Alvin Anthons

Alvin Anthons began his journey into show business at an age of 19, where he hosted his first dinner show. Since then, he carried on hosting dinner shows and eventually established his own Event Management company, Mainstream Entertainment (M) Sdn Bhd. He is an active International Performing Entertainer / Professional Emcee, Television & Talk Show Host, Speaker and Recording Artist. As an accomplished presenter, awards host and broadcaster, Alvin has presented Live Shows and Live Events around the globe. Allowing his passion to pave the way for his journey, Alvin also dabbles as an Actor, Radio Announcer, Model, TVC and Voice-over talent.[3][4]

Alvin Anthons helmed his own talk show, Let's Talk (talk show), a prime time entertainment talk show programme on Radio Televisyen Malaysia TV2 which ran for three seasons, garnering over one million viewers. During the course of the programme, the show has had local and foreign celebrities, corporate and political figures, interesting professionals and sports personalities. Let's Talk aired every Thursday at 9:30pm on Radio Televisyen Malaysia TV2. Produced by KRU Motion Pictures Sdn Bhd, Let's Talk (talk show) is casual and fun, often leaves audiences entertained with either a song and dance, a fun demonstration or a mere impromptu comedy act. The program was recorded in front of live studio audience amidst a set that featured Alvin Anthons as the talk show host and two to three guests per episode. [6] [7]

'The Nite Nite Show with Alvin Anthons' is a Malaysian late-night talk show, which premiered in June 2020 with Alvin Anthons as its host. The show is broadcast live on Instagram amidst a studio set and a live DJ, featuring special guests that come on live via Instagram remotely and talk about the trending issues and participate in unique game segments, tailor-made for each guest, in real-time.[8]

Since its premier, Alvin Anthons proved himself different from other late-night shows, with more of a reliance on the show's entertainment value with its line-up of A-list guests and hilarious games on the show. Upon its first week of release, positive reviews of the show dubbed Alvin as a World-class host and ranks the show to be of the same quality as Hollywood produced late-night talk shows.[9]

The Nite Nite Show with Alvin Anthons, earned a National Record verified by The Malaysia Book of Records for the First Instagram Live Broadcasting Talk Show. The record is based on The Nite Nite Show with Alvin Anthons being the first Malaysian live entertainment program broadcast on Instagram, amidst a studio set and a live DJ, featuring special guests to come on board via Instagram remotely and talk about trending issues and participate in unique game segments, tailor-made for each guest. It is the first time a show is able to configure a Live-Multi-Output show that includes simultaneous broadcasting of visuals of both parties, along with the Host audio, the Remote Guest audio and DJ live music, throughout the show in a high-quality production. [10]

The English format late-night talk show has just concluded Season 1 at the end of July 2020 has featured 13 A-list celebrities from Malaysia, Singapore and the United States of America, of various talents. The line-up of guest that has appeared on the show so far are; Dato' Hans Isaac, Dato' Norman Abdul Halim KRU, Gurmit Singh aka Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, Amber Chia, Allan Wu of The Amazing Race and Justin Bratton Asia's Got Talent, to mention a few. The program airs twice a week, on Instagram (@Alvinanthons), every Tuesday & Thursday at 10 pm with a fresh take on a live broadcast talk show.[11]

"Berdua" is the first single released under Alvin Anthons' self-titled debut album. A mid-tempo, pop-rock song, "Berdua" talks about learning from past mistakes, moving on, and being a better person in a new relationship. The single earned him a nomination in the VIMA 2013 Music Awards[13][14] for the Best Music Video category.[14]

Aside from receiving airplay, "Berdua" was No.1 on Cat's FM's Top 50 Chart for 3 consecutive weeks. Besides that, the single was also on Era FM's Carta Prebiu for 5 consecutive weeks and eventually garnered the most votes on the chart. Alvin Anthons won the privilege of donating a sum of RM10,000 (Malaysian Ringgit) to his charity of choice Yayasan Chow Kit, when he won the Tesco Celebrity Charity Hunt.[15]

With the positive response received from his first single, Alvin released a "Berdua Remix", mixed by Syko-G (world renown mixer – "Godfather of Electronica"[16] /Club Hitz-Hitz.fm) featuring Daly Filsuf of Singapore (former member of Ahli Fiqir). The remix, classified as psycho electro music, with a twist of rap reintroduces "Berdua" from a different point of view. The track was on Era FM's Carta Prebiu[17] & can be heard being played at the hottest clubs in KL.

Composed and written by renowned composer Ajai, "Sally" speaks about the disappointment of being in a relationship with an unfaithful partner and the feeling of betrayal, portrayed in its lyrics. The track is one of the six songs which will be featured in his self-titled debut album, released September 2013. Filmed in Jakarta, Indonesia, the music video for "Sally" is a sequel to "Berdua", which stars Anthons as himself, alongside Indonesian model, Vinsensia Rhessa Runtu.[18]

In September 2013, he released his self-titled debut album through Warner Music. It features eight tracks that are produced by local award-winning singer/songwriter Ajai. The album also sees collaborations with the world-renowned mixer, Syko G and Daly Filsuf. It also contains a special recording of the famous Aidilfitri song 'Menjelang Hari Raya' once made popular by Datuk DJ Dave.[19]

Having done its complete mastering in the Grossinger Mastering studio in New York, the album completes Alvin's dreams of becoming a recording artiste.

• Berdua
• Sally
• Suatu Hari Nanti
• Cinta Kamu
• Berdua Remix
• Menjelang Hari Raya – (Acoustic Version)

• Berdua (2011)
• Sally (2013)