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Siti Nurhaliza

Background information
Birth name Siti Nurhaliza binti Tarudin
Born

January 11, 1979 (age 31)

Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Malaysia

Genres
Occupations

Irama Malaysia, Pop, Soft rock, Pop rock,

R&B, Dance-pop
Singer, Songwriter, Record producer,
Businesswoman, Actress

Instruments Voice
Years active 1995 present
Labels

Siti Nurhaliza Productions, Suria Records

Website

SitiZone.com

Dato' Siti Nurhaliza binti Tarudin DIMP, JSM, SAP, PMP, AAP (born January 11, 1979) is a
Malaysian pop singer-songwriter. To date, she has garnered more than 200 local awards
as well as international awards. She is also dubbed as The Voice Of Asia, when Alicia
Keys first introduced her with the title during MTV Asia Awards 2005 in Bangkok,

Thailand due to her soprano vocal prowess and greatest achievements locally and
internationally.[1]

Contents
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1 Biography
o 1.1 Early childhood (1983 1995)
o 1.2 Early commercial success (1995 1996)
o 1.3 Career development (1996 2006)
o 1.4 Businesswoman
o 1.5 Collaboration
o 1.6 Wealth
o 1.7 Transkripsi (2006 2007)
o 1.8 Hadiah Daripada Hati and other work (2007 2008)
o 1.9 Lentera Timur (2008)
o 1.10 SATU and upcoming album (2009)
o 1.11 English album and next concerts
o 1.12 Voice and vocal range
2 Romance
3 In popular Culture
o 3.1 In Music
4 Notable singles
5 Discography
o 5.1 Studio albums
o 5.2 Other albums
o 5.3 Live album
o 5.4 Solo compilation albums
o 5.5 Other compilation albums
6 Videography
o 6.1 Video albums
o 6.2 Concert albums
o 6.3 DVD
7 Tours
8 Filmography
o 8.1 Television
o 8.2 Theatre
o 8.3 Film
9 Other Singles
10 Awards
11 References

12 External links

[edit] Biography
Siti Nurhaliza (born January 11, 1979) is a multiple-award winning malaysian pop singersongwriter. She is currently the most successful Malaysian singer. While there have been
artists from Malaysia who reached international stardom but left the country in their
pursuit of success, Siti Nurhalizas career was planted and blossomed locally and as
predicted, she has become an international icon respectively.
She was honoured with the title Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) by the Sultan of
Pahang which carries the title Datuk infront of her name. To date, she has garnered
more than 100 local awards as well as international awards.[2] Datuk 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 childhood (1983 1995)

Siti is the fifth child in the family of eight sibling. She comes from a musically inclined
family. 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[3], 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 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 Sanda. Siti had also won a singing contest when she was
twelve years old. She sang the patriotic song "Bahtera Merdeka" at a Kuala Lipis
Carnival in conjunction with the "Nyanyian Bulan Kemerdekaan" (Independence Month
Singing Contest).

[edit] Early commercial success (1995 1996)

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 Adnan Abu Hassan, a famous Malaysian music composer. He tutored her
and helped her with her vocal performance, and ultimately she won the contest. She was
granted a contract with Suria Records and in 1996 released her first self-titled album, Siti
Nurhaliza.[4] Completing her first album was a challenge because she had to balance
working on the 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.

[edit] Career development (1996 2006)

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 to be
popular among teenagers as well as adults throughout Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and
Indonesia. She also has numbers of fans in Japan, Taiwan and China.
Siti received her first international awards when she took part in 'Shanghai Music Festival
1999' that held in China, where she managed to win 'Gold Award', the top award
availible. In the same year, 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.[1] 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 her song, We'll Be As One. To note, there were about
3000 contestants taking part in every categories from all over South Pacific. For the next
few years, Siti took part in 'Voice of Asia 2002' which were held in Kazakhstan where she
managed to grab the 'Grand Prix Champion' title, the ultimate prize.[1]
Siti was the first non-Chinese artiste to be invited to perform at the 15th Golden Melody
Awards, Taiwan in 2004.[5] Apart from performing solo, she also sang a duet with Leehom
Wang in a song called (The Moon Represents My Heart).
Throughout her career, Siti Nurhaliza's songs have been covered by other artistes,
including the famous song Cindai which was re-recorded in Chinese version by Chien
Bai Hui, a Chinese singer.[6] Also, her first hit song, Aku Cinta Padamu was as I Wonder
when it was covered by an Australian boy band.[7]
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 travelled just to see the concert. British press called her Asia's
Celine Dion due to her powerful vocal and outstanding performances [8] and factly known
that she has the most number one singles than any other artist in Malaysia.
To date, 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.[9]
Coincidentally, MTV Asia also rated her as the Second Asia's Best Musical Artist, also
behind the Taiwanese sensation, Jay Chou.

