Joe Flizzow will be entertaining prisoners on a goodwill mission to Jakarta.

LEGENDARY rock outfit Search has done it.

Riz is a role model for the young

Shiha had a narrow escape while shopping in a hypermart in Penang.
This time, rapper-producer Joe Flizzow of the award-winning duo Too Phat will be following in the footsteps of Search vocalist, Amy, by performing at a prison as part of a goodwill mission to Jakarta.

The show is slated for Oct 29.

Meanwhile, Flizzow, who represented Malaysia at an international hip hop festival last weekend, is in the midst of completing his solo album.

*AKADEMI Fantasia Season 3 (AF3) prelude reject Nurshiha (Shiha) Mohd Zikir had a narrow escape while shopping with her parents on Hari Raya day earlier this month.
The 21-year-old Penangite was at the Carrefour supermarket in Seberang Jaya near Bukit Mertajam when several armed robbers struck.

“One of the gunmen fired a shot, hitting a metal shelf near me. It was so terrifying. Thank God, I wasn’t hurt,” said Shiha during a phone interview recently.

Shiha, a former RTM singer in Penang, now performs at Restoran Cerana in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. She has also appeared in the long-running action-packed cop TV serial, Gerak Khas and Datuk Rahim Razali’s drama, Kilauan.

She signed a deal with independent label Power Records, and is best known for her song, Hatiku Terbelah Dua.

*MORE news about Akademi Fantasia stars.

Riz, the Perak-born lad who was named first runner-up in the sixth season of AF, is an excellent role model for youths – he is talented, dedicated and hard-working.

Ever since he graduated from the made-for-TV performing arts academy, Riz has been busy with promotional activities, tours and TV appearances.

Barely months after he burst onto the showbiz scene, Riz purchased a BMW 320i, his dream car.

The 22-year-old will also receive a Naza Bestari 206 as part of his AF prize.

*IF Riz has what it takes to make it big in showbusiness, the same cannot be said of another “celebrity”, who has to learn a thing or two about humility.

A fellow actress asked the upcoming actor, who was recently featured in a coming-of-age movie, if he would be interested in auditioning for a new TV series.

He refused, saying that he would only agree to “confirmed” jobs.

Not long after, he rang the actress to see if he had been given the role. Disgusted, the actress told him off and hung up.

*CELEBRITY couple Rashidi Ishak and Vanida Imran impressed TV viewers and judges to emerge tops in Astro Ria (Channel 104)’s dance reality show, Sehati Berdansa.

The show’s second season will kick off on Saturday at 9pm.

Ten celebrity couples are vying for the top two spots.

They include Khai and Rosma (of AF1 fame), actors Fauzi Nawawi and Nisdawati, and former Elite member Sasha and her husband, Salyo Priyanto.

Others who will be participating are TV actresses Amyza Adnan and Sabrina Ali, as well as model-turned-TV personality Mazin.

Each couple will be representing a local charitable organisation.

Radio deejay-TV personality Linda Onn, and TV and film actor Fahrin are returning as the show’s hosts.

New Straits Times