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Dato' Siti Nurhaliza binti Tarudin DIMP, JSM, SAP, PMP, AAP (born January 11, 1979) is a Malaysian pop singer-songwriter. To date, she has garnered more than 200 local awards as well as international awards. She is also dubbed as The Voice Of Asia, when Alicia Keys first introduced her with the title during MTV Asia Awards 2005 in Bangkok, Thailand due to her soprano vocal prowess and greatest achievements locally and internationally.

She rose to fame as a multiple-platinum selling artist, since her winning of Bintang HMI 1995 when she was only 16 where she was given offers in form of singing contract from four different international recording companies. Her first single, Jerat Percintaan from her debut album won the tenth Anugerah Juara Lagu and another two awards for Best Performance and Best Ballad.

Siti Nurhaliza
Birth name Siti Nurhaliza binti Tarudin
Born January 11, 1979 (1979-01-11) (age 31)
Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Malaysia
Genres Irama Malaysia, Pop, Soft rock, Pop rock, R&B, Dance-pop
Occupations Singer, Songwriter, Record producer, Businesswoman, Actress
Instruments Voice