Name : Dato' Sudirman Bin Haji Arshad
Born : 25 May 1954
Place of Birth : Temerloh,Pahang,Malaysia
Died : 22 February 1992 ( Age 37 )
I'm sure that most of Malaysian knows Sudirman, one of legendary singer in Malaysia. His songs "Balik Kampung" and "31st August" always being played on air on Hari Raya Aidilfitri and National's Day. He likes to sing since he was a kid. He was known as the 'Singing Lawyer', the 'People's Singer' and the 'Elvis of Malaysia'.
Most of people surely doesn't know that Allahyarham Dato' Sudirman was an intelligentsia. He once got a scholarship to further his study in medicine, but he turned that down. He further his study in law instead and receive his degree from University of Malaya.
Allahyarham Dato' Sudirman than started his singing career. His unique voice was instantly recognizable every time one of his songs are played in local radio or television because he possess a clear piercing tenor with a surprising breadth of range and dynamic control especially at the extreme high end. This is the list of his albums:
1. Teriring Doa (1977)
2. Aku Penghiburmu (1978)
3. Perasaan (1979)
4. Anak Muda (1980)
5. Lagu Anak Desa (1980)
6. Lagu Dari Kota (1981)
7. Twinkle-Twinkle Little Star (1981)
8. Lagu Cinta (1982)
9. Abadi (1982)
10. Images (1983)
11. Orang Baru (1984)
12. Lagu Dari Sebuah Bilik (1984)
13. Kul It (1986)
14. Orang Kampung (1986)
15. Asia’s No. 1 Performer (1989)
16. Salam Terakhir (1992)
17. Sudirman - Jauh Di Sudut Hati (1992)
18. Sudirman - Balik Kampung (1993)
19. Sudirman - Setelah Kau Tiada (1995)
Sudirman also the 1st Malaysia singer who had been recognize as Asia's number one performer in 1989, before Siti Nurhaliza. He alse got the title "No. 1 Malaysian singer" by New Straits Times. Another awards that had been achieved by Allahyarham Dato' Sudirman:
1. Penghibur TV Terbaik, Anugerah Seri Angkasa, RTM 1978
2. "Malaysia's Singing Ambassador" MTDC 1985 ("To know Malaysia is to love Malaysia")
3. Persembahan Terbaik Anugerah Juara Lagu TV3 1987
4. Ahli Mangku Negara by Yang di-Pertuan Agong 1988
5. Penyanyi Lelaki Popular, Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 1989
6. Malaysia Guinness Awards
8. Ahli Mahkota Pahang by Sultan of Pahang 1990
9. Johan Mangku Negara by Yang di-Pertuan Agong 1992
Other than singing, he also acted in film called Kami which was released in 1982. He also hosted a television program called "Keluarga Bahagia SINGER" which had been sponsored by home appliance company called SINGER. Sudirman also quiet a businessman. Sudirman became Malaysia's first successful singer entrepreneur promoting Malaysia's most famous carbonated drink Sudi with business magazines and TV programs from Australia to Hong Kong featuring the drinks. Within six months, Sudi broke five per cent of the carbonated drink market. Later, Sudirman opened a franchise of Sudi Shoppe apparel and a Sudi restaurant. He was Malaysia's first singer to be on the cover of Malaysian Business and Asian Business magazine. He had a business office atop the UBN Shangrila Tower and Sri Hartamas. He also served as Vice President of the Singers, Musicians and Composers Association of Malaysia (PAPITA).
While singing at Butterworth, Sudirman suffered a stroke and collapsed on stage. His sister and Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad announced that Sudirman's stroke was the result of a cerebrovascular disease. But Sudirman doesn't want anyone to visits him because he don't want his fans to be sad. He died at 4 a.m. on 22 February 1992 at the age of 37 in his sister’s (Datin Radiah) house in Kuala Lumpur. Hundreds took part in his funeral procession. First, his remains were sent to his hometown in Temerloh, Pahang. Later, he was laid to rest at Chengal Muslim Cemetery, Temerloh, near the graves of his parents.
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