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Jaclyn a/p Joshua Thanaraj Victor (b. December 4 1978) was the winner of the first season of Malaysian Idol
, and has since become a successful singer. Victor, popularly known as Jac, was the first to gain the title of Malaysian Idol, a singing competition spawned from the "Idol" series that started off as Pop Idol
in the United Kingdom. As a result, she won a recording contract under Sony BMG Entertainment and collaborated with famous composers such as Aubrey Suwito, Azlan Abu Hassan, and Ajai.

Biography and music career

Early life

Victor was born in Kepong, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on December 4 1978. She is the first and only daughter of Maggie Victor, a single mother of Indian descendant. Her siblings includes three younger brothers. When Victor was nine years old, her father passed away prompting her mother to take on three jobs simultaneously to support her four children. At the age of eighteen, Victor started singing in clubs and hotel lounges to help overcome the financial burdens of her family.

With the support of friends and family, Victor and her band recorded an album, titled Dream. This self-produced album features songs written by Victor herself. Attempts to promote this album includes an appearance on TV show Latte.

Malaysian Idol

In 2004, her mother encouraged her to audition for Malaysian Idol after hearing 8TV Chief Executive Officer Ahmad Izham Omar saying, "Who knows, somebody in Kepong could be the first Malaysian Idol." Along with ten thousand others, Victor auditioned for Malaysian Idol. Impressed by her strong voice and personality, the judges Roslan Aziz, Fauziah Latiff and Paul Moss put her through to the next round. Upon landing a final thirty-third spot, Jac perfomed live, earning praise from the judges for her performance of "Superwoman", which was also received very well by Malaysians as she accumulated the most votes that evening, becoming the seventh person to reach the top twelve.

In the first spectacular, the theme for the week was "Song from your Pop Idol". Victor chose a song in her own language, "Keliru". Her performance took her through to the next round. The second theme was "Song from your Classic Idol". Victor's choice was "When I Fall in Love". After another double elimination, Victor was back next week performing a "Song from the 80s", Chaka Khan’s "I Feel for You". She went on to the "Rock Show" with a performance of "Sweet Child o’ Mine". The last six contestants included Nikki, Dina, Vick, Andrew, and Saipul. Victor performed an effortless "Lady Marmalade". On the results show, she found herself in the bottom two for the first time (with Nikki, who performed "Emotion"), but she survived the elimination. After reaching the last three, her chances were improved by her performance of Alicia Keys' "If I Ain’t Got You".

Victor had become the final two contestants on Malaysian Idol, and on October 16, she took the title of Malaysian Idol, earning 76% of audience votes over Dina. In tears, Victor perfomed the ballad "Gemilang", the song written for the winner of Malaysian Idol, which would subsequently appear on her début album Gemilang. The song's music video incorporated short scenes of Victor through her journey in Malaysian Idol.

Post-Idol career

Victor's single, "Gemilang", set a new Malaysian record. Her album achieved gold status within weeks of going on sale. Her previously-released album Dream, sold out within days, despite the sudden 390% increase in price. She won the "Best Newcomer Award" on Hitz.FM and "Best New Artist" in Anugerah Bintang Popular.

Since winning, Victor has appeared in numerous television and talk shows such as Pillow Talk and Muzik-Muzik. She has also performed "Gemilang" at a Tsunami Concert held to aid victims of the recent Asian tsunami disaster. She has performed in duets with Hazami, Taufik Batisah, Akademi Fantasia's second winner, Zahid, Delon Thamrin, and Misha Omar.

Victor emerged as the champion during the Asian Music Festival in Shanghai with her winning song, "Gemilang" ergo, placing her in row with previous local winners like Siti Nurhaliza and Deja Moss. On 21 January 2006, Victor walked away with RTM Hits 1’s Best Song and Best Performance awards for Gemilang. Later, on 5 February the same year, the song earned her and its composer Aubrey Suwito and lyricist Azmin Mudin the coveted Juara Lagu (Champion of Songs) and Best Ballad Song awards in TV3's 20th edition of the Anugerah Juara Lagu, an annual song festival which honours each year's best-crafted songs.

Discography

Dream
Gemilang (2004)
Wajah (2005) CD Single

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