Z Yan

“Malaysia’s Bossa Nova Princess with Sensuous Voice”

Z Yan, nicknamed “The Bossa Princess”, is one of the most elegant chanteuses in Malaysia. With a great alto voice as her biggest asset besides her exotic oriental beauty. She is currently one of the most sought after songstresses in KL by high-end live venues such as Suzie Wong and Imaginarium.

Possessing a demure and likeable presence yet with under-stated showmanship, her legion of fans is not to be under-estimated.

Z Yan was the first to release a Chinese Bossa Nova album “Brasileiro” under pop pop factory in 2010. The album garnered great feedback, even from international Hi-Fi magazines, and has sold over 5,000 copies to-date. Her follow-up album released in August 2019, “Romancing Asia” did even better by winning the “Best Classic Album” in AIM (Anugerah Industri Musik) awards 2020, cementing Z Yan’s status as a top-notch Jazz songstress. Her soon-to-be-released side-project album called “Mysterious sound of Poetry” in April 2020 is expected to catapult her to an all-time-high status in her music career.

That’s not the end, Z Yan is one-half of a rising popular act with pop pop factory called “Gadis Kebaya”, a retro-modern Nanyang and Melaya girl-duo that is getting a lot of attention and limelight as it symbolizes the Muhibbah spirits of the “New Malaysia”. On stage, Z Yan is elegant and entertaining, she exudes an exquisite charm that is very rare among the corporate singers in Malaysia.

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Released a total of 5 albums so far, with “Brasileiro” and “Romancing Asia” being her biggest achievements
• Being the only Chinese act to perform in 2013 Kota Kinabalu Jazz Festival (KKJF)
• Being the only Chinese act to perform in 2015 Kota Kinabalu Jazz Festival (KKJF)
• “Brasileiro” album won the “The Top 500 Best-sounding audiophile albums” of all time in Hong Kong’s “Audiophile” magazine
• “Romancing Asia” won the “Best Chinese Classic album” in AIM awards 2020
• “Romancing Asia” album chosen as the Top 10 albums 2019 in Hong Kong “Headlines” magazine, and the first time an album from Malaysia making into the list
• Chosen as the only Chinese act to perform in Kuching Waterfront Jazz Festival 2019