Don't Quickly Label Ammara Tone-Deaf, She's Still Learning - Adzrin Adzhar

Singer and vocal coach Adzrin Adzhar has defended his student Ammara against a barrage of online criticism labeling her a "tone-deaf" singer during her participation in the recent Talk To My Manager (TTMM) season two competition.

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The first thing people need to know is that Ammara was actually just learning to sing when she was about to enter the competition.

Adzrin emphasized that many critics fail to grasp the technical aspects of singing, noting that Ammara had only begun vocal training about a month prior to the competition. He likened vocal development to building muscle, stating it requires continuous time and practice, not a short period. "In a month, it's indeed difficult for someone with no singing foundation to develop into a perfect singer," Adzrin told Utusan Malaysia. He highlighted Ammara's significant progress, pointing to her live final performance where her singing was so improved that some initially thought she was miming.

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Vocal is also a muscle. Just like someone goes to the gym to build their body, the voice can also be trained and shaped from ordinary to better.

Addressing claims of Ammara frequently singing off-key, Adzrin urged the public to differentiate between technical weaknesses, vocal tone, and the learning process. He suggested that society exhibits a bias against certain genres rather than Ammara herself. "People always say she only raps, but if you observe, she sings every week," he explained. "It's just that when there are challenging parts, we use rap as a strategy because Ammara is still in the process of developing her vocals." Adzrin believes this strategic approach, which involved only a few lines of rap, garnered more attention than her overall performance, especially given the negative perception surrounding rap and hip-hop genres.

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In a month, it's indeed difficult for someone with no singing foundation to develop into a perfect singer.

Adzrin feels that the negative perception of rap and hip-hop unfairly colors Ammara's efforts compared to other contestants. "If other contestants perform pop or ballad songs every week, people don't question it. But when Ammara uses rap elements, comments immediately arise saying she only knows how to rap," he said. He believes this demonstrates a misunderstanding of her performance strategy and the genre itself.

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If you ask me when I first met Ammara, my answer then was indeed she couldn't sing yet. But if you ask now, my answer is different because her progress is very significant.