MeleTOP
{{short description|Malaysian television programme}}
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| director = Adlan Shaharir (2012-2014)
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MeleTOP (or MeleTop; also stylized as Mele10P for its 10th anniversary) is a Malaysian television infotainment talk show and variety show aired weekly on Astro Ria. From its debut in 2012, it was hosted by the same two presenters, female host Neelofa, and male host Nabil Ahmad, until Neelofa left in 2019. It has held the annual Anugerah MeleTOP ERA (MeleTOP ERA Awards) jointly with Malaysian radio station, ERA since 2013.
Program history
File:Neelofa and Nabil Ahmad on MeleTOP episode 100.jpg
MeleTOP (sometimes stylised MeleTop) is a Malaysian television infotainment talk show and variety show, aired every Tuesday on Astro Ria.{{cite news |last1=Alhamzah |first1=Tahir |title=#Showbiz: 'I have to let go of one in order to acquire another' – Neelofa bids adieu to MeleTOP |url=https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2019/12/544507/showbiz-i-have-let-go-one-order-acquire-another-%E2%80%93-neelofa-bids-adieu |accessdate=16 October 2020 |work=New Straits Times |date=4 December 2019 |language=en}} Also available as {{cite news |last1=Alhamzah |first1=Tahir |title=#Showbiz: 'I have to let go of one in order to acquire another' – Neelofa bids adieu to MeleTOP |url=https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/national/supernumbershowbiz-i-have-to-let-go-of-one-in-order-to-acquire-another-%e2%80%93-neelofa-bids-adieu-to-meletop/ar-BBXHWeo |accessdate=16 October 2020 |work=MSN |issue=3 December 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Chua |first1=Dennis |title=#Showbiz: MeleTop scraps live audience for 3 weeks over Covid-19 |url=https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2020/03/573821/showbiz-meletop-scraps-live-audience-3-weeks-over-covid-19 |accessdate=16 October 2020 |work=New Straits Times |date=11 March 2020 |language=en}}
The name of the show is a play on the Malay word "meletup", meaning "explosive".{{cite news |last1=Chua |first1=Dennis |title=#Showbiz: Leave MeleTop? No way, says host Nabil Ahmad|url=https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2018/05/372114/showbiz-leave-meletop-no-way-says-host-nabil-ahmad |accessdate=19 October 2020 |work=New Straits Times |date=22 May 2018 |language=en}}
MeleTOP first aired in 2012, with host Neelofa and Nabil Ahmad as hosts.
The program usually includes banter between the co-hosts, a comedic parody ("Parodi") segment, and celebrity guests from the Malay-speaking entertainment industry promoting their work.{{cite news |last1=Yeoh |first1=Angelin |title=#TheYearThatWas: Malaysian TV shows we loved in 2014 |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entertainment/2014/12/29/the-year-that-was-tv |accessdate=19 October 2020 |work=The Star |date=29 December 2014}}
The program is broadcast live, and was performed before a studio audience until March 2020, when it was recorded in an empty studio due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2016, MeleTOP apologized for airing a video with an actor in blackface.{{cite news |title=Astro show apologises over blackface parody of Yuna-Usher clip|url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2016/08/05/astro-show-apologises-over-blackface-parody-of-yuna-usher-clip/1176619 |accessdate=16 October 2020 |work=Malay Mail |date=5 August 2016 |language=en}} The video was intended to parody Malaysian singer Yuna and African-American singer Usher performing the song "Crush", in Philadelphia, which had drawn criticism in Malaysia for the pair hugging on stage.{{cite news |title=Astro entertainment show apologises over parody video of Yuna-Usher|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/08/05/astro-show-apologises-over-parody-video-of-yuna-usher |accessdate=16 October 2020 |work=The Star |date=5 August 2016}}
Neelofa left the show in December 2019, with an announcement during the programme, surprising the audience and her co-host. Since then her role has been filled by a series of rotating celebrity guest hosts, including Erra Fazira, Shweta Sekhon, Nora Danish, Elly Mazlein and Sherry Alhadad.{{cite news |last1=Chua |first1=Dennis |title=#Showbiz: 'Sabar adik-adik', Erra Fazira tells detractors |url=https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2020/01/555287/showbiz-sabar-adik-adik-erra-fazira-tells-detractors |accessdate=16 October 2020 |work=NST Online |date=10 January 2020 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Chua |first1=Dennis |title=#Showbiz: Nabil thankful MCO moratorium 'saved' him from rising debts |url=https://www.msn.com/en-my/entertainment/celebrity/showbiz-nabil-thankful-mco-moratorium-saved-him-from-rising-debts/ar-BB188n5G |accessdate=16 October 2020 |work=MSN |date=11 March 2020 |language=en}}
