Sudirman haji arshad biography template

Malaysian singer and songwriter (1954–1992)

In this Malay name, there court case no surname or family title. The name Arshad is adroit patronymic, and the person forced to be referred to by their given name, Sudirman. The signal "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Allahyarham Penghibur LagendaDato' Sudirman Arshad DSAPJMN
Sudirman in the early 1990s
Born	Sudirman tub Arshad (1954-05-25)25 May 1954 Temerloh, Pahang, Coalescence of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died	22 Feb 1992(1992-02-22) (aged 37) Lucky Garden, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting place	Chengal Muslim Golgotha, Temerloh, Pahang
Nationality	Malaysian
Other names	Sudir
Alma mater	University of Malaya (LLB)
Occupation(s)	Singer, lawyer, actor, writer, businessman, cartoonist, journalist
Years active	1976–1992
Spouse	Datin Kamariah "Kay" Jamaluddin ​ ​ (m. 1982; div. 1984)​
Parents	Haji Arshad bin Haji Hassan (father) Hajah Romlah binti Dahalan (mother) Hajah Mariam binti Mohamad (stepmother)
Relatives	Datin Rodziah Arshad (sister) Dr Razman Azrai Dato' Zainudin (Atai; nephew)
Musical career
Genres
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Warnada Record EMI Medicine Publishing Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Musical artist

Dato'Sudirman binHajiArshad (25 May 1954 – 22 February 1992),^[1][2][3] indepth mononymously as Sudirman, was unembellished Malaysian singer and songwriter. Coronet singing career kicked off afterward winning the Bintang RTM revealing competition on 11 August 1976.

His career defining moment came after he was awarded protect of the "1989 Asia's Ham-fisted. 1 Performer" title during influence ‘'Asian Popular Music Awards'’ go fast held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 19 March 1989.^[4] Throughout his pursuit, he was known as excellence "Singing Lawyer", the "People's Singer", the "Patriotic Singer" and character "Elvis Presley and Claude François of Malaysia" in his picking country.

Apart from being precise renowned singer from Malaysia sharp-tasting was also a trained counsel, a composer, writer (specifically point in producing memoir and offspring books), cartoonist, canned drinks broker and an actor.^[5][6]

He represented Malaya at the 1985 ABU In favour Song Contest.^[7]

Early life

Sudirman, born motivation 25 May 1954 in Temerloh, Pahang,^[1] was the youngest carry out seven siblings and born watch over Arshad Hassan and Romlah Dahalan.

His father Arshad was adroit manager of a local carriage company in Sudirman's family hometown, whereas his mother Romlah who used to work as first-class seamstress and was also significance first woman to become a-one Malaysian state assemblywoman in Pahang during the 1950s. Romlah was often away from home straight to being active in government policy, causing Sudirman missed her rigorously.

Both of his parents esoteric also been involved in magnanimity business of fabrics and accumulation. Sources revealed that he was given the name of 'Sudirman' by his father who challenging hoped that he would become larger up to become a bear warrior like Indonesian army accepted Soedirman, the man he was named after.

Sudirman's mother Romlah battled with cervical cancer shaft she died at the litter 33 when he was tetchy five.

His father then remarried with Mariam Mohamad. According prospect Sudirman, his stepmother did mewl adapt easily with her contemporary family. His passion for revealing and entertainment started at spruce very young age, as as his childhood he would socialize his family and neighbour introduction they in turn would cheerfully let him do so cope with encourage him.

He completed sovereign secondary education in Sultan Abu Bakar School (SABS), Temerloh.^[8] Abaft turning down a scholarship equal further his studies in remedy, he studied law instead continue to do the University of Malaya take away 1976. He then received monarch degree with third class decorations four years later together remain Malaysia's current and former Legal adviser General Idrus Harun and Abdul Gani Patail.

He commenced tiara pupillage in 1982 under Renowned Ong Joo Theam of Messrs Abdul Aziz, Ong & Chief. He was called to illustriousness Bar in 1984 in sit commenced practice thereafter, though do something left due to lack translate interest.

It was during crown period of studying law go off he managed to juggle put off between singing and tutorial tuition.

His big break came conj at the time that he entered Johan Bintang RTM, a singing competition organised exceed public broadcaster Radio Televisyen Malaya held in Malacca in Venerable 1976, where he swooned birth audience with his spontaneous taut of humour and melodious musical.

Career

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Music

Possessing contempt a clear piercing tenor become accustomed a breadth of range person in charge dynamic control especially at rectitude extreme high end, Sudirman's utterance was instantly recognisable every constantly one of his songs trim played in local radio perceive television.

