Dayang Nurfaizah

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Dayang Nurfaizah binti Awang Dowty or more known by the name Dayang Nurfaizah is Malaysia's Princess of R&B . Dayang is from Kuching, Sarawak and was born on 20 July 1981.

Dayang recorded her first album with the title Dayang Nurfaizah which was released in May 1999. It has a concept of pop and R&B. The album's first single Hakikat Cinta introduced Dayang to the local music industry.

Recently, she took a big risk by participating in One in a Million, a new singing competition. She was one of the top four in the competition and was voted out by Malaysians on the 15th of September 2006.

She has her own recording company, DN & AD Entertainment Sdn Bhd. Under the company, she released her fourth studio album, Dayang Sayang Kamu on 31 October 2004.

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[edit] One in a Million

The recording industry was shocked over Dayang's participation in One in a Million. Dayang participation got a mixed review from various medias that suggested Dayang to give the opportunity for other new talents because she had an establish position in the local music industry. During the competition, Dayang showed her liability to sang the R&B music with her own style and one of the judges, Paul Moss called Dayang as the Booty Shaking Funky Hot Diva. Dayang was voted out during the TOP 4 show when she got the highest vote out amongst the last four participants. Dayang's elimination was the most shocking elimination in the history of Malaysia reality TV and got coveraged from all local newspapers and been a big issue discussed in the Internet.

Throughout the competition, Dayang sang:
One Last Cry - Brian McKnight (Top 20)
Aku Cinta Padamu - Sheila Majid (Top 12)
Survivor - Destiny's Child (Top 10)
Crazy In Love - Beyonce Knowles (Top 9)
Selamanya - Innuendo (Top 8)
Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion (Top 7)
Fever - Peggy Lee (Top 6)
Be Without You - Mary J. Blige (Top 6)
Gemilang - Jaclyn Victor (Top 5)
Dangerously In Love - Beyonce Knowles (Top 5)
Buttons - Pussycat Dolls (Top 4)
My Boo - Usher feat. Alicia Keys (duet with VE) (Top 4)

[edit] Albums

  1. Dayang Nurfaizah (7 May 1999)(BMG Music Malaysia Sdn Bhd).
  2. Seandainya Masih Ada Cinta (8 February 2001) (EMI Malaysia Sdn Bhd)
  3. Di Sini Bermula, re-released (3 February 2002) (EMI Malaysia Sdn Bhd)
  4. Hembusan Asmara, released on (28 November 2002) (EMI Malaysia Sdn Bhd / Universal Music Sdn Bhd)
  5. The Best of Dayang Nurfaizah, (24 September 2003) (Universal Music Sdn Bhd)
  6. Need A Break (single)
  7. Dayang Sayang Kamu (2004) - hip-hop/R&B (DN & AD Ent Sdn Bhd)
  8. Kasih(2006) - Pop / Classic (NSR Sdn Bhd)

[edit] Songs

  1. Bahagia
  2. Berserah Kasih
  3. Di Sini Bermula
  4. Hakikat Cinta
  5. Hembusan Asmara
  6. Hujan Lagi Hati Ini
  7. Ikatan kita
  8. Jangan Datang Lagi
  9. Kaulah Bintang
  10. Kembalilah Sayang
  11. Pintaku Yang Terakhir
  12. Pusaka Rimba
  13. Rindu Bayangan
  14. Satu
  15. Seandainya Masih Ada Cinta
  16. Sedingin Mana Cintamu
  17. Sekali Lagi
  18. Untuk Sementara
  19. Pintaku Yang Terakhir
  20. Kau Pergi Jua (80's Classic Pop Adam Ahmad)
  21. Dayang Sayang Kamu
  22. Erti Hidup

[edit] Achievements

1996

  1. Golden Teen Search 1996 Finalist ( Radio Televisyen Malaysia)
  2. Bintang Remaja 1996 Finalist( Kuching, Sarawak)
  3. Bintang Remaja Asli 1996 Champion (Kuching, Sarawak)
  4. Golden Teen Search 1997 Champion (Radio Televisyen Malaysia)

1997

  1. Bintang Remaja 1997 Champion(Kuching, Sarawak)
  2. Top 5 Finalist for Best New Artist Anugerah Industri Malaysia 1997

2001

  1. Winner for Best Song (Seandainya Masih Ada Cinta)AIM 2001
  2. Top 5 Finalist for Best Best Female Vocal AIM 2001
  3. Top 5 Finalist for Best Pop Album AIM 2001
  4. Winner of Bintang Penghibur HMI, 2001
  5. Best Cloth Bintang penghibur HMI 2001
  6. Most Popular Song (Seandainya Masih Ada Cinta) APM 2001
  7. Winner of Ballad Category (Seandainya Masih Ada Cinta)AJL 2001
  8. Finalist for Pop Rock Category (Bahagia) AJL 2001
  9. Top 5 Finalist for Most Popular Female Singer ABP 2001
  10. Top 5 Finalist for Choice of Pop Song (Seandainya Masih Ada Cinta) ERA Award 2001

2002

  1. Winner of Konsert Hitz Pilihan Pendengar RMKL 2002
  2. 1st Runner-up for Best Performance Konsert Hitz Pilihan Pendengar RMKL 2002

2003

  1. Top 5 Finalist for Best Female Vocal AIM 2003

2005

  1. Top 5 Finalist for Choice of Female Vocal ERA Award 2005
  2. Top 5 Finalist for Choice of Pop Song (Dayang Sayang Kamu) ERA Award 2005
  3. Winner of Choice of Etnic Song (Erti Hidup)ERA Award 2005
  4. Finalist at HITZ1 2005 (Dayang Sayang Kamu)
  5. Top 5 Finalist for Most Popular Female Singer ABP 2005
  6. Top 5 Finalist for Best Pop Album (Kasih) AIM 2005
  7. Winner for Best Album Recording (Kasih) AIM 2005

2006

  1. Top 5 Finalist for Choice of Pop Song (Kasih) ERA Award 2006
  2. Top 5 Finalist for Choice of Music Video (Kasih Maafkan) ERA Award 2006
  3. Top 5 Finalist for Choice of Female Vocal ERA Award 2006
  4. Top 5 Finalist for Best Album (Dayang Sayang Kamu) APM 2006
  5. Top 5 Finalist for Best Female Vocal APM 2006

[edit] External links

Dayang's one in a million profile[1]

One in a Million
Contestants
Suki (Low Sook Yee) | Muhammad Alif bin Mohd Satar | Faizal Tahir | Dayang Nurfaizah | Farah Asyikin binti Zulkifli | Alif Asfar bin Ishak | Mohd Lokman Aslam bin Abdul Mutalip | Zaihanee binti Zainal Abidin | Nur Hasliah Abbu Hassan | Shahmeen Shah bin Halim Shah | Norshammeme Arzeyana binti Shamsuddin | Anny Johanna binti Mohammad Shariff
Hosts and Judges
Paul Moss | Syafinaz Selamat | Marion Caunter | Awal Ashaari
Notable Production Crew
Musical Director:Aubrey Suwito | Choreographer:Michael Voon | Vocal Coach:Amri Zain
Other Link(s)
Performances on One in a Million
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