Zainalabidin Mohamed or better known as Zainalabidin was born on the 4 November 1959 in the southern state of Malaysia called Johor Bharu. Zainalabidin is an accomplished musical phenomenon bearing The Legend status in Malaysia with his unique and very own trademarked sound. Coming from poor yet humble roots Zainalabidin has always been known for his unique creative style and his undying passion for music from a very young age. Born into a family of 10 and being the 5th child, Zainalabidin was musically inclined since the age of 5 years old with a keen interests in the drums hence his current flair on the percussions. The talent that runs through Zainalabidin is inherited from his beloved parents, wherein his father was a musician and jazz vocalists for the British and Japanese army in his era and his mother was a well known Ghazal performer in the Johor Bharu area. The musical career of Zainalabidin began at the tender age of 15 years old, when he used to play the trombone while accompanying Chinese funeral processions from the funeral parlor to the cemetery with a miniscule salary of only RM5 per funeral. This hobby cum part time job soon became a valued source of income to support his family. Through sheer hard work and sacrifice Zainalabidin'stalent was eventually discovered by a celebrity musician named Mr. Tom, who then convinced him to be part of a rock group named Headwind. Thus begun the musical career and journey for Zainalabidin as he took the first step to move to Kuala Lumpur and be part of Headwind, performing all over Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia. Upon joining Headwind, Zainalabidin started out playing the percussions and trombone,which eventually lead him into being given a chance to sing. From the day the microphone was handed over to Zainalabidin until today, it has never left his hand due to the talent showcased by Zainalabidin and the perseverance to also strive for more.