1.

Datuk Seri Hasmiza Othman - cosmetics millionaire

 Datuk Seri Hasmiza Othman, popularly known as Dr Vida, is one of the most successful businesswomen in
Malaysia. She is known for establishing her own empire of cosmetics and health business, Vida Beauty, and its
famous product, Qu Puteh.

Born in Machang, Kelantan, the flamboyant entrepreneur has endured a lot of hardships since childhood.
From losing her father at the tender age of eight to mourning for her two children who died in a tragic fire
incident in August 2013 and going through her third divorce last April - Dato Seri Vida has endured many
challenges to become who she is today.

The circumstances of losing her father led Vida to learn how to be independent and she found early in her life that
she could support herself by running her own business. Even when she was still in school, she learned to make
her own pocket money by selling packed meals to her friends. This continued all the way until she went to
university, where she not only sold products to her peers and teachers, but also took up part-time jobs to support
herself.

When she graduated from Universiti Sains Malaysia with a degree in education, Vida got herself a steady stream
of monthly income as a teacher. It was then that she took the opportunity to learn about the beauty and grooming
field and ventured into the business.

She went through multiple high and low points after that, including taking on a RM100,000 loan to open up a salon.
It was only after 12 years into her teaching career that she decided to switch jobs and started working at the
National Vocational Training Council.

Eventually, Vida Beauty was incepted and Vida even received a RM1 million grant from the government to develop
the business. However, the business was on the verge of closing down when she invested half the capital into
advertising that didn't seem to work until she promoted her products on RTM Kelantan FM radio station.

That turned her business around. Since then, she has been more cautious about how she markets her products,
often using herself as the brand ambassador.

Despite the various setbacks and challenges along this journey, Vida has emerged as one of the most
notable entrepreneurs in the country who has accumulated much wealth that enables her to proudly say
that she is the sponsor of some of the most-watched television shows in Malaysia, owns a RM22 million
home in Ipoh and luxury cars such as Lamborgini Aventador and Bugatti, among others.
6. Datuk Dr Maznah Hamid - Iron Lady

 Datuk Dr Maznah Hamid went through a difficult childhood after her parents divorced when she was only five. She
was brought up by her grandparents and grew up dreaming to be an entrepreneur, much to her
grandfather's disapproval who said that entrepreneurs are drop-outs who will eventually end up selling
fish and vegetables in the market.

She continued her education in linguistics and later became a tutor and translator for several embassies and
multinational companies.

However, she did not forget her childhood ambition and was determined to set up her own business. After going to
from one bank another and seeing her loan applications rejected one by one, she decided to take out all of her
RM5,000 savings to start her own company in a field dominated by men.

Dubbed as 'Iron Lady', Maznah became the first ever woman in Malaysia to lead a security company known as
Securiforce.

When she first founded Securiforce, she had little clue how to run a business but through hard work and
persistence, she managed to turn it into a multimillion company with a 6,000-people strong workforce and more
than 65 branches today.

During the initial stages of her business, Maznah had to face many different challenges such as lack of
manpower, which led her to guarding the premises on her own while her husband did the patrolling. At one
point of time, she even had to sell away her house and stayed in an illegal house to fund the business.

With her never-say-die attitude, Maznah perseverance not only ensured that Securiforce flourished under her
wings but it also allowed her to venture into other activities such as becoming a property developer and a
renowned motivational speaker.
 P. RAMLEE
P. Ramlee, or Tengku Zakaria was born on 22 March 1929 to Tengku Nyak Puteh Bin Tengku Karim (1902 - 1955) and Che Mah Hussein
(1904 - 1967). His father, Tengku Nyak Puteh, travelled from Lhokseumawe in Aceh, Indonesia) to settle in Penang; where his mother is from.
Ramlee received his education from the Sekolah Melayu Kampung Jawa (Kampung Jawa Malay School), Francis Light English School and
then to Penang Free School; in all he was registered as “Ramlee” in school. Reportedly a reluctant student, Ramlee was nevertheless talented
in music and football. His studies at the Penang Free School was interrupted by the Japanese occupationfrom 1942 to 1945, during which he
enrolled in the Japanese navy school. He also learnt the basics of music and to sing Japanese songs during this period. When the war ended,
he took music lessons that enabled him to read musical notations

His first screen appearance was in Chinta, a B. S. Rajhans-directed film produced by Malay Film Productions in 1948.[2] Between 1948 and 1955, he
has starred in a total of 27 films. He eventually ventured into film directing under the mentoring of Madras-born director L. Krishnan.

