She is the younger child of two siblings.

She has an older brother.

Her mother, Che Pora Din has portrayed as Nora's aunt in Puteri Impian 2 while her father is a retired soldier.

Mastura and her older brother were raised in Ipoh.

Her cousins, Mazuin Hamzah and Mazlan Hamzah entered showbiz first and are members of Malaysian band, Quinary M which was popular in the 1980s.

Her career was managed by her cousin, Nana since with Sony Music Malaysia.

Amy Mastura began her early career as a stewardess with Malaysia Airlines (MAS) from 1989 to 1994.

She has family ties with Mazuin Hamzah as cousin, thus, musical career is synonymous with her.

Mastura joined the music career via Asia Bagus competition in Japan and as a result, she won the competition and defeating other Asian new talents.

Her entertainment career began in the music industry, following her performance at the 1993 Asia bagus talent show in Japan.

Mastura first ventured into the film industry in 1994 with the film Kuala Lumpur Universiti few months before her debut album released, but she gained prominence in 1996's Tragedi Oktober, which was a local hit.

She gained another hit the following year with Aziz M. Osman's Puteri Impian, a highly acclaimed romantic comedy for which she portrays Nora Mat Jidin, a factory girl who likes to dream and then later to join the reality TV to pursue her dream to be a princess.

Her self-titled debut album was released in 1994, a year after she won the Asia Bagus, notable singles from the album are Meniti Hari, Jawapan Kasih and Kasih became hits in the radio airwaves.

She won the Popular Female Singer category at the Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 1994 and defeating other singers such as Fauziah Latiff and Shima.

She left Malaysia Airlines in the end of 1994 to focus on her musical career.

She collaborated with the American singer and songwriter, Tommy Page through a song titled, The Best Part.

Her self-titled debut studio album was released the following year under PonyCanyon, and she won the 1995 Penyanyi Wanita Popular (Popular Female Artiste) award.

Of her studio albums, the most popular are Amy Mastura and Pujaanku, both of which were certified Double Platinum, and Puteri, which was certified Platinum.

Mastura also performed a duet with American pop singer Tommy Page, titled "The Best Part".

She also nominated in Best New Female Artist and Best Female Vocal Performance at the Anugerah Industri Muzik 1995.

She was also a VJ on MTV Syok produced by MTV in 1995.

On 1 May 1996, her second album Pujaan Ku was released and later followed by her third album, Puteri, on 4 November 1997.

Through the film, she has won the best actress award at the Malaysia Film Festival in 1999.

She signed with the Japanese record label Pony Canyon where she was their recording artiste until 1999.

She was first introduced through a song titled, Harapan Semalam, a duet song with composer Azmeer.

Besides music, she was also a sought-after actress when she appeared in her first film, Kuala Lumpur Universiti with Azhar Sulaiman, the film was not released until 1999.

This was followed by her second movie, Impian and later followed by her other films including Tragedi Oktober and Puteri Impian.

The film eventually earned a win for Mastura in the Best Actress category at the 1999 Malaysian Film Festival.

She also acted in several dramas and telemovies and active in theatrical works.

Her success in acting career has opened the public eye when she worked under the guidance from film director Aziz M. Osman.

Both Puteri Impian films gained the box office in Malaysian film industry and earned Amy the Most Popular Film Actress in ABPBH 1999.

Her single, "Bintang Hati" from her 2000 third studio album of the same name, garnered her another award, this time as the Best Pop Rock Song in 2000 Juara Lagu awards.

She then once again nominated for best actress for her dual-role comedic performance as well as receive another nomination for best original story for her works with Aziz in Bintang Hati (2004).

She is now actively appears in local television dramas playing both comedy and dramatic roles.

Her first single, Meniti Hari entering the 10th Anugerah Juara Lagu.

In early March 2011, Mastura became the new ambassador for Kose, a Japanese cosmetic line.

She became the first Malay woman to be the ambassador for Kose.

Throughout her career as a performer, Amy Mastura has recorded and produced seven studio albums, three compilation albums and recorded 93 songs and singles, her album sales reached 5 million units.