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Siti Nurhaliza binti Tarudin (/ˈsiti ˈnʊrhɑːlizɑː ˈbinti ˈtɑːrudɪn/; born 11 January 1979) is a Malaysian singer, record producer, businesswoman, and philanthropist. She rose to prominence after winning a national singing competition Bintang HMI in 1995. Her debut single, "Jerat Percintaan", won the 11th Anugerah Juara Lagu and another two awards for Best Performance and Best Ballad.[1] As of 2005, her debut album, Siti Nurhaliza has sold more than 800,000 units in Malaysia alone.[2] In her career that has span over two decades, she has recorded more than 300 songs and sung in multiple languages, including Malaysian, Indonesian, Javanese, English, Mandarin, Arabic, Urdu, Tamil, and Japanese.[3]
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Born | Siti Nurhaliza binti Tarudin (1979-01-11) 11 January 1979 (age 45) |
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Years active | 1995–present |
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Children | 2 |
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Awards | See full list |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Labels | Suria Records (1995–2005) Siti Nurhaliza Productions (2006–present) What's Up Entertainment (2011-present) Universal Music (2011-present) |
Website | simplysiti |
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Siti has received an unprecedented number of awards in Malaysia and its environs: 42 Anugerah Industri Muzik, 28 Anugerah Planet Muzik, 25 Anugerah Bintang Popular, 20 Anugerah Juara Lagu, four MTV Asia Awards, three World Music Awards, two Anugerah Musik Indonesia, and two records in the Malaysia Book of Records. Backed by 19 solo studio albums and two duet albums, she is one of the most popular artists in the Malay Archipelago and Nusantara region - she has been awarded the title of Regional Most Popular Artist from Anugerah Planet Muzik after winning the Most Popular Artist category ten times in a row.[4] She has been listed as one of Malaysia's richest,[5] most influential,[6] and most award-winning artists.[7] She is also one of Malaysia's best-selling artists; in 2000, her record sales contributed about 10% of local album sales in Malaysia.[8]
She has amassed numerous achievements and has been inducted into various local and international lists. Siti had won few international singing competitions, including clinching the Gold Award from Asia New Singer Competition (1999),[6] two awards from South Pacific International Song Contest (1999),[9] and the Grand Prix Champion title from Voice of Asia (2002).[10] In 2005, Siti became the first Southeast Asian singer, and third Asian singer to perform a solo concert at the Royal Albert Hall while being backed by the London Symphony Orchestra.[11][12] She was listed second by MTV Asia in Asia's Best Musical Artiste and Channel V's Biggest Asian Artist in 2005[13] and named as one of Asia's Idols by Asia News Network in 2008.[14] She has also been listed as one of the most influential Muslims in the world by Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre for nine years in a row since 2016.[15]
Widely referred as "Malaysia's Number One Singer", her success in the Asian region has also gained her honorific titles including "Voice of Asia"[7] and "Asia's Celine Dion".[16] As a businesswoman, she is the owner and founder of several businesses including Siti Nurhaliza Productions, cosmetic brand SimplySiti, fashion line Creación, and health drink line Beausiti.