Biography
Dayang Nurfaizah binti Awang Dowty, better known as Dayang Nurfaizah, (born July 20, 1981 in Kuching, Sarawak) is a Malaysian singer. Dayang recorded her first album with the title Dayang Nurfaizah which was released in May 1999 mainly of the Pop and R&B genre. The album's first single Hakikat Cinta introduced Dayang to the local music industry.
Her biggest task up then, to mark her 5th year in the Malaysian music industry, was to set up her own recording company, DN & AD Entertainment Sdn Bhd. Under its banner, in 31 October 2004 she released her fourth studio album, Dayang Sayang Kamu, which was received with rave reviews from the Malaysian public as well as neighbouring countries.
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In 2006, she participated in One in a Million, a singing competition hosted by Malaysian local television station 8TV. She ended up as one of the top four in the competition but was voted out by the Malaysian public on September 15, 2006, as the competition was determined by a 50% text message voting system. The recording industry was shocked over Dayang's participation in One in a Million. Dayang's participation received many mixed reviews from various parties including the media suggesting that Dayang should give the opportunity to new talents because she already has an established position in the local music industry. During the competition, Dayang showed her off her singing capabilities with the R&B genre, infusing the music with her own style and no one captured the essence of her style better than one of the One in a Million judges, Paul Moss where he called Dayang the "Booty Shaking Funky Hot Diva".
Unfortunately, Dayang was voted out during the Top 4 show when she got the highest vote out amongst the top four participants. Dayang's elimination was the most shocking elimination in the history of Malaysia's reality TV and received coverage by all local newspapers and was a hot topic of debate discussed heavily online.
Discography -Albums
Dayang Nurfaizah (7 May 1999)
Seandainya Masih Ada Cinta (8 February 2001)
Di Sini Bermula, re-released (3 February 2002)
Hembusan Asmara, released on (28 November 2002)
The Best of Dayang Nurfaizah (24 September 2003)
Need A Break (single)
Dayang Sayang Kamu (2004)
Kasih (2006) - Pop / Classic
Dayang 2007 (2007)
Dayang Nurfaizah
Nama Penuh : Dayang Nurfaizah Bte Dayang Dowty
Nama Komersial : Dayang Nurfaizah
Asal: Kucing, Sarawak
Tarikh Lahir : 20th July 1981
Zodaik : Cancer
Ketinggian : 5" 2'
Berat badan : 48kg
Anak ke berapa dalam keluarga : Ke 3 dalam 4 adik beradik
Hobi : Mendengar musik
Warna kesukaan : Hitam dan putih
Masakan kegemaran : Masakan emak dan bapak
Minuman kegemaran : Coke
Idola : Ramai tapi salah seorangnya Alicia Keys
Filem kegemaran : 58 first dates
Perkara pertama yang anda lakukan bila bangun dari tidur : Menggeliat
Rancangan tv kegemaran : Friends
Apa yang membuatkan anda marah : Kalau nak guna sesuatu benda hari tu cari tak jumpa
Nyatakan 3 perkara yang anda suka lakukan : Lepak bersama keluarga tengok movie dan menyakat adik saya
Apakah anda merasakan diri anda seksi : Tidak
Apakah tabiat buruk anda : Tidur lambat
Benda yang paling anda sayangi : Album saya
Di manakah anda selalu membeli belah : Sekitar Kuala Lumpur
Makanan segera (fast food) yang anda gemari : KFC
Anda tidak akan mengatakan tidak kepada : Kanak-kanak
Watak kartun kegemaran : Jam
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.