Death[edit]
On 29 May 1973, P. Ramlee died at the age of 44 years old from a heart attack and was buried at Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery, in Kuala Lumpur.
A 90-minute documentary on his life released by History Channel Asia[3] on October 2010 further revealed that his untimely death becoming a shock to
the nation and a sense of collective guilt following it began to spread nationwide. This was because, prior to his death, he had been discredited and
rejected by the entertainment industry and the public at large who felt that he was a "has-been" and that his songs and films were no longer relevant
or marketable. The documentary also revealed that, despite his previous success in the entertainment industry, P. Ramlee had died penniless, having
given away the last of his money to a visitor to his house who he felt needed the money more than him.[3]

n 1986, 13 years after his death, in honour of his contributions to the Malaysian entertainment industry, the P. Ramlee Memorial or Pustaka
Peringatan P. Ramleewas built in his home in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur. In 1982, the street Jalan Parry, in the center of Kuala Lumpur, was renamed
Jalan P. Ramlee in his honour. In 1990, he was posthumously awarded the Malaysian honorific title Tan Sri, and then in 2009, the honorific title of
"Datuk Amar" by Sarawak State Government. Then Chief Minister of Sarawak, Abdul Taib Mahmud, an avid fan of P. Ramlee, presented the award to
his adopted daughter, Dian P. Ramlee, in a ceremony honouring veteran artists in Kuching.[4]
The P. Ramlee House is a museum situated along Jalan P. Ramlee (formerly Caunter Hall road) in Penang, Malaysia. The building is a restored
wooden house that was originally built in 1926 by his father and uncle. The house had previously undergone multiple repairs before being taken over
by the National Archives as an extension of its P. Ramlee Memorial project in Kuala Lumpur. Items on display at the house include personal
memorabilia related to his life in Penang and items belonging to his family.
On March 22, 2017; his 88th birthday, Google honored P. Ramlee with a Doodle on the Malaysian Google homepage.[5][6]
Awards and honours[edit]

 Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Ahli Mangku Negara) - Awarded on September 1962.
 Darjah Yang Mulia Setia Mahkota Malaysia (Panglima Setia Mahkota Malaysia) - Awarded posthumously on 6 Jun 1990.
 Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Kenyalang Sarawak (Datuk Amar Bintang Kenyalang (Posthumous)) - Awarded posthumously on 2009.[7]
 P. Ramlee was posthumously granted the soubriquet Seniman Agung.[8]
Siti Nurhalizah

Dato' Sri,[1] or occasionally Datin Sri,[2] Siti Nurhaliza binti Tarudin SSAP, DIMP, JSM, SAP, PMP, AAP[1] (Jawi: ‫ ; سيتي نورهاليزا بنت تارودين‬IPA: [ˈsiti nʊrhaˈliza
ˈbinti taˈrudɪn]; born 11 January 1979) is a Malaysian singer and businesswoman.[3] To date, she has garnered more than 200 local and international
awards.[4] She made her debut after she won a popular local singing competition show Bintang HMI in 1995 when she was only 16. Her debut single,
"Jerat Percintaan", won the 11th Anugerah Juara Lagu and another two awards for Best Performance and Best Ballad.[5] The album itself as of 2005,
has been sold to a total of more than 800,000 units in Malaysia alone.[6] In her career she has recorded and sung in multiple languages,
including Malaysian, Javanese, English, Mandarin,[7] Arabic,[8] Urdu[9] and Japanese.[10]
Throughout her career, Siti has received an unprecedented number of music awards in Malaysia and its environs:[11] 42 Anugerah Industri Muzik,
25 Anugerah Bintang Popular, 27 Anugerah Planet Muzik, 20 Anugerah Juara Lagu, four MTV Asia Awards, three World Music Awards, two Anugerah
Musik Indonesia (Indonesian Music Awards), and two records in the Malaysia Book of Records. Backed with 17 studio albums, she is one of the most
popular artists in the Malay Archipelago and Nusantara region - she has been voted for Regional Most Popular Artiste ten times in a row beating other
fellow artists from Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore in the Anugerah Planet Muzik since 2001.[12] Currently, she has been listed as one of Malaysia's
richest,[13] most-influential,[14] most award-winning, most single-produced artists.[15] She is also one of Malaysia's best selling artists, for instance, her
album sales alone contributed to 10 percent of Malaysia's total album sales in 2001.[16] To date, she has sold more than 5 million in record sales.
At international stage, Siti has won the Gold Award in Asia New Singer Competition at Shanghai Asia Music Festival in 1999,[14] two awards from
'South Pacific International Song and Singing Competition 1999' held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia,[14][17] and the Grand Prix Champion title
in Voice of Asia in 2002 held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[18][19]
Besides musical awards, she has various other achievements under her belt. In 1998, she 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.[20] 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.[7] She was listed second by MTV Asia in Asia's Best Musical
Artiste [21] and Channel V's Biggest Asian Artiste in 2005.[21] Later in 2008, she was named as one of Asia's Idol by Asia News Network.[22] Her success
in the Asian region has gained her honorific titles including "Voice of Asia"[23] and "Asia's Celine Dion".[24]

