Dato' Sri Hajah Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin is a Malaysian singer, songwriter, actress and businesswoman with more than 300 local and international awards.
81 Facts About Siti Nurhaliza
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Siti Nurhaliza made her debut after she won a local singing competition show, Bintang HMI in 1995 when she was 16.
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Siti Nurhaliza has recorded and sung in multiple languages, including Malaysian, Minang, English, and Mandarin.
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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.
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At international stage, 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.
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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.
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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.
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Siti Nurhaliza was listed second by MTV Asia in Asia's Best Musical Artiste and Channel V's Biggest Asian Artiste in 2005.
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Siti Nurhaliza has been listed as one of The Muslim 500 - The World's 500 Most Influential Muslims from year 2015 to 2022.
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Siti Nurhaliza was born on 11 January 1979, in Berek Polis Kampung Awah in Temerloh, Pahang, Malaysia where she was the fourth child in a family of seven siblings to Tarudin Ismail, a police officer and Siti Salmah Bachik, a housewife.
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Siti Nurhaliza comes from a musically inclined family; her brother, Saiful Bahri Tarudin, and her sisters, Siti Norsaida and Siti Nursairah are singers.
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Siti Nurhaliza's grandfather was a famous violinist, and her mother used to be a local traditional singer.
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Siti Nurhaliza attended her pre-school 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.
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Siti Nurhaliza later attended primary school at Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Clifford and followed up her secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Clifford, Kuala Lipis, Pahang.
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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.
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Siti Nurhaliza commented that all the hardships have not only helped her to be more frugal when spending, but to be more confident when communicating with the public.
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Siti Nurhaliza jokingly said that the whole experience has helped to improve her vocal skills as she has to shout to call for customers.
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Siti Nurhaliza's family performed at many public local ceremonies in their hometown, such as weddings and public soirees.
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At the age of 2, Siti Nurhaliza began to learn traditional songs from her mother and went on performing the same music genre during special occasions and events.
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Siti Nurhaliza started to improve her singing skills by participating in numerous local singing competitions.
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Siti Nurhaliza signed a contract with Suria Records thus rejecting four other offers from different international recording companies, including Sony Music, BMG Music and Warner Music.
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In 1997, Siti Nurhaliza started to become a well-known figure in Indonesia's music industry when her story appeared in one of the most popular magazines in Indonesia, POS Kota, in April 1997's edition.
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Siti Nurhaliza was taken as a formidable 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.
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Siti Nurhaliza was 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.
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Siti Nurhaliza has become one of the most influential artists in Indonesia which was evidenced by the series of big scale concerts she held in Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta and many more cities over the next few years.
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Siti Nurhaliza won Best New Artist and Best Song from Anugerah Industri Muzik 1997.
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Siti Nurhaliza made her first and biggest appearance on the international stage during the 1998 Commonwealth Games which was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where she performed in front of Queen Elizabeth II and her consort, Prince Philip among other dignitaries and officials from 70 Commonwealth countries.
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Siti Nurhaliza shared the same stage with two international stars Celine Dion and Rod Stewart to entertain the crowd during the closing ceremony.
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In December 1999, Siti Nurhaliza received one of her first international winnings from an international singing competition when she took part in 'Shanghai Asia Music Festival 1999' that was held in China, where she managed to win the Gold Award for the Asia New Singer Competition.
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Siti Nurhaliza was invited in 2000 and 2002 for the same competition as featuring artiste.
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Siti Nurhaliza was the first non-Chinese artiste to be invited to perform at the 15th Golden Melody Awards, Taiwan in 2004.
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Siti Nurhaliza appeared on a half-hour special program by Azio TV during her brief four days in Taipei.
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Siti Nurhaliza made her third appearance on MTV Asia Awards in 2004 held in Singapore, where she performed for the second time in a row for the ceremony 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'.
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Siti Nurhaliza was the first Malaysian to be given the honour of walking up the red carpet meant for invited celebrities at the Grammy Awards held at Staples Centre in Los Angeles on 11 February 2007, after she won the two tickets as Best Dressed celebrity at Star World's "Breakfast With the Stars" in conjunction with the 78th Annual Academy Awards.
