Siti Nurhaliza
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Dato', or occasionally Datin Seri, Siti Nurhaliza binti Tarudin DIMP, JSM, SAP, PMP, AAP (Jawi: سيتي نورهاليز بنت تارودين ˈsiti nʊrhaˈliza ˈbinti taˈrudɪn; born 11 January 1979) is a Malaysian singer, songwriter
, record producer
, television presenter and businesswoman. To date, she has garnered more than 200 local awards as well as international awards. She rose to fame as a multiple-platinum selling artist, since her winning of Bintang HMI 1995 when she was only 16 where she was given offers in form of singing contract from four different international recording companies. Her first single, Jerat Percintaan
from her debut album won the 11th Anugerah Juara Lagu
and another two awards for Best Performance and Best Ballad.
She has won an unprecedented number of music awards in Malaysia and its environs: 34 Anugerah Industri Muzik
awards, 22 Anugerah Bintang Popular
awards, 21 Anugerah Planet Muzik
awards, 18 Anugerah Juara Lagu awards, four MTV Asia Awards
and the holder of two records in the Malaysian Book of Records
. Backed with 14 studio albums, she is one of the most popular artistes in the Malay Archipelago
and Nusantara region
and she has been voted ten times in a row for Regional Most Popular Artiste in the Anugerah Planet Muzik since 2001. Currently, she has been listed as one of Malaysia's richest, most-influential, most award-winning, most single-produced artists.
In 2005, she was listed second by MTV Asia in Asia's Best Musical Artiste and Channel V
's Biggest Asian Artiste. In 2008, she was named as one of Asia's Idol by Asia News Network
.
From the age of 13, she followed her uncle to invitational shows like wedding ceremonies and dinner parties to give her exposure performing live, where she was well received by the local community. During her childhood she was involved in various school activities, including sports and class speeches.
Siti Nurhaliza attended pre-school at the Sekolah Tabika Perkep, Balai Polis Kampung Awah, Temerloh. Here she showed her early singing talent at the age of six when she sang "Sirih Pinang", a Malay traditional song, at her kindergarten's end of year event. She attended primary school at Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Clifford and followed up her secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Clifford, Kuala Lipis, Pahang.
She was an athlete in school and active in sports and this showed when at the opening ceremony of the Fiesta Media Idola 2006 in Kuantan she was a torch bearer to light the games of the Fiesta, together with actress Fasha Sandha
.
She also was the vocalist for 'Family Group', a small band founded by her uncle, Abdul Rahim Bachik. She started to improvise her singing skills by participating in numerous local singing competitions before ultimately at the age of 16, she finally competed in the 1995 RTM
Bintang HMI competition where she auditioned with a song made famous by Ruth Sahanaya
, Kaulah Segalanya. While in the competition, she met Adnan Abu Hassan
, music composer who tutored and helped her with her vocal performance, before she ultimately winning the contest with the song by Aishah
, Camar Yang Pulang. She was granted a contract with Suria Records after making a decision over four offers from different international recording companies, including offers from Sony Music, BMG Music and Warner Music. In 1996, Suria Records released her first self-titled album, Siti Nurhaliza, and the first single, Jerat Percintaan won the 11th Anugerah Juara Lagu
and another two awards for Best Performance and Best Ballad in addition to her quadruple winnings in Anugerah Bintang Popular
for Most Popular Television Entertainer, Most Popular Female Singer, Most Popular Teen Artiste and overall winner, Most Popular Star.
's music industry when her story appeared in one of the most popular magazines in Indonesia, POS Kota, in April 1997's edition. Siti was assumed as a great figure because it was difficult for foreign artists to break through in Indonesian's music industry if the artist has less to offer compared to their own artists. Siti was also said to be the first Malaysian singer to hold a live concert on Indosiar
, a popular television station in Indonesia and it was televised nationwide. Siti has became one of the most influential artists in Indonesia and she held a series of big scale concerts in Jakarta
, Bandung
, Yogyakarta and many more cities over the next few years. In the same year, she won Best New Artist and Best Song (Jerat Percintaan) from Anugerah Industri Muzik
.
In 1998, at the early age of 19, she launched her own company on January 12, Siti Nurhaliza Productions (M) Sdn. Bhd. which acts as the official management production to handle and manage her schedule. Siti made her first and biggest appearance on the international stage during the 1998 Commonwealth Games
which was held in Kuala Lumpur
, Malaysia. Siti shared the same stage with two international stars Céline Dion
and Rod Stewart
to entertain the crowd during the closing ceremony. The ceremony was televised in 70 nations worldwide, which led her to become known in the international arena for the first time. In November of the same year, she was invited to perform in Japan for five days at the Pop Queen Festival, also known as Saga Fiesta '98.
On December 1999, Siti received her first international winning from an international singing competition when she took part in 'Shanghai Music Festival 1999' that was held in China, where she managed to win the Gold Award. She was also invited in 2000 and 2002 for the same competition as featuring artiste. In the same year earlier in May, she took part in 'South Pacific International Song and Singing Competition 1999' held in Gold Coast
, Queensland
, Australia
and she won the Pop Winner title beating contestants from all over South Pacific
and 'Top 40 for International Song' category through her single, We'll Be As One. Siti also managed to catch the juries' attention with her vocal prowess, that finally led her to be awarded with the Best Female Vocal Performance with the same single even though the single was judged by cassette tape/compact disc sent by her recording company to the organizer and not through live performance. For the next few years, Siti took part in 'Voice of Asia 2002' which was held in Kazakhstan
where she performed one of her signature singles, Purnama Merindu and managed to grab the Grand Prix Champion title, the ultimate prize.
Siti was the first non-Chinese artiste to be invited to perform at the 15th Golden Melody Awards, Taiwan in 2004. Apart from performing solo with 征服 (Charming) cover of Na Ying
's single, she also sang a duet with Leehom Wang in a song called 月亮代表我的心 (The Moon Represents My Heart
) which is a cover of the late Teresa Teng
. She also appeared on a half hour special program by Azio TV
during her brief four days in Taipei
. Siti made her third appearance on MTV Asia Awards
in 2004, where she performed with Gareth Gates
, the runner up from the first series of England
version of Idol
, Pop Idol
, in a song originally by Gareth's himself, 'Say It Isn't So
'.
In 2005, she was dubbed as The Voice of Asia, when Alicia Keys first introduced her with the title during the MTV Asia Aid in 2005 held in Bangkok, Thailand due to her powerful vocal, and her outstanding achievements locally and internationally. In the same year, Siti held a successful solo concert at the Royal Albert Hall
in London
in April 2005, although the majority of the audience were Malaysians living in the United Kingdom and Malaysians who had traveled just to see the concert. British press called her as Asia's Celine Dion due to her powerful vocal and outstanding performances. During the concert, she was backed by the London Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Indonesian maestro, Erwin Gutawa
where the concert was even attended by the Sultan and Sultanah
of Pahang and royal families from Brunei
. In 2005 also, Channel V
has listed her as the Second Biggest Asian Artist due to her great achievements whereas the Taiwanese singer, Jay Chou
is on the top of the list. Coincidentally, MTV Asia also rated her as the Second Asia's Best Musical Artist, also behind the same Taiwanese artiste, Jay Chou.
, was released in April 2006 and contained contributions from producers and composers from Indonesia like Erin Gutawa, Melly Goeslow and Glenn and Malaysians, like Aubrey Suwito
, Cat Farish, Jenny Chin, Firdaus Mahmud, Mac Chew, Yasin and Damian VE. Transkripsi became the year's best album after winning the Best Pop Album and Best Album categories in the Anugerah Industri Muzik
. It also received praises before by critics as one of her best albums ever produced and the album released was her debut attempt of producing an album under her own production company. On October 24, 2006, she was conferred as "Datuk" after receiving the title of Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) from the Sultan of Pahang, Sultan Ahmad Shah on his 76th birthday along with designers, Bernard Chandran
and Dayang Tom Abang Saufi.
In 2007, She made her first appearance at the Grammy Award for the red carpet session on February 11, 2007 where she was the first Malaysian to walk the red carpet. On April 20 and April 21, 2007, Siti performed at the successful Konsert Istana Cinta Nostalgia, which was a tribute concert for the late Tan Sri P. Ramlee
& Puan Sri Saloma
at Istana Budaya
, Kuala Lumpur. The concert featured popular songs composed by Tan Sri P. Ramlee himself, performed by Siti and other invited artistes. Before this, Siti was also invited to perform a tribute concert for the late Sudirman Hj Arshad
, also at Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur in 2002. On April 30, 2007, she garnered 4 nominations in the Anugerah Industri Muzik including Best Pop Album (Transkripsi), Best Vocal Female Performance In An Album (Transkripsi), Best Music Video (Bisakah) and Best Cover for an Album (Transkripsi). Out of these, she won two: Best Pop Album and Best Album for Transkripsi. She also received five nominations from Anugerah Planet Muzik 2007 for two categories that were voted by fans from Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore – Most Popular Female Artist and Most Popular Song (Biarlah Rahsia
) and three categories that were judged by professional juries and judges – Best Female Artist, Best Song (Biarlah Rahsia) and Best Album. She won three out of five – Most Popular Female Artist, Best Female Artist and Best Song.
2007 showed Siti's participation on soundtracks for films where she recorded two songs for two different films where she sung Menanti Pasti and Hati for Kayangan and 1957: Hati Malaya
respectively. However, only the song Hati was included in her twelfth studio album, Hadiah Daripada Hati
and also received the award of Best Original Theme Song from Anugerah Festival Filem Malaysia ke-21 (21st Malaysian Film Festival) in 2008. Siti performed as Azizah, P. Ramlee's mysterious lover, in the musical 'Remy ... Kisah P. Ramlee (Remy ... The Story of P. Ramlee), which is a tribute to the late P. Ramlee, staged at Istana Budaya from October 19 to November 3, 2007.
Siti's twelfth studio album Hadiah Daripada Hati
was released on December 10, 2007. Siti released the Latin-influenced pop song Ku Mahu as the first single of this album and it was featured as the opening theme song for a drama called Spa-Q. Melawan Kesepian was her second single and was the first track of this album to have a video clip. The song was a remake of a hit that was once popularized by an Indonesian band called Jikustik. Hadiah Daripada Hati came under criticism from the press when it was released. Critics said it was a moderate performance from Siti Nurhaliza and was not on the same par as her previous album Transkripsi, which was touted as the best album she had ever made. But these criticisms were rebutted when Hadiah Daripada Hati received five nominations in the 15th edition of AIM including Best Pop Album, Song of The Year, Best Vocal Performance in an Album (Female), Best Arrangement and Best Album Cover making Siti the second nominee with the most nominations after newcomer Faizal Tahir
. Out of five categories including three multiple nominations for Best Arrangement category, the album earned her three awards for Best Pop Album, Best Musical Arrangement in a Song (Malay) for the song Cintamu as well as her ninth Best Vocal Performance in an Album (Female) in which she had lost to Jaclyn Victor
the previous year. Her acting debut in the musical 'Remy... The Story of P. Ramlee' also saw the debut of her third single Mulanya Cinta, which was created by Dick Lee
, a Singaporean composer. Siti has also became one the most frequently searched persons on Google
by Malaysian Google users, according to Google's 2007 Malaysia Year-End Zeitgeist, beating celebrities like Paris Hilton
and Britney Spears
.
In January 2008, she was cited as one of the Asia's Idols by Asia News Network
for her exemplary achievements and gaining the status as the icon of Malaysian entertainment. and on March 21, 2008, Siti held one of her first solo acoustic concert at the Esplanade Theatre in Singapore. The concert was called Diari Hati (A Diary of Her Heart). She performed numbers of hits from her latest album, Hadiah Daripada Hati and previous albums.
, her most recent traditional contemporary album, Irama Malaysia
(her fourth Ethnic Creative album) since her third one, Sanggar Mustika
in 2002. She commented that the album has more modern and contemporary songs unlike her usual traditional genre. Siti also worked with renowned composers like M. Nasir
and Indonesia's Katon Bagaskara. Nine out of 13 songs (which all was created and composed under three days) that have been chosen came from a songwriting workshop, Cipta Ekspress – Berirama Malaysia. The event which was organized by Malaysian Authors Copyright Protection (MACP) was specially organized to find the materials for the album. Despite of the poor sale due to the lack of promotions, the quality of the album has never been denied. As in Anugerah Industri Muzik 16, Lentera Timur grabbed top awards, Best Pop Ethnic and later on honoured Album Of The Year in AIM 16. She also took home Best Female Vocal trophy for the song ' Di Taman Teman '. She was not present at the award ceremony as she went to Mecca
to perform Umrah
with her family.
Siti has also recorded two songs for the soundtrack for an Indonesian film, Perempuan Berkalong Sorban. One of the songs recorded are cover of Opick's Ketika Cinta and also a new song, Batasku Asaku which was written by Siti herself. Both songs were included in her fourteenth album, Tahajjud Cinta
.
In the same year, her wealth is said to have reached RM 50 Million by MTV Asia and was named one of the millionaires in entertainment in South East Asia.
Special Mawlid
Night Concert).
Months after the loss, Siti's back to business where she announced her major three days concert at the prestigious Istana Budaya, SATU Konsert Eksklusif Dato' Siti Nurhaliza
. It began its run on June 26, 2009 in Kuala Lumpur. The tickets were sold out weeks before the debut night. The concert received compliments from critics, and the show was attended by distinguished people such as region well-known artistes like Krisdayanti and Rossa
from Indonesia to name some. A month before the concert, she bagged her ninth consecutive award of Most Popular Malaysian Artist 0f 2009 and also the Regional Most Popular Artist 0f 2009 from Anugerah Planet Muzik 2009
, beating another 11 contestants where each country, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore has four representatives based on SMS votes.