Childhood and family (1979–1995)[edit]

Siti was born on 11 January 1979 in Berek Polis (police barrack) Kampung Awah in Temerloh, Pahang where she was the fifth child in a family of
eight siblings to Tarudin Ismail, a police officer and Siti Salmah Bachik, a housewife.[25][26] She comes from a musically inclined family; her brother,
Saiful Bahri Tarudin, and her sisters Siti Norsaida and Siti Saerah are also singers.[27]Her grandfather was a famous violinist, and her mother was a
local traditional singer.[25]
During her childhood, she was involved in various school activities, including sports and co-curricular activities.[28] She 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",[29] a Malay traditional song, at her kindergarten's certificate-receiving event.[25] She later attended primary school at Sekolah Rendah
Kebangsaan Clifford and followed up her secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Clifford, Kuala Lipis, Pahang.[28] In 1991, when she
was 12 years old, she won one of her earliest singing competitions, with the song "Bahtera Merdeka" at the Merdeka Day Singing Contest, a local
patriotic song competition.[30][31] During her schooling years, she was active in sports especially in netball[32] and this was evident when she participated
in two different sports events - netball and 5x80 meter relay during the Fiesta Media Idola 2006 in Kuantan.[33] She was also chosen as one the torch
bearers to light the games of the Fiesta, marking its opening alongside Malaysian actress Fasha Sandha.[33]
Coming from a poor family,[31][34] at the age of nine,[35] Siti had to wake up at 4:00am to help her mother make and sell various homemade kuih in her
neighbourhood, where sometimes, she also had to carry a makeshift table down three flights of stairs to the main road to set up a small stall.[36] She
commented that all the hardships have not only helped her to be more frugal when spending, but also to be more confident when communicating with
the public.[35] She also jokingly said that the whole experience has helped to improve her vocal skills as she has to shout to call for customers.[37] Apart
from participating in singing competitions, she also used to follow her uncle, Abdul Rahim Bachik to invitational shows like wedding ceremonies and
dinner parties which have helped to expose her to performing live.[38]

