Nabila Razali

Nabila was born on 13 November 1992 in Petaling Jaya, Selangor and raised in Selayang.^[5] The youngest of three siblings to Shamsidah Abd Rahman and Mohd Razali Mura, she is a graduate of the Bachelor of Architecture department at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in Penang. She then pursued her master's degree in the same field at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Nabila is also a former student of St. Mary's Secondary School Kuala Lumpur.

Nabila began her career as a singer through the show Akademi Fantasia season 10 (AF2013), alongside singers such as Faizul Sany, Hael Husaini, Amira Othman and Indah Ruhaila. After 10 weeks of performing at the AF2013 concert, she managed to win fifth place.^[6] Here are her performances at AF2013:

1. Week 1: "Gemilang" original song Ella
2. Week 2: "Setia Ku Di Sini" original song Ziana Zain
3. Week 3: "Berlari" original song Tomok
4. Week 4: "Aku Yang Tersakiti" original song Judika
5. Week 5: "Wajah Rahsia Hati" original song Ogy Ahmad Daud
6. Week 6: "Lovefool" original song The Cardigans
7. Week 7: "Keliru" (duet with Alif Satar) original song Ajai & Nurul
8. Week 8: "Gelombang" original song Salamiah Hassan
9. Week 9: "Tentang Rasa" original song Astrid and "Permata Biru" original song Ella
10. Week 10: "Seandinya Masih Ada Cinta" original song Dayang Nurfaizah and "Katakan Saja" (new song) sung by herself

According to her in the interview: "I have loved singing since I was little. In university, my friends and I used to be street musicians".^[7] Her first single, "Katakan Saja", received an encouraging response from listeners. However, Nabila began to slow down her artistic activities because she was still studying at a local public university.^[8] In 2015, she formed the group The Lomas which also included Aisyah Aziz, Amira Othman and Indah Ruhaila. The group has released two singles so far, "Bila Larut Malam" and "Rindu".^[9][10] After graduating, he returned to focusing on the field of art again when he released the single "Cemburu" which also received a warm response from fans in 2016.^[11]

Nabila also tried her hand at acting through two telefilms, namely Bibik Aku Nak Berak (2013) and Ustaz Baru Nak Start (2016). In 2017, Nabila expanded her wings through the drama Hikayat Cinta Si Pematah Hati starring alongside Alif Satar.^[12] Playing the main character Wafeen Wardah, her acting received positive reactions from fans.^[13] In November 2017, Nabila released her latest single titled "Pematah Hati"^[14] and became a commercial success. The music video was directed by The Storytellrs and features Aedy Ashraf, Yaya Zahir and Adriana Adnan.^[15]

In 2018, she and Sarawak-born YouTube celebrity, Priscilla Abby sang the theme song for the 2018 biopic film, Lee Chong Wei: Rise of the Legend titled "Cahaya Juara". The recording of this song was conducted on 13 February 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Bangkok, Thailand.^[16][17]

In January 2019, Nabila released her latest single, "Vroom Vroom" with its music video featuring actor Fendy Bakry. It received over a million views after four days of launch and also ranked second on Malaysia's trending list with 38,000 likes.^[18][19][20]

In 2020, Nabila appeared with her latest single "Peluang Kedua" featuring MK from the group K-Clique. The music video uploaded to YouTube garnered one million views in a day, which is considered successful because it features MK's rap in the video.^[21][22]

In November 2020, Nabila announced that she had withdrawn from Separuh Akhir Muzik Muzik 35 due to health problems she was facing.^[23][24][25] However, the song "Peluang Kedua" sung by Hael Husaini at SFMM35.^[26] And in December 2020, Hael announced on Twitter that Nabila will perform at the 35th Song Champion Awards on 7 February 2021.^[27]

She starred alongside Aiman Hakim Ridza in the drama series Biar Mereka Cemburu which premiered on Astro Ria on 1 December 2020. She plays the main character as Nadia.^[28][29]

She has also been appointed as an ambassador for the beauty brand Siti Nurhaliza, Beautessence and an ambassador for the beverage product BeFine.^[30] Her latest single, "Putus" was released in November 2021.^[31][32]

She also dabbled in writing when she launched the novel Kerana Cinta Itu Ada. Launched on March 16, 2022, it is her first work with the novelist Sopphilea.^{[33][34][35][36]}