Sheila Majid
Sheila Majid | |
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| شيلاء مجيد | |
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| Born | Shaheila binti Abdul Majid January 3, 1965 Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | Jazz • Swing-pop • pop rock • R&B[1] • city pop |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Labels | Titra Industries Sdn. Bhd. Roslan Aziz Productions (RAP) EMI (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. Warner Music (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. |
Dato’ Sheila Majid YBD, DIMP (born Shaheila binti Abdul Majid; 3 January 1965), is a Malaysian pop singer who is best known for her 1986 song, "Sinaran". Her musical prowess especially in the genre of jazz music has led her to be dubbed as Malaysia's Queen of Jazz.
Biography[edit]
Sheila Majid was born in Kuala Lumpur, (then in Selangor state), Malaysia on 3 January 1965.[2] Her mother is a native Malay with Mandailing ancestry whose great-great-grandfather was Sutan Puasa, the founder of Kuala Lumpur. Her father was a Malay of Javanese descent, whose great-grandfather had settled in Malaya after surviving a shipwreck en route to Java from a pilgrimage in Mecca. Her paternal lineage can be traced back to Raden Hussein, whose brother was the first Muslim sultan of Demak; both were princes of Probowo Wijoyo V of Majapahit.[3]
She attended Convent Goodshepherd Kindergarten, Methodist Girls Primary School and Methodist Girls Secondary School, all in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Honours[edit]
On 24 October 2008, Sheila became the only local artist to receive the Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) which carries the title of Dato’ in conjunction with the 78th Birthday of the Sultan of Pahang, Sultan Ahmad Shah at the Abu Bakar Palace in Pekan, Pahang.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Roshan, Thiran (13 May 2017). "The Queen of Jazz gives her take on what life is all about". mystarjob.com. myStarjob. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
in 1987 she became the first foreigner to win the Indonesian BASF Award in for Best Female Artist in R&B category
- ^ Nidia Zuraya (13 January 2018). "Sheila Majid Batal Gelar Konser di Jakarta pada 20 Januari" (in Indonesian). Republika Online. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ Koh Lay Chin (1 April 2010). "Do not insult our intelligence". The Nut Graph. The Nut Graph. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "Gelaran Datuk penghargaan buat saya – Sheila". Utusan Malaysia. 25 October 2008. Archived from the original on 12 November 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Kuala Lumpur
- Malaysian women pop singers
- Malaysian people of Malay descent
- Malaysian people of Javanese descent
- People of Batak descent
- Mandailing people
- Malaysian Muslims
- Malay-language singers
- Indonesian-language singers
- 21st-century Malaysian women singers
- 20th-century Malaysian women singers
- Malaysian pop rock singers
- Malaysian rhythm and blues singers
- Malaysian jazz singers
- Malaysian film actresses
- Malaysian television actresses