In December 1999, Siti 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. She was also invited in
2000[48] and 2002[49] for the same competition as featuring artiste.[49] In the same year earlier in May, she took part in 'South Pacific International Song
and Singing Competition 1999' held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia where she was crowned with the first place in the category of 'Pop/Top 40
for International Song' beating contestants from all over South Pacific through her single, We'll Be As One.[17] Siti also managed to catch the juries'
attention with her vocal prowess,[17] that finally led her to be awarded with the Best Female Vocal Performance with the same single even though the
single was judged by cassette tape/compact disc sent by her recording company to the organiser and not through live performance.[17] For the next few
years, Siti took part in 'Voice of Asia 2002' which was held in Kazakhstan, where she performed one of her singles from her third album, Purnama
Merindu and managed to grab the Grand Prix Champion title, the ultimate prize.[18][19]
In December 2003, she was invited to perform at 2003 Japan and ASEAN Pop Stars Dream Concert 2003 (J-ASEAN Pops 2003), held in Yokohama,
Japan, alongside top Japan and ASEAN artists, including THE BOOM, You Hitoto, INSPi, Leonard Eto, Yuri Chika, Hiroshi Takano and Hideki
Kurosawa from Japan.[50] While ASEAN artists including Hans Anwar & Lo'Ryder (Brunei), Preap Sowat (Cambodia), AB Three (Indonesia), Alexandra
(Laos), Lay Phyu & Iron Cross (Myanmar), Jolina Magdangal(Philippines), Tanya Chua (Singapore), Briohny (Thailand) and Lam Truong
(Vietnam).[50] For the concert, a special song was composed by a Japanese composer, Kazufumi Miyazawa with lyrics by a Singaporean lyricist, Dick
Lee entitled, Treasure the World. The same song was also sung by each singer from each participating country in their native languages, where Siti's
version which was in Malay, entitled Dunia Milik Kita was also performed for the first time during the event.[50]
Siti was the first non-Chinese artiste to be invited to perform at the 15th Golden Melody Awards, Taiwan in 2004. Apart from performing solo with 征
服 (Conquer) cover of Na Ying's single,[51] she also sang a duet with Leehom Wang in a song called 月亮代表我的心 (The Moon Represents My Heart)
which is a cover of the late Teresa Teng and as awards presenter alongside Taiwanese news anchor Patty Hou.[51][52] She also appeared on a half-hour
special program by Azio TV during her brief four days in Taipei.[51] She also 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'.
In 2004 also her company Siti Nurhaliza Production (M) Sdn. Bhd. (SNP) produced television programs. With the first musical program Muzikal
Aidiladha (Musical of Eid Al-Adha) in conjunction with the Eid Al-Adha.[53] After that, the company came up with the Siti Nurhaliza 3D (Siti Nurhaliza
Dari Dalam Diri), a reality television series that exclusively reveal the private life of Siti Nurhaliza with 13 episodes and airing on RTM, a Malaysian
public broadcasting network.[53][54] In same year also SNP produced Sukan dan Selebriti (Sports and Celebrities) programs involving the participation of
popular artists and sports personalities in various fields with 26 episodes.[53]
In 2005, she was dubbed as The Voice of Asia, when Alicia Keys first introduced her with the title during the MTV Asia Aid in 2005 held in Bangkok,
Thailand due to her powerful vocal, and her outstanding achievements locally and internationally.[55] In the same year, Siti held a successful solo
concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London in April 2005, although the majority of the audience were Malaysians living in the United Kingdom, together
with the local citizens. British press compared her performance to those by Celine Dion and cited her as Asia's Celine Dion for her powerful vocal and
outstanding performances.[56][57][58] During the concert, she was backed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Indonesian maestro, Erwin
Gutawa where the concert was even attended by the Sultan and Sultanah of Pahang and royal families from Brunei.[59] In the same year, Channel
V listed her as the Second Biggest Asian Artist for her achievements, trailing behind Taiwanese singer Jay Chou, who is on the top of the
list.[21][57] Coincidentally, MTV Asia also rated her as the Second Asia's Best Musical Artist, also behind the same Taiwanese artiste, Jay Chou.[21]

Datukship and Transkripsi (2006–2007)[edit]

Siti Nurhaliza (in white) with fellow Malaysian singers during Konsert Suara Hati Sudirman Arshad in 2007.

Siti's eleventh studio album, Transkripsi, was released in April 2006 and contained contributions from producers and composers from Indonesia
like Erwin Gutawa, Melly Goeslaw and Glenn Fredly and Malaysians, like Aubrey Suwito, Cat Farish, Jenny Chin, Firdaus Mahmud, Mac Chew, Yasin
and Damian VE.[60][61] Transkripsi became the year's best album after winning the Best Pop Album and Best Album categories in the Anugerah Industri
Muzik.[62][63] It also received praises before by critics as one of her best albums ever produced[64][65] and the album released was her debut attempt of
producing an album under her own production company.[61][66] On 24 October 2006, she was conferred as "Dato'" after receiving the title of Darjah
Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) from the Sultan of Pahang, Sultan Ahmad Shah on his 76th birthday alongside two Malaysian designers, Bernard
Chandran and Dayang Tom Abang Saufi.[1][67]
In 2007, She made her first appearance at the Grammy Award for the red carpet session on 11 February 2007 where she was the first Malaysian to
walk the red carpet.[68] On 20 and 21 April 2007, She performed at the Konsert Istana Cinta Nostalgia, which was a tribute concert for the late Tan Sri
P. Ramlee and Puan Sri Saloma at Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur. The concert featured popular songs composed by Tan Sri P. Ramlee himself,
performed by Siti and other invited artistes.[69] Before this, Siti was also invited to perform a tribute concert for the late Sudirman Hj Arshad, also
at Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur in 2002. On 30 April 2007, she garnered 4 nominations in the Anugerah Industri Muzik including Best Pop Album
(Transkripsi), Best Vocal Female Performance in an Album (Transkripsi), Best Music Video (Bisakah) and Best Cover for an Album
(Transkripsi).[63] Out of the four nominations, she won two awards – Best Pop Album and Best Album for Transkripsi.[62] She also received five
nominations from Anugerah Planet Muzik 2007 for two categories that were voted by fans from Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore – Most Popular
Female Artist and Most Popular Song (Biarlah Rahsia) and three categories that were judged by professional juries and judges – Best Female Artist,
Best Song (Biarlah Rahsia) and Best Album.[70] She won three out of five – Most Popular Female Artist, Best Female Artist and Best Song.[71]

Hadiah Daripada Hati, Lentera Timur and other works (2007–2008)[edit]

Siti Nurhaliza backstage during Konsert Suara Hati Sudirman Arshad, a tribute concert in April 2007.

