Fazura

For her self-titled debut album, see Fazura (album).

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Sharifuddin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Nur Fazura.

Fazura
فازورا‎
Fazura in 2011
Born	Nur Fazura binti Sharifuddin (1983-09-27) 27 September 1983 (age 41) Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
Other names	Faz Fazura Fazbulous
Education	Hai Sing High School
Alma mater	Fashion Design College
Occupations	Celebrity singer model television host businessperson VJ
Years active	2004–present
Notable work	Television: Teen's World Tahajjud Cinta Kisah Cinta Facing Up To Fazura Hero Seorang Cinderella Film: Bicara Hati Gol & Gincu Pisau Cukur Manisnya Cinta Di Cappadoccia Langit Cinta
Height	165 cm (65 in)
Spouse	Fattah Amin ​ ​ (m. 2017;div. 2024)​
Children	1
Parents	Sharifuddin Bin Adnan (father) Fadillah Binti Nasir (mother)
Musical career
Genres	Pop
Instrument	Vocal
Years active	2014–present
Labels	Universal Music (Malaysia)
Website	facinguptofazura.com

Nur Fazura Sharifuddin (born 27 September 1983), better known by her stage name as Fazura, is a Malaysian actress, singer, television Host, VJ who began her career in the Malaysian entertainment industry by hosting a television show and performing in several minor acting roles.

She was the host of a television show called Teen World. In 2004, she played the leading role in Bicara Hati, which earned her an award nomination. Later in 2005, she starred in the film Gol & Gincu . In 2010, she was featured in around 10 films, TV series and dramas, and had hosted a number of television programs.

Early life and education

Fazura was born in one of the rural province at Pekan, a town in the state of Pahang in Malaysia. ^{[1] [ non-primary source needed ]} She is the third of four siblings and has three brothers. ^[2] Her father died on 14 September 2000. She enrolled at a fashion design college and studied fashion for a while before quitting after a few months, saying, "Because my interest in the course dwindled after a while", ^[3] and accepting an offer to star in Qaisy & Laila. ^[4] She was discovered by film producer-director Datin Rosnani Jamil. ^[5]

Career

2007–2008: films and TV drama

She hosted shows called MTV Jus and MTV Pop Inc. throughout the year. Fazura also reprised her role as Putri for the second season of the hit Gol & Gincu The Series , which aired starting on 8 July 2007. In 2008, Fazura co-starred in the film Selamat Pagi Cinta, playing Julia with Pierre Andre, Sharifah Amani and Que Haidar. ^[6] Later that year, Fazura was cast in another TV series playing the title character in Ezora. ^[7] Premiered on 19 May on TV3, the TV series was one of the hit drama series during the period. ^[7] It premiered only for one season. ^[7] Also in 2008, Fazura guest-starred on a horror TV series called Keliwon. ^[8]

2009–2014: TV movie and drama

In 2009, Fazura starred in Pisau Cukur , ^[9] Fazura played a character named Intan who went on a vacation on a luxury cruise ship to cheer up her best friend Bella, played by Maya Karin. While on the ship, they encountered three Datuks, their wives and two children, one private detective and one die-hard fan of Bella's. The film was released on 5 November 2009 and became a box-office hit. ^[10] It was the first time Fazura and Maya Karin had made a film together. ^[11]

In 2012, Fazura opened a boutique called House Of Doll, located in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. ^[12]

Fazura returned to the silver screen in early 2014 with the release of the horror-comedy "Kami Histeria", followed by the psychological-drama thriller "Tembus" in the middle of 2014 and "Manisnya Cinta Di Cappadocia" in December. Fazura won the Best Actress Award at the 27th Malaysia Film Festival Awards for "Manisnya Cinta Di Cappadocia". ^[13] She also released her first single, "Sayangi Dirimu" ^[14] and was chosen to star in E!'s first Malaysian miniseries title, "Facing Up to Fazura". ^[15] The series premiered on 14 December 2014, on E! News Asia. ^{[16] [17] [18] [19]}

2015–present

She announced three variants of body mist spray—"I Love You", "Spotlight" and "Berry Beautiful" through her own brand that is named "Mystical by Fazura" under her own company label, Doll Domination, which was launched on 14 October 2015, at her boutique. ^[20]

