Siti Nurhaliza
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| Siti Nurhaliza | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 11, 1979 Temerloh, Pahang, Malaysia |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Genre(s) | Pop, Irama Malaysia, Soul, Rock |
| Biggest single | "Biarlah Rahsia" (2006) |
| Biggest record | E.M.A.S (2003) |
| Label | SRC |
| Official website | sitizone.com |
Siti Nurhaliza binti Tarudin (also known as Datin Siti Nurhaliza after she married Datuk K, followed by Datuk Siti Nurhaliza after she's been honoured Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) by the Sultan of Pahang ) (born 11 January 1979) is a Malaysian pop singer. She is currently one of the most successful Malaysian singers. To date, she has gathered more than 100 awards.
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[edit] Early childhood
Siti Nurhaliza was born in Berek Polis Kg. Awah, Temerloh. During her childhood she was involved in various school activities, including sports and class speeches.
[edit] Early commercial success
Siti Nurhaliza's family performed at many local ceremonies in their hometown, such as weddings. At the age of twelve, Siti began to learn traditional songs from her mother and went on performing that genre of music during special occasions and events.
Later, as she continued to work on her singing, she participated in numerous local singing competitions. At 16, she competed in the 1995 RTM Juara Bintang competition. While there, she met Kamal Hassan, a famous Indian actor. He tutored her and helped her with her vocal performance, and ultimately she won the contest. After that, she was granted a contract with Suria Records and in 1996 released her first album, Siti Nurhaliza. Completing her first album was a challenge because she had to balance working on her album with her preparations for the SPM examination. Despite this, her first album was a great success, and paved the way for successful subsequent albums. [1]
[edit] Career development
After the release of her first album, Siti became a well-known figure in Malay pop culture. She continued to have numerous hits, her songs spanning a broad range of genres, such as pop, R & B, and traditional Malay. Her voice and lyrics proved popular with teenagers+adults throughout Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia. Despite the challenges of fellow artists such as Ning Baizura, Mawi, Dayang Nurfaizah and Misha Omar, Siti has remained at the top of the Malay pop industry and garnered numerous musical awards.
Siti held a successful solo concert at the prestigious 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 travelled to see the concert. In response to her successful performance.
In her country also, she's known as one of the succesfull 'brand'+ businesswoman. She's currently been taught as 'Most Richest Artistes' in Malaysia.
[edit] Romance
Siti has previously been romantically-linked to many fellow artists including Zamani, Anuar Zain and Dr Fazley Yaakob.
More recently, in the past few years Siti was rumoured to be in a relationship with a prominent Malaysian businessman, who was then only referred to as Dato' K. The rumour went that she would be getting married in 2006, to which her response was to neither deny nor confirm, which deviated from her usual response to rumors. The rumors were further fueled during her acceptance speech at the "Anugerah Bintang Popular 2006" awads. In her speech she thanked "her special one", whom she had never mentioned before. Recently reporters saw the family of Siti's supposed lover visiting her house in Kuala Lipis. Many surmise that the family visited in order to arrange for the wedding.
On the 17th of July 2006, Siti and Datuk Khalid made a press conference announcing their wedding plans, which did not go down well with at least 49% of respondents to a local TV SMS poll conducted on the same day of the announcement. It was announced that she would wed businessman Datuk Khalid Mohamed Jiwa, who is 20 years older then her, on August 21st.
The engagement and akad nikah ceremony was held at Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan on the 21st of August 2006. The first wedding reception was held on the 28th of August at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC). A second reception will be held on the 3rd of September in Siti's hometown of Kuala Lipis, Pahang.
The couple commissioned Datuk Raja Shah Reza from Nusantara Gems as their wedding planner, and the reception at the KLCC featured a garden wedding concept. Fashion designers Radzwan Radzwill, Michael Ong, Embun and Anne Avantie were all engaged to design the wedding costumes, which featured traditional songket and tekat. Makeup artistes Nurul Shukur and Mia were also engaged for the events.