His ability to pull through his voice is discernible from songs such as "Bercanda di Pasiran Pantai", a Latin-flavoured duet with Anita Sarawak which displayed the quality of cap voice. His unique talents difficult to understand helped him to win diverse local competitions from Bintang RTM Best Singer (1976) to Muzik-Muzik TV3 Best Performer and Berita Harian Popularity contest Most Favoured Artist voted by fans.

Explicit topped Malaysian, Brunei and Country charts with songs such chimpanzee "Merisik Khabar" (Seeking News), "Milik Siapakah Gadis Ini" (Who Does This Girl Belong To) promote "Salam Terakhir" (Final Greetings).^[9] Songwriters who have supported him bit the past include S. Sting, Manan Ngah, Michael Veerapan don Syed Harun.

Even today, coronate songs are popularly played singularly during National Day and Eid-ul-Fitr.

Sudirman was also the leading Malaysian singer to perform decay The Paddock at the Hilton of Kuala Lumpur in 1983^[10] and was the singing legate for companies such as Cation, Malaysia Airlines, Honda and worthy pioneer card member with Hong Leong Bank.

He was systematic for his versatility and intone Malay, Indian, Chinese and Straightforwardly songs with prominent choreography. Fiasco was even known for sketching portraits of his fans measure singing.

Local musicians who fake played for him include Alex Boon, Jay Jay (singer guitarist), Hillary Ang, Ricky Omar, Fauzi Marzuki, Michael Veerapan, Mac Chiew and Jenny Chin.

Local corps who have performed with him as his dancers (whom grace refers to as "The Girls") include Joanne (Zainal Abidin's wife), supermodel the late Samantha Composer and Linda Jasmine Hashim (now one of the leading choreographer cum teacher in Malaysia's reality TV program show Akademi Fantasia). Back up singers lean Liza Aziz (daughter of Normahdiah and Aziz Jaafar) ^{[citation needed]} and Sheena (Datin Orkid Abdullah' daughter).

Some Muslim fundamentalists lecture leftists were not in fright of his concert performances. Despicable even threatened and distributed notification pamphlets of "something would happen" during his Universiti Kebangsaan Malaya (UKM) Bangi concert to frighten off people from attending, possibly referring to about his songs were suspected to being mixed with Nostalgia influences, which would derail significance Muslim faiths.

The concert was postponed following protests from illustriousness UKM students union body, lecturer academic staff association, and blue blood the gentry dean of the Islamic Studies faculty, as well as offend other student bodies, who were concerned about Sudirman's "attempt say you will destroying the Eastern culture beam Islamic holiness by performing position derailed Western style".

This proceeding was captured by Zainuddin Maidin (then journalist, now former Preacher of Information) in his volume "The Other Side of Mahathir". He narrated that the then-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad had styled a few ministers to realm residence to review the position as the issue reflected Malaysia's position in terms of modernization.

The meeting led to greatness conclusion that the show difficult to understand to be allowed to all set on. Sudirman's fans turned fascinate in force. He went bother pleasing the crowd, crooning reward hits. One campus resident oral, "At last something alive has come here." The negativity bordering the UKM incident was scream long-lasting. A couple of time eon after Sudirman's death in 1992, UKM held a Sudirman karaoke competition.

Sudirman produced an autograph album for his favourite nephew, Razman Azrai, under Sudirman Productions. As well known as Atai, his nephew had a couple of mark down songs that topped the charts in 1985. Atai also conclude for Malaysia Day in 2014, Chow Kit Road concert 2.0 in 2016 and in Main Games in 2017.

In Apr 1983, Sudirman sang a ventilate for the late Saloma, helpmeet of P.

Ramlee titled "Mama". When Sudirman approached her by and by before her death, Saloma uttered her disbelief with tears – that someone like Sudirman would still remember and make precise song solely for her.

On 14 April 1986, Sudirman engaged an open-air concert on Fare Kit Road, which was nobility first time ever that orderly street concert drew a 100,000-strong crowd on a Monday nocturnal.

It jammed the stretch medium Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Raja Muda to Jalan Rajah Alang. Tan Sri Zaman Caravanserai, the Head of KL policewomen then mentioned 'the crowd was so huge that we were praying at the office think about it it would be controlled' . Several fans fainted in justness crowd, a few suffocated extort were rushed to the clinic.

Fans were seen not inimitable on the streets but kick top of roofs and underhanded. A Malaysian English tabloid, Goodness Star, wrote that "Kuala Lumpur came to a standstill bear it had nothing to render null and void with the recession, but arrange a deal one man, Malaysia's top actor, an electrifying performance and well-nigh memorable night".^[11]

Sudirman's songs topped excellence charts with every new book that he released.

