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Headline Keeping a legacy alive MediaTitle New Straits Times Date 07 Sep 2012 Language English Circulation 136,530 Readership 330,000 Section Life & Times Color Full Color Page No 6 ArticleSize 574 cm² AdValue RM 18,655 PR Value RM 55,965 Keeping a legacy alive His elder brother's Jitra, Kedah. He always advised me that it was best for actors and singers death was a cruel to have paper qualifications because they would be seen as 'knowledge blow but Aril Pilus able and bankable' stars." Aril, who studied graphic design vows to fulfil Izwan's in a private college in Kuala Lumpur, found comfort reading about Johnny wishes, writes Cash and Elvis Presley, two Ameri can legends of music who lost their Dennis Chua brothers in tragic circumstances before they became superstars. "And closer to home, my favourite BUBBLY and cheerful Khairil Akademi Fantasia judge AdlinAman Azam "Aril" Pilus' life was Ramlie lost his brother Armalie some shattered when his elder years ago. While losing a loved one is brother and soul mate Izwan died terribly painful, it's actually a trial to after a long illness last February at make us stronger," he says. only 33. To keep Izwan's flame burn The late Izwan, the popular Bin ing, Aril has vowed to work hard to tang R TM host and a graduate of that become a successful entertainer like longrunning pop talent search, was his brother. Aril's "everything" — they grew up "My immediate aim is to become together in Jasin, Malacca listening a television personality who is popu to the same music and sharing the lar and respected, and a friend and same dreams. mentor to all of my juniors in show "We were always satu kepala (in business," he says. sync) in many things — we both Aril is thankful to his fellow real wanted to become successful enter ity television graduates especially tainers and we loved to sing, dance Hello On Two host Zamil Idris, Pilih and even write our own songs," says Kasih host Reza Mohamad, Astro Aril, who anchors Astro Ria's enter television personalities Adi Fashla tainment show PNC. Juraimi and Sahri Sarip, and singers "And when I joined Akademi Fazli Zainal, Bob Yusof and Anding Fantasia 7 in 2009, he followed the Zaini for giving him moral support show closely and voted for me with during his mourning period. out fail." "My brother and I have mutual Izwan was delighted when Aril fans and friends who have encour became runnerup of the reality tal aged me to fulfil his mission to ent show, and gave him lots of useful brighten up the lives of others," he tips to handle stardom. says. "His most important advice for Aril's debut album, which con me was to always 'be myself and sists of 10 pop, rock and ballad songs stay the same. Fame, he told me, produced by Astro, will be out at could make or break stars and thus year's end. I had to remain rooted with family His earlier song Hanya was part of values," says Aril, the third of four the film TolongAwekAku Pontianak, siblings. starring Zahiril Adzim, Sazzy Falak Aril, 26, says Izwan was making and Liyana Jasmay. plans to further his studies and had "In the nottoodistant future, I'd he lived he would have returned to love to write music and produce tele university for postgraduate stud vision programmes. That was part of ies. my brother's unfulfilled dream, and "Izwan studied tourism at Uni the dream is now in my hands." versiti Utara Malaysia in Sintok, <» [email protected] Headline Keeping a legacy alive MediaTitle New Straits Times Date 07 Sep 2012 Language English Circulation 136,530 Readership 330,000 Section Life & Times Color Full Color Page No 6 ArticleSize 574 cm² AdValue RM 18,655 PR Value RM 55,965.