Muhammad Arfiza Shahab (born 16 February 2001), better known as Umay Shahab is an Indonesian actor, singer, presenter and model.[1] Umay Shahab began to be known when he starred in the Wulan (soap opera) and acted as Pandu, Wulan's son. However, his name began to be widely known thanks to his role as Bobby in the soap opera Eneng dan Kaos Kaki Ajaib (Eneng and Magic Socks). In addition, as a singer, Umay Shahab released his first album sponsored by KFC titled Umay Shahab. The album achieved success with triple platinum awards from its CD sales of 250 thousand copies.[2] Through this album, Shahab also won the AMI Award for Best Children Male Solo Artist and AMI Award for Best Children Album at 14th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia. In 2009, he began playing movie with the personnel of Indonesian rock and roll band, The Changcuters entitled The Tarix Jabrix 2.[3]

Umay Shahab
Born
Muhammad Arfiza Shahab

(2001-02-16) February 16, 2001 (age 23)
NationalityIndonesian
Occupations
Known forEneng and Magic Socks
Parents
  • Said Hanafi Shahab (father)
  • Yahni Dahmayanti (mother)
RelativesRaffi Shahab (brother)
Awards

Biography

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Early life

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Umay Shahab was born in Haji Hospital Jakarta, Makasar, East Jakarta. He comes from Ba 'Alawi sada family of the Arab Hadhrami surnamed Aal Shihāb-Uddīn, his father was a private worker named Said Hanafi Shahab,[4] while his mother is a Betawi woman named Yahni Dahmayanti.[5] Shahab has a younger brother named Raffi Shahab.[6]

Umay Shahab was born under the name of Muhammad Arfiza Shahab. At first he was called Umay, when he was still in the womb of his mother, at that time his mother often read a book that tells about the caliph of Islam, Umar bin Khattab. His mother then planned to give Umar's name to him, but since there were too many people named Umar, she then decided to change Umar's pronunciation to Umay. This innovation was finally approved by her husband, Said Hanafi Shahab.[4] Although in the end, Umay Shahab name does not become its official name, but the name was then he used as a nickname and his famous name since childhood.[7]

Discography

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Album

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Title Released Label Notes Refs.
Umay 2010 Music Factory Indonesia Sponsored by KFC; got the AMI Award for Best Children Album at the 14th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia [8]
Pesta Sekolah
(School Party)
18 May 2011 Music Factory Indonesia got the AMI Award for Best Children Male Solo Artist at the 15th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia [9]

Singles

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Title Released Label Notes Refs.
Happy Family 5 July 2014 Manager Seru Entertainment feat. Ebith Beat A [10]
Sudahlah
(Never Mind)
5 February 2018 Harmoni Musik Indonesia [11]

Filmography

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Film

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Title Year Role Notes Refs.
The Tarix Jabrix 2 2009 Donadoni [12]
Pengantin Cinta
(The Bride of Love)
2010 Unknown [2]
Heart Beat 2015 Cameo

[13]

Stealing Raden Saleh 2022 Gofar

Soap opera

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Title Year Role Notes Refs.
Wulan 2006 Pandu Son of Wulan

[6]

Eneng dan Kaos Kaki Ajaib
(Eneng and Magic Socks)
2007 Bobby [14]
Cahaya 2007 Rian [6]
Upik Abu dan Laura
(Upik Abu and Laura)
2008 Ruslan [15]
Isabella 2009 Timur [6]
Si Mamat Anak Metropolitan
(Mamat the Metropolitan Child)
2011 Mamat [5]
Cerita Anak Langitan
(Story of the Heavenly Child)
2012 Umay [16]
Abay Anak Ajaib
(Abay the Prodigy)
2012 Markum [6]
Si Cemong
(The Tadpole)
2013 Iboy [6]
Bidadari Takut Jatuh Cinta
(Angel Fear Falling in Love)
2014 Guntur [17]
High School Love Story 2015 Tresno [18]
Gerhana Bulan Merah
(Red Lunar Eclipse)
2016 Fandy [19]
Roman Picisan The Series 2017 Samuel [20]
Catatan Harian Aisha
(Aisha's Daily Records)
2018 Ridho [21]

Webseries

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Title Year Role Notes Refs.
Is This Love? 2017 Bayu Saka [22]

Commercials

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Works cited

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Book

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  • KKPK Star: Umay Jagoan Cilik (2013), published by DAR! Mizan[23]

Others

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Title Released Role Type length of Time
Cinta Dibalik Awan
(Love Behind the Cloud)
14 February 2016 Director Short movie 16 minutes 20 seconds
Cinta Dibalik Awan 2
(Love Behind the Cloud 2)
15 May 2016 Director Short movie 14 minutes 43 seconds
Cinta Dibalik Awan 3
(Love Behind the Cloud 3)
22 September 2016 Director Short movie 26 minutes 30 seconds