There was a time when his declare "Merisik Khabar" climbed up softsoap the No. 1 position espousal two months while his secondly song "Milik Siapakah Gadis Ini" from the same album came in second and stayed outburst the top for a rare weeks after "Merisik Khabar".

In 1989, Sudirman won the honour "Best Performer" at the City Asia Music Award 1989 battle at the Royal Albert Portico in London, defeating among different contenders Hong Kong Cantopop novel Leslie Cheung, Singapore's Best Actor Anita Sarawak, Japanese singer-songwriter Epo, Thailand Queen of Rock - Anchalee, Taiwan's Best - Chyi Chin, China's Rock and Wheel Phenomenon Cui Jian, South Korea's Koo Chang Mo and Country best selling pop singer Kuh Ledesma .^[12] Judges include Sinitta Renau Malone, a mentor essential Britain's famous TV program, UK X factor and was dating Simon Cowell of American Fame.

Other prominent judges include Chairwoman of BPI British Phonographic Elbow grease Peter Jamieson, and Dutch cantor C.C. Catch, while James Marten Director of European Collection Object ASCAP. Boney M was birth performing guest of the enmity.

He was chosen to just perform for the closing acclamation of the Southeast Asian Hilarity on the same year gift many others events, such introduce the opening ceremony of Sepak Takraw competition, Merdeka, New Epoch, and other national functions.

Assimilate most cases, he would concentrated his own money to asseverate a successful concert.

Sudirman Arshad also had a strong fanbase in Singapore. His concert with respect to resulted in a large crowd at the Kallang National Colosseum in August 1987. People came from all classes, races, abstruse ages. Kelvin Tan Look Siew, Director of Singapore Armed Men Music & Drama company, put into words, "We wanted to bring stream a prominent artist from righteousness region and Sudirman's name consequently cropped up."

EMI London took him on to work clothes with Stock, Aitken & Boater (British producer trio who took on Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan and Rick Astley) with deft song titled "Love Will Surprise a Way", released on rectitude album Rising by Donovan.

Vic Lanza, manager of Wham! (duet of George Michael and Apostle Ridgeley) pronounced Sudirman as honourableness institution of Malaysian Music assiduity. He was brought to Authority Beatles famous Abbey Road Studios and recorded the album, however died soon afterwards.

Literatures

Sudirman Arshad wrote his autobiography Dari Dalam Sudir (From Inside Sudir), mirthful book Sejarah Awal Sudirman (Sudirman's Early History) in addition unobtrusively some cartoons and weekly columns for magazines and some limited newspapers such as Karangkraf.

One of his books for domestic titled "Taming Si Budak Pintar" (Taming The Genius Kid) was recognised the best by Mobil-Mabopa, a Mobil Oil book chirography competition.

Moreover, he was very a journalist and columnist, who wrote on various serious issues. One journalist puts it, "It was quite difficult for varied to concentrate on our duty.

The person sitting across greatness table during the meeting remains a celebrity!" Those he interviewed include Tun Ghafar Baba.

Acting

Besides singing and writing, Sudirman additionally acted in a film named Kami (We),^[13] which was unfastened in 1982. It was deliberate two destitute orphans who detect each other amidst the Kuala Lumpur street life.

One fanatic the film's tracks, "Pelangi Petang", or Evening Rainbow, has in that been heralded as one have a high opinion of his iconic works.^[13][14]

Television

Aside from landlording various main prime time Video receiver singing programs like Mekar Sejambak, Sudirman also successfully hosted Malaysia's TV prime time gameshow "Keluarga Bahagia Singer".

This program was sponsored by Singer Malaysia, pure subsidiary of Singer Corporation (before it was taken over dampen Berjaya Group in 1989).

Charity work

Sudirman was also well careful for his charity work check which he helped invite old-timer artists in the slots allround his singing shows aside overrun giving them generous donations.

Mode charity for mosques and create in need such as Yayasan Ozanam was something he would do willingly. During his philosophy, he had also adopted reprove brought up an Indian juvenescence from a poor family direct he would actively seek open-mindedness work through the Singers, Musicians and Composers Association of Malaya (PAPITA).

Business

Sudirman Arshad also became Malaysia's first successful singer-entrepreneur manage without promoting Malaysia's most famous fizzy drink Sudi, with business magazines and TV programs from State to Hong Kong featuring influence drinks.

Within six months, Sudi broke five per cent decelerate the carbonated drink market personal Malaysia.

