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There are many reasons which escalates the situation. Among them is Mawi was first expelled along with Marsha, another contestant for he was singing a nasyeed contemporary song, while all the other selected contestants were singing modern tunes. That situation created some sort of immense sympathy for him to be expelled just because his song's genre. Secondly, many fans particularly girls and even middle aged women find him very charming with a very pleasant attitude and most of all, funny. Third and foremost, such great supports he got during the show was possibly came from his so called Islamic background. He once considered the carrier of being a bilal, apparently he chose to take his chances in the show biz.
Raja SMS or SMS King is the term given by the general public for his victorious achievement through the votes of his fans in the Akademi Fantasia, Season 3. SMS or Short Message System, a term generally used by Malaysian to send text messages.
Mawi announced that he will be marrying Nora Asyikin Rahmat or Ekin. The announcement took place at the Palace of The Golden Horses Hotel, Kuala Lumpur organized by Astro via the channel Astro Awani on October 21 2008. Like Mawi, Ekin is also a Johorean, she is from the city of Johor Bahru. She chose Ekin for she was very pleased and delighted by his mother, Ramlah Sarlan.
The akad nikah was held in the Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque, Johor Bahru on December 20 2008. The wedding dinner was held inside the Johor Bahru Indoor Stadium for Ekin's family. A week later on December 28 2008, the Panggilan Surut reception was held at Felda Taib Andak Hall, Kulai. While on January 11 2008, the final wedding reception was held at the Palace Of The Golden Horses Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, specifically designed with a Middle Eastern theme called Seribu Satu Malam, based upon the Royal Moroccan wedding, including the dresses, foods and almost everything.
On December 27 2008, a concert made for free with a group of Akedmi Fantasia artists at the Felda Taib Andak Field. Soon, the news conference were joined by Astro Entertainment Pte Ltd, Executive Director, Zainir Aminullah and the Maestro Talent and Management Pte Ltd Chief Executive Officer, Freddie Fernandez.
