Liza Hanim

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abdul Halim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Haliza Hanim.
Liza Hanim
Born
Haliza Hanim binti Abdul Halim

(1979-11-19) November 19, 1979 (age 44)
Klang, Selangor, Malaysia[1]
EducationDiploma of Business Management[2]
Alma materSunway University[2]
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Years active1996–present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels
  • Suria Records (1997–2004)
  • Life Records (2006–2007)
  • Laugh Out Loud Entertainment (2017–present)
  • LH Media (2017–present)

Haliza Hanim Abd Halim (born November 19, 1979) is a Malaysian singer, actress, songwriter and businesswoman.[3] She started his career in the Malaysian music industry at the age of 17 after winning as the runner-up in the Golden Teen Search singing competition organized by Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) in 1996. After the program ended, she was proposed to by a recording company, Suria Records.[4][5][6] She is one of the proteges of Adnan Abu Hassan and is considered one of Malaysia's best singers who dominated the music industry in the 2000s, in line with renowned vocalists such as Siti Nurhaliza, Jaclyn Victor, Dayang Nurfaizah and Misha Omar.

Throughout her career, she has won various awards among which she was crowned as the best vocal winner in the 17th Song Champion Award competition on January 12, 2003. She also won the Silver Cup Award organized by the Shanghai Music Festival for 3 consecutive days on the 24 – 26 November 2000. She also has 7 studio albums which are Epilog (1997), Di Mana Kan Ku Cari Ganti (1998), Puteri Jelmaan (1999), Istimewa (2000), Isyarat Jiwa (2001), Ku Teruskan (2003) and Imagin (2007) . In addition to the studio album, Liza Hanim also has 5 compilation albums including Molek (1998), Srikandi (1999), Aidilfitri Di Alaf Baru (1999), Srikandi 2 (2002 ) and Rindu Selalu (2005).

Among her famous songs are "Siapa Sangka Siapa Menduga", "Andainya Aku Bersuara", "Gelisah Mimpi", "Ku Teruskan" and "Merawat Luka Terpendam".[7] In addition to dabbling in music, she also dabbled in acting. She has starred in two feature films namely KL Menjerit (2002), Laila Isabella (2003) and a theater production. In addition, she also had an offer to act in the popular horror film, Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam around 2003 but had to decline the offer due to the fact that she was pregnant at the time. She has received various other awards and nominations including Anugerah Industri Muzik, Anugerah Juara Lagu and Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian. In 2017, she was one of the contestants of Gegar Vaganza seasons 4, where she was crowned as the runner-up.[8]

Life

Liza Hanim graduated from Sunway College.

She appeared in P. Ramlee The Musical as "Saloma."[9] In 2017, she competed in the fourth season Gegar Vaganza, a reality competition aimed to seasoned singers.[10]

In 2021, she appeared at the Astro 25 Concert.[11] She was a judge at All Together Now Malaysia.[12][13]

Family

In 2003, she married Mohd Shahrin Mohd Samsudin, a former member of Malaysian boy band, Indigo.[14] The couple has five children.[15]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Epilog (1997)
  • Di Mana Kan Ku Cari Ganti (1998)
  • Puteri Jelmaan (1999)
  • Istimewa (2000)
  • Isyarat Jiwa (2001)
  • Ku Teruskan (2003)
  • Imagin (2007)

Compilation albums

  • Molek (1998)
  • Srikandi (1999)
  • Aidilfitri di Alaf Baru (1999)
  • Srikandi 2 (2002)
  • Rindu Selalu (2005)

Live performances and tours

Main article: List of Liza Hanim live performances

References

  1. ^ Norliza Mohamed Zakaria (23 June 2010). "Bertudung atas kesedaran". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2017-12-09. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Liza Hanim". SixFingers. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Liza Hanim belum menyerah kalah". Berita Harian. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018 – via KLiK.
  4. ^ "Liza Hanim". Berita Minggu. 27 Jun 1999. p. 10. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  5. ^ Najiy Jefri (2 January 2018). "Kembali mencari identiti". Harian Metro. Archived from the original on 2018-01-02. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Liza Hanim belum menyerah kalah". Berita Harian. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018 – via KLiK.
  7. ^ "Mahu langsai 'hutang' dengan peminat". Kosmo!. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-01-02. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  8. ^ Sudirman Mohd Tahir (9 November 2017). "Kemunculan dinanti ramai". Harian Metro. Retrieved 3 April 2018 – via KLiK.
  9. ^ "Strangely familiar". 2012-06-03. Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  10. ^ Mahmud, Oleh: Farihad Shalla (2017-10-10). "Liza Hanim, Aishah peserta Gegar Vaganza musim baharu". Berita Harian. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  11. ^ Tahir, Sudirman Mohd (2021-09-14). "Astro 25 Concert gabung bakat tempatan, bintang antarabangsa". Harian Metro. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  12. ^ DZULKIFLY, SITI ATHIRAH (2021-09-14). ""Ini identiti saya, terpulanglah suka atau tidak" – Kelly Azman". Utusan Digital (in Malay). Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  13. ^ MISRANI, SAIRUL ZAMRI (2021-06-21). "Dambaan tertunda Liza Hanim". Kosmo Digital (in Malay). Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  14. ^ Alhamzah, Tahir (2019-11-06). "#Showbiz: People closest a knife in the back, says Liza Hanim | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  15. ^ Farihad Shalla Mahmud (20 November 2019). "Cukuplah lima orang – Liza Hanim" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 3 April 2020.

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