At the same time, she released a new single called "Bangun", created by Lea Ismail (The Wak Lu's), one of the band members who was also involved in the mini-showcase that was being held at Hard Rock Cafe Melaka in the same month. At the time, Fazura had announced that she was planning to produce a mini-album which would consist of about seven songs. ^[21] On 18 October 2015, Fazura appeared live in a mini-showcase at Hard Rock Cafe, Melaka, alongside her band, "The Wak Lu's", and performed eight songs. ^[22] She also collaborated with a local alternative rock band, Estranged, in a ballad called "Hancur Aku". Their official music video currently has more than 12 million views on YouTube. ^[23]

Fazura's most recent film, Langit Cinta, was released on 7 January 2016. ^[24] She also plays Janet in the Indonesian film Bulan Terbelah Di Langit Amerika . ^[25] She told reporters in an interview that she will be involved with two film projects in Indonesia, apart from a joint discussion with Astro Shaw for her new film. ^[21]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Bicara Hati	Noraini	Win : 17th Malaysian Film Festival (FFM 17) – Best New Actress
2005	Senario XX	Siti
	Qaisy & Laila	Laila	Nomination : 18th Malaysian Film Festival (FFM 18) – Best Actress
	Gol & Gincu	Putri Farhana Aliya	Nomination : 19th Malaysian Film Festival (FFM 19) – Best Actress
2006	Buli Balik	Cik Hanum Dari Langkawi	Special appearance
2007	Kayangan	Maseira	Nomination : 21st Malaysian Film Festival (FFM21) – Best Actress
2008	Selamat Pagi Cinta	Julia
2009	Pisau Cukur	Intan Mastura	Win : Anugerah Skrin 2010 (2010 Screen Award – ASK 2010) – Best Supporting Actress
	Kantoi	Lydia
2010	Lagenda Budak Setan	Katerina/Kate	Nomination : 23rd Malaysian Film Festival (FFM 23) – Best Supporting Actress
2012	Bujang Telajak	Puteri
2014	Kami Histeria	Cik Lang	Win : Anugerah Majlis Pengkritik Filem Kuala Lumpur 2014 (2014 Kuala Lumpur Film Critics Award) – Best Supporting Actress Nomination : 27th Malaysian Film Festival (FFM 27) – Best Supporting Actress Nomination : Anugerah Lawak Warna (Warna Comedy Award) – Best Comedy Actress
	Tembus	Iza
	Manisnya Cinta Di Cappadoccia	Ifti Liyana	Win : 27th Malaysian Film Festival (FFM 27) – Best Actress Win : Anugerah Majlis Pengkritik Filem Kuala Lumpur 2015 (2015 Kuala Lumpur Film Critics Award) – Best Actress Nomination : Anugerah Skrin 2015 (2015 Screen Award – ASK 2015) – Best Film Actress
2015	Bulan Terbelah Di Langit Amerika	Janet	Indonesian movie
2016	Langit Cinta	Khadeja	Win : Anugerah Telenovela 2017 (2017 Telenovela Award) – Most Popular Actress in Film Category Nomination : Anugerah MeleTOP Era 2017 (2017 MeleTOP Era Award) – Bintang Filem MeleTOP Win : Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2016 – Best Film Actress
	Warkop DKI Reborn : Jangkrik Boss Part 1	Nadia	Indonesian movie
2017	J Revolusi [26]	Dian	Nomination : Anugerah Skrin 2017 (2017 Screen Award – ASK 2017) – Best Film Actress Nomination : 29th Malaysian Film Festival (FFM 29) – Best Supporting Actress Win : Anugerah MeleTOP Era 2018 (2018 MeleTOP Era Award) – Bintang Filem MeleTOP Nomination : Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2017 – Best Film Actress Win : Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2017 – Pasangan Serasi Filem
	Rafathar	Mila Cakra	Indonesian movie
	Warkop DKI Reborn : Jangkrik Boss Part 2	Nadia
	Ayat-Ayat Cinta 2 [27]	Brenda
2018	I Love When You Sing To Me	Dr. Zara	Short film
2019	Revenge of the Pontianak [28]	Mina
2024	Pendekar Awang: Darah Indera Gajah	Sayang