[edit] Promotional work
Siti's popularity meant that she is constantly in demand for endorsements. She has sung themes for movies (eg. Puteri Gunung Ledang) and corporate jingles (eg. the Malaysian wireless communications firm Maxis). She has also been featured in various advertisements and has been spokeswoman for many well-established brands such as Maybelline, Pepsi, Jusco, TMnet, Konica Minolta, Nippon Wiper Blade, Olay, Pantene and Samsung.
[edit] Career achievement
Siti Nurhaliza has obtained many awards over her career. This is a partial list, please see here for a complete list.
[edit] Malaysian Popular Stars Award (Anugerah Bintang Popular)
- Popular Female Singer 2005
- Most Popular Star 2004
- Popular Female Singer 2004
- Popular Female Singer 2003
- Popular Female Singer 2002
- Most Popular Star 2001
- Popular Female Singer 2001
- Popular Female Singer 2000
- Most Popular Artiste 2000
- Popular Female Singer 1999
- Most Popular Star 1999
- Popular Female Singer 1998
- Most Popular Artiste 1998
- Most Popular Teenager 1997
- Popular Female Singer 1997
- Popular TV Entertainer 1997
- Most Popular Star 1997
[edit] Malaysian Music Industry Awards (Anugerah Industri Muzik)
- Best Female Vocal Performance Album (Siti Nurhaliza Live In London) 2006
- Kembara (Explorer) Award 2005
- Best Musical Arrangement Song (Seindah Biasa) 2005
- Best Female Vocal Performance Album (Prasasti Seni) 2005
- Kembara (Explorer) Award 2004
- Best Musical Arrangement Song (Bukan Cinta Biasa) 2004
- Best Album (EMAS) 2004
- Best Pop Album (EMAS) 2004
- Best Female Vocal Performance Album (EMAS) 2004
- Best Female Vocal Performance Album (Sanggar Mustika) 2003
- Best Musical Arrangement Song (Merisik Khabar) 2003
- Best Female Vocal Performance Album (Konsert Mega Siti) 2002
- Best Female Vocal Performance Album (Sahmura) 2001
- Best Ethnic Pop Album (Sahmura) 2001
- Best Female Vocal Performance Album (Pancawarna) 2000
- Kembara (Explorer) Award 2000
- Best Ethnic Pop Album (Seri Balas) 2000
- Best Album (Seri Balas) 2000
- Best Female Vocal Performance Album (Adiwarna) 1999
- Best Pop Album (Adiwarna) 1999
- Best Album (Adiwarna) 1999
- Best Song (Jerat Percintaan) 1997
- Best Newcomer Female 1997
[edit] Juara Lagu Awards
- Viewers Choice Song Champion (Cindai) JL'20
- Best Performance (Ku Milikmu) JL'18
- Best Performance (Nirmala) JL'17
- Ethnic Pop Song Champion (Nirmala) JL'17
- Best Performance (Ya Maulai) 2001
- Pop Rock Song Champion (Engkau Bagaikan Permata) 2001
- Ballad Song Champion (Kau Kekasihku) 2000
- Ethnic Pop Song Champion (Balqis) 2000
- Song Champion (Balqis) 2000
- Ballad Song Champion (Purnama Merindu) 1999
- Ethnic Pop Song Champion (Hati Kama) 1999
- Ethnic Pop Song Champion (Cindai) 1998
- Song Champion (Cindai) 1998
- Best Performance (Aku Cinta Padamu) 1997
- Ballad Song Champion (Aku Cinta Padamu) 1997
- Song Champion (Jerat Percintaan) 1996
- Best Performance (Jerat Percintaan) 1996
- Ballad Song Champion (Jerat Percintaan) 1996
[edit] MTV Asia Awards
- Favourite Artiste (Malaysia) 2005
- Favourite Artiste (Malaysia) 2004
- Favourite Artiste (Malaysia) 2003
- Favourite Artiste (Malaysia) 2002
[edit] International Awards
- SCTV MUSIC AWARDS INDONESIA 2004 - Top Foreign Artist
- INDONESIA MUSIC AWARD 2003 - Best Album Malaysia (E.M.A.S)
- VOICE OF ASIA 2002 - Grand Prix Champion
- INDONESIA MUSIC AWARD 2001 - Most Lucrative Foreign Artist In Indonesia
- SOUTH PACIFIC INTERNATION SONG AND SINGING COMPETITION 1999 - Pop Winner/Top 40 Category International Song (We'll Be As One) & Best Female Vocal Performance (We'll Be As One)
- SHANGHAI MUSIC FESTIVAL 1999 - Gold Award in Singing Competition
- SINGAPORE MUSIC AWARD 1997 - Most Popular Newcomer Female & Most Popular Song (Mawarku)
[edit] Other Achievements
- PBSMM (Red Crescent Association Malaysia) Ambassador (2 terms).