In March, Siti revealed that she would begin work on her next album later in the year. Apparently, the idea came about while Siti was taking part in an Erma Fatima theater production, Sirah Junjungan. She also stated that, this will be her first attempt at spiritual songs and she plans to release the album for the holy month Ramadan
of 2009 known as Tahajjud Cinta
. Later, Siti and fellow friend, Indonesian singer, Krisdayanti have planned to produce a duet album featuring eight duets where Siti will choose four Malaysian compositions while Krisdayanti will pick the other four from Indonesia. The album was released on December 28 in Malaysia and January 27 in Indonesia, under the name CTKD
where it is an abbreviation with double meaning where it stands as the acronyms for the combination of both singers names, CT and KD, and also as the whole title of the album, which is Canda (Joke), Tangis (Cry), Ketawa (Laugh) and Duka (Sad).
In July, her skill as a former ambassador for the Malaysian Red Crescent Society was put to the test when she and a panel doctor of Media Prima performed a Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR) on the late Yasmin Ahmad
when she fell unconscious during a presentation in a meeting in TV3
's headquarter and in August, Siti was given a privileged of her own channel on Astro
at Channel 188, Channel Siti for 28 hours on 30 August 2009 which has broadcasted her concert in June of the same year, SATU Konsert Eksklusif Dato' Siti Nurhaliza, her previous concert which was held at Bukit Jalil
, the Siti's Fantasia Tour concert in 2004 and some of her music videos.
). On March 30, she launched her own beauty and cosmetic products under the name SimplySiti
. The products underwent research and development in Korea, and are incorporated with Nanotechnology
before receiving approval of Halal status by JAKIM. 6 days later, she received her 13th consecutive award of Penyanyi Wanita Paling Popular 2009 (Most Popular Female Singer 2009) and the overall category award, Bintang Paling Popular 2009 (Most Popular Artist of 2009) from Anugerah Bintang Popular Bintang Harian 2009 with votes from over 225 300 votes from the readers of Berita Harian
. The latter one is her seventh time winning the same accolade.
On April 21, Siti won herself another two awards based on popular votes through SMS service from Anugerah Pilihan Pembaca Media Hiburan (APPMH) 2009/10 (Media Hiburan Readers' Choice Awards 2009/10). She won the award for Artis Wanita Berkulit Cantik 2009/10 (Female Artist With A Flawless Skin 2009/10) and special piece of the ceremony, Anugerah Khas APPMH 2009/10 (Special Award of APPMH 2009/10). In addition, on May 2, she won herself her sixth and seventh awards of 2010 from Anugerah Industri Muzik (AIM) ke-17 2010 (17th Malaysian Music Industry Awards 2010) where she bagged two vocal awards, Persembahan Vokal Terbaik Dalam Lagu (Wanita) (Best Vocal Performance In A Song (Female)) through her single, Ku Percaya Ada Cinta and Persembahan Vokal Berkumpulan Dalam Lagu (Best Group Vocal Performance In A Song) through her single, Amarah from her collaboration album with Indonesian artiste, Krisdayanti, CTKD. This is her 11th time winning Best Vocal Performance out of 17 years history of AIM, creating a record of her own. She also won another two awards from local fashion magazine, EH! voted by users through online and mail poles, Anugerah Stail EH! 2010 (EH!'s 2010 Style Awards) for the category of Selebriti Pencapaian Terbaik (Celebrity with the Best Achievements) and Selebriti Contoh (Role Model Celebrity) on July 21.
Less than two months after being commercialized since late March, her skincare products range, SimplySiti received "The Best Halal Product" under Cosmetic category by Halal Journal Magazine. and on January 11, 2011, she received two awards from The BrandLaureate – Small and Medium Enterprises Chapter Awards (The BrandLaureate – SME's Chapter Awards), one for her SimplySiti range, for Most Promising Brand and another one for herself, first time introduced in 2011, The BrandLaureate Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah SME’s Women of The Year 2010 which was presented by Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah, wife of Malaysia's fourth Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir herself. She also received Inspiration Woman Award from Association of Malaysian and Indonesian Journalists (ISWAMI) on January 29.
programe, SITI, which with 13 episodes, encompassing four main segments – V.I.P. Siti, Sentuhan Kasih (Caring Touch), Siti’s Perspective and Siti’s Symphony with the first episode aried on February 12.
In early March 2011, she announced that she is working on her first full English album, entitled All Your Love
which was produced by her own stepson's production team What’s Up Entertainment, with all the songs written and produced by Australian singers, Christian Alexanda
and Bryan Bouro and released on September 26 with her first English single, Falling In Love debuted at a concert in UiTM where she also expressed her interest to further her study in that university. Two out of ten tracks from the album, Remember You and I Wait Forever were a duet between her and Sean Kingston
and Christian Alexanda respectively.
On July 16, she won her tenth Regional Most Popular Artiste in a row beating fellow artistes from Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore, thus setting a new record in the Anugerah Planet Muzik
. However, this would be her last appearance in the category after the organizer has decided to drop her name from participating in the same category in the future.
On October 17, she was reported to be working on her life documentary which will be aired on History Channel in January 2012.
, Cèline Dion, Mariah Carey
and Whitney Houston
. In 2008, during Cèline Dion's Taking Chances Tour
in Malaysia, Siti was given an opportunity to meet her idol, where she also had given Cèline one of her solo albums, Hadiah Daripada Hati complete with her signature.
which before this promotes sensual and erotic elements presentations through the performances especially by female artistes. Her modest image was the subject of appraisals and positive feedback even from the Islamic scholars from Malaysia and Indonesia. Since then, her popularity throughout the South East Asia music industry remains strong when she was voted as Most Popular Female Artiste ten times in a row and Regional Most Popular Artistes in 20011 in Anugerah Planet Muzik 2011, beating contenders from Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
She has been cited as an idol and as an inspiration by many Malaysian and non-Malaysian artists like Malaysia's Misha Omar
, Nicholas Teo
, Singaporean Idol finalist, Maia Lee
, Indonesian pop group vocalist, Sunu, from Matta and many others.
In 2007, her image likeness was used as part of the promotion by Malaysian Ministry of Tourism, Malaysia Windows Live Agent – Siti to attract more visitors from Japan. The cartoon is utilized in the Windows Live Messenger (formerly known as MSN Messenger) where it will provide information on attractive tourist destinations in Malaysia.
In January 2011, Siti was proposed as the cultural ambassador for Malay community by the Association of Malaysian and Indonesian Journalists (ISWAMI), based on both countries' communities acceptance of Siti's personality. ISWAMI chief believed that Siti may help ease strained relations should there be a crisis between Malaysia and Indonesia.
, although she has penned numbers of thematic single of spirituality
and female empowerment
. Several of her singles were written by her were targeted to a specific party – Biarlah Rahsia
(Let It Be A Secret) was written with the allusion to the media who constantly investigate her private personal relationships and Cahaya Cinta (Light of Love) was written specially for her husband during her marriage in 2006.
Born and raised in a traditional musically inclined family, she has recorded five ethnic pop oriented albums – four solo studio albums and one duet studio album with Noraniza Idris
. She has been taught on how to sing traditional songs by her own mother who herself is a folk singer. She has been promoting this genre of music on almost each and every major concert of her like when she did at her concert at the Royal Albert Hall, medleys of Malay folk songs and traditional music songs.
, she's one of Malaysia's best singers for winning 11 times the award for the "Best Vocal Performance in an Album/Single" from Anugerah Industri Muzik, Malaysia's equivalent of Grammy Awards.
Adjie Esa Poetra, an Indonesian vocal instructor described her voice as "She is very careful and never fails in the tone production and she's able to produce the most artistic and beautiful tone as possible.... In any songs, she can sing it with ease but powerful other than possessing more than four-octave vocal range."
M.Nasir, music critic and music composer has praised Siti's voice as saying, "When we talk about her, she is the voice...Give her any songs, she can deliver it very well and it is not a problem to find a suitable song for her." He further praised Siti for her brave efforts to experiment her voice melisma
with new musics or songs.
One of her trickiest songs to perform is Kurniaan Dalam Samaran, a Japanese enka
-influenced song where it requires her play of transition of bass and soprano
vocal tones and she rarely performed it live. However, at her recent SATU concert
, she performed it live, where it received appraisals from critics and fans where one of the reviewers cited her live rendition as, "The Japanese-flavoured song required her to switch from her natural voice to falsetto in a hair-raising cadenza somewhere in the absurdly high range most women vocalists would cringe from. But she pulled it off effortlessly, sending shivers down my spine."
Gareth Gates who has performed together with Siti during MTV Asia Awards 2004 when he was asked what does he think about Siti, he said, "She definitely has the looks and she certainly has the voice. If she continues to sing the way she does, she'll go really far."
Lea Salonga
, Filipino
singer and actress who has done various theatrical work, including Miss Saigon
and several Disney's movies has also expressed her praise and respect towards Siti's vocal ability during her concert in Malaysia in 2010 where she sang one of songs made famous by Siti and 2 By 2, Tiga Malam during the closing ceremony of her concert.
(Cambodia
) Agnes Monica
, Chrisye
, Dewa 19
, Gita Gutawa
, Harvey Malaiholo, Krisdayanti, Marcell, Melly Goeslow, Padi
, Peterpan
, Rossa
, Sahrul Gunawan and Yana Julio (Indonesia), Hiroshi Takano
, The Boom
, You Hitoto (Japan), Lay Phyu
(Laos), Jolina Magdangal
and Kuh Ledesma
(Philippines), Francesca Peter, Sun Ho, Taufik Batisah
(Singapore), Lee Hom Wang (Taiwan), Palmy
(Thailand), Lam Trường
(Vietnam). In addition, Siti had also collaborated with Gareth Gates (UK), during MTV Asia Awards
2004.
One of Thailand most sought after singers, Tata Young
has also expressed her interest in collaborating with Siti and has praised Siti as "Asia's Mariah Carey" for her outstanding performances.
singer. Also, her first hit song in Indonesia, Aku Cinta Padamu was as I Wonder when it was covered by North, an Australian boy band in their second album, Straight Up.
star, Shah Rukh Khan in front of 300 Bollywood
artists and guests along with 2.6 billion television viewers where she will be performing at 2nd Global Indian Film Awards
2006 in Kuala Lumpur. However, the offer later was canceled by Siti due to her commitment with other projects after informing the organizers beforehand.
, Siti Nurhaliza Marketing Sdn. Bhd., Siti Sound Sdn. Bhd. and SN Mobile Digital Sdn. Bhd. She is also the president of her own cosmetic range company, Simply Siti Sdn. Bhd.
Siti sells her own tea, Ctea, brand of Malaysian tea, from tea cultivated on the foothills of Mount Kinabalu
, Sabah
. This Ctea brand comes in two flavours, Geranium Special and Pandan.
And now besides having her own products, she receives substantial income through commissions and royalties for her endorsements and as ambassador of products. She has been an ambassador and spokesperson for various international products – Jusco
, Maxis
, Maybelline
, Minolta
, Mitsubishi
, Olay
, Pantene
, Pepsi
, Samsung
and TM Net
.
35,000 (about USD
$11,000) to three different organizations for the 2004 tsunami
victims before her concert at the Royal Albert Hall in April of the same year. A year later in February, she donated RM 500,000 for the National Anti-Drug Campaign where she was also appointed as the ambassadress for the campaign. Six months later, she and her husband founded Yayasan Nurjiwa (Nurjiwa Foundation) where the foundation served as a platform for people to help those in need through charity concerts and dinner events where the money will be donated to the selected organizations. In 2009, she and her husband donated RM 1.5 million to build a new mosque in Tikam Batu, Kuala Muda
where the land was given as a wakaf
by both of them and Siti's mother-in-law where before this, her husband has also donated a sum of money to build two mosques in Kuala Lumpur and Pattani
, Thailand which finally completed in February 2011 and officiated by Sultan of Kedah
, Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah.
Some sources speculated that the total wedding cost was RM 12,888,888 (USD 3,947,980 (adjusted to 2010 inflation)), however it was later denied by the couple and the wedding planner and stated that the total cost was roughly around RM 500,000. Her wedding dowry was revealed to cost at RM 22,222 and the hantaran (gifts from groom to bride and vice versa) cost around RM 30,000. The total sponsored items including Siti and spouse's jeweleries, dresses, and etc., cost more than RM 9 million. Later, RM 1 million from the total price paid by TV3 to broadcast the whole ceremony was later donated to charity.
The engagement ceremony was held at Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan (Federal Territory Mosque
) on August 21, 2006. The ceremony was also televised live and gathered more than 2 millions viewers. The first wedding reception was held on August 28, 2006, at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
(KLCC) which televised to 6.3 millions viewers nationwide. The wedding also received coverage from Indonesia, where 10 Indonesian media representatives were there to capture the moment including Trans TV
, SCTV
and Jawa Pos
. It was a star studded affair, with guests including royal families, VIPs, celebrities, close friends and family. Indonesian celebrities like Hetty Koes Endang and one of Siti's closest friends, Krisdayanti were given the opportunity to give a performance to the newlywed and guests. A second reception was held on September 3, 2006, in Siti's hometown of Kuala Lipis, Pahang where more than 10,000 people attended the ceremony including those from neighbouring countries. The wedding was charted as the top celebrity wedding on Yahoo Buzz where she and her spouse is one out of two Asian couples listed.
