Dafi: Another teen sensation!
Gaddafi bin Ismail Sabri or Dafi as he is popularly known, came into limelight after he was on the popularity charts of the famous show called Akademi Fantasia. Akademi Fantasia is a very popular music show, which have given excellent voices each year. Dafi, is one such voice that has taken the Malaysian audience by storm. This is one of the first reality television shows that the Malaysian audiences have been subjected too and this has already found a lot of takers.
Two year’s back, the event has found a very cute guy, who had taken the Malaysian television by storm and when asked about his popularity, he humbly replied that he was not even in the finals. After he was voted out in the eight week of the show, a lot of hearts were broken in Malaysia. This twenty one year old sensation was probably the most sought after rather than the competitors who have made it to the end and as a reason why, two years down the line he has his first album out. When asked about what he wanted to do in life, he said that he had always wanted to be a singer and that is what he is looking forward to. He started singing at the year of twelve and since then he has not looked back. He said at an interview that the song that won him a dance contest when he was twelve years old was the reason of his demise from the competition.
The stage was never a fear for this guy, as he has always loved to perform and has been on stage since a very small age. He was always into singing and he would perhaps sing everywhere, including the bathroom and the bedroom. Quite an active in co-curricular activities, in school, dace has also attracted this twenty one year old and his dancing prowess can be noticed even in the show when he would play with the crowd with his cheeky moves. He has also won a dance competition event while in school, so we know he is a good dancer.
The Malaysian market realized the importance of this singer and that is the reason why he has a single under his belt. To top that, his single is flooding the market and is being sold like hot cakes. Today he stands successful as a singer who is signed to KRU Music Group and has a manager to manage him. Now, that’s what you call, living life. After his success with his album which was launched in 2008, he has not looked back and now he is one of the most popular performers in Malaysia.
This again proves how Television can make someone a star from nothing. Who knew that since the inception of the television show, Akademi Fantasia, a guy known as Gaddafi bin Ismail Sabri, would become Dafi and two years down the line, be a very successful performer in Malaysia.