Ziana Zain

Siti Roziana binti Zain (born 2 May 1968) is a Malaysian pop singer and actress. Her music career began in the early '90s with her signature single, "Madah Berhelah" followed by hits like "Terlerai Kasih", "Setia Ku Di Sini" and "Puncak Kasih". In 1995, she was crowned Voice of Asia in Kazakhstan.

Career

1990–1992 Ziana Zain signed a contract to record an album under BMG Asia Pacific (which has now become BMG Music). In 1991, she released her debut album Madah Berhelah and the hits single is "Madah Berhelah". It is a song about a jilted lover who was deceived by empty promises delivered through poetry and sweet words. Her subsequent singles from the same album, Riwayat Cinta, Dalam Kesakitan ini and Rentak Hidupku totally sealed her place as a singer who has powerful voice with wide octave range.

1993–1997

Ziana's second album, Ziana Zain was released in 1993 and sold more than 85,000 copies. The album featured one foreign language track, "Chitose Bashi". The singles of the album included "Anggapanmu" and "Putus Terpaksa".

Her third album, Setia Ku Di Sini was released later in 1995 and she worked very closely with local composers. The album was certified 3× Platinum by RIM with 175,000 copies being sold. The album garnered her the "Best Female Vocalist in an Album" award at 1996's Anugerah Industri Muzik award. Ziana released five singles from the album and the lead single, "Kemelut Di Muara Kasih", was another commercial success. Four other singles, "Bersama Akhirnya", "Setia Ku Di Sini", "Sangkar Cinta" and "Tiada Kepastian" and the famous track on the album is Tuduhan and Antara Ikhlas dan Paksa went to top significant charts across Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei. The song "Bersama Akhirnya" garnered her the Best Solo Performance award in Pujaan 10 Nescafe.

Ziana released her fourth album, Puncak Kasih, on 28 May 1997. It won Best Pop Album in 1998's Anugerah Industri Muzik. The lead single of the album, "Puncak Kasih", was a success. It managed to stay at No. 1 in Carta Muzik Muzik for 15 consecutive weeks. The song also won Best Ballad Song in 1998's Anugerah Juara Lagu. The other single is Satu Detik, Kalau Mencari Teman and Ada Cinta. The Music Video Ada Cinta is shotting at car park in K.L.

1998–2004 Her comeback album was released in 2001 right after her pregnancy. The album, Aku Cintakan Mu, sold more than 20,000 copies. The album won Best Album category in 2002's Anugerah Planet Muzik. The album received a nomination for "Best Female Vocalist in an Album" in 2002's Anugerah Industri Muzik. The album's lead single, "Menadah Gerimis", won Best Ballad Song category in 2002's Anugerah Juara Lagu award. It also won Best Song in Anugerah Planet Muzik that year, apart from being voted as the Best Pop Song Choice award in Anugerah Era. Two other singles from the album were released, namely "Bagai Gahara" and "Terkenang Jua". Both of the singles did not make it to the final round in Anugerah Juara Lagu. This album was Ziana's last studio album with BMG label.

Career break: 2005–2008 After the release of the album, Ziana took a career break for four years without releasing any studio albums.

2008–2011 Ziana Zain performing her song "Dingin" during the final of Anugerah Juara Lagu ke-23 (23rd Champion of Song Awards) 2009 for the category of Best Ballad.

She released a mini album in 2008 entitled Dingin. The album featured four tracks and was nominated for Best Pop Song category in 2008's Anugerah Industri Muzik award. She also competed in Anugerah Juara Lagu in 2008.

In February 2009, it was confirmed that Ziana was pregnant with twins. She gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl on 23 July 2009 in Shah Alam.

In January 2010, after six months of absence, finally Ziana returned to public as a surprise guest in the second annual gathering of Murai.com to celebrate the launching of a new fashion segment, Stailista, in the web portal. In that event, she stated that she would release two new singles from her upcoming untitled album. The singles, Pawana and Dirimu Satu, were expected to be released in June 2010.

Furthermore, Ziana was one of the mentors in the fourth season of a singing competition called, Mentor. As the singing competition ended in July 2010, Ziana and her protégé, Mohd were announced as the winner for that season. With that success, they managed to take home RM 100 000 and a trophy.

For her acting career, Ziana appeared in her new film, Magika, which was directed by Edry KRU. During the preview of the film, Ziana received positive reviews on her excellent acting.