On June 13, 2010, Siti and her husband, Datuk Seri Khalid, was recognized by E! News Asia
as Third Most Powerful Celebrity Couple in Asia, behind Chinese entertainers couple, Simon Yam
and wife, Qi Qi and Bollywood superstars couple, Aishwarya Rai
and husband, Abhishek Bachchan
.
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Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, record producer
Record producer
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, television presenter and businesswoman. To date, she has garnered more than 200 local awards as well as international awards. She rose to fame as a multiple-platinum selling artist, since her winning of Bintang HMI 1995 when she was only 16 where she was given offers in form of singing contract from four different international recording companies. Her first single, Jerat Percintaan
Jerat Percintaan
"Jerat Percintaan" is the first single and award-winning song performed by Malaysian pop singer Siti Nurhaliza. It earned the Best Song award at the Anugerah Industri Muzik in 1997....
from her debut album won the 11th Anugerah Juara Lagu
Anugerah Juara Lagu
Anugerah Juara Lagu is a popular annual music competition in Malaysia, organized by TV3. It features the best musical and lyrical compositions of each year it is held...
and another two awards for Best Performance and Best Ballad.
She has won an unprecedented number of music awards in Malaysia and its environs: 34 Anugerah Industri Muzik
Anugerah Industri Muzik
Anugerah Industri Muzik , is Malaysia's music award-giving ceremony. It is the Malaysia's equivalent of Grammy.-Best Album:-Best Song:...
awards, 22 Anugerah Bintang Popular
Anugerah Bintang Popular
Anugerah Bintang Popular which is originally called as Anugerah Pelakon/Penyanyi Popular, is an award presented annually by Berita Harian of Malaysia to recognize excellence of professionals in the entertainment industry, including the film industry, as well as record industry...
awards, 21 Anugerah Planet Muzik
Anugerah Planet Muzik
Anugerah Planet Muzik is the award for artists who engaged in the music world. This award includes singers from the allied countries, that is Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia....
awards, 18 Anugerah Juara Lagu awards, four MTV Asia Awards
MTV Asia Awards
The biannual MTV Asia Awards is the Asian equivalent of the Europe MTV EMA. Established in 2002, the show gives recognition and awards to Asian and international icons in achievement, cinema, fashion, humanitarian, and music. Just like the EMA, most of the awards are voted for by the viewers from...
and the holder of two records in the Malaysian Book of Records
Malaysian Book of Records
The Malaysian Book of Records is a Malaysian project to publish records set or broken by Malaysians. The project complements former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Bin Mohamad's 'Malaysia Boleh!' campaign...
. Backed with 14 studio albums, she is one of the most popular artistes in the Malay Archipelago
Malay Archipelago
The Malay Archipelago refers to the archipelago between mainland Southeastern Asia and Australia. The name was derived from the anachronistic concept of a Malay race....
and Nusantara region
Nusantara
Nusantara is an Indonesian word for the Indonesian archipelago. It is originated from Old Javanese and literally means "archipelago".The word Nusantara was taken from an oath by Gajah Mada, as written on an old Javanese manuscript Pararaton and Negarakertagama...
and she has been voted ten times in a row for Regional Most Popular Artiste in the Anugerah Planet Muzik since 2001. Currently, she has been listed as one of Malaysia's richest, most-influential, most award-winning, most single-produced artists.
In 2005, she was listed second by MTV Asia in Asia's Best Musical Artiste and Channel V
Channel V
Channel [V] is the brand name for multiple international music television networks owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation.-Channel [V] International:...
's Biggest Asian Artiste. In 2008, she was named as one of Asia's Idol by Asia News Network
Asia News Network
The Asia News Network is a network of Asian daily newspapers that share editorial content with each other, including news stories, feature articles, editorials and personality profiles...
.
Early childhood (1983–1995)
Siti was born on January 11, 1979 in Berek Polis Kg. Awah, Temerloh where she is the fourth child in a family of eight siblings to Tarudin Ismail and Siti Salmah Bachik. She comes from a musically inclined family; her brother, Saiful Bahri Tarudin, and her sisters Siti Norsaida and Siti Saerah are also singers. Her grandfather was a famous violinist, and her mother was a famous local traditional singer.From the age of 13, she followed her uncle to invitational shows like wedding ceremonies and dinner parties to give her exposure performing live, where she was well received by the local community. During her childhood she was involved in various school activities, including sports and class speeches.
Siti Nurhaliza attended pre-school at the Sekolah Tabika Perkep, Balai Polis Kampung Awah, Temerloh. Here she showed her early singing talent at the age of six when she sang "Sirih Pinang", a Malay traditional song, at her kindergarten's end of year event. She attended primary school at Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Clifford and followed up her secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Clifford, Kuala Lipis, Pahang.
She was an athlete in school and active in sports and this showed when at the opening ceremony of the Fiesta Media Idola 2006 in Kuantan she was a torch bearer to light the games of the Fiesta, together with actress Fasha Sandha
Fasha Sandha
Nur Fasha Sandha binti Hassan or commercially known as Fasha Sandha is a Malaysian actress who has appeared in movies, television shows, and commercials. She was born in Johor Bahru, Johor, but moved to Penang and later to Perlis due to her father's work...
.
Early commercial success (1995–1996)
Siti Nurhaliza's family performed at many local ceremonies in their hometown, such as weddings. At the age of 12, Siti began to learn traditional songs from her mother and went on performing that genre of music during special occasions and events.She also was the vocalist for 'Family Group', a small band founded by her uncle, Abdul Rahim Bachik. She started to improvise her singing skills by participating in numerous local singing competitions before ultimately at the age of 16, she finally competed in the 1995 RTM
Radio Televisyen Malaysia
The Department of Broadcasting, Malaysia, DBA Radio Televisyen Malaysia , is a Malaysian state-owned public broadcaster. It owns and operates a number of radio and television stations in Malaysia, based in Kuala Lumpur...
Bintang HMI competition where she auditioned with a song made famous by Ruth Sahanaya
Ruth Sahanaya
Ruth Sahanaya is an Indonesian singer. She rose to fame in the late 1980s and is perhaps best known for her hit song "Kaulah Segalanya". She has toured internationally, been the Indonesian representative at many music festivals, and has received multiple awards...
, Kaulah Segalanya. While in the competition, she met Adnan Abu Hassan
Adnan Abu Hassan
Adnan Abu Hassan is a Kedah born Malaysian composer and musician. He is considered to be among of the top notch individuals developing the Malaysian music industry.-Educations:...
, music composer who tutored and helped her with her vocal performance, before she ultimately winning the contest with the song by Aishah
Aishah and The Fan Club
Aishah and The Fan Club, better known as The Fan Club or just Fan Club, were a New Zealand-based singing group in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
, Camar Yang Pulang. She was granted a contract with Suria Records after making a decision over four offers from different international recording companies, including offers from Sony Music, BMG Music and Warner Music. In 1996, Suria Records released her first self-titled album, Siti Nurhaliza, and the first single, Jerat Percintaan won the 11th Anugerah Juara Lagu
Anugerah Juara Lagu
Anugerah Juara Lagu is a popular annual music competition in Malaysia, organized by TV3. It features the best musical and lyrical compositions of each year it is held...
and another two awards for Best Performance and Best Ballad in addition to her quadruple winnings in Anugerah Bintang Popular
Anugerah Bintang Popular
Anugerah Bintang Popular which is originally called as Anugerah Pelakon/Penyanyi Popular, is an award presented annually by Berita Harian of Malaysia to recognize excellence of professionals in the entertainment industry, including the film industry, as well as record industry...
for Most Popular Television Entertainer, Most Popular Female Singer, Most Popular Teen Artiste and overall winner, Most Popular Star.
Career development (1996–1998)
In 1997, Siti started to be a well known figure in IndonesiaIndonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
's music industry when her story appeared in one of the most popular magazines in Indonesia, POS Kota, in April 1997's edition. Siti was assumed as a great figure because it was difficult for foreign artists to break through in Indonesian's music industry if the artist has less to offer compared to their own artists. Siti was also said to be the first Malaysian singer to hold a live concert on Indosiar
Indosiar
Indosiar is a publicly owned national television station in Indonesia, and has been operating from West Jakarta since 1994. It was listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange in 2004. Citibank Singapore has an 8.5 percent shareholding...
, a popular television station in Indonesia and it was televised nationwide. Siti has became one of the most influential artists in Indonesia and she held a series of big scale concerts in Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
, Bandung
Bandung
Bandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, and the country's third largest city, and 2nd largest metropolitan area in Indonesia, with a population of 7.4 million in 2007. Located 768 metres above sea level, approximately 140 km southeast of Jakarta, Bandung has cooler...
, Yogyakarta and many more cities over the next few years. In the same year, she won Best New Artist and Best Song (Jerat Percintaan) from Anugerah Industri Muzik
Anugerah Industri Muzik
Anugerah Industri Muzik , is Malaysia's music award-giving ceremony. It is the Malaysia's equivalent of Grammy.-Best Album:-Best Song:...
.
In 1998, at the early age of 19, she launched her own company on January 12, Siti Nurhaliza Productions (M) Sdn. Bhd. which acts as the official management production to handle and manage her schedule. Siti made her first and biggest appearance on the international stage during the 1998 Commonwealth Games
1998 Commonwealth Games
The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...
which was held in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Malaysia. Siti shared the same stage with two international stars Céline Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
and Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
to entertain the crowd during the closing ceremony. The ceremony was televised in 70 nations worldwide, which led her to become known in the international arena for the first time. In November of the same year, she was invited to perform in Japan for five days at the Pop Queen Festival, also known as Saga Fiesta '98.
Early international stardom (1999–2005)
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and she won the Pop Winner title beating contestants from all over South Pacific
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
and 'Top 40 for International Song' category through her single, We'll Be As One. Siti also managed to catch the juries' attention with her vocal prowess, that finally led her to be awarded with the Best Female Vocal Performance with the same single even though the single was judged by cassette tape/compact disc sent by her recording company to the organizer and not through live performance. For the next few years, Siti took part in 'Voice of Asia 2002' which was held in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
where she performed one of her signature singles, Purnama Merindu and managed to grab the Grand Prix Champion title, the ultimate prize.
Siti was the first non-Chinese artiste to be invited to perform at the 15th Golden Melody Awards, Taiwan in 2004. Apart from performing solo with 征服 (Charming) cover of Na Ying
Na Ying
Na Ying is a Chinese vocalist. She is considered as one of the best present-day female singers in Mainland China, having sold more than 10 million albums. She is also noted for her buoyant and forthright personality....
's single, she also sang a duet with Leehom Wang in a song called 月亮代表我的心 (The Moon Represents My Heart
The Moon Represents My Heart
"The Moon Represents My Heart" is a Chinese song that was written by an anonymous writer and made famous by Teresa Teng in the 1970s. A "love song with a waltz-like lilt", it has been covered by many performers since Teng's death in 1995 and remains one of her best-known hits.-Cultural...
) which is a cover of the late Teresa Teng
Teresa Teng
Teresa Teng , was an immensely popular and influential Chinese pop singer from Taiwan. Teresa Teng's voice and songs are instantly recognized throughout East Asia and in areas with large Asian populations...
. She also appeared on a half hour special program by Azio TV
Azio TV
Azio TV , also known as Asia Plus or Xingya, is a satellite cable channel operated by Era Television in Taiwan. The station provides Taiwan version and Asian version, which provides broadcasting through pay TV in Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia.-External links:...
during her brief four days in Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
. Siti made her third appearance on MTV Asia Awards
MTV Asia Awards
The biannual MTV Asia Awards is the Asian equivalent of the Europe MTV EMA. Established in 2002, the show gives recognition and awards to Asian and international icons in achievement, cinema, fashion, humanitarian, and music. Just like the EMA, most of the awards are voted for by the viewers from...
in 2004, where she performed with Gareth Gates
Gareth Gates
Gareth Paul Gates , is an English singer-songwriter. He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol. Gates has sold over 3.5 million records in the UK alone. He is also known for having a stutter, and has talked about his speech impediment publicly...
, the runner up from the first series of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
version of Idol
Idol series
The British talent search television series Pop Idol has spawned spin-offs in 42 territories, in what is now referred to as the "Idols" format, as described by FremantleMedia...
, Pop Idol
Pop Idol
Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...
, in a song originally by Gareth's himself, 'Say It Isn't So
Say It Isn't So (Gareth Gates song)
"Say It Isn't So" was the third and final single to be released from Pop Idol runner-upGareth Gates' second studio album, Go Your Own Way. The single was released on December 8, 2003, peaking at #4 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was once deemed to take the Christmas number-one spot, however,...
'.