In 2022, the series celebrates 10th anniversary,{{cite news|url=https://www.astroawani.com/berita-hiburan/sambut-tahun-ke10-meletop-akan-tampil-lebih-banyak-kejutan-390381|title=Sambut tahun ke-10, MeleTOP akan tampil lebih banyak kejutan|author=Asyraf Roslan|publisher=Astro Awani|date=9 November 2022|accessdate=6 April 2023|language=ms}} and at the same time, former TV3 personality, Hawa Rizwana became the new co-host of the series, replacing Neelofa who left in 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.astroawani.com/berita-hiburan/meletop-sambung-legasi-neelofa-hawa-rizwana-tak-sangka-ayah-akan-390424|title=MeleTOP: Sambung legasi Neelofa, Hawa Rizwana tak sangka ayah akan...|author=Asyraf Roslan|publisher=Astro Awani|date=9 November 2022|accessdate=6 April 2023|language=ms}}
Hosts
=Main hosts=
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!Season 1 (MeleTOP) 2012 !Season 2 (MeleTOP) 2013 !Season 3 (MeleTOP) 2014 !Season 4 (MeleTOP) 2015 !Season 5 (MeleTOP) 2016 !Season 6 (MeleTOP) 2017 !Season 7 (MeleTOP) 2018 !Season 8 (MeleTOP) 2019 !Season 9 (MeleTOP) 2020 !Season 10 (MeleTOP) 2021 !Season 11 (MeleTOP) 2022 !Season 12 (MeleTOP) 2023 !Season 13 (MeleTOP) 2024 !Season 14 (MeleTOP) 2025 |
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| colspan="9"style="background:#00FA9A"; colspan="8"|Neelofa
! colspan="2" style="background:#00FA9A" ; |Guest hosts ! colspan="3"style="background:#00FA9A"; colspan="4" |Hawa Rizwana |
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! style="background:#FF5F5F; width:50px;" |Main Host & Substitute ! style="background:#FF5F5F; width:100px;" |Invitation & Substitute Host ! style="background:#FF5F5F; width:175px;" | Supersede Date !style="background:#FF5F5F; width:175px;"| Seasons & Episodes ! style="background:#FF5F5F; width:175px;" |Notes |
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| * Lisa Surihani
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| * Ajak Shiro
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| * Dato' AC Mizal
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| * Haniff Hamzah
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| * Nabil Ahmad
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| * Jihan Muse
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| * Nabil Ahmad
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| * Neelofa
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| * July 14, 2015
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| * September 29, 2015
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| * Abam Bocey
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| * Sharnaaz Ahmad
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| * Nabil Ahmad
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| * September 6, 2016
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| * Ajak Shiro
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| * Mira Filzah
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| * Zizan Razak
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| * Fad Bocey
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| * Zizan Razak
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| * Nabil Ahmad
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| * Scha Alyahya
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| * Jihan Muse
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| * Scha Alyahya
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| * Siti Elizad
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| * Nabila Huda
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| * Mat Dan
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| * Nabil Ahmad{{cite news|url=https://www.hmetro.com.my/rap/2019/02/425303/farah-tidak-kisah-kecaman|title=Farah tak kisah kecaman|author=Ramlah Zainal|work=Harian Metro|date=20 February 2019|accessdate=6 December 2019}}
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| * Neelofa
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| * Nabil Ahmad
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| * Nabil Ahmad
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| * Sherry Alhadad
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| * Johan Raja Lawak
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| * Neelofa
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| * Zizan Razak
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| * Nora Danish
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| * Elfira Loy
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| * October 2, 2018
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| * October 9, 2018
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| * Tya Arifin
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| * Nabil Ahmad
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| * Neelofa
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| * Dato' AC Mizal
