The hijab and Lady Gaga find unlikely common ground in Nama
The girls of Nama are making a name for themselves and their country on the small screen. — Picture from Instagram/asiasgottalent
Their mousey facades quickly melted away to reveal powerhouse vocals as they harmonised for a gripping performance. Anggun noted that she had never seen a musical act of hijab-clad women performing songs in the way Nama did.Nama consists of Noor Syamimi Makhetar, Norfazira Malik, Nur Farahida Dolhadi, and Nur Fazrina Mohd Ani, who teamed up as a musical act after crossing paths with one another in university.
Not everyone was feeling the hype over Nama though; judge David Foster said that the group’s appearance had marketing potential but criticised their current lack of vocal abilities.
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