Siti Nurhaliza

Siti Nurhaliza

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This is a Malay name; the name "Tarudin" is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, "Siti Nurhaliza".

This article is about Siti Nurhaliza. For her debut self-titled album, see Siti Nurhaliza I. For her sophomore self-titled album, see Siti Nurhaliza II.

Dato', or occasionally Datin Seri, Siti Nurhaliza binti Tarudin DIMP, JSM, SAP, PMP, AAP (Jawi: سيتي نورهاليز بنت تارودين [siˈti nurˈhaliza binˈti taˈrudin]; born 11 January 1979) is a Malaysian singer, songwriter, record producer, television presenter and businesswoman. To date, she has garnered more than 200 local awards as well as international awards. She rose to fame as a multiple-platinum selling artist, since her winning of Bintang HMI 1995 when she was only 16 where she was given offers in form of singing contract from four different international recording companies. Her first single, Jerat Percintaan from her debut album won the 11th Anugerah Juara Lagu and another two awards for Best Performance and Best Ballad.

She is the only artist in Malaysia who has won – 34 Anugerah Industri Muzik awards, 22 Anugerah Bintang Popular awards, 20 Anugerah Planet Muzik awards, 18 Anugerah Juara Lagu awards, four MTV Asia Awards and the holder of two records in the Malaysia Book of Records. Backed with 14 studio albums, she is one of the most popular artistes in the Malay Archipelago and Nusantara region and she has been voted nine times in a row for Regional Most Popular Artiste in the Anugerah Planet Muzik since 2001. Currently, she has been listed as one of Malaysia's richest, most-influential, most award-winning, most single-produced artists.

In 2005, she was listed second by MTV Asia in Asia's Best Musical Artiste and Channel V's Biggest Asian Artiste. In 2008, she was named as one of Asia's Idol by Asia News Network.

Personal life

Relationship with Datuk Seri Khalid

Siti Nurhaliza and her husband, Datuk Khalid during the Malay Mail Big Walk in 2007.

On July 17, 2006, Siti and her then-fiancee at that time, Datuk Khalid made a press conference announcing their wedding plans which will be held on August 21, after months of speculations by the media. Her plan to marry Datuk Khalid caused criticisms and uproar since she is going to marry a 47-year old divorcee with four sons where she was accused of causing his divorce. However, the issue was rebutted when Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (Selangor Islamic Council) verified that Datuk Khalid and his former wife, Tengku Zawyah Tengku Izham are officially separated in February 2004, after 15 years of marriage.

Some sources speculate, the total wedding cost is RM 12,888,888 (USD 3,947,980 (adjusted to 2010 inflation)), however it was later denied by the couple and the wedding planner and stated that the total cost was roughly around RM 500,000. Her wedding dowry was revealed to cost at RM 22,222 and the hantaran (gifts from groom to bride and vice versa) cost around RM 30,000. The total sponsored items including Siti and spouse's jeweleries, dresses, and etc., cost more than RM 9 million. Later, RM 1 million from the total price paid by TV3 to broadcast the whole ceremony was later donated to charity.

"Biarlah Rahsia" (2006)

Siti released this single as a response for the reporters who relentlessly investigating her personal life.

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The engagement ceremony was held at Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan (Federal Territory Mosque) on August 21, 2006. The ceremony was also televised live and gathered more than 2 millions viewers. The first wedding reception was held on August 28, 2006, at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) which televised to 6.3 millions viewers nationwide. The wedding also received coverage from Indonesia, where 10 Indonesian media representatives were there to capture the moment including Trans TV, SCTV and Jawa Pos. It was a star studded affair, with guests including royal families, VIPs, celebrities, close friends and family. Indonesian celebrities like Hetty Koes Endang and one of Siti's closest friends, Krisdayanti were given the opportunity to give a performance to the newlywed and guests. A second reception was held on September 3, 2006, in Siti's hometown of Kuala Lipis, Pahang where more than 10,000 people attended the ceremony including those from neighbouring countries. The wedding was charted as the top celebrity wedding on Yahoo Buzz where she and her spouse is one out of two Asian couples listed.

On June 13, 2010, Siti and her husband, Datuk Seri Khalid, was recognized by E! News Asia as Third Most Powerful Celebrity Couple in Asia, behind Chinese entertainers couple, Simon Yam and wife, Qi Qi and Bollywood superstars couple, Aishwarya Rai and husband, Abhishek Bachchan.

Siti Nurhaliza Songs:

Gelora Asmara Download

Jerat Percintaan Download

Kau Ku Sayang Download

Percayalah Download

Purnama Merindu Download

Wajah Kekasih Download

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