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.[68] 2007 also showed Siti's participation on soundtracks for films where she recorded two songs
for two different films where she sang Menanti Pasti and Hati for Kayangan and 1957: Hati Malaya respectively. However, only the song Hati was
included in her twelfth studio album, Hadiah Daripada Hati[72] and also received the award of Best Original Theme Song from Anugerah Festival Filem
Malaysia ke-21 (21st Malaysian Film Festival) in 2008.[73] In the same year too she finally agrees to act in a production where she performed as
Azizah, P. Ramlee's mysterious lover, in the musical 'Remy ... Kisah P. Ramlee (Remy ... The Story of P. Ramlee), which is a tribute to the late P.
Ramlee, staged at Istana Budaya from 19 October to 3 November 2007.[74]
On 10 December of the same year, Siti's twelfth studio album Hadiah Daripada Hati was released, with the Latin-influenced pop song Ku Mahu as the
first single of this album and it was featured as the opening theme song for a local Malay drama, Spa-Q.[75] Later, Melawan Kesepian was chosen as
her second single and was the first track of this album to have a video clip. The song was a remake of a hit that was once popularised by an
Indonesian band called Jikustik.[76] Hadiah Daripada Hati came under criticism from the press when it was released. Critics said it was a moderate
performance from her and was not on the same par as her previous album Transkripsi, which was touted as the best album she had ever
made.[77][78] But these criticisms were rebutted when Hadiah Daripada Hati received five nominations in the 15th edition of AIM including Best Pop
Album, Song of The Year, Best Vocal Performance in an Album (Female), Best Arrangement and Best Album Cover making Siti the second nominee
with the most nominations after newcomer Faizal Tahir.[79][80] Out of five categories including three multiple nominations for Best Arrangement
category,[80] the album earned her three awards for Best Pop Album, Best Musical Arrangement in a Song (Malay) for the song Cintamu as well as her
ninth Best Vocal Performance in an Album (Female) in which she had lost to Jaclyn Victor the previous year.[81] Her acting debut in the musical
'Remy... The Story of P. Ramlee' also saw the debut of her third single Mulanya Cinta, which was composed by Dick Lee, a Singaporean
composer.[82] Siti has also 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.[83]
Siti Nurhaliza performing as the opening act for the Kuala Lumpur International Film Festival 2008.

In January 2008, she was cited as one of the Asia's Idols by Asia News Network for her exemplary achievements and gaining the status as the icon of
Malaysian entertainment.[22] and on 21 March 2008, Siti held one of her first solo acoustic concert at the Esplanade Theatre in Singapore. The concert
was called Diari Hati - Dato' Siti Nurhaliza's Heart (Diary of Dato' Siti Nurhaliza's Heart) where she performed numbers of her hits from her latest
album, Hadiah Daripada Hati and previous albums.[84]
26 December 2008, was the release date of her 13th album, Lentera Timur, her most recent traditional contemporary album, Irama Malaysia (her
fourth Ethnic Creative album) since her third one, Sanggar Mustika in 2002.[85] She commented that the album has more modern and contemporary
songs unlike her usual traditional genre.[86] For that album, she worked with multiple international composers like Singapore's M. Nasir and Indonesia's
Katon Bagaskara. Nine out of 13 songs (which all was created and composed under three days) that have been chosen came from a songwriting
workshop, Cipta Ekspress – Berirama Malaysia. The event which was organised by Malaysian Authors Copyright Protection (MACP) was specially
organised to find the materials for the album.[85] Despite of the poor sale due to the lack of promotions, the quality of the album has never been
denied[87] where it was evident when during the 16th Anugerah Industri Muzik, Lentera Timur grabbed multiple awards including Best Pop Ethnic and
later on honoured as Album of the Year in AIM 16. She also took home Best Female Vocal trophy for the song 'Di Taman Teman'. She was not
present at the award ceremony however as she was away to Mecca to perform Umrah with her family.[88]
Siti has also recorded two songs for the soundtrack for an Indonesian film, Perempuan Berkalong Sorban. One of the songs recorded is a cover of
Opick's Ketika Cinta and also a new song, Batasku Asaku which was written by Siti herself.[89] Both songs were included in her fourteenth
album, Tahajjud Cinta.[87]
In the same year, her wealth is said to have reached RM 50 Million by MTV Asia and was named one of the millionaires in entertainment in South
East Asia.[13]

SATU, Tahajjud Cinta and CTKD (2009)[edit]

