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Ze! is one loud and ballsy
electropop / dirty disco singer from hometown Kuala Lumpur. Think Madonna,
MIA, Santogold, Roisin Murphy and The New Young Pony Club.
From TV commercials by
international brands like McDonald’s, Toyota and Pizza Hut, electropop
songstress Ze! (pronounced zay) has come a long way and from a very
experimental musical background. Starting out as a rapper in an RnB girl
trio, Ze! released a first solo EP ‘My Make-Believe’ back in 2003 that saw
her producing material from poetry to hiphop and DnB.
In 2005, Ze! released the
‘SHAMELESS’ debut album which was recorded in Byron Bay, Australia, where
she completed a degree with SAE (School of Audio Engineering). ‘SHAMELESS’
was a mash of electro to rock to ethnic tracks. The self-released CD brought
her several award nominations including ‘Best Local English Artiste’ of 2006
(AIM, Malaysian Grammys), ‘Most Outstanding Youth of the Year’ 2005 (AYA,
Asian Youth Ambassadors).
Music video ‘Too Sexy’ is
seen on Hitz.TV, and singles have hit the charts of national radio. Single
‘Room for 2’ was recently featured on an MTV ad by Noise Singapore and she
has also grabbed the CLEO Magazine’s Young Achievers Award 2007. Ze! has
headlined alongside artistes like Malaysian Idol Winner Jaclyn Victor, DJ
Gabriel, KRU and collaborated with Malaysian Reggae Ambassador Sasi the Don,
Transient Vortex, Helmut Kraft, Nostalgic Dance Orchestra, J Lyall, Dragon
Red, K Town Clan and Vandal. Ze has headlined a Red Sessions event, which
has also featured Dimitri from Paris, Austin Leeds and Rasmus Faber.
Recently performed at DanceValley Festival 2008 (Holland's No.1 Dance Music
Festival at Spaarnwoude with headliners like Tiesto, Carl Cox and Ferry
Corsten) and on the same weekend Ze! headlined the Blue Nose Sunday at De
Heeren Van Aemstel in the middle of Amsterdam; Sweat Club @ Leipzig and
lastly The Villa @ Berlin (which has seen names like Zombie Disco Squad and
Bonaparte). The mini european tour later ended with a performance with MC DUSAAR at the Muziekodroom in Hasselt, Belgium.
Apart from music, Ze!
currently co-owns and runs a fashion business/boutique with younger sister
called OSIXNINE (www.osixnine.com)
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