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| * Sangeeta Krishnasamy
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| * Hani Fadzil
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| * Nabil Ahmad
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| * Siti Nordiana
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| * Elfarabi Faeez
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| * Jihan Muse
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| * Amelia Henderson
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| * Mira Filzah
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| * Tya Arifin
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| * Nabil Ahmad
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| * Sherry Alhadad
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| * Nora Danish
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| * Mira Filzah
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| * Dato' Sri Siti Nurhaliza
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| * Nabil Ahmad
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| * Elly Mazlein
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| * Raja Azura
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| * Shweta Sekhon
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| * Uyaina Arshad
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| * Elly Mazlein
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| * Sherry Alhadad
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| * Nora Danish
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| * Neelofa
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| * Sherry Alhadad
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| * Elly Mazlein
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| * Jihan Muse
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| * Nora Danish
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| * Sherry Alhadad
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| * Elly Mazlein
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| * Nora Danish
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| * Sherry Alhadad
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| * Elly Mazlein
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| * Jihan Muse
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| * Wany Hasrita
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| * Elly Mazlein
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| * Mimi Lana
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| * Ramona Zam Zam
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| * Wawa Zainal
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MeleTOP ERA Awards
MeleTOP and Astro Radio-owned Malay radio station ERA jointly hold the annual "Anugerah MeleTOP ERA" (MeleTOP ERA Awards), which awards prizes based on public voting in several categories in music, film, and television entertainment.{{cite web |last1=Chapree |first1=Chief |title=Anugerah Meletop Era Is Set To Become The First Local Show To Be Broadcast Live in 4K |url=https://www.lowyat.net/2020/207091/anugerah-meletop-era-first-local-show-broadcast-4k-uhd/ |website=Lowyat.net |accessdate=16 October 2020 |date=5 March 2020}} The awards have been held annually since 2014, with the 2013 awards being held in February 2014.{{cite news |title=Nominees picked for Anugerah Meletop Era awards |url=http://www.asiaradiotoday.com/news/nominees-picked-anugerah-meletop-era-awards |accessdate=16 October 2020 |work=www.asiaradiotoday.com}}{{cite news |last1=Ahmad |first1=Hana |title=Zizan Razak 'menang besar' di Anugerah MeleTOP ERA |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/zizan-razak-39-menang-besar-39-di-anugerah-070000732.html |accessdate=16 October 2020 |work=Yahoo! |date=February 9, 2014 |language=ms}}
In 2017, Neelofa, who was one of the hosts of the awards program, won the Top Top Meletop main award for a female celebrity.{{cite news |last1=Chua |first1=Dennis |title=Neelofa, Fattah big winners at Anugerah MeleTOP ERA 2017 |url=https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2017/04/233348/neelofa-fattah-big-winners-anugerah-meletop-era-2017 |accessdate=16 October 2020 |work=New Straits Times |date=24 April 2017 |language=en}} In 2018, while again hosting the program, she won four awards, for best fashion, television actress, television drama, and Top Top Meletop. Neelofa acknowledged that many Malaysians questioned her winning at the same time she hosted, but said that there was no impropriety since the awards were determined by fans, not by the show.{{cite news |last1=Mohan |first1=Chris |title=Neelofa thankful over fans support during troublesome period |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/showbiz/2018/04/17/neelofa-thankful-over-fans-support-during-troublesome-period/1621008 |accessdate=16 October 2020 |work=Malay Mail |date=April 17, 2018 |language=en}}