On 15 February, her father, Taruddin Ismail 67, died at 11.50 AM, after a heart bypass operation days before does not show any improvement,
leaving seven children, and 10 grandchildren behind.[90][91] She 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 (1430 Hegira Special Mawlid Night Concert).[92] Months after the loss, Siti's back to
business where she announced her major three days concert at the Istana Budaya, SATU Konsert Eksklusif Dato' Siti Nurhaliza. It began its run on 26
June 2009 in Kuala Lumpur. The tickets were sold out weeks before the debut night.[93] The concert received compliments from critics, and the show
was attended by distinguished people such as region well-known artistes like Krisdayanti and Rossa from Indonesia to name some. A month before
the concert, she won her ninth consecutive award of Most Popular Malaysian Artist of 2009 and also the Regional Most Popular Artist of 2009
from Anugerah Planet Muzik 2009,[94][95] beating another 11 contestants where each country, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore has four
representatives based on SMS votes.[96]
In March, Siti revealed that she would begin work on her next album later in the year. Apparently, the idea came about while Siti was taking part in an
Erma Fatima theatre production, Sirah Junjungan. She also 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, she became a host to 13 episodes cooking reality series Citarasa
Selebriti Bersama Dato' Siti Nurhaliza with several guest artists.[97] Later, Siti and fellow friend, Indonesian singer, Krisdayanti have planned to produce
a duet album featuring eight duets where Siti will choose four Malaysian compositions while Krisdayanti will pick the other four from Indonesia.[93] The
album was released on 28 December in Malaysia[98] and 27 January in Indonesia,[99] under the name CTKD where it is an abbreviation with double
meaning where it stands as the acronyms for the combination of both singers names, CT and KD, and also as the whole title of the album, which
is Canda (Joke), Tangis (Cry), Ketawa (Laugh) and Duka(Sad).[99]
In July, her skill as a former ambassador for the Malaysian Red Crescent Society was put to the test when she and a panel doctor of Media
Prima performed a Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the late Yasmin Ahmad when she fell unconscious during a presentation in a meeting
in TV3's headquarter[100][101] and in August, Siti was given a privileged of her own channel on Astro at Channel 188, Channel Siti for 28 hours on 30
August 2009 which has broadcast her concert in June of the same year, SATU Konsert Eksklusif Dato' Siti Nurhaliza, her previous concert which was
held at Bukit Jalil, the Siti's Fantasia Tour concert in 2004 and some of her music videos.[102]

Bagaikan Sakti and SimplySiti (2010-2011)[edit]

Siti promoting SimplySiti in both Malaysia (left) and Brunei (right) markets in 2010 and 2011.