Telemovie

Year	Title	Role	TV channel	Notes
2006	Rendang Untuk Mertua	Mariana/Ina
2007	Tikar Buruk
2008	Sebening Azan Yang Dialun	Rabiah	TV3
2016	Europe, Here I Am [29]	Firuz	Astro Citra
2017	Wanita Terindah [30]	Nuryn Nafeesa	Astro First Exclusive	Win : Anugerah Telenovela 2018 (2018 Telenovela Award) – Pelakon Wanita Telefilem / Filem Popular
2018	Lahzeye Bi Payan (In An Endless Instant)	Nur Zehan Nazleen	Astro First Exclusive

Television series

Year	Title	Role	TV channel	Notes
2005	Inspirion	Azie	TV3
2006–2007	Gol & Gincu The Series	Putri Farhana Aliya	8TV
2007	Dalam Hati Ada Cinta		Astro Ria
	Wajah Cinta Kita		TV3
	Datin Diaries	Nelly	TV3
	Kasih Suci	Kasih
2008	Ezora	Ezora
	Bicara Cinta	Mila	Astro Prima
	Keliwon		TV3
2011	Kitab Cinta	Mustika	TV Alhijrah
	Tahajjud Cinta	Citra Maisara	TV3
2013	Kisah Cinta	Azalea
2017	Hero Seorang Cinderella	Nura Medina	Astro Ria	Win : Anugerah Telenovela 2018 (2018 Telenovela Award) – Pelakon Wanita Telenovela Popular
2024	Hero Seorang Cinderella 2
	Lelaki Itu	Irsa Imani	TV3
	Andartu Kosmopolitan	Dinda	Viu

Theatre performances

Year	Title	Role	Date In	Location
2006	Suzana@60 [31]	Suzana	7–9 April 2006	Istana Budaya

Television

Year	Title	Role	TV channel
2002	Teen's World	Host	TV2
2004	MTV Pop Inc	Host	MTV
2005–2007	MTV Jus	Host
2006	Anugerah Skrin ke-8	Host with Naz	TV3
2009	Anak Wayang	Host with Rusdi Ramli	Astro Ria
2014	Malaysian Film Festival	Host with Fahrin Ahmad
	Facing Up To Fazura (Season 1)	Herself	E!
2015	Facing Up To Fazura (Season 2)	Herself

Music video

Year	Title	Performer(s)
2002	Impak Maksima	KRU

Discography

Studio album

• 2017: Fazura

Singles

Singles

Year	Title	Composer
2014	Sayangi Dirimu	Lyrics by Shah Shamshiri Music by Damian Mikhail
2015	Bangun	Lyrics & Music by Lea Ismail (The Wak Lu's)
	Hancur Aku (Feat with Estranged)	Lyrics & Music by Rich (Estranged) Special collaboration with Estranged
	Bulan Terbelah Di Langit Amerika	Lyrics & Music by Ammir Gita (Indonesian composer) Special duet with Ridho Rhoma
2016	Like Fireflies (Collaboration with Ning Baizura & Taufik Batisah)	Lyrics & Music by Estranged [32]
2017	Nothing Like Pag-ibig (Feat with Jason Dy)	Lyrics & Music by Jungee Marcelo [33]
	Cinderella (Feat with Fattah Amin) [34]	Music by Aizat Amdan, Mel Ramlan Lyrics by Anas Amdan
	Bisa Apa	Music by Mhala Numata Lyrics by Tantra Numata
	Cinta Langka (Feat with Ariadinata (Samsons)	Music by Ariadinata (Samsons) Lyrics by Ariadinata (Samsons)
2018	The Good Is Back (Feat with Anggun)	Music by Jeremy Poligné, Tiborg Lyrics by Anggun, Manon Romiti, Jeremy Poligné
2019	Can't Forget Me	Co-written by herself and Los Angeles-based duo Willy Beaman and Cameron Forbes. [35]
2024	Bertahan Demi Cinta (Feat Fattah Amin)

