Nor Zila binti Aminuddin (Jawi: نور زيلا بنت أمين الدين ; IPA: Malay pronunciation: [ˈnʊrˈzila ˈbinti ˈaminudɪn]; born July 31, 1966), known by her stage name Ella, is a Malaysian musician, singer, actress, model, and entrepreneur. She began her career in 1983 at the age of 19 with a local band called Moonracker. She left the band after two years and continued her career by singing at local nightclubs. During that time, a local band called The Boys approached Ella, and they later became Ella & The Boys.

Biography

She attended Tengku Ampuan Rahimah High School in the Klang Valley. She started her career as a singer at local nightclubs and lounges. While singing in one of those clubs, Ella was approached by a band called The Boys, which she later merged with to create Ella & The Boys. On June 10, 2012, Ella and her protégé, Puteri Caroline Kamel, won TV3's Mentor Season 6 talent search.[1] On July 7, 2012, Ella married Azhar Ghazali, a pilot 15 years her junior.[2]

Discography

Studio albums

Year Title Producer Label
1989 Pengemis Cinta Ramli Sarip WEA (now Warner Music Malaysia)
1990 Puteri Kota
Identiti
1991 Mendung Tak Bererti Hujan
(for Indonesian market)
1992 30110 Man Keedal & M. Nasir EMI Music Malaysia
1994 Ella USA Kyoji Yamamoto
1995 8494
1998 El
2000 Diva Metal
2001 Ilham Bicara
2003 Simbiosis
2007 Rama Rama
2017 Peace.Love.Rindu

Compilation albums

Year Title Producer Label
1992 Unggul EMI Music Malaysia
1993 Ella – Remix
2005 Ratu Rock
2008 Balada
2009 Greatest Hits

Video album(s)

Year Title Producer Label
1991 Ella Mood

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Bayangan Maut Herself Debut film appearances
1993 Pemburu Bayang
1997 Hanya Kawan
2002 Les Sekinchan Television film on VCD channel
2013 KIL Neighbour Guest appearance

Television

Year Title Role TV channel
2020–2024 The Masked Singer Malaysia Jury Astro Warna

References

  1. ^ "Ella, Caroline are Mentor 6 champs". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2012-06-25.
  2. ^ "Ella kini milik Azhar Husaini Husaini". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2013-08-22.
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