# Umay Shahab

Muhammad Arfiza Shahab (born 16 February 2001), better known as Umay Shahab is an Indonesian actor, singer, presenter and model. Umay Shahab began to be known when he starred in the Wulan (soap opera) and acted as Pandu, Wulan's son. However, his name began to be widely known thanks to his role as Bobby in the soap opera Eneng dan Kaos Kaki Ajaib (Eneng and Magic Socks). In addition, as a singer, Umay Shahab released his first album sponsored by KFC titled Umay Shahab. The album achieved success with triple platinum awards from its CD sales of 250 thousand copies. Through this album, Shahab also won the AMI Award for Best Children Male Solo Artist and AMI Award for Best Children Album at 14th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia. In 2009, he began playing movie with the personnel of Indonesian rock and roll band, The Changcuters entitled The Tarix Jabrix 2.

## Biography
### Early life

Umay Shahab was born in Haji Hospital Jakarta, Makasar, East Jakarta. He comes from Ba 'Alawi sada family of the Arab Hadhrami surnamed Aal Shihāb-Uddīn, his father was a private worker named Said Hanafi Shahab, while his mother is a Betawi woman named Yahni Dahmayanti. Shahab has a younger brother named Raffi Shahab.
Umay Shahab was born under the name of Muhammad Arfiza Shahab. At first he was called Umay, when he was still in the womb of his mother, at that time his mother often read a book that tells about the caliph of Islam, Umar bin Khattab. His mother then planned to give Umar's name to him, but since there were too many people named Umar, she then decided to change Umar's pronunciation to Umay. This innovation was finally approved by her husband, Said Hanafi Shahab. Although in the end, Umay Shahab name does not become its official name, but the name was then he used as a nickname and his famous name since childhood.

## Discography
### Album

| Title | Released | Label | Notes | Refs. |
| Umay | 2010 | Music Factory Indonesia | Sponsored by KFC; got the AMI Award for Best Children Album at the 14th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia | |
| Pesta Sekolah (School Party) | 18 May 2011 | Music Factory Indonesia | got the AMI Award for Best Children Male Solo Artist at the 15th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia | |

### Singles

| Title | Released | Label | Notes | Refs. |
| Happy Family | 5 July 2014 | Manager Seru Entertainment | feat. Ebith Beat A | |
| Sudahlah (Never Mind) | 5 February 2018 | Harmoni Musik Indonesia | | |

## Filmography
### Film

| Title | Year | Role |
| The Tarix Jabrix 2 | 2009 | Donadoni |
| Pengantin Cinta (The Bride of Love) | 2010 | Unknown |
| Heart Beat | 2015 | Cameo |
| Stealing Raden Saleh | 2022 | Gofar |

### Soap opera

| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
| Wulan | 2006 | Pandu | Son of Wulan |
| Candy | 2007 | | |
| Eneng dan Kaos Kaki Ajaib (Eneng and Magic Socks) | 2007 | Bobby | |
| Cahaya | 2007 | Rian | |
| Upik Abu dan Laura (Upik Abu and Laura) | 2008 | Ruslan | |
| Isabella | 2009 | Timur | |
| Si Mamat Anak Metropolitan (Mamat the Metropolitan Child) | 2011 | Mamat | |
| Cerita Anak Langitan (Story of the Heavenly Child) | 2012 | Umay | |
| Abay Anak Ajaib (Abay the Prodigy) | 2012 | Markum | |
| Si Cemong (The Tadpole) | 2013 | Iboy | |
| Bidadari Takut Jatuh Cinta (Angel Fear Falling in Love) | 2014 | Guntur | |
| High School Love Story | 2015 | Tresno | |
| Gerhana Bulan Merah (Red Lunar Eclipse) | 2016 | Fandy | |
| Roman Picisan The Series | 2017 | Samuel | |
| Catatan Harian Aisha (Aisha's Daily Records) | 2018 | Ridho | |

### Webseries

| Title | Year | Role | Notes | Refs. |
| Is This Love? | 2017 | Bayu Saka | | |

## Commercials

* KFC
* Mie Sedaap
* Kia Motors
* Mountea
* Indomie
* Dancow
* Biolysin Kids
* Mentos
* Yupi candy
* Curcuma Plus
* Masako
* Marimas
* and others

## Works cited
### Book

* KKPK Star: Umay Jagoan Cilik (2013), published by DAR! Mizan

### Others

| Title | Released | Role | Type | length of Time |
| Cinta Dibalik Awan (Love Behind the Cloud) | 14 February 2016 | Director | Short movie | 16 minutes 20 seconds |
| Cinta Dibalik Awan 2 (Love Behind the Cloud 2) | 15 May 2016 | Director | Short movie | 14 minutes 43 seconds |
| Cinta Dibalik Awan 3 (Love Behind the Cloud 3) | 22 September 2016 | Director | Short movie | 26 minutes 30 seconds |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
| 2011 | Umay | 14th Anugerah Musik Indonesia | AMI Award for Best Children Album | Won |
| 2011 | Umay Shahab - Jagoan Sejati (Real Hero) | 14th Anugerah Musik Indonesia | AMI Award for Best Children Male Solo Artist | Won |
| 2012 | Umay Shahab - Pesta Sekolah (School Party) | 15th Anugerah Musik Indonesia | AMI Award for Best Children Male Solo Artist | Won |
| 2012 | Pesta Sekolah (School Party) | 15th Anugerah Musik Indonesia | AMI Award for Best Children Song | Nominated |
| 2012 | Umay Shahab | 5th Nickelodeon Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Child Star | Nominated |
| 2017 | Umay Shahab - Roman Picisan The Series | Silet Awards 2017 | Aktor Tersilet (The Most-Silet Actor) | Nominated |