A familiar face in Malaysian classical and contemporary music scenes, Syafinaz Selamat is a music degree graduate from MARA University of Technology. She has been under the tutelage of Siti Chairani Proehoeman (voice) and Muzaffar Abdullah (pianoforte), veterans in the Malaysian music education and classical performance scene. Syafinaz is a lyrical soprano, whose performance repertoire includes arias for operas from composers such as Mozart, Puccini, Bellini, Delibes and Verdi. She was chosen to play the role of the soprano solo in the Carl Offs Carmina Burana with 100 choir members and the National Symphony Orchestra of Malaysia, conducted by reputed Australian conductor Roland Peelman. She's also a prominent singer and host of several musical entertainment shows. Her career achievements as a singer include a Gold Medal in the R&B/Pop/Rock/Contemporary category during the World Championships of Performing Arts in Los Angeles in 1999. Additionally, she's been twice nominated in the AIM for Best Female Vocal in an Album. She's currently a lecturer at the MARA University of Technology, The National Arts Academy and advisor and vocal master of The National Choir of Malaysia, and is working on her new album. Syafinaz has also extensive experience as a judge, having been a judge for: Akademi Fantasia 3, Akademi Fantasia 4. Who Will Win, Mentor and the voice trainer/music advisor for Audition II. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.