In 2005, she was dubbed as The Voice of Asia, when Alicia Keys first introduced her with the title during the MTV Asia Aid in 2005 held in Bangkok, Thailand due to her powerful vocal, and her outstanding achievements locally and internationally. In the same year, Siti held a successful solo concert at the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in April 2005, although the majority of the audience were Malaysians living in the United Kingdom and Malaysians who had traveled just to see the concert. British press called her as Asia's Celine Dion due to her powerful vocal and outstanding performances. During the concert, she was backed by the London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...
conducted by Indonesian maestro, Erwin Gutawa
Erwin Gutawa
Erwin Gutawa is an Indonesian composer and father of Gita Gutawa. In 1985, he started his professional music career by joining the jazz band Karimata, later becoming an independent composer in 1991. As a composer, he won the 1992 Midnight Sun Song Festival in Finland together with Ruth Sahanaya...
where the concert was even attended by the Sultan and Sultanah
Sultanah Kalsom binti Abdullah
Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultanah Hajjah Kalsom binti Abdullah is the current Sultanah of Pahang and second wife of Sultan Ahmad Shah. Born on 12 September 1951, she is originally of Persian and Pakistani descent/origin. She has previously worked as an air stewardess.Sultanah Kalsom married Sultan...
of Pahang and royal families from Brunei
Brunei
Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...
. In 2005 also, Channel V
Channel V
Channel [V] is the brand name for multiple international music television networks owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation.-Channel [V] International:...
has listed her as the Second Biggest Asian Artist due to her great achievements whereas the Taiwanese singer, Jay Chou
Jay Chou
Jay Chou is a Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, music and film producer, actor and director who has won the World Music Award four times. In 1998 he was discovered in a talent contest where he displayed his piano and song-writing skills. Over the next two years, he was hired to compose for...
is on the top of the list. Coincidentally, MTV Asia also rated her as the Second Asia's Best Musical Artist, also behind the same Taiwanese artiste, Jay Chou.
Datukship and Transkripsi (2006–2007)
Siti's eleventh studio album, TranskripsiTranskripsi
Transkripsi is the eleventh studio album from Malaysian pop singer-songwriter Siti Nurhaliza and has been touted as Malaysia's Best Album of 2006. It also hailed as Siti's best album ever. The album was released on April 23, 2006 in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei and at a later time in Indonesia...
, was released in April 2006 and contained contributions from producers and composers from Indonesia like Erin Gutawa, Melly Goeslow and Glenn and Malaysians, like Aubrey Suwito
Aubrey Suwito
Aubrey Suwito is a Malaysian music composer and producer. Aubrey Suwito had written songs for many artists, most notably Gemilang for Jaclyn Victor which won multiple awards including the Asian Music Festival and Anugerah Juara Lagu. He was the musical director on Malaysian Idol...
, Cat Farish, Jenny Chin, Firdaus Mahmud, Mac Chew, Yasin and Damian VE. Transkripsi became the year's best album after winning the Best Pop Album and Best Album categories in the Anugerah Industri Muzik
Anugerah Industri Muzik
Anugerah Industri Muzik , is Malaysia's music award-giving ceremony. It is the Malaysia's equivalent of Grammy.-Best Album:-Best Song:...
. It also received praises before by critics as one of her best albums ever produced and the album released was her debut attempt of producing an album under her own production company. On October 24, 2006, she was conferred as "Datuk" after receiving the title of Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) from the Sultan of Pahang, Sultan Ahmad Shah on his 76th birthday along with designers, Bernard Chandran
Bernard Chandran
Dato Bernard Chandran is a Malaysian fashion designer. His talents have earned him many faithful clients among Malaysia's elite most notably the Royal families of Malaysia and Brunei as well as two former Miss Universe...
and Dayang Tom Abang Saufi.
In 2007, She made her first appearance at the Grammy Award for the red carpet session on February 11, 2007 where she was the first Malaysian to walk the red carpet. On April 20 and April 21, 2007, Siti performed at the successful Konsert Istana Cinta Nostalgia, which was a tribute concert for the late Tan Sri P. Ramlee
P. Ramlee
Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr. P. Ramlee, was a Malaysian film actor, director, singer, songwriter, composer, and producer. Due to his contributions to the movie and music industry and his literary work, he is often considered the icon of Malay entertainment in Malaysia, Singapore, and Sumatra .-Biography:P...
& Puan Sri Saloma
Salmah Ismail
Puan Sri Datin Amar Salmah binti Ismail,AMN or better known as Saloma was a Malaysian film actress and singer. She was the third wife of the film actor, director, singer, and songwriter Tan Sri P. Ramlee.-Biography:...
at Istana Budaya
Istana Budaya
The Istana Budaya or The Palace of Culture, founded in September 1999, is Malaysia's main venue for all types of theatre including musical theater, operetta, classical concert and opera from local and international performances...
, Kuala Lumpur. The concert featured popular songs composed by Tan Sri P. Ramlee himself, performed by Siti and other invited artistes. Before this, Siti was also invited to perform a tribute concert for the late Sudirman Hj Arshad
Sudirman Arshad
Dato' Sudirman Haji Arshad DIMP, JMN, AMN, AMP was a Malaysian singer and songwriter. He was known as the 'Singing Lawyer', the 'People's Singer' and the 'Elvis of Malaysia'.-Early life:...
, also at Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur in 2002. On April 30, 2007, she garnered 4 nominations in the Anugerah Industri Muzik including Best Pop Album (Transkripsi), Best Vocal Female Performance In An Album (Transkripsi), Best Music Video (Bisakah) and Best Cover for an Album (Transkripsi). Out of these, she won two: Best Pop Album and Best Album for Transkripsi. She also received five nominations from Anugerah Planet Muzik 2007 for two categories that were voted by fans from Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore – Most Popular Female Artist and Most Popular Song (Biarlah Rahsia
Biarlah Rahsia
"Biarlah Rahsia" is a song written and performed by Malaysian pop singer-songwriter Siti Nurhaliza and composed by Melly Goeslow. The song was released as Transkripsi first single. It earned the Best Song award at the Anugerah Planet Muzik in 2007...
) and three categories that were judged by professional juries and judges – Best Female Artist, Best Song (Biarlah Rahsia) and Best Album. She won three out of five – Most Popular Female Artist, Best Female Artist and Best Song.
Hadiah Daripada Hati and other works (2007–2008)
1957: Hati Malaya
1957: Hati Malaya is a Malaysian historical film released on 25 October 2007.-Synopsis:The spirit of Merdeka – remember the sacrifices made by our founding fathers to free us from colonialism...
respectively. However, only the song Hati was included in her twelfth studio album, Hadiah Daripada Hati
Hadiah Daripada Hati
Hadiah Daripada Hati is the twelfth studio album by Malaysian pop singer-songwriter Dato' Siti Nurhaliza which was released on December 10, 2007.-History:...
and also received the award of Best Original Theme Song from Anugerah Festival Filem Malaysia ke-21 (21st Malaysian Film Festival) in 2008. Siti performed as Azizah, P. Ramlee's mysterious lover, in the musical 'Remy ... Kisah P. Ramlee (Remy ... The Story of P. Ramlee), which is a tribute to the late P. Ramlee, staged at Istana Budaya from October 19 to November 3, 2007.
Siti's twelfth studio album Hadiah Daripada Hati
Hadiah Daripada Hati
Hadiah Daripada Hati is the twelfth studio album by Malaysian pop singer-songwriter Dato' Siti Nurhaliza which was released on December 10, 2007.-History:...
was released on December 10, 2007. Siti released the Latin-influenced pop song Ku Mahu as the first single of this album and it was featured as the opening theme song for a drama called Spa-Q. Melawan Kesepian was her second single and was the first track of this album to have a video clip. The song was a remake of a hit that was once popularized by an Indonesian band called Jikustik. Hadiah Daripada Hati came under criticism from the press when it was released. Critics said it was a moderate performance from Siti Nurhaliza and was not on the same par as her previous album Transkripsi, which was touted as the best album she had ever made. But these criticisms were rebutted when Hadiah Daripada Hati received five nominations in the 15th edition of AIM including Best Pop Album, Song of The Year, Best Vocal Performance in an Album (Female), Best Arrangement and Best Album Cover making Siti the second nominee with the most nominations after newcomer Faizal Tahir
Faizal Tahir
-Career achievements and awards:One In A Million*1st Runner-UpERA Awards* Popular Rock Song chosen by the listeners Anugerah Planet Muzik 2008* Best New Male Artiste* Most Popular Male ArtisteAnugerah Industri Muzik 15...
. Out of five categories including three multiple nominations for Best Arrangement category, the album earned her three awards for Best Pop Album, Best Musical Arrangement in a Song (Malay) for the song Cintamu as well as her ninth Best Vocal Performance in an Album (Female) in which she had lost to Jaclyn Victor
Jaclyn Victor
Jaclyn Joshua Thanaraj Victor is a singer and actress, popularly known as Jac, who won the inaugural Malaysian Idol and Ikon Malaysia. For being the winner of Malaysian Idol, she won a recording contract under Sony BMG Entertainment. She is under the management of The 8 Unit. She represented...
the previous year. Her acting debut in the musical 'Remy... The Story of P. Ramlee' also saw the debut of her third single Mulanya Cinta, which was created by Dick Lee
Dick Lee
Richard "Dick" Lee Peng Boon is a Singaporean pop singer, composer, songwriter, and playwright. He is best known as a Singapore Idol judge, but often too as spokesperson for the New Asian generation....
, a Singaporean composer. Siti has also became one the most frequently searched persons on Google
Google
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
by Malaysian Google users, according to Google's 2007 Malaysia Year-End Zeitgeist, beating celebrities like Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton
Paris Whitney Hilton is an American businesswoman, heiress, and socialite. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton . Hilton is known for her controversial participation in a sex tape in 2003, and appearance on the television series The Simple Life alongside fellow socialite and childhood...
and Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
.
In January 2008, she was cited as one of the Asia's Idols by Asia News Network
Asia News Network
The Asia News Network is a network of Asian daily newspapers that share editorial content with each other, including news stories, feature articles, editorials and personality profiles...
for her exemplary achievements and gaining the status as the icon of Malaysian entertainment. and on March 21, 2008, Siti held one of her first solo acoustic concert at the Esplanade Theatre in Singapore. The concert was called Diari Hati (A Diary of Her Heart). She performed numbers of hits from her latest album, Hadiah Daripada Hati and previous albums.
Lentera Timur (2008)
On 26 December 2008, was the release date of her 13th album, Lentera TimurLentera Timur
Lentera Timur is the thirteenth studio album by Malaysian pop singer-songwriter Dato' Siti Nurhaliza which is released on December 26, 2008, just four years after 2004 Asian Tsunami. It is the most anticipated album since her last traditional album, Sanggar Mustika, which was released in 2002...
, her most recent traditional contemporary album, Irama Malaysia
Traditional music
Traditional music is the term increasingly used for folk music that is not contemporary folk music. More on this is at the terminology section of the World music article...
(her fourth Ethnic Creative album) since her third one, Sanggar Mustika
Sanggar Mustika
Sanggar Mustika is the eighth studio album from Malaysian pop singer Siti Nurhaliza released in 2002.Sanggar Mustika also pay tribute to the late Allahyarham Tan Sri P.Ramlee with his song "Bunga Melor" and Toh Puan Rafeah Buang "Bisikan Hati". This song has been recorded by Siti Nurhaliza...
in 2002. She commented that the album has more modern and contemporary songs unlike her usual traditional genre. Siti also worked with renowned composers like M. Nasir
M. Nasir
Mohamad Nasir Mohamad or M. Nasir , is a Malaysian poet, singer-songwriter, composer, producer, actor and film director.-Career:...
and Indonesia's Katon Bagaskara. Nine out of 13 songs (which all was created and composed under three days) that have been chosen came from a songwriting workshop, Cipta Ekspress – Berirama Malaysia. The event which was organized by Malaysian Authors Copyright Protection (MACP) was specially organized to find the materials for the album. Despite of the poor sale due to the lack of promotions, the quality of the album has never been denied. As in Anugerah Industri Muzik 16, Lentera Timur grabbed top awards, Best Pop Ethnic and later on honoured Album Of The Year in AIM 16. She also took home Best Female Vocal trophy for the song ' Di Taman Teman '. She was not present at the award ceremony as she went to Mecca
Mecca
Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level...
to perform Umrah
Umrah
The Umrah or is a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, performed by Muslims that can be undertaken at any time of the year. In Arabic, Umrah means "to visit a populated place"...
with her family.
Siti has also recorded two songs for the soundtrack for an Indonesian film, Perempuan Berkalong Sorban. One of the songs recorded are cover of Opick's Ketika Cinta and also a new song, Batasku Asaku which was written by Siti herself. Both songs were included in her fourteenth album, Tahajjud Cinta
Tahajjud Cinta
Tahajjud Cinta is the fourteenth album by Dato' Siti Nurhaliza and also her first album to be categorized as a spiritual or religious album. The album was released on September 9, 2009 during the holy month of Ramadhan to celebrate the lack of albums in the market that propose the holistic...
.
In the same year, her wealth is said to have reached RM 50 Million by MTV Asia and was named one of the millionaires in entertainment in South East Asia.
SATU, Tahajjud Cinta and CTKD (2009)
On February 15, her father, Taruddin Ismail 67, died at 11.50 AM, after a heart bypass operation days before does not show any improvement, leaving seven children, and 10 grandchildren behind. She announced a 40-day state of mourning for her father and put singing activity on hold, except for Konsert Malam Sinar Maulidur Rasul 1430 Hijrah (1430 HegiraIslamic calendar
The Hijri calendar , also known as the Muslim calendar or Islamic calendar , is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It is used to date events in many Muslim countries , and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic...
Special Mawlid
Mawlid
Mawlid or sometimes ميلاد , mīlād is a term used to refer to the observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad which occurs in Rabi' al-awwal,...
Night Concert).
