# Wani Kayrie

Syazwani Abdullah (born 17 March 2000), known professionally as Wani Kayrie, is a Malaysian singer and actress. Her entertainment career began after winning the reality TV show Kamilah Bintang on Astro Ceria in 2010. He began to achieve commercial success with her 2015 single, "Jangan Jangan". In addition, she also participated in the first season of the Big Stage where she managed to win fourth place.

## Career

Wani started singing at the age of 6. In 2010, she became one of the six contestants in the Astro Ceria children's singing competition, Kamilah Bintang, among others who were the contestants are Didi Astillah. At the time she participated in the competition, she used the name Syazwani Sapari. She won the competition at the same time defeating five other contestants.
She signed a contract deal with Suria Records (SRC), a record label that Siti Nurhaliza was formerly its artist, and then released her debut single, "Jangan Jangan". The song was a hit with a total of 1 million views on YouTube within two months.
Wani represented Malaysia at the World Championship of Performing Arts (WCOPA) which took place in Hollywood, California, United States in July 2018. She was among the 15 selected to represent the country out of 30 contestants competing for a place overall. Wani participated in the first season of the Astro Ria's reality show for young singers, Big Stage. Wani survived the elimination when the permanent judge, Siti Nurhaliza used the power of immunity during the quarter finals of the concert and managed to win fourth place.
After Big Stage ended, Wani together with Sarah Suhairi and Sissy Imann appeared on the TV show The House on Astro Ria.
She announced in January 2019 that she would not be renewing his contract with Suria Records which was due to expire in September. Wani is one of the 10 contestants of Astro Dia's dance and singing reality show Dansa Dan Sing where she collaborates with four dancers known as Delitz.
Wani also dabbled in acting when she took her role as Fatin in Melastik Ke Hatimu with her Big Stage counterpart, Andi Bernadee. She also played a min9r role as a birthday party guest in the film Manisnya Cinta Di Cappadoccia (2014) directed by Bernard Chauly, starring Fazura and Lisa Surihani.
Starting February 2021, Wani became one of the presenters of the Road To Success show on DidikTV KPM along with Sissy Imann, Afieq Shazwan and Akhmal Nazri.
Wani signed a contract with Rocketfuel Entertainment and came out with the song "Jangan Terlepas Pandang" which was also her first recording with the label after leaving Suria Records. Released in November 2021, this song became the theme song for Dukun Diva drama series.

### Big Stage (season 1)

List of songs assigned to be performed by her during the Big Stage weekly concert:
| Concert | Theme | Song | Original singer | Result |
| Week 1 | Lagu Viral | "Jangan Jangan" | Dirinya sendiri | Survived |
| Week 2 | Lit Throwback | "Akan Ku Tunggu" | Candy | Survived |
| Week 3 | Sama-sama Up | "Sampai Bila" (duet bersama Hael Husaini) | Misha Omar | Survived |
| Week 4 | Tapi Bukan Aku | "Sayang" | Via Vallen | Survived |
| Week 5 | Hot List Digital | "Luluh" | Khai Bahar | Survived |
| Week 6 | Lagu Pilihan Siti Nurhaliza | "Getaran Cinta Di Jiwa" | Liza Hanim | Survived |
| Week 6 | Lagu Pilihan Siti Nurhaliza | "Jampi" (duet bersama Afieq Shazwan) | Hael Husaini | Survived |
| Week 7 (Semi-finals) | Road To Final | "Crazy In Love" | Beyoncé Knowles | Survived |
| Week 7 (Semi-finals) | Road To Final | "Nisan Cinta" (duet bersama Siti Sarah) | Jaclyn Victor dan Siti Nordiana | Survived |
| Week 8 (Final) | Cover Penantuan & Lagu Baru | "Pematah Hati" | Nabila Razali | 4th position |
| Week 8 (Final) | Cover Penantuan & Lagu Baru | "Saat Terindah" (Lagu baru) | Dirinya sendiri | 4th position |

## Personal life

Wani was born in Sandakan, Sabah and grew up in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Her father died when Wani was only one year old. She received an excellent result of 7A in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) at the Sri Aman National Girls' School, Petaling Jaya. She obtained A results in the subjects of Malay, English, Islamic Education, History, Science, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Islamic Tasawwur. In addition, she also recorded a B result in the Mathematics subject and a C+ in the Accounts subject. She is a graduate of Law Foundation at Management & Science University (MSU). In addition, Wani is also a bowling athlete and once represented Selangor.

## Discography

Single :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2015 | "Jangan Jangan" | |
| 2016 | "Berteman Saja" | |
| 2016 | "Kumbang dan Bunga" (feat. VIRAL) | OST Hikayat Cinta Si Pematah Hati |
| 2017 | "Aku Suka Kamu" | |
| 2018 | "Saat Terindah" | |
| 2019 | "Magika" | |
| 2020 | "Aksara Cinta" | |
| 2021 | "Jangan Terlepas Pandang" | OST Dukun Diva |
| 2022 | "Kamu Kamu" | |
| 2023 | "Fajar" | OST Hijrah Jannah |
| 2024 | "Aiman Tino" | |
| 2025 | "Ngam Ngam Ketupat" (feat. Zizan Razak, Dinda Dania & Miss Alvy) | Song raya |

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
| 2012 | Jidin Sengal | Piah (kevin) | First movie, additional cast |
| 2014 | Manisnya Cinta Di Cappadoccia | Tetamu | Additional cast |

### Drama

| Year | Title | Character | TV channel |
| 2019 | Cerita Hantu Asrama | Ara | Astro Prima |
| 2021 | Melastik Ke Hatimu | Fatin | TV3 |
| 2021 | Perisik Cinta Tak Diundang | Anida | TV3 |
| 2021 | Ratu Ten Pin | Suzana | Astro Ria |
| 2021 | Dayang Senandung | Dayang | TV Okey & TV2 |
| 2021 | Tahyul | Fathia | TV3 |
| 2022 | 3 Nota Cinta | Aini | TV3 |
| 2022 | Ratu Ten Pin 2: Shalin | Suzana | Astro Ria |
| 2022 | Pekan Kecil Kampung Terpencil | Kasih | TV1 |
| 2022 | Adakah Engkau Menungguku | Tina | TV3 |
| 2023 | Melastik Ke Hatimu 2 | Fatin | TV3 |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | TV channel | Notes |
| 2010 | Kamilah Bintang | Participant | Astro Ceria | |
| 2011 | Tom Tom Bak | Guest artist | Astro Ceria | |
| 2013 | Ceria Superstar 1 | Participant | Astro Ceria | 'The Impossible Krew' |
| 2018 | Big Stage (season 1) | Individual/participant | Astro Ria | |
| 2019 | The House (S5) | Individual | Astro Ria | With Sarah Suhairi and Sissy Imann |
| 2020 | Dansa Dan Sing | Participant | Astro Ria | |
| 2020 | Big Stage (season 3) | Invited artist | | Duet with Dinie Rashid |
| 2020 | Nona | Wani | TV3 | Invitation Personality |
| 2021 | Road To Success | Host | DidikTV KPM | |
| 2022 | Famili Duo (season 2) | Celebrity participant | TV3 | With Bella Astillah |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient/Nominated Work | Result |
| 2016 | Anugerah MeleTOP Era 2016 | MeleTOP New Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| 2016 | Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2015 | Popular YouTube Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| 2018 | Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2017 | Popular Female Singer | Herself | Nominated |
| 2020 | Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2019 | Popular Female Singer | Herself | Nominated |
| 2021 | Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2020 | Popular Female Singer | Herself | Nominated |