Siti made her third appearance on MTV Asia Awards in 2004, where she performed with
Gareth Gates a song called 'Say It Isn't So', from the latters back-catalog. She was also
dubbed The Voice of Asia, when Alicia Keys first introduced her with the title during the
MTV Asia Awards in 2005 held in Bangkok, Thailand due to her powerful vocal, and her
greatest achievements locally and internationally.[1]

[edit] Businesswoman
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 two subsidiary companies, Siti Nurhaliza Collections
Sdn. Bhd. and Siti Nurhaliza Marketing Sdn. Bhd. Siti sells her own tea, Ctea [10], 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.
Sit Nurhaliza plans to branch out into the cosmetics business.[11]

[edit] Collaboration
Siti has collaborated with many biggest asian artist such as Wang Lee Hom (Taiwan),
Kris Dayanti (Indonesia), Tata Young (Thailand), Kuh Ledesma (Philippines), Francesca
Peter (Singapore). In addition, Siti also collaborated with several international stars of
Michael Bolton, Kenny G, and even artist like Craig David, Dido, Gareth Gates, Guy
Sebastian and Alicia Keys. Her song cover of Against All Odds with Westlife already
recorded in 2002 under Suria Records.

[edit] Wealth
Siti was bestowed the 'Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang' award by the Sultan of Pahang
which carries the title Dato on October 24, 2006.[12]
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 [13]. She is also
worth more than RM65 million and was named one of the millionaires in entertainment
in South East Asia. As one of the most profitable artists in Malaysia, she is said to be paid
RM 45,000 (USD$ 13 140) for a 30 minutes show and RM 70,000 (USD$ 20 441) for an
one hour show.[14]

[edit] Transkripsi (2006 2007)

Siti's eleventh studio album, Transkripsi, was released in 2006 and contained
contributions from producers such as Aubrey Suwito, Jenny Chin, Mac Chew, Yasin, Cat
Farish, Firdaus Mahmud and Damian VE. Transkripsi became the year's best album after

winning the Best Album award in the Anugerah Industri Muzik, equivalent to the
Grammy Award. It was the first album released under her own production company.
She made her first appearance at the Grammy Awards for the red carpet session on
February 11, 2007.[15] 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.[16] 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 bagged 2 fan-based-vote nominations for Most Popular Female Artist and Most
Popular Song ("Biarlah Rahsia") and 3 nominations for Best Female Artist, Best Song
and Best Album at 2006 Anugerah Planet Muzik, a regional award ceremony for artistes
in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. She won Most Popular Female Artist, Best Female
Artist and Best Song ("Biarlah Rahsia").

[edit] Hadiah Daripada Hati and other work (2007 2008)

2007 showed Siti's participation on soundtracks for the films Kayangan and 1957: Hati
Malaya. For Kayangan, Siti recorded a song Menanti Pasti. It's the first single to be
released to the Indonesian market. For 1957: Hati Malaya, Siti recorded a song called
"Hati", which was released in September 2007.
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 17, 2007, 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. Thanks to the
popularity of Spa-Q, the single was well received and topped most of the Malay charts
for weeks. 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. 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 said that it was her first collaboration with the
renowned musician although she had known him for years.

The new album was previously claimed to be a traditional album but due to lack of
materials, she moved on with producing another pop album. The traditional album is now
slated for a 2008 release, as stated by Siti herself.
Siti has also recently became the most frequently searched person on Google by
Malaysian Google users, according to Google's 2007 Malaysia Year-End Zeitgeist,
beating celebrities like Paris Hilton and Britney Spears.[17]
On March 21, 2008, Siti held a successful solo acoustic concert at the prestigious
Esplanade Theatre in Singapore. The concert was called Diari Hati or 'A Diary of Her
Heart'. She performed numbers of hits from her latest album, Hadiah Daripada Hati and
previous albums. The concert has received good reviews from the local press saying that
'she rules hearts in Singapore as well as in Malaysia' and 'her reign as the queen of Malay
pop songs is still going strong'.[18]
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 and Song of The Year,
making Siti the second nominee with the most nominations after newcomer Faizal Tahir.
[19]
Out of five categories including three multiple nominations, 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.[20]

[edit] Lentera Timur (2008)

On 26 December 2008, is the 13th released album of Siti Nurhaliza Lentera Timur, her
recent traditional comtemporary album, Irama Malaysia (Fourth Ethnic Creative Album)
since her third one Sanggar Mustika in 2002. The album will have modern and
contemporary songs unlike her usual traditional genre. Siti also worked with renowned
composers like M. Nasir and Indonesia's Katon Bagaskara. It was said the initial
development of her album was in 2006, due to lack of materials she had to postpone for
the next 2 years (which is in 2008). Subsequently, in order to not disappointing any party
including her fans, Siti produced her previous album, Hadiah Daripada Hati in 2007.
Siti has also recorded 2 songs for the soundtrack to Perempuan Berkalong Sorban film.
The songs recorded are Opick's Ketika Cinta and Batasku Asaku which was written by
Siti herself.
Siti also sang a new song called as 'Suara Sepi', which was written by Johari Teh and
Habsah Habsan during her performance at Palestinian charity concert.
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, Siti Nurhaliza proved that she is still at

the top notch. 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.[21]
In the same year, her wealth is said to have reached RM 50 Million and was named one
of the millionaires in entertainment in South East Asia.[22]

