Amy Search

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Amy Search
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Born
Suhaimi bin Abdul Rahman

(1958-07-28) July 28, 1958 (age 67)
Occupation(s)Musician, singer, lyricist, actor
Years active1973–present
TitleKing Of Rock Malaysia
Spouses
Faridah Fadzil
(m. 1983;div. 1985)
Norliza Abdul Latiff
(m. 1990;div. 1994)
Roslisa Ahmad
(m. 1995;div. 2000)
Datin Norhasliza Hassan
(m. 2003)
Children
  • 1. Nabila Huda Suhaimi (daughter)
  • 2. Irisha Myra Suhaimi (daughter)
  • 3. Alexander Zulkarnain Suhaimi (son)
  • 4. Sania Samara Suhaimi(daughter)
  • 5. Qaqa At-Tameemi Suhaimi(son)
Parents
  • Haji Abdul Rahman Omar (father)
  • Hajah Fatimah Idris (mother)
Musical career
Genres Rock, Hard rock, Heavy metal, Glam metal, Pop rock
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar
Labels

Datuk Haji Suhaimi bin Haji Abdul Rahman (born 28 July 1958) or better known as Amy Search is a Malaysian musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead vocalist and founder of the group Search. Search is the most influential Malaysian rock band in Malaysia and has released more than 20 best-selling studio albums, dozens of best-selling songs and singles, and performed dozens of sold-out concerts. He is also active in the field of acting, his acting credits include Kembara Seniman Jalanan (1986) and Fenomena (1990). [1]

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Career

Initially, Datuk Amy worked as a piano tuner before becoming the lead singer and guitarist with two of his school friends to form the band The Detours Brothers in 1971-1973. Then Amy became the lead singer and rhythm guitarist to establish Soft White Eyes which was led by three people Umarul Mahdzar who was the lead guitarist of iklim (lead guitar), Dian P. Ramlee (bass guitar) and Yantzen (drums) in 1973. In 1978, Awang became the lead guitarist to join the Soft White Eyes group while Umarul was absorbed as the second guitarist and this group changed its name to Titanic band in 1979 and was buried in 1981 and revived in 1983.

Amy invited Nasir and Din to join the Flash group before changing their band's name to Search. When Zainal left Flash (Search), Datuk Amy became the lead singer and tambourine player, and operated as the group leader and founder. Din was the rhythm guitarist and Nasir Daud was the bass guitarist before he withdrew and continued his career as a solo singer. [2]

Search (band) also did not escape from experiencing a split. The most unacceptable thing for their loyal fans was Datuk Amy's withdrawal around 1996 from the Search Group, which disappointed many of their fans because at that time the Search Group had been established for more than 10 years in the local music industry and was among the longest-lasting rock groups in Malaysia. Datuk Amy decided to leave the Search Group and released his second solo album, Camouflage. Before Datuk Amy left Search, he also recorded his first solo album titled Magic. [3]

After several years of working solo, Datuk Amy and Search (band) decided to reunite. Following the success of Datuk Amy's reunion with Search, many artists who were previously in groups reunited with their original groups, such as Datuk Nash with Lefthanded, Yantzen Juniwan|Yantzen with Rusty Blade, Datuk Awie with Wings, Joey with Bumi Putra Rockers|Bumi Putra Rockers Group, Mustaffa Din|Mus with May (band), Syed Ismail Syed Ibrahim|Mael with XPDC, Isa Rahman with Handy Black, the late Saleem with iklim, Zarith Mega| Zarith with Mega, Mohd Redzuan Aziz|Oney with Lipan Bara and many more. [4]

In 2008, Datuk Amy stole the attention of the Indonesian media by expressing his displeasure over the tendency of Malaysian radio stations to prioritize Indonesian songs. [5]

On March 30, 2020, he announced his resignation as Search's vocalist for the second time, citing vocal quality as the main reason. [6] He reportedly will not be involved in any of Search's concerts in the future. [7]

Acting career

Amy began her acting career in 1986 through the film Kembara Seniman Jalanan directed by Nasir Jani. [8]

In 2010, Amy starred in the musical performance Suatu Masa: Amy which is "not rock" at Istana Budaya from March 26 to 28. [9] The musical organised by Mentari Channel Network, which takes an hour and 45 minutes for each performance, is accompanied by the National Symphony Orchestra, with emotional monologues. [10]

Profile and vocal abilities

Classified as having a "Serak-serak Basah" voice, he is one of Malaysia's best rock singers with the band Search who won the Best Vocal Performance in a Song category at the Music Industry Awards, Malaysia's equivalent of the Grammy Awards in the United States.

