87 Facts About Siti Nurhaliza

Dato' Sri Siti Nurhaliza binti Tarudin is a Malaysian singer, songwriter, and actress.

Siti Nurhaliza made her debut at age 16, after winning a local singing competition show, Bintang HMI, in 1995.

Siti Nurhaliza has recorded and sung in multiple languages, including Malaysian, Javanese, English, Arabic, Japanese, and Mandarin.

Siti Nurhaliza is one of Malaysia's richest, most-influential, most award-winning, and most single-producing artists.

Siti Nurhaliza is one of Malaysia's best selling artists, with her album sales having contributed to 10 percent of Malaysia's total album sales for 2001.

Internationally, Siti Nurhaliza has won the Gold Award in Asia New Singer Competition at Shanghai Asia Music Festival in 1999, two awards from 'South Pacific International Song and Singing Competition 1999' held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, and the Grand Prix Champion title in Voice of Asia in 2002 held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

In 1998, Siti Nurhaliza was chosen to perform during the closing ceremony of 1998 Commonwealth Games in front of Queen Elizabeth II and her consort, Prince Philip, among other dignitaries and officials from 70 countries including those from the Commonwealth of Nations.

In 2005, Siti Nurhaliza became the first Southeast Asian singer, and third Asian singer to perform a solo concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London, while being backed by the London Symphony Orchestra.

Siti Nurhaliza was listed second by MTV Asia in Asia's Best Musical Artiste and Channel V's Biggest Asian Artiste in 2005.

Siti Nurhaliza has been listed as one of The Muslim 500 - The World's 500 Most Influential Muslims from year 2015 to 2022.

Siti Nurhaliza was born on 11 January 1979, in Berek Polis Kampung Awah in Temerloh, Pahang, Malaysia.

Siti Nurhaliza is the fourth child in a family of seven siblings born to housewife Siti Salmah Bachik and police officer Tarudin Ismail.

Siti Nurhaliza comes from a musically inclined family; her brother, Saiful Bahri Tarudin, and her sisters, Siti Norsaida and Siti Nursairah are singers.

Siti Nurhaliza's grandfather was a famous violinist, and her mother used to be a local traditional singer.

Siti Nurhaliza attended preschool at Tabika Perkep, Balai Polis Kampung Awah, Temerloh where she first showcased her early singing talent at the age of six when she sang "Sirih Pinang", a Malay traditional song, at her kindergarten's certificate-receiving event.

Siti Nurhaliza attended primary school at Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Clifford and received her secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Clifford, Kuala Lipis, Pahang.

Siti Nurhaliza was chosen as one of the torch bearers to light the games of the Fiesta, marking its opening alongside Malaysian actress, Fasha Sandha.

Siti Nurhaliza has commented that the hardships of her childhood have helped her to be more frugal when spending and to be more confident when communicating with the public.

Siti Nurhaliza has joked that the experiences helped to improve her vocal skills, as she has to shout to call for customers.

Siti Nurhaliza's family performed at many public local ceremonies in their hometown, such as weddings and public soirees.

At the age of two, Siti Nurhaliza began to learn traditional songs from her mother, which she would later perform during special occasions and events.

Siti Nurhaliza improved her singing skills by participating in numerous local singing competitions.

Siti Nurhaliza signed a contract with Suria Records, rejecting four other offers from different international recording companies, including Sony Music, BMG Music and Warner Music.

In 1997, Siti Nurhaliza began gaining traction in Indonesia's music industry after her story appeared in the April 1997 issue of POS Kota, one of the most popular magazines in Indonesia.

Siti Nurhaliza was reportedly the first Malaysian singer to hold a live concert on Indosiar, a popular nationwide television station in Indonesia.

Siti Nurhaliza held a series of large-scale concerts in Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta, and other Indonesian cities over the next few years.

Siti Nurhaliza shared the same stage with international stars Celine Dion and Rod Stewart during the closing ceremony.