[edit] SATU and upcoming album (2009)

In Year 2009, Siti announced her major 3 day concert at the prestigious Istana Budaya,
SATU Konsert Eksklusif Dato' Siti Nurhaliza. It began its run on June 26, 2009 in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia. The tickets were sold out weeks before the debut night.[23] The concert
received overwhelming compliments from critics, and the show was attended by
distinguished people such as region well-known divas like Kris Dayanti and Rossa from
Indonesia to name some.
In March, Siti Nurhaliza revealed that she would begin work on her next album later in
the year. Apparently, the idea came about while Siti Nurhaliza was taking part in an Erma
Fatima theatre 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. Siti Nurhaliza and Indonesian singer Kris Dayanti will
feature in eight duets. Siti Nurhaliza will choose four Malaysian compositions while Kris
Dayanti will pick the other four from Indonesia.[23]
After SATU, there will be a concert in Dubai, a local TV cooking show where she will
host one episode and more TV appearances for Hari Raya Aidilfitri.[23]
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 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.[24]

[edit] English album and next concerts

Siti will produced her english album in the near future as her next upcoming album.
Currently she still working on searching more materials for these projects as this gonna
be her big attempts after the unreleased singles of Don't Put My Heart On Hold in 2002.
Furthermore, this projects will began around 2011 and the huge collaboration of Siti
Nurhaliza Productions and Astoria Studios (UK's top recording studio). The composer
who working on these will be herself, and a few composer from Singapore, Malaysia and
UK. Siti's next concert will be held in Esplanade Theatre, Singapore alongside with
Malaysian top producer-composer-songwriter, M Nasir.

[edit] Voice and vocal range

Siti Nurhaliza is a well-known singing prodigy in Asia for her versatile vocal capability.
She is known for her sweet tonality in low notes range and expertise in using melisma to
her upper registry. To date, Siti is able to understand the vocal scales which helps her deal
in her singing perfection.

Voice Type : Lyric Contralto (with Mezzo and Soprano abilities) [25]
High Notes/Chest : Biarlah Rahsia (E5), Percayalah (F#5), Seindah Biasa (G5),
Nirmala (A5-C#6)
High Notes/Head & Falsetto : Oda Bumi Anbia (C6) - Headvoice, Kurniaan
Dalam Samaran (C#6) - Falsetto, Ketika Cinta (E6) - Headvoice
Low-Mid Notes : Bisakah (A#2), Purnama Merindu (Bb2), Kau Kekasihku
(C#3), Dialah Di Hati ( B2 ) - Live in Royal Albert Hall, London Concert
Vocal Range : 3.6 octave[25]

Other Belting Notes : Janji Kasih (F5), Wajah Kekasih (G#5), Salju KasihNya
(F#5)

Longest Notes : 16 seconds (Kuda Kulari)[25]

[edit] Romance
On July 17, 2006, Siti and Datuk Khalid made a press conference announcing their
wedding plans. A local TV SMS poll conducted on the same day of the announcement
showed that 49% of viewers did not approve of the news. The press conference got a
frenzy of media coverage and a live telecast from TV3's Wanita Hari Ini. It was
announced at the conference that she will wed businessman Datuk Khalid Muhammad
Jiwa, on August 21, 2006.
The wedding was charted as the top celebrity wedding on Yahoo Buzz.[26]
The engagement and akad nikah ceremony were 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.[27] It was a star studded affair, with guests including royal
families, VIPs, celebrities, close friends and family. A second reception was held on
September 3, 2006, in Siti's hometown of Kuala Lipis, Pahang.

[edit] In popular Culture

[edit] In Music

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[edit] Notable singles

1996: Jerat Percintaan

1997: Aku Cinta Padamu
1997: Cindai
1998: Purnama Merindu
1999: Kau Kekasihku
2000: Balqis
2001: Percayalah
2002: Nirmala
2002: Badarsila
2003: Bukan Cinta Biasa
2003: Ku Milikku
2004: Dialah Dihati
2005: Seindah Biasa
2006: Biarlah Rahsia
2007: Pastikan
2007: Bisakah
2007: Destinasi Cinta
2008: Ku Mahu
2008: Melawan Kesepian
2009: Di Taman Teman
2009: Ku Percaya Ada Cinta
2010: Amarah

[edit] Discography
As a renowned artists in the Asean region, she has a remarkable achievements of total
sales in her albums. She has a total sales of more than half a million albums of her 14
years of singing career. Seven out of 14 of her albums have received multiple platinum
awards: Siti Nurhaliza II (6 times platinum with total sales of 150,000 copies)[28][29],
Cindai (5 times platinum)[29][30], Adiwarna (4 times platinum)[29][31], Pancawarna (2 times
platinum)[29][32], Sahmura (2 times platinum award)[29], E.M.A.S (8 times platinum with
total sales of 200,000 copies)[33] and (Gold in Indonesia)[29] and Transkripsi (2 times
platinum with total sales of 80,000 copies)[29][34]. Her live album Siti Nurhaliza In
Concert, Royal Albert Hall London[29] and her Anugerah Aidilfitri album [35] have also
received a platinum award.