Months after the loss, Siti's back to business where she announced her major three days concert at the prestigious Istana Budaya, SATU Konsert Eksklusif Dato' Siti Nurhaliza
SATU Konsert Eksklusif Dato' Siti Nurhaliza
SATU Konsert Eksklusif Dato' Siti Nurhaliza, commonly referred to as SATU , is the sixth concert and the eighth solo concert by Malaysian pop singer Siti Nurhaliza to support her thirteenth studio album, Lentera Timur and in conjunction with the Father’s Day on June 21...
. It began its run on June 26, 2009 in Kuala Lumpur. The tickets were sold out weeks before the debut night. The concert received compliments from critics, and the show was attended by distinguished people such as region well-known artistes like Krisdayanti and Rossa
Rossa (singer)
Rossa Roslaina Sri Handayani , popularly known mononymously as Rossa, is an Indonesian singer.-Career:...
from Indonesia to name some. A month before the concert, she bagged her ninth consecutive award of Most Popular Malaysian Artist 0f 2009 and also the Regional Most Popular Artist 0f 2009 from Anugerah Planet Muzik 2009
Anugerah Planet Muzik 2009
Anugerah Planet Muzik 2009 is 9th edition of Anugerah Planet Muzik, held on July 18 2009, for the first time took place in Indonesia, precisely in the Jakarta Convention Center., First time APM in Jakarta...
, beating another 11 contestants where each country, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore has four representatives based on SMS votes.
In March, Siti revealed that she would begin work on her next album later in the year. Apparently, the idea came about while Siti was taking part in an Erma Fatima theater production, Sirah Junjungan. She also stated that, this will be her first attempt at spiritual songs and she plans to release the album for the holy month Ramadan
Ramadan
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which lasts 29 or 30 days. It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex during daylight hours and is intended to teach Muslims about patience, spirituality, humility and...
of 2009 known as Tahajjud Cinta
Tahajjud Cinta
Tahajjud Cinta is the fourteenth album by Dato' Siti Nurhaliza and also her first album to be categorized as a spiritual or religious album. The album was released on September 9, 2009 during the holy month of Ramadhan to celebrate the lack of albums in the market that propose the holistic...
. Later, Siti and fellow friend, Indonesian singer, Krisdayanti have planned to produce a duet album featuring eight duets where Siti will choose four Malaysian compositions while Krisdayanti will pick the other four from Indonesia. The album was released on December 28 in Malaysia and January 27 in Indonesia, under the name CTKD
CTKD: Canda, Tangis, Ketawa, Duka
CTKD is first duet album Indonesian singer Krisdayanti and Malaysian singer Siti Nurhaliza. CTKD is the abbreviation of Canda , Tangis , Ketawa , Duka , since they are both known as CT and KD...
where it is an abbreviation with double meaning where it stands as the acronyms for the combination of both singers names, CT and KD, and also as the whole title of the album, which is Canda (Joke), Tangis (Cry), Ketawa (Laugh) and Duka (Sad).
In July, her skill as a former ambassador for the Malaysian Red Crescent Society was put to the test when she and a panel doctor of Media Prima performed a Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is an emergency procedure which is performed in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person in cardiac arrest. It is indicated in those who are unresponsive...
(CPR) on the late Yasmin Ahmad
Yasmin Ahmad
Yasmin Ahmad was a film director, writer and scriptwriter from Malaysia and was also the executive creative director at Leo Burnett Kuala Lumpur. Her television commercials and films are well-known in Malaysia for their humour, heart and love that crosses cross-cultural barriers, in particular her...
when she fell unconscious during a presentation in a meeting in TV3
TV3 (Malaysia)
Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad or TV3 began broadcasting on 1 June 1984 as Malaysia’s first commercial television station. It is part of Media Prima Berhad group of companies. It now transmits opened broadcasting business private 24-hours a day, 7 days a week since 1 January 2010...
's headquarter and in August, Siti was given a privileged of her own channel on Astro
Astro (Malaysian satellite television)
Astro is the brand name of the Malaysian direct broadcast satellite pay television service. It transmits digital satellite television and radio to households in Malaysia & Brunei...
at Channel 188, Channel Siti for 28 hours on 30 August 2009 which has broadcasted her concert in June of the same year, SATU Konsert Eksklusif Dato' Siti Nurhaliza, her previous concert which was held at Bukit Jalil
Bukit Jalil
Bukit Jalil is a suburb about 20 km. south of Kuala Lumpur. It is a small suburb bounded by the National Sports Complex on the east, the Shah Alam Expressway on the north, city boundaries to the west, and the Puchong-Sungai Besi Highway as well as city boundaries to the south...
, the Siti's Fantasia Tour concert in 2004 and some of her music videos.
Bagaikan Sakti and SimplySiti (2010-2011)
Siti's most recent concert was Konsert Bagaikan Sakti which was held in Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore alongside Malaysian producer-composer-songwriter, M. Nasir which also was broadcasted live through Astro Box Office Events (Channel 955) on January 1, and the repeat show from 2nd till 10 January. Her own company, Siti Nurhaliza Productions (M) Sdn. Bhd. has also produced a concert for two Malaysian award winning artists, Faizal Tahir and Aizat entitled Konsert Satu Suara which was accompanied by Simfoni Orkestra Kebangsaan (National Orchestra Symphony) on February 12 until 14th at Istana Budaya. On March 25, she received her first award of the year, Anugerah Artis Contoh HIP TV 2009 (HIP TV Role Model Artist Award 2009) defeating four other candidates based on votes from viewers through short message service (SMSSMS
SMS is a form of text messaging communication on phones and mobile phones. The terms SMS or sms may also refer to:- Computer hardware :...
). On March 30, she launched her own beauty and cosmetic products under the name SimplySiti
SimplySiti
SimplySiti Sdn. Bhd., known as SimplySiti is a cosmetic line founded by a Malaysian artiste, Siti Nurhaliza in March 2010 with the headquarter in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.-History:...
. The products underwent research and development in Korea, and are incorporated with Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Generally, nanotechnology deals with developing materials, devices, or other structures possessing at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometres...
before receiving approval of Halal status by JAKIM. 6 days later, she received her 13th consecutive award of Penyanyi Wanita Paling Popular 2009 (Most Popular Female Singer 2009) and the overall category award, Bintang Paling Popular 2009 (Most Popular Artist of 2009) from Anugerah Bintang Popular Bintang Harian 2009 with votes from over 225 300 votes from the readers of Berita Harian
Berita Harian
Berita Harian is a major Malay language newspaper in Malaysia. Its Sunday Edition is called Berita Minggu. It was founded on 31 August 1957, which also marks the date of Malaya's independence...
. The latter one is her seventh time winning the same accolade.
On April 21, Siti won herself another two awards based on popular votes through SMS service from Anugerah Pilihan Pembaca Media Hiburan (APPMH) 2009/10 (Media Hiburan Readers' Choice Awards 2009/10). She won the award for Artis Wanita Berkulit Cantik 2009/10 (Female Artist With A Flawless Skin 2009/10) and special piece of the ceremony, Anugerah Khas APPMH 2009/10 (Special Award of APPMH 2009/10). In addition, on May 2, she won herself her sixth and seventh awards of 2010 from Anugerah Industri Muzik (AIM) ke-17 2010 (17th Malaysian Music Industry Awards 2010) where she bagged two vocal awards, Persembahan Vokal Terbaik Dalam Lagu (Wanita) (Best Vocal Performance In A Song (Female)) through her single, Ku Percaya Ada Cinta and Persembahan Vokal Berkumpulan Dalam Lagu (Best Group Vocal Performance In A Song) through her single, Amarah from her collaboration album with Indonesian artiste, Krisdayanti, CTKD. This is her 11th time winning Best Vocal Performance out of 17 years history of AIM, creating a record of her own. She also won another two awards from local fashion magazine, EH! voted by users through online and mail poles, Anugerah Stail EH! 2010 (EH!'s 2010 Style Awards) for the category of Selebriti Pencapaian Terbaik (Celebrity with the Best Achievements) and Selebriti Contoh (Role Model Celebrity) on July 21.
Less than two months after being commercialized since late March, her skincare products range, SimplySiti received "The Best Halal Product" under Cosmetic category by Halal Journal Magazine. and on January 11, 2011, she received two awards from The BrandLaureate – Small and Medium Enterprises Chapter Awards (The BrandLaureate – SME's Chapter Awards), one for her SimplySiti range, for Most Promising Brand and another one for herself, first time introduced in 2011, The BrandLaureate Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah SME’s Women of The Year 2010 which was presented by Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah, wife of Malaysia's fourth Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir herself. She also received Inspiration Woman Award from Association of Malaysian and Indonesian Journalists (ISWAMI) on January 29.
SITI, All Your Love and History Channel (2011)
She also hosted her own talk showTalk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
programe, SITI, which with 13 episodes, encompassing four main segments – V.I.P. Siti, Sentuhan Kasih (Caring Touch), Siti’s Perspective and Siti’s Symphony with the first episode aried on February 12.
In early March 2011, she announced that she is working on her first full English album, entitled All Your Love
All Your Love (Siti Nurhaliza album)
All Your Love is Malaysian recording artist Siti Nurhaliza's fifteenth studio album and her first English-language album. It was released on September 26, 2011 by What's Up Entertainment, which is owned and managed by her stepson Adib Khalid...
which was produced by her own stepson's production team What’s Up Entertainment, with all the songs written and produced by Australian singers, Christian Alexanda
Christian Alexanda
Cristian Alexanda is an Australian R&B singer from Perth. In 2003/04, he has supported a number of well-known acts on their Australian tours including 50 Cent, G-Unit and Sean Paul and Justin Timberlake.-2005: Cristyle:...
and Bryan Bouro and released on September 26 with her first English single, Falling In Love debuted at a concert in UiTM where she also expressed her interest to further her study in that university. Two out of ten tracks from the album, Remember You and I Wait Forever were a duet between her and Sean Kingston
Sean Kingston
Sean Kingston is a Jamaican-American singer. He pursued a music career and debuted in 2007 with the album Sean Kingston.-Early life:...
and Christian Alexanda respectively.
On July 16, she won her tenth Regional Most Popular Artiste in a row beating fellow artistes from Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore, thus setting a new record in the Anugerah Planet Muzik
Anugerah Planet Muzik
Anugerah Planet Muzik is the award for artists who engaged in the music world. This award includes singers from the allied countries, that is Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia....
. However, this would be her last appearance in the category after the organizer has decided to drop her name from participating in the same category in the future.
On October 17, she was reported to be working on her life documentary which will be aired on History Channel in January 2012.
Influences
Growing up as a child, most of her time, she would perform traditional and classic Malay folk songs. However, she has been cited that her local idol and one of her greatest influences is Sudirman Arshad and also P. Ramlee whereas, her international idols would be Barbra StreisandBarbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
, Cèline Dion, Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
and Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...
. In 2008, during Cèline Dion's Taking Chances Tour
Taking Chances Tour
Taking Chances World Tour is the ninth concert tour by Canadian singer Céline Dion, in support of her 2007 studio albums, D'elles and Taking Chances. The tour marked the return of Dion after performing her groundbreaking show A New Day... in Las Vegas for five years. The tour visited Africa, Asia,...
in Malaysia, Siti was given an opportunity to meet her idol, where she also had given Cèline one of her solo albums, Hadiah Daripada Hati complete with her signature.
Image and legacy
When she first make her debut into the industry, she often been labeled as penyanyi kampung (old-fashioned or conservative singer) for her modest attire and her refusal to take pictures with man for a magazine cover, unless at a ceremony or at an award-accepting event. During her early years as a singer, she was criticized for refusing to wear daring clothes and her principle of not taking pictures with male artistes. She was quoted as saying: "As an artist, I do realize that there are many social responsibilities that I need to take care of. So, I opt to be moderate in everything, including in my sartorial matter." and "I want to show what my talent is, and my God-gifted vocal ability without relying [on the image] of being sexy.". Her debut in Indonesia in 1997 with modest, beautiful and talented personality has said to revolutionize Indonesian music industry which famous with DangdutDangdut
Dangdut is a genre of Indonesian popular music that is partly derived from Malay, Arabic, and Hindustani music. It developed in the 1970s among working-class Muslim youth, but beginning in the late 1990s reached a broader following in lower class Indonesians, Malaysia, and the southern...
which before this promotes sensual and erotic elements presentations through the performances especially by female artistes. Her modest image was the subject of appraisals and positive feedback even from the Islamic scholars from Malaysia and Indonesia. Since then, her popularity throughout the South East Asia music industry remains strong when she was voted as Most Popular Female Artiste ten times in a row and Regional Most Popular Artistes in 20011 in Anugerah Planet Muzik 2011, beating contenders from Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
She has been cited as an idol and as an inspiration by many Malaysian and non-Malaysian artists like Malaysia's Misha Omar
Misha Omar
Samiha @ Aisah Binti Omar , commonly known as Misha, is a Malaysian singer and actress. She was first discovered by Adnan Abu Hassan when she became a finalist of the "Bintang RTM" competition in 2001 alongside fellow singers Azharina and Siti Sarah. Misha did not win the competition but her...
, Nicholas Teo
Nicholas Teo
Nicholas Teo, born November 29, 1981, also known as Nicholas Zhang, is a Malaysian singer signed under Play Music. Before returning to Malaysia, Nicholas was studying in Taiwan, where he won the Best Singer in a competition among all the Taiwan universities...
