Elly Mazlein
Aida Mazlina binti Syed Hanafi or better known as Elly Mazlein is a Malaysian female singer, actress, host, comedian and radio presenter.
She signed a recording contract with NAR Records in 1997 and has released 4 solo studio albums over the 5 years of the contract. When she was a singer, she was often compared to her contemporaries' teenage singers such as Siti Nurhaliza and Liza Hanim. Even so, in 2001 she created her own record when her third album titled Elly managed to become one of the 10 best-selling Malaysian albums that year with sales exceeding 60,000 units. The success repeated the success of her previous album titled Satu Persatu which also sold 50,000 units. Elly managed to popularize songs such as "Usah Diduk Bara Yang Tersimpan", "Janji Kekasih" and "Bungaku Bakawali" which at that time dominated the country's radio charts. Her music career came to a halt in 2005 due to market factors and recording contracts.
As an actress, she began her acting career after being drafted by famous actor and director, Datuk Yusof Haslam to star in the drama series Gerak Khas and since then, she has made a name for herself as one of the best-selling female TV actresses in Malaysia.
Early life
Elly Mazlein was born on 17 December 1980 in Kampung Behrang, Slim River, Perak to Syed Hanafi Syed Abdullah and Sabariah Ahmad. She graduated with a Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia.Career
Music
At the age of 17, Elly Mazlein signed a contract with NAR Records and recorded her debut album, Sutera Kasih with the song of the same title and "Biar Pilu Ada Penawarnya" were released as singles. This album was a commercial failure, but did not discourage Elly from being active in the music field. Her second album, Satu Persatu was released two years later. "Usah Diduk Bara Tersimpan" and "Janji Kekasih" were released as singles. The album became a commercial success when it sold 50,000 units.Elly then collected new material for her third album, Elly which the recording process was carried out during the fasting month of 2000. Released on 26 March 2001, this album was touched by various composers and famous producers include Azmeer, Azman Abu Hassan and Eddie Hamid. Among the songs included in this album are "Bungaku Bakawali", "Cintaku Untuk Bahagia" and "Gerimis". Elly created its own record when it managed to become one of the 10 best-selling Malaysian albums with sales reaching 60,000 units. Satu Persatu and Elly also received Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of Malaysia.
Her first compilation album, Elly: The Best Ballads was released in 2002, bringing together a collection of the best songs from her three previous albums. It received a Gold certification. On 14 July 2002, Elly and the group Exists performed the charity concert Konsert Amal Afganistan – Exists 2002 which took place in Kuching, Sarawak.
In April 2003, Elly performed at the Sure Heboh Carnival in conjunction with TV3's 19th anniversary which took place at Dataran Sejarah, Ayer Keroh, Melaka. Apart from her, among the artists who participated were Ezlynn, Phyne Ballerz, Apacian, Chakra Sonic, Antz, Nora, Platinum, Sarah, Handy Black, Elyana, Siti Nordiana, Boboy, Ali, Abot, Winnie Kok and Mamat.
Elly then made preparations to record her fourth album, Atas Nama Cinta. For this album, she carried out a careful song selection process. This album was released in September 2003 with the songs "Merry Go Round" and "Pendita Penipu" released as singles. Among the composers and producers who contributed to this album are Aidit Alfian, Azlan Abu Hassan, LY and Eddie Hamid.
After achieving success in the music industry for 7 years, Elly Mazlein's music career came to a halt due to market factors and recording contracts, and she took a long break from her singing career. Five years later, in 2010, Elly returned to music by releasing two new singles titled "Please Forgive Me" and "Kata Saja I Love You".
In March 2013, she released a single titled "Sabarlah Hati" which is a ballad genre under KRU Music, this song was created by Manusia Putih. She was quoted by the entertainment portal Sensasi Selebriti as saying: "Elly feels excited to be with KRU Music in promoting the latest single and always expects the best from KRU Music".
In October 2016, she became one of the contestants of the third season of Gegar Vaganza after receiving an offer from Astro to participate in the show. She announced her withdrawal after the fourth week's concert because she was said to be disappointed by the comments from the permanent judge, Ramli M.S..
On 26 April 2017, Elly released her latest single titled "Jeritan Hati" which is based on her life story. The single launch ceremony was held at Platinum Superstar Karaoke, Setapak Sentral, it was her first single in four years since "Sabarlah Hati".
She, together with Faizal Tahir and Zizi Kirana, re-recorded the classic song "Empat Dara" originally written by Atan Penambang and Ahmad Yusoh with the title "Empat Dara 2020". Since its official launch on YouTube in November 2020, the music video for this song has become the number two trending song on the Malaysian YouTube platform with the number of views reaching 4.5 million with over 9,400 comments from viewers who were generally entertained and gave very positive support. This song was also performed live at the 33rd Berita Harian Popular Star Awards.
