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Name: Siti Nurhaliza binti Taruddin
Birthdate: January 11th, 1979
Birthplace: Kampung Awah, Temerloh, Pahang, Malaysia
Height: 163 cm
Weight: Between 45 - 50kg
Also Known As: CT, Nurhaliza, Siti
Hobbies: Watching VCDs, singing, reading, cooking
Favourite Colours: Green, pastel colours
Favourite Dishes: Malaysian, Thai and Mom's dishes
Favourite Drinks: Hot drinks
Favourite Music: Pop, Alternative, R&B, Ethnic
Favourite Artistes: P.Ramlee, Ziana Zain, Sudirman, Celine Dion
Favourite Music: All types of music
Best things I like to do: Shopping, playing with kids, spending time alone
in my room
Things I hate: When forced to so something, judging a person without prior
investigations
Siti Nurhaliza was born in Berek Polis Kg. Awah, Temerloh, Pahang, Malaysia,
to father Tarudin bin Ismail, a policeman, and mother, Siti Salmah Bachik,
a housewife. Initially, Siti was labeled a tomboy because of her active
attitude and her tendency toward boyish appearance. When Siti was young,
she wanted to be a policeman like her father. As she began to attend Sekolah
Rendah Kebangsaan Clifford, she took on a more feminine appearance; and
her mother's grooming shaped her into a well-behaved and elegant Malay
girl. In her school-year, she's had involved in many various school activity
especially sports and speeches, that made her one of the most successful
students in her school.
Siti is the fifth child in the family of of eight siblings. She came from
a musically inclined family. Her grandfather a famous violinist, her mother
a traditional singer famous in Pahang, her brother and almost all in the
family can sing. It's her uncle, a former singer for a local band who
influenced her the most. At a tender age of 5, her parents approved of
her to follow her uncle to invitational shows like wedding ceremonies
and dinner parties to give her exposure performing live and she was well
received by the local community in Kuala Lipis and as far as Kuantan.
When children her age plays with dolls, she was determined memorizing
lyrics and practicing to follow her uncle to shows as long as she could
sing.
Siti Nurhaliza's family performed at many local ceremonies at their hometown,
such as weddings. At the age of twelve, Siti began to learn traditional
songs from her mother. Later, as she continued to work on her singing,
she participated in numerous local singing competitions. She won the Merdeka
Day Singing Contest in 1991 and the another contest during the Karnival
Lipis. At 16, she competed in the 1995 RTM Juara Bintang competition.
While there, she met Adnan Abu Hassan, a locally-famous composer. He tutored
her and helped her with her vocal performance, thereby helping her to
win the contest. After that, she was granted a contract with Suria Records,
where Adnan worked, and in 1996 released her first album, Siti Nurhaliza.
Making her first album was a challenge because she had to balance working
on her album while preparing for and taking the SPM examination. Despite
this, her first album was a great success, and this would pave the way
for her extremely successful future albums.
After her first album, Siti Nurhaliza 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 popular with teenagers throughout Malaysia.
Thanks to this, she dominated national award shows for years.
In the second 'self-titled' album, 'Aku Cinta Padamu' shoots her to stardom
in the year 1997. This catchy song was so good that it penetrated the
demanding Indonesian market for the first time and was well received by
the music lovers there. A feat, that only a handful of Malaysian artistes
were capable of doing. She was then invited the same year to perform a
special one-hour show for a television station there. This move made Siti
even more popular in this region.
Siti's increasing popularity meant that demand for her endorsement is
high. She sung themes for movies ( i.e Puteri Gunung Ledang )and corporate
jingle for Maxis. She has also been featured in various advertisements
and become spokewoman to many well-established brands such as Maxis, Maybelline,
PEPSI, Jusco, TMnet,Konica Minolta, Nippon Wiper Blade, Olay skin care,
and Samsung. The list of her endorsements keep increasing from year to
year. For her successes at her young age, Puteri Umno named her Teen Princess
of Malaysia in 2002.
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