, Singaporean Idol finalist, Maia Lee
Maia Lee
Maia Lee, , is a Singaporean singer and television artiste.-Career:Lee is part of the local techno trio, The Usual Suspects, who have had three Number 1 hits on the local station WKRZ 91.3 FM: "China Girl", "The Love You Promised", and "Sunburn". "The Love You Promised" has also been released in...
, Indonesian pop group vocalist, Sunu, from Matta and many others.
In 2007, her image likeness was used as part of the promotion by Malaysian Ministry of Tourism, Malaysia Windows Live Agent – Siti to attract more visitors from Japan. The cartoon is utilized in the Windows Live Messenger (formerly known as MSN Messenger) where it will provide information on attractive tourist destinations in Malaysia.
In January 2011, Siti was proposed as the cultural ambassador for Malay community by the Association of Malaysian and Indonesian Journalists (ISWAMI), based on both countries' communities acceptance of Siti's personality. ISWAMI chief believed that Siti may help ease strained relations should there be a crisis between Malaysia and Indonesia.
Themes and musical style
As a lyricist and record producer, most of her singles' lyrics revolve around the theme of loveLove
Love is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels...
, although she has penned numbers of thematic single of spirituality
Spirituality
Spirituality can refer to an ultimate or an alleged immaterial reality; an inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of his/her being; or the “deepest values and meanings by which people live.” Spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer and contemplation, are intended to develop...
and female empowerment
Feminism
Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
. Several of her singles were written by her were targeted to a specific party – Biarlah Rahsia
Biarlah Rahsia
"Biarlah Rahsia" is a song written and performed by Malaysian pop singer-songwriter Siti Nurhaliza and composed by Melly Goeslow. The song was released as Transkripsi first single. It earned the Best Song award at the Anugerah Planet Muzik in 2007...
(Let It Be A Secret) was written with the allusion to the media who constantly investigate her private personal relationships and Cahaya Cinta (Light of Love) was written specially for her husband during her marriage in 2006.
Born and raised in a traditional musically inclined family, she has recorded five ethnic pop oriented albums – four solo studio albums and one duet studio album with Noraniza Idris
Noraniza Idris
Nor Aniza Binte Haji Idris or better known as Noraniza Idris in the Malaysian music industry, is known in her home country as the queen of pop. The genre she plays is known as irama malaysia, which fuses local traditional genres with Anglo-American pop music. Lyrically, her music includes...
. She has been taught on how to sing traditional songs by her own mother who herself is a folk singer. She has been promoting this genre of music on almost each and every major concert of her like when she did at her concert at the Royal Albert Hall, medleys of Malay folk songs and traditional music songs.
Vocal abilities and profile
Musically classified as an altoAlto
Alto is a musical term, derived from the Latin word altus, meaning "high" in Italian, that has several possible interpretations.When designating instruments, "alto" frequently refers to a member of an instrumental family that has the second highest range, below that of the treble or soprano. Hence,...
, she's one of Malaysia's best singers for winning 11 times the award for the "Best Vocal Performance in an Album/Single" from Anugerah Industri Muzik, Malaysia's equivalent of Grammy Awards.
Adjie Esa Poetra, an Indonesian vocal instructor described her voice as "She is very careful and never fails in the tone production and she's able to produce the most artistic and beautiful tone as possible.... In any songs, she can sing it with ease but powerful other than possessing more than four-octave vocal range."
M.Nasir, music critic and music composer has praised Siti's voice as saying, "When we talk about her, she is the voice...Give her any songs, she can deliver it very well and it is not a problem to find a suitable song for her." He further praised Siti for her brave efforts to experiment her voice melisma
Melisma
Melisma, in music, is the singing of a single syllable of text while moving between several different notes in succession. Music sung in this style is referred to as melismatic, as opposed to syllabic, where each syllable of text is matched to a single note.-History:Music of ancient cultures used...
with new musics or songs.
One of her trickiest songs to perform is Kurniaan Dalam Samaran, a Japanese enka
Enka
is a popular Japanese music genre considered to resemble traditional Japanese music stylistically. Modern enka, however, is a relatively recent musical form which arose in the context of such postwar expressions of modern Japanese nonmaterial nationalism as nihonjinron, while adopting a more...
-influenced song where it requires her play of transition of bass and soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
vocal tones and she rarely performed it live. However, at her recent SATU concert
SATU Konsert Eksklusif Dato' Siti Nurhaliza
SATU Konsert Eksklusif Dato' Siti Nurhaliza, commonly referred to as SATU , is the sixth concert and the eighth solo concert by Malaysian pop singer Siti Nurhaliza to support her thirteenth studio album, Lentera Timur and in conjunction with the Father’s Day on June 21...
, she performed it live, where it received appraisals from critics and fans where one of the reviewers cited her live rendition as, "The Japanese-flavoured song required her to switch from her natural voice to falsetto in a hair-raising cadenza somewhere in the absurdly high range most women vocalists would cringe from. But she pulled it off effortlessly, sending shivers down my spine."
Gareth Gates who has performed together with Siti during MTV Asia Awards 2004 when he was asked what does he think about Siti, he said, "She definitely has the looks and she certainly has the voice. If she continues to sing the way she does, she'll go really far."
Lea Salonga
Lea Salonga
Lea Salonga-Chien is a mezzo-soprano singer and actress from the Philippines well known for originating the lead role of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon, for which she won the Olivier, Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics and Theatre World awards.She was the first Asian to play the roles of Éponine and...
, Filipino
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
singer and actress who has done various theatrical work, including Miss Saigon
Miss Saigon
Miss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr.. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly, and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover...
and several Disney's movies has also expressed her praise and respect towards Siti's vocal ability during her concert in Malaysia in 2010 where she sang one of songs made famous by Siti and 2 By 2, Tiga Malam during the closing ceremony of her concert.
Collaborations
Siti has collaborated with many renowned Asian artists such as Preap SovathPreap Sovath
Preap Sovath is a singer in Cambodia. He records for Cambodian production company Rasmey Hang Meas....
(Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
) Agnes Monica
Agnes Monica
Agnes Monica is an Indonesian recording artist and actress. Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, she started her career in entertainment industry at the age of six as a child singer. She has recorded three albums which established herself as one of the most popular child singers in the 1990s...
, Chrisye
Chrisye
Chrismansyah Rahadi , better known by his stage name Chrisye , was an Indonesian progressive-pop singer and song writer of mixed Chinese-Indonesian descent. He was born in Jakarta on 16 September 1949, and died there on 30 March 2007 following a long battle with lung cancer. He recorded 21 solo...
, Dewa 19
Dewa 19
Dewa 19 , often referred to as Dewa, were an Indonesian rock band originating from Surabaya, East Java....
, Gita Gutawa
Gita Gutawa
Aluna Sagita Gutawa , better known as Gita Gutawa, is an Indonesian soprano, actress, and songwriter; she is also the daughter of noted composer Erwin Gutawa....
, Harvey Malaiholo, Krisdayanti, Marcell, Melly Goeslow, Padi
Padi (band)
Padi is an Indonesian alternative pop/rock band. When the band formed on April 8, 1997, all of its members were still studying at Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia...
, Peterpan
Peterpan (band)
Peterpan is a multi-award–winning Indonesian pop rock band. The band originally consisted of six members, known as Andika, Indra, Ariel, Uki, Loekman, and Reza, the first two of whichhave since left the band...
, Rossa
Rossa (singer)
Rossa Roslaina Sri Handayani , popularly known mononymously as Rossa, is an Indonesian singer.-Career:...
, Sahrul Gunawan and Yana Julio (Indonesia), Hiroshi Takano
Hiroshi Takano
is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist, music arranger, guitarist and producer. In the end of 1980s and early 1990s, he succeeded by some records which produced by Todd Rundgren...
, The Boom
The Boom
The Boom is a Japanese rock band. Its members are Kazufumi Miyazawa , Kobayashi Takashi , Yamakawa Hiromasa , and Tochigi Takao .-History:...
, You Hitoto (Japan), Lay Phyu
Lay Phyu
Lay Phyu is a Burmese hard rock vocalist. He rose to fame with his debut album Gandarya Lamin .BiographyLay Phyu was born in May 19, 1965 in Inn Lay region, Shan State, Myanmar, according the source. He graduated from Mandalay University in English Major where he met Y Wine, one of the famous...
(Laos), Jolina Magdangal
Jolina Magdangal
-Filmography:Pasan ko ang Daigdig-Television:-Studio albums:-Compilation albums:-2007:* FAMAS Awards - Golden Artist Awardee* PMPC Star Awards for TV - Favorite Female Host Starstruck: The Next Level* UNICEF Ambassadres of Goodwill...
and Kuh Ledesma
Kuh Ledesma
Kuh Ledesma is a popular Filipino pop and jazz singer. She is known in the Philippines as the "Pop Diva". Kuh Ledesma has been performing for 25 years in the music industry which encompasses more than 300 concerts, numerous awards in the Philippines, and 18 albums in the Philippine recording...
(Philippines), Francesca Peter, Sun Ho, Taufik Batisah
Taufik Batisah
Muhammad Taufik Bin Batisah, is the winner of the first season of the reality TV series Singapore Idol...
(Singapore), Lee Hom Wang (Taiwan), Palmy
Palmy
Eve Parnchareun , better known by her stage name Palmy, is a Thai pop singer. She has recorded and released several albums including concert DVDs on the GMM Grammy label beginning with her self-titled solo debut, Palmy, in 2001...
(Thailand), Lam Trường
Tieu Lam Truong
Lam Trường is a singer in Vietnam.He burst onto the scene in 1998 with a song titled "Tinh Thoi Xot Xa" and has been a regular on the Top Ten Lan Song Xanh . He has also been in several movies and TV series.-References:...
(Vietnam). In addition, Siti had also collaborated with Gareth Gates (UK), during MTV Asia Awards
MTV Asia Awards
The biannual MTV Asia Awards is the Asian equivalent of the Europe MTV EMA. Established in 2002, the show gives recognition and awards to Asian and international icons in achievement, cinema, fashion, humanitarian, and music. Just like the EMA, most of the awards are voted for by the viewers from...
2004.
One of Thailand most sought after singers, Tata Young
Tata Young
Amita Marie Young , better known under her stage name Tata Young, is a Thai singer, model actress and dancer....
has also expressed her interest in collaborating with Siti and has praised Siti as "Asia's Mariah Carey" for her outstanding performances.
International covers
Throughout her career, Siti Nurhaliza's songs have been covered by other artists, including her first Malay traditional single, Cindai which was re-recorded in Chinese version by Chien Bai Hui, a ChineseChina
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
singer. Also, her first hit song in Indonesia, Aku Cinta Padamu was as I Wonder when it was covered by North, an Australian boy band in their second album, Straight Up.
International performances
By far, she has been thrice to be invited to perform at the MTV Asia Awards, which are in 2003, where she sang her debut, Bukan Cinta Biasa, in 2004 where she performed together with Gareth Gates and her 2005 solo performance with her famous song, Seindah Biasa. However, one of her earliest performances at an international stage is during the closing ceremony of 1998 Commonwealth Games where it was watched by more than 70 countries when she was only 19. 1999 was the year of her first debut at the 'Shanghai Music Festival 1999' in China and the 'South Pacific International Song and Singing Competition 1999' where she garnered a 'Gold Award' and 'Best Female Vocal Performance' respectively. She also has performed in Australia, Brunei, China, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and United Kingdom. In May 2006, she was offered to perform together with Indian BollywoodBollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
star, Shah Rukh Khan in front of 300 Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
artists and guests along with 2.6 billion television viewers where she will be performing at 2nd Global Indian Film Awards
Global Indian Film Awards
Global Indian Film Awards was an awards ceremony held between 2005 and 2007, conceptualized to acknowledge excellence in the Indian Film industry and honour artists in 23 categories across various genres, from acting to film making. It is held in a different country each year. 2005 in Dubai,...
2006 in Kuala Lumpur. However, the offer later was canceled by Siti due to her commitment with other projects after informing the organizers beforehand.
Wealth
Siti is known to be a formidable and successful and well-known businesswoman in Malaysia. She currently tops the list of the 'Richest Artistes' in Malaysia. She is also worth more than RM50 million and it's believed that her wealth has increased every year and moreover, she was named as one of the millionaires in entertainment in South East Asia as well. As one of the most profitable artists in Malaysia, she is said to be paid RM 45,000 (USD$ 15 000) for a 30 minutes show and RM 70,000 (USD$ 23 333) for an hour show.Products and endorsements
With success in her singing career, Siti then got herself involved in business. She set up her own company – Siti Nurhaliza Productions (M) Sdn. Bhd. – with activities generally in the entertainment scene. She has four subsidiary companies, Siti Nurhaliza Collections Sdn. Bhd.Siti Nurhaliza Collections
Siti Nurhaliza Collections Sdn. Bhd. is one of the two subsidiary companies under Siti Nurhaliza Productions. The other one is Siti Nurhaliza Marketing. The company serves as to promote Siti Nurhaliza collections as well as her previous albums. Both can be purchased by fans through the company's...
, Siti Nurhaliza Marketing Sdn. Bhd., Siti Sound Sdn. Bhd. and SN Mobile Digital Sdn. Bhd. She is also the president of her own cosmetic range company, Simply Siti Sdn. Bhd.
Siti sells her own tea, Ctea, brand of Malaysian tea, from tea cultivated on the foothills of Mount Kinabalu
Mount Kinabalu
Mount Kinabalu is a prominent mountain on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. It is located in the East Malaysian state of Sabah and is protected as Kinabalu National Park, a World Heritage Site. Kinabalu is the tallest peak in Borneo's Crocker Range and is the tallest mountain in the Malay...