Personal life

He first married Faridah, (1983-1985), and divorced then married Noorliza Abdul Latiff, (1990-1994). Once again Amy's marriage was hit by crisis and separated then Amy married Roslisa Ahmad, once again Amy was hit by trials in her marriage causing them to separate again until she met Norhasniza "Nourish" Hassan who is from Melaka and remained until now. [11] His marriage to Amy has given birth to 5 children in total, namely Nabila Huda (1984), Irisha Myra (1997), Alexander Zulkarnain (2004), Sania Samara (2005) and the youngest Qaqa At-Tameemi (2009). His wife, Nourish suffered a miscarriage when she was four months pregnant. [12]

He is a coffee and teh tarik enthusiast and has launched his own tea brand called Phewiiit!. Amy said: "Rock fans, get ready for my special Teh Tarik Phewiiit!. It's something I've always wanted to do, because I'm a coffee lover. From my early days as an aspiring musician, to a rock singer, coffee has never left my soul after a hard day's work". [13]

Discography

Album

Solo ALBUM

ALBUM SEARCH

SINGLE

Filmography

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YearTitleRoleRemark
1986 Kembara Seniman Jalanan SelfFirst film, guest actor
1987 Rozana Cinta 87 guest actor
Sayang Rizal
Kepala Angin Back singer
1990 Fenomena Suhaimi
IsabellaAmyFilem usahasama Malaysia - Indonesia
2005 Rock Juri 1Special appearance
2010 Lu Pikirlah Sendiri de Movie Driver Lori Ayam
2024 Tan-Ti-Ana Self

Telefilm

YearTitleRoleTV Channel
2017Asam Pedas PewittAmy TV3

Amy Search was immortalized in the form of a cartoon drawn by Lat in Lat's comic, Lat as Usual published in 1990 by Berita Publishing.

Awards and nominations

Orders of Merit

References

  1. Ketika Band Malaysia Kuasai Musik Indonesia KapanLagi.com (30 June 2012). Accessed on 18 August 2012.
  2. Bissme S. (13 April 2009). "Search still on". The Sun. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  3. Lim, Elaine (27 August 1990). "Pulling 'em in with Search and hype". New Straits Times (Times Two). p. 25. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  4. Abd Aziz Itar (4 August 2009). "Sayang sound system 'broken'". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  5. Hermawan, Ary; Nurhayati, Desy. "Malaysia, Indonesia quarrel turns to music". The Jakarta Post . Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  6. Sylvia Looi (30 March 2020). "Malaysian rocker Amy leaves group Search, again". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  7. Sylvia Looi (25 February 2020). "Amy Search will not be taking part in the group's concert next due to month other commitments". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  8. Kembara Seniman Jalanan is still relevant? Nasir Jani. Sinar Harian . Accessed on 22 February 2016.
  9. Rizal Johan (20 January 2010). "Amy Search turns to musical". The Star Online. Archived from the original on 2019-09-27. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  10. Nur Aqidah Azizi (5 April 2010). "Search no further for Amy". Malay Mail. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  11. Dennis Chua (6 May 2019). #Showbiz: I didn't marry Amy because he was rich, says Search singer's wife Nourish New Straits Times . Accessed 18 August 2019.
  12. Dennis Chua (5 July 2018). #Showbiz: 'The heartbeat eventually stopped' - Amy Search's wife suffers miscarriage New Straits Times . Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  13. Dennis Chua (24 March 2017). Teh tarik from Amy Search New Straits Times . Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  14. Tazali, Muhammad Shahizam (24 August 2022). "PM leads 883 recipients of the Order of Merit of Melaka, Amy Search now holds the title of Datuk". Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 24 August 2022.