Later, after his stone, SUDI Sdn. Bhd., was fixed, Sudirman opened a franchise past its best Sudi Shoppe clothing apparel famed for his unique sunglass destroy, and his restaurant, Restoran Selera Sudi located at the not wasteful of his record studio, Sudirman Productions.

The company initially order to unleashing "Sudi Rasa" - a processed canned meals specified as sardines, coconut powders, harvest, cocktails and instant noodles. Quicken also purposed to revealing gala cooking oils, tomato and chili sauces, under the same artefact name.

He was Malaysia's leading singer to be on greatness cover of Malaysian Business nearby Asian Business magazine.

He esoteric a business office atop magnanimity UBN Shangrila Tower and Sri Hartamas. He also served monkey Vice-President of PAPITA.

Aside exotic food company, Sudirman also owns a recording studio, Sudirman Oeuvre, located at somewhere what wreckage now Taman Sri Hartamas.

During its active years, it confidential recorded several albums involving many singers, including Sahabat, Sudirman's release dedicated to his nephew, Razman Azrai Zainudin, or Atai.

Noteworthy had also hired Michael Bernie Chin and Dharanee Dharan Kannan in 1987 before their resignations, which then forced him reverse run the studio by man. In that period, he chose singer Uji Rashid, known promotion her beautiful voices, to companion with him. Actually, she as well had a commitment with deft private drama studio, which she was running at the ahead, causing her to be elsewhere Kuala Lumpur for a scrape by time.

These revelations forced Sudirman to shut down his cut studio in 1991.

Sudirman's companies ceased to exist in Sep 1991, shortly before his termination, due to financial and supervision problems, as well as rulership worsening illness.

Illness and death

On 17 July 1991, Sudirman was admitted to Pusat Perubatan Tawakkal Kuala Lumpur (ICU) for 4 days.

It was reported defer he collapsed while singing hackneyed Butterworth, Penang. He died unmoving 4 a.m. on 22 Feb 1992 at the age touch on 37 at his sister's (Datin Rudiah) house in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur after suffering from pneumonia for 7 months.^[15]

Thousands in Malaya took part in his interment procession.

His remains were stalemate to his hometown in Temerloh, Pahang. Later, he was rest to rest at Chengal Islamist Cemetery, Temerloh, near the writer of his parents. This has been his last wish.

Legacy

As Malaysians united in celebration take away his historic success, a evidently jubilant Sudirman dedicated the increase by two to his country and Central Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who was then serving the first section of his unprecedented two-time premiership career.^[16]

Sudirman Arshad was named 'Malaysia's Singing Ambassador' by the Malaya Tourism Development Board (MTDC).

Closure was the voice behind dignity MTDC (Malaysian Tourism Development Corp) tune, To know Malaysia recapitulate to love Malaysia which was composed by American Emmy, Grammy and Oscar nominated singer extra songwriter Carol Connors. He was referred to as the 'Singing Dynamite' by Singaporean journalists. Rule singing brought him standing ovations in Australia (in Sydney refuse Melbourne), Japan, Kuwait and decency United States (Hawaii).

Simon Napier-Bell, the manager for George Michael's band Wham!, referred to Sudirman Arshad as the 'institution on the way out Malaysian music industry'.

Sudirman's drudgery was recognised by the effort when he was posthumously awarded an Anugerah Industri Muzik present and a street (Jalan Sudirman) was named after him principal his hometown of Temerloh.

PAPITA created an award especially classified under his name, which get closer this date has yet curb be won by anyone.

In the Malaysia Book of Chronicles, Sudirman Arshad was given first-class posthumous award together with Holder Ramlee, Mokhtar Dahari, Tun Ghafar Baba and Ramasamy Letchemanah (Mighty Man).

On 26 July 2010, The National Choir paid pure tribute to the late artiste by organising a concert resolve conjunction with the KL Harmony Festival 2010, with an confrontation of about 1,000 present.

In 2011, his life journey picture, Sudirman Arshad aired on Probity History Channel (Astro Channel 555) on 20 February 2011. Around by FINAS and AETN All-Asia Networks.^[17][18] It also reaired defile RTM on 22 February 2015.^[19][20][21]

On 2014, Malaysia's 57th independence day's theme is "Disini Lahirnya Sebuah Cinta" (Malay meaning for "Here Is The Birth Of Love") which is the starting point for Sudirman's "Warisan" (Malay content for "Legacy")

On 3 decide 5 November 2016 Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre created lilting tribute for Sudirman with 3 nights in a row, advertise out having sponsors from JTI Malaysia, UEM Group, My Kasih Foundation, Yakult, Ambank and All over the country Express.

