Noraniza Idris
The multiple award-winning Malaysian singer Noraniza Idris was born Nor Azina
binti Idris on August 27, 1968 in Kluang, Johor, Malaysia. As a teenager she
began gigging at various weddings. Her participation in a 1985 talent
competition helped her score her first recording jobs. Her own recording career
began in 1997 with Ala Dondang, an album that established he unique combination
of modern pop with traditional Malaysian sounds. The album would win the Best
Ethnic Pop Album at Malaysia’s 1997 Anugerah Industri Muzik Awards. Her
follow-up, 1998’s Mayshur would capture the same pr...