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Siti Nurhaliza has become one of 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.
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Siti Nurhaliza commented that the album has more modern and contemporary songs unlike her usual traditional genre.
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Siti Nurhaliza took home Best Female Vocal trophy for the song 'Di Taman Teman'.
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Siti Nurhaliza was not present at the award ceremony however as she was away to Mecca to perform Umrah with her family.
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Siti Nurhaliza has recorded two songs for the soundtrack for an Indonesian film, Perempuan Berkalong Sorban.
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Siti Nurhaliza 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.
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Apparently, the idea came about while Siti Nurhaliza was taking part in an Erma Fatima theatre production, Sirah Junjungan.
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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.
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In September 2011, her company, Siti Nurhaliza Production produced her first ever reality singing competition, I-Klon which was aired in November 2011.
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Siti Nurhaliza has commented that she will be taking a short break until April to take care of her husband who was involved in an accident in December 2012.
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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.
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Siti Nurhaliza's winning for "Lebih Indah" marked the twelfth time she wins the category since she joined the Malaysian music industry.
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In October, Siti Nurhaliza was inducted in the 2016 edition of The 500 Most Influential Muslims.
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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.
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Siti Nurhaliza explained that the announcement is crucial to explain her inactivity few months prior and for her to focus on her personal life.
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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.
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Siti Nurhaliza was listed in The 500 Most Influential Muslims for the fourth year running in the same month.
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Siti Nurhaliza was honored by multiple Malaysian radio stations as they organized various special programs and segments to celebrate her birthday.
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On 15 April 2020, Siti Nurhaliza launched a fund to aid frontliners and people affected by the coronavirus outbreak in Malaysia.
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Siti Nurhaliza said that the set goal will be increased and will go on as the Movement Control Order is prolonged and different types of help will be given out.
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Siti Nurhaliza is confident that everyone can help fight against the pandemic.
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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.
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Siti Nurhaliza's album received positive feedback from local music listeners and received a warm response for both digital platforms and physical album sales.
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On 1 December 2020, Siti Nurhaliza announced her pregnancy with a second child.
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Siti Nurhaliza included three black and white photos of herself cradling her baby bump.
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On 11 January 2021, Siti Nurhaliza, who is a mother of 1 and 2, shared her IVF journey in a video titled Chapter 42: My IVF Story on getting her second child.
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The whole Vlog caught the attention of viewers as it shows the procedures that Siti Nurhaliza underwent while pregnant with her second child.
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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.
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Siti Nurhaliza recorded the album over three days in early March 2021, with her pregnancy entering its 8th month.
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Siti Nurhaliza said that The Afiya Label pays tribute to her first-born child, who she says radiates positivity, intelligence, elegance and above all.
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Siti Nurhaliza praised Siti for her "beautiful voice" and her great singing skills.
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In 2008, during Celine Dion's Taking Chances Tour in Malaysia, Siti Nurhaliza was given an opportunity to meet her idol, where she had given Celine one of her solo albums, Hadiah Daripada Hati complete with her signature.
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Siti Nurhaliza has been taught on how to sing traditional songs by her own mother who herself is a folk singer.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Siti Nurhaliza has four subsidiary companies, Siti Nurhaliza Collections Sdn.
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Siti Nurhaliza is the president of her own cosmetic range company, Simply Siti Sdn.
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Siti Nurhaliza sells her own tea, Ctea, brand of Malaysian tea, from tea cultivated on the foothills of Mount Kinabalu, Sabah.
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In December 2015, Siti Nurhaliza suffered a miscarriage two months into her pregnancy prompting her to share her difficult fertility journey with the public.
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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.
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On 1 December 2020, Siti Nurhaliza announced she was 4 months pregnant via her social media.
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On 19 April 2021, Siti Nurhaliza gave birth to her second child, a son.
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Siti Nurhaliza is known to be a formidable and successful and well-known businesswoman in Malaysia.
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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.