Personal life

On 23 November 2017, it was confirmed that she and actor Fattah Amin got engaged on 13 November 2017. The pair had met while shooting for the drama Hero Seorang Cinderella which aired on Slot MegaDrama Astro Ria. ^[36] They got married in a private ceremony where only family members and close friends were invited on 27 November 2017, at Ritz Carlton hotel in Kuala Lumpur. ^[37]

Fazura filed a divorce on 13 September 2024 after seven years of marriage. ^[38]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2004	17th Malaysian Film Festival	Most Promising Actress	Bicara Hati	Won
2005	18th Malaysian Film Festival	Best Actress	Qaisy & Laila	Nominated
2006	19th Malaysian Film Festival		Gol & Gincu	Nominated
2008	21st Malaysian Film Festival		Kayangan	Nominated
2009	Screen Award	Best Supporting Actress in Film	Pisau Cukur	Won
2010	23rd Malaysian Film Festival	Best Supporting Actress	Lagenda Budak Setan	Nominated
	Shout! Award	Hot Chick Award	—	Nominated
2011	Anugerah Stail EH!	Selebriti Wanita Paling Bergaya	—	Won
	Anugerah Pilihan Pembaca Media Hiburan	Artis Wanita Seksi	—	Won
		Artis Stailo	—	Nominated
2014	KL Film Critics Award	Best Supporting Actress	Kami Histeria	Won
	Warna Comedy Awards	Best Comedy Actress		Nominated
	Anugerah Penghargaan H-Live	Woman of the Year	—	Won
	Anugerah MeleTOP Era	Fesyen MeleTOP	—	Nominated
	Anugerah Stail EH!	Selebriti Wanita Paling Bergaya	—	Won
2015	KL Film Critics Award	Best Actress	Manisnya Cinta Di Cappadoccia	Won
	27th Malaysian Film Festival	Best Supporting Actress	Kami Histeria	Nominated
		Best Actress	Manisnya Cinta Di Cappadoccia	Won
	Warna Comedy Awards	Best Comedy Actress		Nominated
	Screen Award	Best Actress		Nominated
	Anugerah MeleTOP Era 2015	Fesyen MeleTOP	—	Won
2016	Entrepreneur Insight 2016	100 Most Influential Young Entrepreneurs 2016 (100MIYE)	—	Won
	Anugerah Stail EH!	Selebriti Paling Fotogenik	—	Won
		Selebriti Wanita Paling Bergaya	—	Nominated
		Selebriti Pencapaian Terbaik	—	Nominated
	Anugerah Melodi	Personaliti Fesyen Melodi	—	Nominated
2017	Anugerah MeleTOP Era 2016	Fesyen MeleTOP	—	Nominated
		Bintang Filem MeleTOP	Langit Cinta	Nominated
	Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2016	Pelakon Filem Wanita Popular		Won
	Anugerah Telenovela 2017	Pelakon Wanita Popular (Kategori Filem Pilihan Juri)		Won
2018	Anugerah MeleTOP Era 2017	Fesyen MeleTOP	—	Nominated
		Bintang Filem MeleTOP	J Revolusi	Won
	Anugerah Telenovela 2018	Pelakon Wanita Telenovela Popular	Hero Seorang Cinderella	Won
		Pelakon Wanita Telefilem / Filem Popular	Wanita Terindah	Won
	Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2017	Penyanyi Wanita Popular	—	Nominated
		Pelakon TV Wanita Popular	Hero Seorang Cinderella	Won
		Pelakon Filem Wanita Popular	J Revolusi	Nominated
		Pasangan Serasi Drama – with Fattah Amin (Kategori Online)	Hero Seorang Cinderella	Won
		Pasangan Serasi Filem – with Zul Ariffin (Kategori Online)	J Revolusi	Won

References

1. ""Saya dilahirkan di Pekan Pahang" (I was born in Pekan Pahang)". Fazura's Twitter post dated 13 October 2012. Fazura's verified Twitter account. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
2. "Quoted from The Star's 15th paragraph line – 'the only girl and the third of four siblings". No. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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External links

• Official website
• Nur Fazura at IMDb