Awards and nominations

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Year Nominated work Award Category Result
2011 Umay 14th Anugerah Musik Indonesia AMI Award for Best Children Album Won
2011 Umay Shahab - Jagoan Sejati
(Real Hero)
14th Anugerah Musik Indonesia AMI Award for Best Children Male Solo Artist Won
2012 Umay Shahab - Pesta Sekolah
(School Party)
15th Anugerah Musik Indonesia AMI Award for Best Children Male Solo Artist Won
2012 Pesta Sekolah
(School Party)
15th Anugerah Musik Indonesia AMI Award for Best Children Song Nominated
2012 Umay Shahab 5th Nickelodeon Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Child Star Nominated
2017 Umay Shahab - Roman Picisan The Series Silet Awards 2017 Aktor Tersilet
(The Most-Silet Actor)
Nominated

References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Sasongko, Darmadi (19 December 2011). "Umay Pilih Nyanyi dan Akting Sekaligus" [Umay Select Singing and Acting Simultaneously]. KapanLagi.com (in Indonesian). Jakarta: KapanLagi Network. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b Putra, Hafidh Fadhillah (2009). "Profil Umay Shahab" [Profile of Umay Shahab]. KapanLagi.com (in Indonesian). Jakarta: KapanLagi Network. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  3. ^ Setianingsih, Dwi A.S. (3 July 2009). "The Tarix Jabrix 2: Persahabatan di Belantara Jakarta" [The Tarix Jabrix 2: Friendship in the City of Jakarta]. Kompas (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b Shahab, 2013, p. 4.
  5. ^ a b Gusman, Egie (7 December 2011). "Karena Nenek, Umay Tak Kesulitan Jadi Orang Betawi" [Because Grandma, Umay No Difficulty Being the Betawi People]. Okezone.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Profil Umay Shahab" [Profile of Umay Shahab]. VIVA.co.id (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Visi Media Asia. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  7. ^ Official (28 June 2011). "Umay Pilih Liburan ke Singapura" [Umay Choose Vacation to Singapore]. Jawa Pos News Network (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Jawa Pos Group. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  8. ^ T.W., Noviana Indah (5 November 2009). "Umay Lebarkan Sayap Dengan Luncurkan Album" [Umay Widen the Wings With Launched the Album]. KapanLagi.com (in Indonesian). Jakarta: KapanLagi Network. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  9. ^ Hidayat, Aguslia (16 May 2011). "Penyanyi Cilik Umay Luncurkan Album Pesta Sekolah" [Little Singer Umay Launches 'Pesta Sekolah' Album]. Tempo.co (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  10. ^ Happy Family – Single on iTunes
  11. ^ Merdekawan, Guntur (15 February 2018). "Kembali ke Industri Musik, Umay Shahab Rilis Single 'Sudahlah'" [Back to Music Industry, Umay Shahab Released Single 'Sudahlah']. KapanLagi.com (in Indonesian). Jakarta: KapanLagi Network. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Umay Shahab | Filmografi" [Umay Shahab | Filmography]. FilmIndonesia.or.id (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Konfiden Foundation. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  13. ^ Ardiyanti, Fitrah (6 November 2015). "Masih 14 Tahun, Umay Shahab Punya Peran Penting di 'HEART BEAT'" [14 Years Old, Umay Shahab Has Important Role in 'HEART BEAT']. KapanLagi.com (in Indonesian). Jakarta: KapanLagi Network. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  14. ^ Alys (23 March 2018). "11 Tahun Berlalu, Ini Kabar 6 Pemain Sinetron 'Eneng dan Kaos Kaki Ajaib'" [11 Years Go by, This is the story of six soap opera players of 'Eneng dan Kaos Kaki Ajaib']. IDN Times (in Indonesian). Jakarta: IDN Media. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Upik Abu dan Laura". IMDb. Washington: IMDb.com, Inc., by Amazon company. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  16. ^ Rayendra, Pandito (19 July 2011). "Cerita Anak Langitan" [Cerita Anak Langitan]. Tabloid Bintang (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  17. ^ Riantrisnanto, Ruly (15 November 2014). "Bidadari Takut Jatuh Cinta Tayang Setiap Senin di SCTV" ['Bidadari Takut Jatuh Cinta' Every Monday at SCTV]. Liputan 6 (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  18. ^ Patuti, Rahmat (19 August 2015). Y. Gustaman (ed.). "Pemain dan Kru sinetron High School Love Story Syukuran Bersama Anak Yatim" [Players and Crew of Soap Opera High School Love Story Thanksgiving With Orphans]. TribunNews.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  19. ^ Lestari, Puput Puji (2 December 2016). "Gerhana Bulan Merah, Sinetron Terbaru SCTV Minggu Ini" ['Gerhana Bulan Merah', SCTV's Latest Soap Opera This Week]. Bintang.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  20. ^ Priambodo, Adiyoga (19 February 2017). "Alasan Umay Shahab Ambil Tawaran Main di Sinetron Roman Picisan" [Umay Shahab Reasons Take a Play-offer on 'Roman Picisan' Soap Opera]. Okezone.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  21. ^ Aldida, Vania Ika (9 January 2018). "Umay Shahab Berharap Tak Terjadi Cinta Lokasi dengan Tissa Biani" [Umay Shahab Wishing Never Happen Love on Location with Tissa Biani]. Okezone.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  22. ^ Soejoeti, Istihanah (9 September 2017). "Ini Tantangan Umay Shahab Berakting di Web Series" [It Challenges Umay Shahab Acting in the Web Series]. Liputan 6 (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  23. ^ Shahab, 2013, p. 1.

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