In December 1999, Siti Nurhaliza competed in Shanghai Asia Music Festival 1999, where she won the Gold Award for the Asia New Singer Competition.

Siti Nurhaliza was invited back to the competition in 2000 and 2002 as a featuring artiste.

That year, Siti Nurhaliza was invited to perform a tribute concert for the late Sudirman Hj Arshad at Istana Budaya in Kuala Lumpur.

In 2004, Siti Nurhaliza was the first non-Chinese artiste to be invited to perform at Taiwan's Golden Melody Awards.

Siti Nurhaliza appeared on a half-hour special program by Azio TV during her brief four days in Taipei.

Siti Nurhaliza won three out of five: Most Popular Female Artist, Best Female Artist and Best Song.

In 2007, Siti Nurhaliza recorded two songs for two different films, singing "Menanti Pasti" and "Hati" for Kayangan and 1957: Hati Malaya respectively.

On 21 March 2008, Siti Nurhaliza held one of her first solo acoustic concerts at the Esplanade Theatre in Singapore.

Siti Nurhaliza commented that the album has more modern and contemporary songs unlike her usual traditional genre.

Siti Nurhaliza took home Best Female Vocal trophy for the song 'Di Taman Teman'.

Siti Nurhaliza was not present at the award ceremony however as she was away to Mecca to perform Umrah with her family.

Siti Nurhaliza recorded two songs for the soundtrack of the Indonesian film Perempuan Berkalong Sorban.

Siti Nurhaliza announced a 40-day mourning period for her father and put singing activity on hold, except for Konsert Malam Sinar Maulidur Rasul 1430 Hijrah.

Apparently, the idea came about while Siti Nurhaliza was taking part in an Erma Fatima theatre production, Sirah Junjungan.

Siti Nurhaliza 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.

In September 2011, her company, Siti Nurhaliza Production produced her first ever reality singing competition, I-Klon which was aired in November 2011.

On her 34th birthday, Siti Nurhaliza announced she had decided to wear hijab full-time, including during performances.

Siti Nurhaliza commented that she would be taking a short break until April to take care of her husband, who was involved in an accident in December 2012.

Siti Nurhaliza held a concert in Singapore on 12 April at The Star Theater, the first since her last solo concert in Singapore in 2008.

Two months later, on 17 October, Siti Nurhaliza won two awards from 2014 Anugerah Planet Muzik in the category of Best Female Artiste and Best Song for "Lebih Indah".

Siti Nurhaliza embarked on a 5-day promotional trip to Indonesia, where she participated in various Indonesian entertainment programs including on MNCTV, RCTI, Global TV, NET.

Siti Nurhaliza's winning for "Lebih Indah" marked the twelfth time she wins the category since she joined the Malaysian music industry.

On New Year's Eve 2014, Siti Nurhaliza was in Singapore as a guest artist for the countdown of Celebrate SG50, which marked Singapore's 50 years of independence.

In October, Siti Nurhaliza was inducted in the 2016 edition of The 500 Most Influential Muslims.

Siti Nurhaliza was 22nd Anugerah Industri Muzik's biggest winner and her live album Unplugged and its singles enabled her to win several major categories including her first Best Nasyid Song with "Mikraj Cinta" and the fan-voted Choice Malaysia Singer.

In 2018, Siti Nurhaliza returned to the music industry after a brief hiatus to focus on her pregnancy.

Siti Nurhaliza's daughter was temporarily named Fatimah Az-Zahra, after the daughter of Islamic prophet Muhammad.

On 28 September, her duet with Indonesian singer Judika "Kisah Ku Inginkan" from SimetriSiti Nurhaliza won Best Collaboration from the 2018 Anugerah Planet Muzik in Singapore.

Siti Nurhaliza was listed in The 500 Most Influential Muslims for the fourth year running in the same month.

Siti Nurhaliza was honored by multiple Malaysian radio stations as they organized various special programs and segments to celebrate her birthday.

