MeleTOP

{{short description|Malaysian television programme}} {{Infobox television | italic_title = | image = MeleTOP.png | image_upright = | image_size = 200 | image_alt = | caption = Original MeleTOP Logo From (2012–Present) | alt_name = | native_name =  | genre = * Talk show * Variety show | creator = * Astro * Aznil Nawawi | based_on =  | inspired_by =  | developer = | writer = | screenplay = | story = | director = Adlan Shaharir (2012–2014) | creative_director = | presenter = * Neelofa (formerly) * Nabil Ahmad * Hawa Rizwana * Namie | starring =  | judges =  | voices =  | narrator = | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = | end_theme = | composer = | country = Malaysia | language = Malay | num_seasons = 15 | num_episodes = 693 | list_episodes = List of MeleTOP episodes | location =  | cinematography = | animator = | editor =  | camera = Multi-camera | runtime = 60 minutes | company = ASTRO | budget = | network = Astro Ria | first_aired = {{Start date|2012|10|30}} | last_aired = present | related =  }}

'''''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 == right|thumb|Neelofa and Nabil on ''MeleTOP'' episode 100 in 2014 ''MeleTOP'' (sometimes stylised ''MeleTop'') is a Malaysian television infotainment talk show and variety show, aired every Tuesday on Astro Ria.<ref name="Adieu">{{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 }} 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}}</ref><ref name="Covid">{{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 }}</ref> The name of the show is a play on the Malay word "meletup", meaning "explosive".<ref>{{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 }}</ref> ''MeleTOP'' first aired in 2012, with host Neelofa and Nabil Ahmad as hosts.<ref name="Adieu"/> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Adieu"/><ref name="Covid"/>

In 2016, ''MeleTOP'' apologized for airing a video with an actor in blackface.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

Neelofa left the show in December 2019, with an announcement during the programme, surprising the audience and her co-host.<ref name="Adieu"/> 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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref name="Covid"/><ref name="Debts">{{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 }}</ref>

In 2022, the series celebrates 10th anniversary,<ref>{{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}}</ref> and at the same time, former TV3 personality, Hawa Rizwana became the new co-host of the series, replacing Neelofa who left in 2019.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== Hosts == {| border="8" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;" |- bgcolor="#f2f2f2" |{{legend|#C3FDB8|Main Host}} |{{legend|#FFC0CB|Host Not Following Season}} |}

* '''''Latest Host MeleTOP'''''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:75%; line-height:20px;" ! colspan="15" style=" background:grey; color:black; text-align:center;" |''Season'' |- !''Season 1'' !''Season 2'' !''Season 3'' !''Season 4'' !''Season 5'' !''Season 6'' !''Season 7'' !''Season 8'' !''Season 9'' !''Season 10'' !''Season 11'' !''Season 12'' !''Season 13'' !''Season 14'' !''Season 15'' |- ! colspan="15" style=" background:grey; color:black; text-align:center;" |''Year'' |- !''(2012)'' !''(2013)'' !''(2014)'' !''(2015)'' !''(2016)'' !''(2017)'' !''(2018)'' !''(2019)'' !''(2020)'' !''(2021)'' !''(2022)'' !''(2023)'' !''(2024)'' !''(2025)'' !''(2026)'' |- !colspan="15" style=" background:grey; color:black; text-align:center;" |''(Main Host MeleTOP)'' |- | colspan="15" | ''Nabil Ahmad (2012–Present)'' |- |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |- | colspan="15" | ''Neelofa (2012–2019)'' |- |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{na}} |{{na}} |{{na}} |{{na}} |{{na}} |{{na}} |{{na}} |- | colspan="15" | ''Hawa Rizwana (2022–Present)'' |- |{{na}} |{{na}} |{{na}} |{{na}} |{{na}} |{{na}} |{{na}} |{{na}} |{{na}} |{{na}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |- | colspan="15" | ''Namie Smy (2023–Present)'' |- |{{na}} |{{na}} |{{na}} |{{na}} |{{na}} |{{na}} |{{na}} |{{na}} |{{na}} |{{na}} |{{na}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |}

=== ''Guest Host MeleTOP'' === * Adibah Noor * Lisa Surihani * Nad Zainal * Ajak Shiro * Dato' AC Mizal * Haniff Hamzah * Hanis Zalikha * Yana Samsudin * Datuk Aznil Hj Nawawi * Achey Bocey * Jihan Muse * Zizan Razak * Sharifah Sakinah * Faizal Ismail * Abam Bocey * Sharnaaz Ahmad * Shahrol Shiro * Mira Filzah * Fad Bocey * Imam Muda Asyraf * Siti Nordiana * Scha Al-Yahya * Siti Elizad * Nabila Huda * Mat Dan * Awal Ashaari <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hmetro.com.my/rap/2017/12/295403/awal-suka-mengacara-meletop|title=Awal suka mengacara MeleTOP|author=Sudirman Mohd Tahir|work=Harian Metro|date=20 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref> * Dzawin Nur * Awie <ref name="Ramai seronok">{{cite news|url=https://www.hmetro.com.my/rap/2018/02/313419/ramai-seronok-tengok-awie-erra|title=Ramai seronok tengok Awie, Erra|author=Najiy Jefri|work=Harian Metro|date=16 February 2018|accessdate=6 December 2018}}</ref> * Erra Fazira <ref name="Ramai seronok"/> * Sherry Alhadad * Kamal Adli * Johan Raja Lawak * Nabila Razali * Jaa Suzuran * Nora Danish * Elfira Loy * Tya Arifin * Remy Ishak * Farah Nabilah <ref>{{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}}</ref> * Sangeeta Krishnasamy * Hani Fadzil * Ain Edruce * Khai Bahar * Elfarabi Faeez * Amelia Henderson * Radin Amir Affendy * Dato' Sri Siti Nurhaliza * Elly Mazlein * Raja Azura * Shweta Sekhon * Uyaina Arshad * Zulin Aziz * Wany Hasrita * Mimi Lana * Ramona Zamzam * Wawa Zainal * Michael Ang * Cik Manggis * Zara Zya * Zizi Kirana * Cik B * Daiyan Trisha * Zahirah MacWilson * Ummi Nazeera * Danial Zaini * Heliza Helmi * Fakhrul Radhi * Hetty Koes Endang * Phoon Chi Ho * Tracie Sinidol * Hawa Rizwana * Kashika Selvam * Keanu Azman * Bell Ngasri * Namie Smy ''(Regular Guest Host)'' * Sean Lee * Sharif Zero * Diana Danielle * Neelofa * Hady Mirza * PU Amin * Revath ''(Saravedi Special Merdeka)'' * Dr. Ram ''(Saravedi Special Merdeka)'' * Joey ''(Curry Fishball Special Merdeka)'' * Haziq Hussni * Mierul Aiman * Ceddy Ang * Amira Othman * Ustaz Fareez Izmir * Cheryl Toh ''(MeleTOP TVS)'' * Fattah Bolh ''(MeleTOP TVS)'' * Ghaz Zawawi ''(MeleTOP TVS)'' * Shashic Iewan

== 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The awards have been held annually since 2014, with the 2013 awards being held in February 2014.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

In 2017, Neelofa, who was one of the hosts of the awards program, won the Top Top Meletop main award for a female celebrity.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

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