, Sabah
Sabah
Sabah is one of 13 member states of Malaysia. It is located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo. It is the second largest state in the country after Sarawak, which it borders on its southwest. It also shares a border with the province of East Kalimantan of Indonesia in the south...
. This Ctea brand comes in two flavours, Geranium Special and Pandan.
And now besides having her own products, she receives substantial income through commissions and royalties for her endorsements and as ambassador of products. She has been an ambassador and spokesperson for various international products – Jusco
JUSCO
is the acronym for Japan United Stores Company, a chain of "general merchandise stores" and the largest of its type in Japan. The various JUSCO companies are subsidiaries of ÆON Co., Ltd.....
, Maxis
Maxis Communications
Maxis Communications Berhad is a Malaysian cellular operator company headquartered at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was started in the year 1993. It uses the dialing pref ix identifier of "012" , "017" and “0142”. Their mobile services are provided over the 900 & 1800 MHz GSM band and as July 2005,...
, Maybelline
Maybelline
Maybelline is an American makeup brand sold worldwide and owned by L'Oréal. Their motto is Maybe she's born with it. Maybe it's Maybelline.-History:...
, Minolta
Minolta
Minolta Co., Ltd. was a Japanese worldwide manufacturer of cameras, camera accessories, photocopiers, fax machines, and laser printers. Minolta was founded in Osaka, Japan, in 1928 as . It is perhaps best known for making the first integrated autofocus 35mm SLR camera system...
, Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi
The Mitsubishi Group , Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese multinational conglomerate company that consists of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark and legacy...
, Olay
Olay
Olay is an American skin care line. It is one of the top skin care retail brands in the world, except for Japan, and is one of Procter & Gamble's multi-billion dollar brands. For the 2009 fiscal year ended June 30, Olay accounted for an estimated $2.8 billion of P&G's $79 billion in revenue.-Early...
, Pantene
Pantene
Pantene is a brand of hair care products owned by Procter & Gamble. The product line was first introduced in Europe in 1947 by Hoffman-LaRoche of Switzerland, which branded the name based on panthenol as a shampoo ingredient...
, Pepsi
Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo...
, Samsung
Samsung
The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
and TM Net
TM Net
TM Net is an internet service provider in Malaysia. It is the largest fixed line broadband provider in Malaysia It also provides Internet Protocol television and other multimedia services. TM net is a wholly owned subsidiary of Malaysia's main telecommunication provider, TM Bhd.TM Net was...
.
Philanthropy
In January 2005, Nurhaliza donated RMMalaysian ringgit
The Malaysian ringgit is the currency of Malaysia. It is divided into 100 sen...
35,000 (about USD
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
$11,000) to three different organizations for the 2004 tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake...
victims before her concert at the Royal Albert Hall in April of the same year. A year later in February, she donated RM 500,000 for the National Anti-Drug Campaign where she was also appointed as the ambassadress for the campaign. Six months later, she and her husband founded Yayasan Nurjiwa (Nurjiwa Foundation) where the foundation served as a platform for people to help those in need through charity concerts and dinner events where the money will be donated to the selected organizations. In 2009, she and her husband donated RM 1.5 million to build a new mosque in Tikam Batu, Kuala Muda
Kuala Muda
Kuala Muda is a district in Kedah, Malaysia. Sungai Petani is the administrative center of the district. Kuala Muda district is in close proximity to the border of Kedah and Penang. Apart from Sungai Petani, other major towns in the district include Tikam Batu, Padang Tembusu, Sungai Lalang,...
where the land was given as a wakaf
Waqf
A waqf also spelled wakf formally known as wakf-alal-aulad is an inalienable religious endowment in Islamic law, typically denoting a building or plot of land for Muslim religious or charitable purposes. The donated assets are held by a charitable trust...
by both of them and Siti's mother-in-law where before this, her husband has also donated a sum of money to build two mosques in Kuala Lumpur and Pattani
Pattani
Pattani may refer to* Pattani Province, in southern Thailand* Pattani , in southern Thailand* Pattani , which includes the above province** Pattani Kingdom, a former semi-independent kingdom...
, Thailand which finally completed in February 2011 and officiated by Sultan of Kedah
Kedah
Kedah is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km², and it consists of the mainland and Langkawi. The mainland has a relatively flat terrain, which is used to grow rice...
, Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah.
Relationship with Datuk Seri Khalid
On July 17, 2006, after months of speculations by the media, Siti and her then-fiancee, Datuk Khalid made a press conference announcing that their wedding would be held on August 21. Her plan to marry Datuk Khalid caused criticisms and uproar since she was going to marry a 47-year old divorcee with four sons where she was accused of causing his divorce. However, the issue was rebutted when Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (Selangor Islamic Council) verified that Datuk Khalid and his former wife, Tengku Zawyah Tengku Izham officially separated in February 2004, after 15 years of marriage.Some sources speculated that the total wedding cost was RM 12,888,888 (USD 3,947,980 (adjusted to 2010 inflation)), however it was later denied by the couple and the wedding planner and stated that the total cost was roughly around RM 500,000. Her wedding dowry was revealed to cost at RM 22,222 and the hantaran (gifts from groom to bride and vice versa) cost around RM 30,000. The total sponsored items including Siti and spouse's jeweleries, dresses, and etc., cost more than RM 9 million. Later, RM 1 million from the total price paid by TV3 to broadcast the whole ceremony was later donated to charity.
The engagement ceremony was held at Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan (Federal Territory Mosque
Federal Territory Mosque
The Federal Territory Mosque or Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan is a major mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located near MATRADE complex and the Federal Government Complex off Jalan Duta.-History:...
) on August 21, 2006. The ceremony was also televised live and gathered more than 2 millions viewers. The first wedding reception was held on August 28, 2006, at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre is a convention and exhibition centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and part of the Kuala Lumpur City Centre precinct, known as KLCC...
(KLCC) which televised to 6.3 millions viewers nationwide. The wedding also received coverage from Indonesia, where 10 Indonesian media representatives were there to capture the moment including Trans TV
Trans TV
Trans TV is an Indonesian national television station based in South Jakarta. Owned by Chairul Tanjung, it began broadcasting on 15 December 2001 based in Jakarta. On 15 December 2006 based in Jakarta due to its half ownership by Trans Corporation, a company that also owned Trans 7...
, SCTV
SCTV (Indonesia)
Surya Citra Televisi is an Indonesian television station. Its headquarters are in South Jakarta. It began broadcasting on 24 August 1990 in Surabaya, East Java, broadcasting only to the city and surrounding area. At this point the programming was similar to that of RCTI and used some of their news...
and Jawa Pos
Jawa Pos
Jawa Pos is one of Indonesia's major newspapers. Jawa Pos was launched by Suseno Tedjo or Tek Chung Sen in Surabaya in 1 July 1949. The "Jawa Pos Group" is owned by Indonesian media tycoon, Dahlan Iskan .-Award:...
. It was a star studded affair, with guests including royal families, VIPs, celebrities, close friends and family. Indonesian celebrities like Hetty Koes Endang and one of Siti's closest friends, Krisdayanti were given the opportunity to give a performance to the newlywed and guests. A second reception was held on September 3, 2006, in Siti's hometown of Kuala Lipis, Pahang where more than 10,000 people attended the ceremony including those from neighbouring countries. The wedding was charted as the top celebrity wedding on Yahoo Buzz where she and her spouse is one out of two Asian couples listed.
On June 13, 2010, Siti and her husband, Datuk Seri Khalid, was recognized by E! News Asia
E! News
E! News, previously known as E! News Daily and E! News Live, is a nightly entertainment newsmagazine program airing on E!: Entertainment Television. The program debuted on September 1, 1991 and talks about Hollywood celebrities and gossip...
as Third Most Powerful Celebrity Couple in Asia, behind Chinese entertainers couple, Simon Yam
Simon Yam
Simon Yam Tat-Wah , born March 19, 1955, is a Hong Kong actor and film producer.-Background:The son of a former police officer of Shangdong heritage, his father was a Hong Kong Royal Police ship captain who was murdered by his colleague....
and wife, Qi Qi and Bollywood superstars couple, Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian film actress. She worked as a model before starting her acting career, and ultimately won the Miss World pageant in 1994...
and husband, Abhishek Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai....
.
Discography
- 1996: Siti Nurhaliza ISiti Nurhaliza ISiti Nurhaliza is the debut album from Malaysian singer Siti Nurhaliza released in 1996.This album is the debut of her after winning in a singing competition by RTM, Bintang HMI 1995, where she recorded in 1996...
- 1997: Siti Nurhaliza IISiti Nurhaliza IISiti Nurhaliza is the second album from Malaysian singer Siti Nurhaliza of the same name which was released in 1997.-Tracks:-References:**...
- 1997: CindaiCindaiCindai is the third solo album from Malaysian pop singer Siti Nurhaliza released in 1997. This is the second album she released in the same year....
- 1998: AdiwarnaAdiwarnaAdiwarna is the fourth studio album from Malaysian pop singer Siti Nurhaliza released in 1998.Featuring hit song, "Purnama Merindu", the first one recorded for this album...
- 1999: PancawarnaPancawarnaPancawarna is the fifth studio album from Malaysian pop singer Siti Nurhaliza released in 1999."Kau Kekasihku" is the most highlighted song in this album for its popularity plus the voice of Siti Nurhaliza, the composition by Ajai and the melancholic lyrics by Alam Maya...
- 2001: Sahmura
- 2001: Safa
- 2002: Sanggar MustikaSanggar MustikaSanggar Mustika is the eighth studio album from Malaysian pop singer Siti Nurhaliza released in 2002.Sanggar Mustika also pay tribute to the late Allahyarham Tan Sri P.Ramlee with his song "Bunga Melor" and Toh Puan Rafeah Buang "Bisikan Hati". This song has been recorded by Siti Nurhaliza...
- 2003: E.M.A.SE.M.A.SE.M.A.S, which stands for Edaran Muzik Aspirasi Semasa, is the ninth studio album from Malaysian pop singer-songwriter Siti Nurhaliza. The album was released on March 3, 2003 in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei and at a later time in Indonesia. This album also includes a mini-VCD that features a...
- 2004: Prasasti SeniPrasasti SeniPrasasti Seni is the tenth studio album from Malaysian pop singer-songwriter Siti Nurhaliza. The album was released on April 12, 2004 in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei and at a later time in Indonesia on May 23, 2004. This album also includes a heart-shaped VCD that features a video message from...
- 2006: TranskripsiTranskripsiTranskripsi is the eleventh studio album from Malaysian pop singer-songwriter Siti Nurhaliza and has been touted as Malaysia's Best Album of 2006. It also hailed as Siti's best album ever. The album was released on April 23, 2006 in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei and at a later time in Indonesia...
- 2007: Hadiah Daripada HatiHadiah Daripada HatiHadiah Daripada Hati is the twelfth studio album by Malaysian pop singer-songwriter Dato' Siti Nurhaliza which was released on December 10, 2007.-History:...
- 2008: Lentera TimurLentera TimurLentera Timur is the thirteenth studio album by Malaysian pop singer-songwriter Dato' Siti Nurhaliza which is released on December 26, 2008, just four years after 2004 Asian Tsunami. It is the most anticipated album since her last traditional album, Sanggar Mustika, which was released in 2002...
- 2009: Tahajjud CintaTahajjud CintaTahajjud Cinta is the fourteenth album by Dato' Siti Nurhaliza and also her first album to be categorized as a spiritual or religious album. The album was released on September 9, 2009 during the holy month of Ramadhan to celebrate the lack of albums in the market that propose the holistic...
- 2011: All Your LoveAll Your Love (Siti Nurhaliza album)All Your Love is Malaysian recording artist Siti Nurhaliza's fifteenth studio album and her first English-language album. It was released on September 26, 2011 by What's Up Entertainment, which is owned and managed by her stepson Adib Khalid...
Concerts and tours
- 1999: Konsert Live Siti Nurhaliza
- 2001: Konsert Mega Siti Nurhaliza, Bukit Jalil 2001
- 2002: Konsert Salam Akhir Siti Nurhaliza – Untukmu Sudir
- 2004: Secretaries Week Celebration 2004
- 2004: Siti Nurhaliza Live In Concert 2004
- 2004: Siti Nurhaliza Indonesia Tour 2004
- 2005: Siti Nurhaliza In Concert, Royal Albert Hall London
- 2005: Siti Nurhaliza Live Indoor Stadium, Singapore
- 2006: Konsert Akustik Siti Nurhaliza
- 2007: Konsert Istana Cinta
- 2008: Diari Hati Siti Nurhaliza
- 2009: SATU Konsert Eksklusif Dato' Siti NurhalizaSATU Konsert Eksklusif Dato' Siti NurhalizaSATU Konsert Eksklusif Dato' Siti Nurhaliza, commonly referred to as SATU , is the sixth concert and the eighth solo concert by Malaysian pop singer Siti Nurhaliza to support her thirteenth studio album, Lentera Timur and in conjunction with the Father’s Day on June 21...