In 2010, she performed at Konsert Bagaikan Sakti which was held in Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore alongside Malaysian producer-
composer-songwriter, M. Nasir which also was broadcast live through Astro Box Office Events (Channel 955) on 1 January, and the repeat show from
2nd till 10 January.[103]Her own company, Siti Nurhaliza Productions (M) Sdn. Bhd. has also produced a concert for two Malaysian award-winning
artists, Faizal Tahir and Aizat entitled Konsert Satu Suarawhich was accompanied by Simfoni Orkestra Kebangsaan (National Orchestra Symphony)
on 12 February until 14th at Istana Budaya.[104] On 25 March, she received her first award of the year, Anugerah Artis Contoh HIP TV 2009 (HIP TV
Role Model Artist Award 2009)[105] defeating four other candidates based on votes from viewers through short message service (SMS).[106] On 30
March, she launched her own beauty and cosmetic products under the name SimplySiti. The products underwent research and development in Korea,
and are incorporated with Nanotechnologybefore receiving approval of Halal status by JAKIM.[10
Siti Nurhaliza (now Dato' Siti Nurhaliza) (born on January 11, 1979, in Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Malaysia) is a multiple-award winning Malaysian pop
singer-songwriter. She is currently the most successful Malaysian singer. While there have been artists from Malaysia who reached international
stardom but left the country in their pursuit of success, Siti Nurhaliza's career was planted and blossomed locally and as predicted, she has become
an international icon respectively.
She was honoured with the title Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) by the Sultan of Pahang which carries the title 'Datuk' infront of her name.To
date, she has garnered more than 100 local awards as well as international awards.Datuk Siti Nurhaliza was born in Berek Polis kg. Awah, Temerloh.
During her childhood she was involved in various school activities, including sports and class speeches.
Siti Nurhaliza had her pre-school kindergarten days at the Sekolah Tabika Perkep, Balai Polis Kampung Awah, Temerloh. Here she showed her early
singing talent at the age of six when she sang "Sirih Pinang", a Malay traditional song, at her kindergarten's end of year event. She had her primary
school (standard 1 to standard 6) education at the Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Clifford and followed up her secondary education (Form 1 to Form 5)
at the Sekolah Menengah Clifford, Kuala Lipis, Pahang. She was an athlete in school and this showed when at the opening ceremony of the Fiesta
Media Idola 2006 in Kuantan she was a torch bearer to light the games of the Fiesta, together with actress Fasha Sanda.Siti had also won a singing
contest when she was twelve years old. She sang the patriotic song "Bahtera Merdeka" at a Kuala Lipis Carnival in conjunction with the "Nyanyian
Bulan Kemerdekaan" (Independence Month Singing Contest). It was said that perhaps she had inherited her precocious musical talent and singing
flair and ability from her grandfather, who was a famous violinist, and her mother, who was a popular local singer of traditional songs.Siti Nurhaliza's
family performed at many local ceremonies in their hometown, such as weddings. At the age of twelve, Siti began to learn traditional songs from her
mother and went on performing that genre of music during special occasions and events.
Later, as she continued to work on her singing, she participated in numerous local singing competitions. At 16, she competed in the 1995 RTM Juara
Bintang competition. While there, she met Adnan Abu Hassan, a famous Malaysian music composer. He tutored her and helped her with her vocal
performance, and ultimately she won the contest. After that, she was granted a contract with Suria Records and in 1996 released her first self-titled
album, Siti Nurhaliza. Completing her first album was a challenge because she had to balance working on her album with her preparations for the
SPM examination. Despite this, her first album was a great success, and paved the way for successful subsequent albums.Siti held a successful solo
concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London in April 1, 2005, although the majority of the audience were Malaysians living in the United Kingdom and
Malaysians who had travelled just to see the concert. From this concert also, major press in Britain taught her as 'Asia's Celine Dion'-due to her
powerful vocal and outstanding perfomances.
In her country, she is also known as one of the most successful businesswoman and cultivated brand name. She is currently named as the 'Richest
Artiste' in Malaysia.

To date, she has the most number one singles than any other artiste in Malaysia which dominated Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei as well as Indonesia
radio stations by storm.Siti's popularity meant that she is constantly in demand for endorsements. She has sung themes for movies (eg. Puteri
Gunung Ledang) and corporate jingles (eg. the Malaysian wireless communications firm Maxis). She has also been featured in various
advertisements and has been spokeswoman for many well-established brands such as Maybelline, Pepsi, Jusco, TMnet, Konica Minolta, Nippon
Wiper Blade, Olay, Pantene and Samsung.
Career achievements:

The Malaysia Book of Records

* First Malaysian artiste performing a solo concert in Royal Albert Hall, London (2005)
* Most Awards Won Artiste - 112 awards (2004)
* Most Awards Won Artiste - 52 awards (2001)
International Awards

* SCTV Music Awards Indonesia 2004 - Top Foreign Artist

* Indonesian Music Awards 2003 - Malaysian Best Album (E.M.A.S).
* Voice of Asia 2002 - Grand Prix Champion.
* Indonesian Music Awards 2001 - Most Lucrative Foreign Artist In Indonesia.
* South Pacific International Song and Singing Co
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Biography of Lee Chong Wei
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Full Name: Lee Chong Wei

Profession: Athlete
Religion: Christian
Birth Place: Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia
Birth date: Thursday, October 21, 1982
Zodiac: Balance
Nationality: Malaysia

Lee Chong Wei is a professional badminton player from Malaysia's singles. Lee, who managed to get a silver medal at the 2008
Beijing Olympics, it received the title of ' Datuk ' because it is considered a national hero of Malaysia, where Malaysia has never had
an Olympic medal since 2006. Lee petty likes basketball, but due to his mother's concern that prohibits Lee to do activities outside
the home, then Lee switched to practice badminton at the age of 11.
Lee then attracted the attention of a coach Misbun Sidek named. After obtaining the approval of his parents, Lee was playing
badminton badminton more seriously again.
Former lover of women's singles badminton player Wong Mew Choo, Malaysia, holds the record undefeated in all tournaments for
three years, from 2004 to 2006 and another victory in 2008.
He has also defeated world champion Lin Dan and Taufik Hidayat. Lee had had an accident in late 2006 making him undergo
surgery six stitches on his head injuries.
Lee was crowned men's singles badminton player in the world by the BWF for the third time in a row. Despite the achievements of
Lee in 2011 is declining because only it can snatch the first six titles, but he was still able to show consistency.