- Model/Spokesperson for Maybelline New York 99-03.
- Model Mitsubishi Trium Special Edition 2000.
- Model Nippon Wiper Blade 2001.
- Honoured Darjah Kebesaran Keempat Negeri Pahang - Ahli Ahmad Shah Pahang (AAP) by the Sultan of Pahang.
- Honoured Paduka Mahkota Perak (PMP) by the Sultan of Perak.
- Honoured Johan Setia Mahkota (JSM) by the Sultan of Pahang.
- 'MALAYSIA STAMP PRINCESS' by Pos Malaysia Berhad.
- Spokesperson for Jusco and Ambassador With All Our Heart Jusco 02-04.
- TMnet Ambassador 02-03.
- Spokesperson for Minolta 2003.
- Samsung IT Ambassador 2004.
- Maxis-Hotlink Ambassador 2004.
- Best Brand Malaysian Personality by Best Brand Council 2005.
- Spokesperson/Model for Olay Total Effects Skincare Malaysia 2006.
- Spokesperson/Model for Pantene Pro-V Malaysia 2006.
- Honoured Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) which carries the title 'Datuk' by the Sultan of Pahang.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Transkripsi (2006)
- Prasasti Seni (2004)
- E.M.A.S (2003)
- Sanggar Mustika (2002)
- Safa (2001)
- Sahmura (2000)
- Pancawarna (1999)
- Adiwarna (1998)
- Cindai (1997)
- Siti Nurhaliza II (1997)
- Siti Nurhaliza (1996)
[edit] Others
- Siti Nurhaliza Cerita Cinta (2006)
- Siti Nurhaliza LIVE In Concert Royal Albert Hall (2005)
- Siti Nurhaliza Fantasia Tour (2004)
- Anugerah Aidilfitri
- The Best of Siti Nurhaliza
- Untukmu Sudir (a special album tribute for the late local singer Sudirman)
- Konsert Mega Siti Nurhaliza 2002
- Konsert Live Siti Nurhaliza 1999
[edit] Wedding links
- Siti Nurhaliza Akad Nikah - (Remix)
- Video Perkahwinan Siti
- Siti's Wedding Pictures and Video
- Some Pictures of Siti Nurhaliza's Wedding
- Gambar Perkahwinan Siti Nurhaliza
- Laman Web Sumber Perkahwinan Siti Nurhaliza
[edit] External links
- Siti Nurhaliza Official Website
- Forum Cari - Siti Nurhaliza- Forum Cari - Open Forum to Discuss about Siti Nurhaliza
- All Siti Nurhaliza's News - Since 1995
- SimplySiti.Com - English Portal
- Biduanita-Lagenda @ Blogspot - A Malay Portal Tribute
- Siti Nurhaliza - Voice of Asia
- UrbanSiti.com - Unofficial Website (English)
- MSN group Siti Nurhaliza Homepage
- CT Nurhaliza Online - Fans Site
- Devoted Diva- A thefanlistings.org approved fanlisting
- AsiaFinest Siti Nurhaliza