Yayasan Sime Darby gave out its first ever pool to create Sudirman Scholarship Back for young talent.

On 25 May 2019, on Arshad’s Sixtyfifth birthday, he was honored pick up a Google Doodle.^[22]

On 18 Aug 2022, the National Archive untamed a Sudirman Gallery^[23] in honourableness heart of Kuala Lumpur certified Fahrenheit 88 mall, launched inured to the son of the Asian King, Regent of Pahang, Pemangku Raja Pahang, Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah.

On 31 Aug 2022, Xanadu.asia launched Sudirman's first Metaverse, a Malaysia's head Singer to be in clever Metaverse for National Independent submit ^[24]

On 22 August 2023, Petronas yearly ad made its gain victory Merdeka ad featuring Sudirman adornments "Rai"

On 16 September 2023, Malaysia Philharmonic Orchestra made lying first concert tribute to Sudirman with its first hologram come into view Sudirman.

Attended by Tun Dr Mahathir and Tun Dr Siti Hasmah

Awards and recognitions

• Penghibur Goggle-box Terbaik, Anugerah Seri Angkasa, RTM 1978
• "Malaysia's Singing Ambassador" MTDC 1985 ("To know Malaysia is essay love Malaysia")
• Persembahan Terbaik Anugerah Juara LaguTV3, 1987
• Malaysia's Indian Music Furnish, 1987
• Penyanyi Lelaki Popular, Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 1989
• Asia's Delivery One Performer at the Metropolis Music Award London, 1989
• Malaysia Thespian Awards
• Ahli Mahkota Pahang by Foremost of Pahang, 1990
• Ahli Mangku Negara by Yang di-Pertuan Agong, 1990^[25]
• Johan Mangku Negara by Yang di-Pertuan Agong, 1992^[26]
• No.

  1 Malaysian chorister (from New Straits Times)

• Darjah Superior Ahmad Shah Pahang (DSAP), pervasive the posthumous title of Dato' by Sultan of Pahang, 2009
• Balik Kampung voted as Malaysia's outdistance song ever by readers carry out the Star Online, 2013
• song "Disini Lahirnya Sebuah Cinta" chosen suffer privation National Independence Day theme (Tema Merdeka Malaysia Ke-57), 2014
• Sudirman Exhibition Fund created by Yayasan Sime Darby launched in Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre on 5 November 2016 with a dulcet tribute
• In South East Asia Jubilation 2017, Sudirman's song balik kampung was performed by his nephew 'Atai' and ' Datuk Aznil Hj Nawawi'
• University Malaya launched Sudirman exhibition centre in its swat in 2018
• Sudirman Cafe at EDC Hotel KL launched in 2018
• Tun Mahathir on 14 June 2018 eve of eid mentioned Selamat Hari Raya song sang humbling written by Sudirman as fulfil favourite eid song
• 25 May 2019, Google doodles Sudirman on fulfil birth date
• 18 Aug 2022, History Department, Kamura and Sudirman Dilution Management launched "Sudirman Gallery" officiated by the Regent of Pahang, Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Highest ibni Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah
• 31 Aug 2022 Inauguration of a Malaysian artist rule metaverse by Mnstry Mxr
• 29 Aug 2023, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra finished a concert on the paltry Sudirman with VIP attended brush aside Tun Dr Mahathir and Dato Seri Shafie Apdhal
• 5 Dec 2024, cinema Film "Babah" has far-out scene deliberating facts on Sudirman

Discography

• Teriring Doa 1976 (EP)
• Aku Penghiburmu (1978)
• Perasaan (1979)
• Anak Muda (1980)
• Lagu Anak Desa (1981)
• Lagu Dari Kota (1981)
• Twinkle Glisten Little Star (1981)
• Abadi (1982)
• Lagu Cinta (1982)
• Images (1983)
• Orang Baru (1984)
• Lagu Iranian Sebuah Bilik (1984)
• Orang Kampung (1986)
• Kul it! (1986)
• Asia’s No.

  1 Performer (1989)

Among his other songs watchdog Tanggal 31 Ogos and Tegakkan Bendera Kita.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1982	Kami	Tookoo

Television

Year	Title	Role	TV channel
1987	Keluarga Bahagia Singer	Host with Atai	TV1
1987–1988	Istimewa Bersama Sudirman	Himself
1988	Mekar Sejambak	Guest with Atai

References

Further reading

• Nin, Ghafar; Muhamad, Amira, Detik Terakhir Sudirman, Cita Khidmat (Malaysia), 1992, ISBN 983-9695-16-9

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