The Malaysian music industry was revitalized when famed Malaysian music figure Dato Sri Siti Nurhaliza released her latest album titled ManifestaSITI2020 on 3 July amidst the Recovery Movement Control Order.

Siti Nurhaliza's album received positive feedback from local music listeners and received a warm response for both digital platforms and physical album sales.

On 1 December 2020, Siti Nurhaliza announced on Instagram that she was four months pregnant with a second child.

Siti Nurhaliza later added that she conceived with IVF, the same procedure she did with her first child.

On 11 January 2021, Siti Nurhaliza shared her IVF journey in a video titled Chapter 42: My IVF Story.

On 1 April 2021, Siti Nurhaliza celebrated her 25th anniversary in the music industry with the hashtag JubliSITI25 and the tagline 25 Years of Siti Nurhaliza.

Siti Nurhaliza launched a new album that features children's songs, in honor of her second child.

Siti Nurhaliza recorded the album over three days in early March 2021, with her pregnancy entering its 8th month.

On November 13,2024 Siti Nurhaliza was proclaimed as Malaysia national female singer.

Siti Nurhaliza praised Siti for her "beautiful voice" and her great singing skills.

Siti Nurhaliza has said one of her greatest influences were Sudirman Arshad and P Ramlee, and, her international idols were Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.

In 2008, during Celine Dion's Taking Chances Tour in Malaysia, Siti Nurhaliza was given an opportunity to meet her idol, and gave Celine a signed copy of one of her solo albums, Hadiah Daripada Hati.

Siti Nurhaliza has been taught on how to sing traditional songs by her own mother who herself is a folk singer.

Siti Nurhaliza 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.

Siti Nurhaliza has been cited as an idol and as an inspiration by many Malaysian and non-Malaysian artists like Malaysia's Aizat Amdan, Misha Omar, Nicholas Teo, Soo Wincci, Singaporean Idol finalist, Maia Lee, Indonesian pop group vocalist, Sunu, from Matta, Judika and many others.

In January 2011, Siti Nurhaliza was proposed as the cultural ambassador for Malay community by the Association of Malaysian and Indonesian Journalists, based on both countries' communities acceptance of Siti Nurhaliza's personality.

In March 2004, she launched Tabung Prihatin Siti Nurhaliza, making her the first Malaysian artist to have a charity fund after her namesake whose aim to raise at least RM 50,000 for children's education and medical treatment.

In January 2005, Siti Nurhaliza donated RM 35 000 to three different organisations for the 2004 tsunami victims before her concert at the Royal Albert Hall in April of the same year.

On 15 April 2020, Siti Nurhaliza launched a fund to aid frontliners and people affected by the coronavirus outbreak in Malaysia.

Siti Nurhaliza said that the set goal would be increased if the Movement Control Order was prolonged and different types of help will be given out.

Siti Nurhaliza has four subsidiary companies, Siti Nurhaliza Collections Sdn.

Siti Nurhaliza is the president of her own cosmetic range company, Simply Siti Sdn.

Siti Nurhaliza said that The Afiya Label pays tribute to her first-born child, who she says radiates positivity, intelligence, elegance and above all.

Siti Nurhaliza receives substantial income through commissions and royalties for her endorsements and as ambassador of products.

In December 2015, Siti Nurhaliza suffered a miscarriage two months into her pregnancy prompting her to share her difficult fertility journey with the public.

In October 2017 after seeking longterm treatment at an Alpha Fertility Centre, Siti Nurhaliza announced via social media live that she was expecting her first child with Datuk Khalid.

On 1 December 2020, Siti Nurhaliza announced she was 4 months pregnant via her social media.

On 19 April 2021, Siti Nurhaliza gave birth to her second child, a son.

Siti Nurhaliza is known to be a formidable and successful and well-known businesswoman in Malaysia.

Siti Nurhaliza is reported to worth more than US$33 million [RM 142 million] as of 2022, enabling her to be named as one of the millionaires in entertainment industry, especially in the South East Asia region.