On 26 February 2021, Elly appeared with The latest single, "Dusta Cinta" is a cover of Aina Abdul with lyrics written by Wan Zakaria. He said about this song: "I am sure that Aina 's talent and ability is quite great. So, it is not wrong for me to support and trust her. The work she sings herself is also great. I also hope that luck will be on my side. I see Aina as very creative. Aina is extraordinary and her touch is poisonous,".
Acting
Elly first tried her hand at acting in 1999 through the special telefilm Gerhana Di Mata Kabus Di Hati broadcast on RTM. However, Elly's acting career seriously began in 2002 when actor, director and producer Yusof Haslam invited her to star in the police drama series Gerak Khas playing the role of Detective Mazlein. It was her first drama to act in. However, she left the series three years later.He was then offered to star in his first acting film, Janji Diana directed by Yusof and starring Rosyam Nor and Erra Fazira where he played the role of Etty. Released on 24 July 2003, the film became a commercial success when it managed to collect RM1.3 million.
In an interview with Utusan Malaysia on 6 July 2003, Elly said that she was honest about becoming an actress with the desire to try her luck in acting and improve her abilities in both fields that she was involved in. In the interview, she said: "At that time I didn't consider it something serious. I just wanted to try something new Acting is now my second field after singing".
After Janji Diana, she was then offered the lead role in the film Tangkai Jering directed by Abdul Razak Mohaideen in the role of Shakila. Elly was paired with Yassin Yahya, a former member of the group Senario. Despite playing the main role, the scenes involving her were filmed for only 10 days. In that short time, she had to make commitments on location. This film was released on 20 December 2004.
Elly returned to her role as Detective Mazlein in GK3 The Movie which was released on 9 February 2005. From 22 October 2007 to 31 January 2008, Elly became one of the six main actors of the first season of Spa Q together with Norish Karman, Farahdhiya, Betty Banafe, Nisha Dirr and Intan Azura where she played the role of Farah, one of the Spa Q staff. She then appeared in the drama Bella on Slot Akasia TV3' by playing two characters, namely the title character and Tengku Julia Sandra, then appeared in her first telefilm, Pelita Buluh.
In 2010, she played the title character in the drama Na O Mei directed by Fairuz Loy with a script by Rozie Rashid which was inspired by a true story about a Siamese girl who married a Malay man and had a child named Na O Mei. In this drama, Elly was paired with Adi Putra and Iqram Dinzly.
Elly and Iqram then worked together again by starring in the horror drama Amukan Pocong together with Azhan Rani and Ezany Nizariff. She plays the role of Long Jamilah, this drama aired on slot Seram from 15 March to 7 June 2012. A year later, Elly acted alongside Scha Al-Yahya in the film Awan Dania The Movie, an adaptation of the Astro Ria drama series with the same title. It was his first film in 8 years since GK3 The Movie. She said about her character in this film: "I enjoyed playing the role of Tania and hope that fans will like the difference that I tried to highlight through my character this time.".
In 2014, Elly played the role of Mona in the drama Kristal Maya directed by her then-husband, Azmi Hatta, starring Amyra Rosli and Shahz Jaszle, and then played the role of Jenny in the drama Cinta Ibadah which contained 175 episodes.
Four years later, she became one of the main actors in the drama Vila Ghazara directed by Feroz Kader which also starred Shukri Yahaya, Hafeez Mikail, Amirul Faqeem, Mustapha Kamal and Haleeda. She plays the role of Maria, the second wife of Dr. Ghaz played by Mustapha Kamal. In addition, she also acted in Teratai Kemboja as Hanani and Aku Cinta Dia as Rima.
2019 was the busiest year in Elly's acting career where she acted in 7 television dramas and 2 telefilms. Among her acting dramas throughout the year were Patah Sayap Bertongkat Paruh in the MegaDrama slot Astro Ria starring Aaron Aziz and Fasha Sandha, she played the role of Hanani and Kau Yang Pertama in the Akasia slot TV3 starring Fikry Ibrahim and Farah Nabilah playing the role of Kak Zaza. Her biggest success in her acting career came through her role as Mona/Minah in the comedy drama Kampung People which paired her with Rashidi Ishak and new actors, Riena Diana and Hun Haqeem. Produced by KL Motion Pictures, the drama which aired on TV3's Lestary slot from 11 December 2019 to 8 January 2020 became a commercial success and received positive reviews from television critics and warganet. She also appeared in two telefilms that year, Siapa Dia Sebenarnya and Maaf Dari Khilaf.
Elly next acted alongside Aeril Zafrel and Nabila Razali in the drama adaptation of the novel, Seindah Tujuh Warna Pelangi playing the role of Maryam. She then returned to play the role of Mona in Kampung People 2, followed by the role of Sheila in Keluarga Epik.