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Awie
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Dato' Ahmad Azhar bin Othman (born 24 November 1968), better known by his stage name Awie, is a Malaysian singer, musician, actor and comedian.
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Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dato' Ahmad Azhar bin Othman (born 24 November 1968), better known by his stage name Awie, is a Malaysian singer, musician, and actor. Awie is considered one of the greatest Malaysian vocalist of all time.
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- Didi & Friends The Movie — Tok Chip (voice)2023
- Penanggal Mak Kiah2023
- Seratus2022
- Sudin Dah Kaya2022
- Kids Nowadays2022
- 10 Tips Tipu Bini2021
- Kampong Pisang Musikal Raya Istimewa — Husin2021
- Rumah Tok Wie2021
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Awie (born Ahmad Azhar bin Othman on November 24, 1968) is a Malaysian rock singer and actor. Awie was born Ahmad Azhar Bin Othman on November 24, 1968 in Kampung Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Othman bin Maarof and Azizah bte Abdul Hamid. He has three sisters (one deceased) and two brothers (one deceased). Awie suffered from chronic hypotrichosis during his childhood years. Awie started his music career in Kuala Lumpur in 1989, fronting the Malaysian "Wings" <a href="https://www.last
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Malaysia
- Place of birth
- Kuala Lumpur
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- Malay
- Religion
- Islam
- Genre
- hard rock
- Instrument
- voice
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- Awie (Wings).jpg
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- 1985-00-00
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- Awie
- date of birth
- 1968-11-24
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Career
- Early Involvement
- Wings
- Solo career
- Film career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- Feature films
- Telemovie
- Television series
- Television
- Discography
- Album studio (With Wings)
- Album solo studio
- Honour
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Dato' Ahmad Azhar bin Othman (born 24 November 1968), better known by his stage name Awie, is a Malaysian singer, musician, actor and comedian.
Born in Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur, Awie's music career start in 1985 with a rock band called Wings, which he became a lead vocal at age 17. Their First Studio Album Released in 1987 called Belenggu Irama that sold around 180,000 units. After Belenggu Irama, He records another four hit albums with Wings in five-year span between 1988 and 1993, while he also played flute for Metallica’s opening concert in Florida. Awie ventured into Acting and starred in Pemburu Bayang alongside the future Queen of Rock Ella in 1993. Awie then starred in many movies in the 1990s. While Wings was at the very peak of its career, Awie had a disagreement with then Wings manager Ali Bakar and left the group in 1993. As a solo artist, Awie became one of the best selling artist in Malaysia and became a millionaire in 1995.
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