- 2009: Konsert Seribu Warna
- 2010: Konsert Bagaikan Sakti
- 2010: Konsert SATU Suara
Channel
| Year | Appearance | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | SITI (Channel 188) | Herself | A special channel for two days for her by Astro Astro (Malaysian satellite television) Astro is the brand name of the Malaysian direct broadcast satellite pay television service. It transmits digital satellite television and radio to households in Malaysia & Brunei... showing her previous concerts – Konsert Fantasia Siti Nurhaliza (2004), Konsert SATU SATU Konsert Eksklusif Dato' Siti Nurhaliza SATU Konsert Eksklusif Dato' Siti Nurhaliza, commonly referred to as SATU , is the sixth concert and the eighth solo concert by Malaysian pop singer Siti Nurhaliza to support her thirteenth studio album, Lentera Timur and in conjunction with the Father’s Day on June 21... (2009) and various music video clips from her. She was the first ever to received such recognition from Astro. |
Television
| Year | Appearance | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Bintang RTM | Herself – Winner | Her first ever television program where she auditioned before later was crowned as the overall winner. |
| 1999 | Konsert Pancawarna Siti Nurhaliza | Herself | A special television program for Eid-ul-Fitr. |
| 2000 | Konsert Sensasi Siti Nurhaliza | Herself | A special television program for Eid-ul-Fitr. |
| 2001 | 1 Jam Bersama Siti Nurhaliza | Herself | A special 60-minute television program for her by Indosiar Indosiar Indosiar is a publicly owned national television station in Indonesia, and has been operating from West Jakarta since 1994. It was listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange in 2004. Citibank Singapore has an 8.5 percent shareholding... . |
| Divas of South East Asia | Herself | She joined with fellow Malaysian artistes, Sheila Majid Sheila Majid Shaheila binti Abdul Majid or commonly known as Sheila Majid is a popular singer from Malaysia. She is of Mandailing-Javanese descent. - Biography :... , Fauziah Latiff Fauziah Latiff Siti Fauziah Sheikh Abdul Latiff is a Malaysian singer and actress. Latiff first appeared to the world performing at a charity concert at Stadium Merdeka in 1987. Talent scouts from Happy Records spotted her and offered her her first recording contract... , with another three Indonesian representatives, Krisdayanti Krisdayanti -External links:*... , Titi DJ Titi DJ Titi Dwijayati , known as Titi DJ, is an Indonesian pop singer. She was also one of the judges on Indonesian Idol from season 1 to 5.- Career :... and Vina Panduwninata with single representative from Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... , Kuh Ledesma Kuh Ledesma Kuh Ledesma is a popular Filipino pop and jazz singer. She is known in the Philippines as the "Pop Diva". Kuh Ledesma has been performing for 25 years in the music industry which encompasses more than 300 concerts, numerous awards in the Philippines, and 18 albums in the Philippine recording... for a concert that was aired throughout the Asean region. |
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| 2002 | Hiburan Minggu Ini | Herself | |
| Ole-ole Siti Nurhaliza | Herself | A special television program for Eid-ul-Fitr. | |
| 2003 | Sejenak Bersama Siti Nurhaliza | Herself | A special one hour show for Indonesian television station, antv Antv antv is an Indonesian television network based in South Jakarta. It is owned by PT Visi Media Asia,Tbk.-History:antv was launched on 1 March 1993 as a local television station in Lampung province. In the same month it was awarded a government license for nationwide broadcasting, and moved its... . |
| Konsert Azimat Cinta | Herself | A special television program for an Indonesia television station, Trans TV Trans TV Trans TV is an Indonesian national television station based in South Jakarta. Owned by Chairul Tanjung, it began broadcasting on 15 December 2001 based in Jakarta. On 15 December 2006 based in Jakarta due to its half ownership by Trans Corporation, a company that also owned Trans 7... . |
|
| Dear Siti | Herself | A special television program for an Indonesia television station, Indosiar Indosiar Indosiar is a publicly owned national television station in Indonesia, and has been operating from West Jakarta since 1994. It was listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange in 2004. Citibank Singapore has an 8.5 percent shareholding... . |
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| 2004 | Muzikal Aidiladha | Herself | One of several of her earliest television shows that were produced by her own company, Siti Nurhaliza Productions (M) Sdn. Bhd. |
| 3D Siti (Dari Dalam Diri Siti) | Herself | A special show with 13 episodes. | |
| Siti Nurhaliza – Mutiara Negari Jiran | Herself | A two-episode show with television station, Trans TV. | |
| Sang Idola Siti Nurhaliza | Herself | A special television program for an Indonesia television station, Indosiar. | |
| Syawal Datang Lagi | Herself | Her own productions with collaboration with RTM Radio Televisyen Malaysia The Department of Broadcasting, Malaysia, DBA Radio Televisyen Malaysia , is a Malaysian state-owned public broadcaster. It owns and operates a number of radio and television stations in Malaysia, based in Kuala Lumpur... for Eid-ul-Fitr. |
|
| Variasi Fitri... Siti Nurhaliza | Herself | Her own productions with collaboration with TV3 TV3 (Malaysia) Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad or TV3 began broadcasting on 1 June 1984 as Malaysia’s first commercial television station. It is part of Media Prima Berhad group of companies. It now transmits opened broadcasting business private 24-hours a day, 7 days a week since 1 January 2010... for Eid-ul-Fitr. |
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| Aidilfitriku Bersama Siti Nurhaliza | Herself | Her own productions with collaboration with Astro Astro (Malaysian satellite television) Astro is the brand name of the Malaysian direct broadcast satellite pay television service. It transmits digital satellite television and radio to households in Malaysia & Brunei... for Eid-ul-Fitr. This show received an award for Best Special Musical Television Programme from Anugerah Seri Angkasa in 2005. |
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| 2005 | Konsert Akustik Siti Nurhaliza | Herself | The show was also released as VCD and it was nominated for Best Entertainment Special in Asian Television Awards 2005. |
| Dari Studio Satu | Herself | ||
| Mentor | Herself | A reality program where she becomes the mentor for Mohd. Fahmi Hj. Jaafar (Fahmi) where she and her protégé were competing with different artistes and their protégés. | |
| Konsert Fenomena Siti Nurhaliza & Dayang Nurfaizah | Herself | A special television program for Eid-ul-Fitr with Dayang Nurfaizah Dayang Nurfaizah Dayang Nurfaizah binti Awang Dowty is a Malaysian singer. Her debut self-titled album was released in May 1999 and it was recorded in the pop and R&B genres... . |
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| Siti Nurhaliza – Indonesian Tour | Herself | A two-episode show for Trans TV, showing her performances of touring five main cities of Indonesia. | |
| 2006 | Antara KL & Jakarta | Herself | A special two-episode television program, where the first episode featured two female artistes from Malaysia, and another one from Indonesia before the next episode where it featured the male artistes. She collaborated with Sheila Majid Sheila Majid Shaheila binti Abdul Majid or commonly known as Sheila Majid is a popular singer from Malaysia. She is of Mandailing-Javanese descent. - Biography :... and Shanty from Indonesia. |
| Zoom In Bersama Siti Nurhaliza | Herself | ||
| Zaleha Ayam Patah | Cameo as an early 50's Ghazal Ghazal The ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in 6th century... singer. |
A special production of Universiti Putra Malaysia Universiti Putra Malaysia Universiti Putra Malaysia , or UPM, is a leading research intensive public university located in central Peninsular Malaysia, close to the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. It was formerly known as Universiti Pertanian Malaysia or Agricultural University of Malaysia... . |
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| Tiada Rahsia | Herself | Special show discussing personal matters of Siti Nurhaliza and her husband, Datuk Seri Khalid before they were married in a special 3 episodes. | |
| Siaran Langsung Perkahwinan Siti Nurhaliza & Datuk K | Herself | A live telecast of Siti's engagement on the August 21 and wedding on August 28 where it was watched more than 6.3 million viewers. | |
| Konsert Fenomena Siti Nurhaliza & Saiful Apek | Herself | A special Eid-ul-Fitr television program with Saiful Apek Saiful Apek Mohd Saifulazam b. Mohammad Yusoff , also known as Saiful Apek, is a famous comedian in Malaysia.He used to be the member of a comedy group called Senario,the word "Apek" is a Chinese slang for an old man,he is called Saiful Apek because he used to be the host for the television show called Melodi,... . |
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| Mentor | Herself | Second season of Mentor where she taught her protégé, Siti Khadijah Hassan (Kat) where they end up winning the second runner up overall. | |
| Siti Nurhaliza Mencari Bintang Pantene | Herself | A reality television program with the collaboration with Pantene to find the next ambassador for Pantene in the Malaysian market where she is both judge and host. | |
| Rendezvouz with Siti Nurhaliza & Erwin Gutawa | Herself | A special television programme aired by Indosiar, the making of her concert in Royal Albert Hall Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941.... with the Indonesian maestro, Erwin Gutawa. |
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| 2007 | Detik Kehidupan Siti Nurhaliza | Herself | |
| Siti Nurhaliza Cari Bintang Pantene | Herself | An Indonesian version of Malaysia's Siti Nurhaliza Mencari Bintang Pantene. | |
| 2008 | Zoom In Bersama Siti Nurhaliza | Herself | |
| Teratak Siti Nurhaliza | Herself | A one-hour special television program where she and her sisters, Siti Saerah and Siti Norsaida performed an Eid-ul-Fitr special. | |
| Siti Nurhaliza Bersama Peminat | Herself | A special television program for Eid-ul-Fitr. | |
| 2009 | Kasih Siti | Herself | A special television program for Eid-ul-Fitr. |
| Spa Q 2 | Special Appearance | ||
| Citarasa Bersama Dato' Siti Nurhaliza | Herself | A 13-episode cooking show for Ramadhan where she hosted with several guest artists. | |
| Lentera Aidilfitri Dato' Siti | Herself | A special television program for Eid-ul-Fitr. | |
| Konsert Sesuci Lebaran Datuk Siti Nurhaliza | Herself | A special television program for Eid-ul-Fitr. | |
| 2010 | Konsert Bagaikan Sakti Siti Nurhaliza & M. Nasir | Herself | A live telecast of Siti's and M. Nasir M. Nasir Mohamad Nasir Mohamad or M. Nasir , is a Malaysian poet, singer-songwriter, composer, producer, actor and film director.-Career:... 's collaboration concert in Singapore. |
| Stylistika Siti | Herself | A special one-hour show where she performed while donning her favorite stylists' dresses and discussed mostly sartorially matter from her early beginnings. | |
| Konsert Di Hati Siti | Herself | Her first show with TV9 TV9 (Malaysia) TV9 is a free-to-air private television station in Malaysia. TV9 began broadcasting on 22 April 2006, as a subsidiary of Media Prima Berhad. It formerly existed as Channel 9, which began airing on 9 September 2003 and ceased transmission on 1 February 2005 due to financial difficulties faced by the... and also her first show where she invited her idols to perform together. |
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| CT15 | Herself | A special television program for Eid-ul-Fitr. | |
| Lebaran Diva Dato' Siti Nurhaliza | Herself | ||
| Idola Kecil 3 | Herself | A tribute to her where she also was a guest judge. | |
| 2011 | SITI | Herself | Her first talk show, a 13-episode programme with four different segments – V.I.P. Siti, Sentuhan Kasih (Love Touch), Siti’s Perspective and Siti’s Symphony starting on February 12. |
| Datuk Siti Nurhaliza bersama Idola Kecil 3 | Herself | A special television program for Eid-ul-Fitr where she celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr with contestants of Idola Kecil 3. | |
| Konsert Aura 3 Diva | Herself | A special television program for Eid-ul-Fitr where she share the stage with Ella Ella (singer) Norzila binti Haji Aminuddin or Ella is a popular Malaysian rock musician. Ratu Rock is Malay for "Queen of Rock" and this is an apt title for this female rock-star. Ella's more well-known hit songs spanned from the 1990s to today... and Ramlah Ram. |
|
| Gegar Raya Kampung Pening Lalat | Herself | A special game show Game show A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes... for Eid-ul-Fitr where she hosted with Saiful Apek Saiful Apek Mohd Saifulazam b. Mohammad Yusoff , also known as Saiful Apek, is a famous comedian in Malaysia.He used to be the member of a comedy group called Senario,the word "Apek" is a Chinese slang for an old man,he is called Saiful Apek because he used to be the host for the television show called Melodi,... and comedian group, Sepah. |
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Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | P. Ramlee The Musical | Azizah | Special appearance |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kelip-Kelip | Kunang-Kunang (voice) | Main character |
Videography
Concert albums- 1999: Konsert Live Siti Nurhaliza
- 2001: Konsert Mega Siti Nurhaliza, Bukit Jalil 2001
- 2002: Konsert Salam Akhir Siti Nurhaliza – Untukmu Sudir
- 2004: Secretaries Week Celebration 2004
- 2004: Siti Nurhaliza Live In Concert 2004
- 2005: Siti Nurhaliza In Concert, Royal Albert Hall London
- 2006: Konsert Akustik Siti Nurhaliza
DVDs
- 2006: Siti Nurhaliza In Concert, Royal Albert Hall London
- 2007: The Best of Siti Nurhaliza – DVD Karaoke
Video albums
- 1998: CT Best
- 2000: The Best of Siti Nurhaliza
- 2001: CT Best 3
- 2001: CT Best 4
- 2003: CT Best 5
- 2003: CT Best 6
- 2003: CT Best 7
- 2004: CT Best 8
- 2008: 2 Diva (with Krisdayanti)
External links
Official- Siti Nurhaliza Official Website
- Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin Official Facebook Account
- Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin Official Twitter Account
- SimplySiti Products Official Website
Miscellaneous