Wani Ardy was born on Nur Syazwani Abd Rahim; 25 October 1984 and is a Malaysian creative writer, poet, and singer-songwriter.
14 Facts About Wani Ardy
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Wani Ardy identifies her music as trip hop, lyrical poetry, and acoustic music.
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Wani Ardy did not grow up in an artistic or musical environment.
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Wani Ardy's father came from a religious Johorean family while her Singaporean mother was very strict about her education.
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Wani Ardy was the first in her large conventional family to pursue arts and literature.
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Wani Ardy then became a lecturer at Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University College, teaching film studies and basic English language.
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Wani Ardy completed her postgraduate degree in creative writing at Macquarie University.
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Wani Ardy started writing short stories at the age of seven, penning poems, lyrics, and melody at the age of 16.
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Wani Ardy has been performing her original songs since 2002, both individually and in groups within South East Asia.
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Wani Ardy's songs were briefly featured in the drama series Blogger Boy and the reality drama Gadis Semasa Sunsilk.
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Wani Ardy wrote for Teater Muzikal Tan Sri Arshad Ayub and Opera Puteri Saadong as well.
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Wani Ardy teaches creative writing through a series of poetry workshop called Pondok Puisi with Fazleena Hishamuddin, and organises a book and art market called Pasar Boco.
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Wani Ardy is the editor-in-chief of CQ Magazine, Malaysia's online bilingual creative writing magazine, which has been downloaded by readers from all over the world.
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Wani Ardy was diagnosed with Rokitansky syndrome at the age of 18; this is a congenital disorder that happens to one in every 4,500 to 5,000 women.