*Career

In 2003, Lee Chong Wei reached his first major tournament final in the Malaysia Open. However, he was defeated by Chen
Hong of China.
In 2004, he won two titles - the Malaysia Open and the Chinese Taipei Open. He also qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in
Athens, where he defeated Ng Wei of Hong Kong in the first round but was defeated by Chen Hong in the second round.
In 2005, he won two titles, his second Malaysia Open title and the Denmark Open. He also appeared for the first time in the World
Championships and won a bronze.
 In 2006, he won three titles: the Swiss Open, Asian Badminton Championships and his third Malaysia Open. He also won two
gold medals in men's singles and mixed team events in the Melbourne Commonwealth Games. He reached the top spot twice in the
Badminton World Federation's rankings and participated in the World Championships as top seed.
In 2007, for the first time in five years, he failed to reach the final of the Malaysia Open. He also lost five competitions afterward.
Later that year, he reunited with former coach Misbun Sidek and won the Indonesia Open.
In the second half of 2007, he won the Philippines Open, the Japan Open, and the French Open. He also suffered a knee injury that
led to defeat in the China Open and Hong Kong Open.

*Rio Olympics,

2016At the Rio Olympics, 2016, he shrugged off eight years of Olympic heartbreak to defeat China's Lin Dan 15-21, 21-11, 22-
20 and reach the final of the men's badminton. But in the final, China’s Chen Long ended Lee Chong Wei’s final bid for an Olympic
gold medal, scoring a close 21-18, 21-18 victory.

*Personal Life

Lee Chong Wei was involved in a love affair with his team-mate Wong Mew Choo. The couple broke up in 2009 but came back
together in 2012. They tied the knot the same year. They have two children, Kingston and Terrance. Lee wrote his autobiography,
“Dare to be a Champion”, published in 2012. He aspires to- “demonstrate my best both during training and matches, spreading
interest in badminton”.

Lee received RM300,000 on 21 August 2008, as a reward for his silver medal effort in the 2008 Olympic Games. Also, he
received RM3,000 a month as a lifetime pension beginning in August 2008. For the same achievement, he was conferred with a
Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN), which carried the title Dato' by Governor of Penang, Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas on 30
August 2008. He was appointed as the UNICEF Malaysia's National Ambassador in February 2009.

On 6 June 2009, Lee received the Darjah Bakti (DB) award, from Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, in conjunction with the
Birthday of Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong, for his achievements in the 2008 Olympics. He was in a relationship with
Wong Mew Choo, his teammate. In 2009, Lee and Wong announced they are no longer together during the 2009 World
Championships in Hyderabad, India. However, Lee announced his reconciliation with Mew Choo after winning a silver medal in
2012 Summer Olympics. They were married on 9 November 2012, and had two children, Kingston and Terrance, which were born
in April 2013 and July 2015 respectively.

On 16 March 2011, Lee received Permodalan Nasional Berhad shares worth RM100,000 from Najib Tun Razak soon after his
triumph in the All England Open.
*Recognitions

Lee won the silver medal in the Olympic Games 2008 and 2012. He was accorded a life-time pension of RM 3,000 a month. Lee
was honoured with a Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN), symbolising the title Dato' by the Penang Governor, Tun Abdul
Rahman Abbas.

Lee was made the Malaysian National Ambassador for UNICEF in 2009. He was conferred the Darjah Bakti (DB) award, from
Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin for his accomplishments in the Olympics 2008. Lee was made the Ambassador for the KDU University
College in 2011.

*Achievement

Throughout the time Datuk Lee Chong Wei manage to attain many achievement and award. Here are some of the achievement
and award that Datuk Lee Chong Wei had accomplished so far.

In 2005, Datuk Lee Chong Wei manage to beat his rival, Lin Dan in 2005 Malaysia Open final. He won the season-ending
Badminton World Federation (BWF) Super Series Masters Finals men's singles title four times (2008-2010, 2013), and the
prestigious All England Open three times (2010, 2011, 2014). Lee has topped the badminton world rankings for almost 300 weeks,
and is a four-time winner of the BWF Player of the Year award (2009-2011, 2013).He is also Malaysia's most successful athlete at
the Olympics, with two silver medals in the men's singles event (2008, 2012). In 2010, Datuk Lee Chong Wei had won the gold
medal in the Commonwealth Games and silver medal in Asia Games. Later that year, he grab his victory for the third time in a row
in All England Open 2011. He beat the record of maximum number of home titles held by Wong Peng Soon when won the ninth
Malaysian Open title in 2013. Meanwhile in 2015, Datuk Lee Chong Wei won the US, Canada and French Open.