In addition, taking place in Cititel Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Ziana Zain had been announced as a spokesperson for Slimworld Beauty House. This was the seventh years she was appointed as the ambassador of the beauty house.

Apart from singing, acting and being product ambassador, Ziana is also involved in theatrical performance. Together with fellow singer Misha Omar, she was cast in the second season of a musical theatre production entitled Teater Muzikal Gamat 2. The performance, which commenced on 12 March 2010, was held in the Auditorium of Malaysian Tourism Centre (MaTiC), Kuala Lumpur, for 11 consecutive days. This was Ziana's second participation in theatre after Musical Theater Antara.

In 2011, Ziana Zain made some controversial remarks on Malaysian artist associations where she said the participation of Malaysian celebrities in these associations is just a waste of time. According to her, associations such as the Artists Association of Malaysia (Seniman), Karyawan Association (Karyawan) and Papita only serve the interests of a selected few and therefore should be disbanded.

2012 – present In April 2014, Zain announced her solo concert, I Am Ziana Zain will be held in September 2014. The concert was scheduled to be held at her home state, Malacca International Trade Centre. This will be her first solo concert after 15 years. Unfortunately, due to "organizer's internal problems" the concert was cancelled.

On 15 July 2014, Zain stepped out in a new look, wearing full hijab with the approval of media outlets and fans. Zain also revealed in an interview that her upcoming album is in the works. She is working with Faizal Tahir and Awi Rafael for the new album. 1995 – Won main award in Voice of Asia, Kazakhstan 1995 – Performed in Asia Live konsert, aired over Japan's NHK satellite TV Channel Two 1996 – Won Golden Melody Award in Japan Music Festival, Japan 1996 – Recorded 2 Disney's songs in an album called A Musical Salute to Disney 1996 – Involved in Musical Program, The Big Show in Singapore 1997 – Invited to OMEGA International Celebrity Club in Crans Montana, Switzerland 1997 – Performed in Asian Music Scene 1998 – Performed live during Opening 16th Commonwealth Games with the song Strive for the Best 2002 – Invited to St Moritz, Switzerland for her 6th appointment of OMEGA ambassador 2003 – Invited to Auckland, New Zealand, for OMEGA Seamaster watch launching 2007 – Invited to Beijing, China for FENDI Summer Fashion Show 2010 – Invited to Australia for Photo-shoot with Louis Vuitton products.

In 20 years in the music industry, she has collaborated with many celebrities, including Jim Brickman, Cindy Crawford, Anna Kournikova, Kate Bosworth, Shah Rukh Khan, and Ralf Schumacher.

Discography

Studio albums Year Album Notable Songs Units Sold

1999: Ziana Zain: Konsert Zon Perlindungan Head & Shoulders (PWTC, Kuala Lumpur) 2001: ZZ in the Park (PWTC, Kuala Lumpur) 2002: Ziana Zain Unplugged Concert (Jerudong Park Amphitheatre, Brunei) 2022: Anuar Zain & Ziana Zain Live In Kuala Lumpur 2022 (Plenary Hall, Kuala Lumpur City Centre Kuala Lumpur)

Acting career

In addition to her music career, Ziana also diverted her focus into acting. Her acting career transpired when she was approached by Dato' Yusof Haslam. She agreed to appear in his film Sembilu, as a supporting actress with the role "Ziana". The film marked her debut as an actress. It was a successful box-office, grossing RM4.2 million. The film also helped Ziana establish herself as a successful actress, especially after winning the Most Popular Supporting Actress category in 1994's Anugerah Bintang Popular Awards, alongside her co-star Erra Fazira who was catapulted into fame after her debut appearance through this film. The film's soundtrack also featured a number of Ziana's songs including "Ku Cinta Padamu", "Anggapanmu" and "Mimpimu Bukan Mimpiku". In the 1996 Sembilu follow-up, Sembilu II, Ziana reprised her role.

Other box-office films that Ziana has performed include Maria Mariana (1996), Merah (1997), Sembilu 2005 (2005), Pontianak Menjerit (2005), and Qabil Khusry Qabil Igam (2007). Besides acting in film, Ziana also appeared in television dramas. Her first drama acting was directed by Erma Fatima entitled Cermin Pada Bulan. Ziana was the leading actress in the drama and her performance in the drama generally received notable compliments. In 2007, Ziana varied her acting skill by accepting a role in a comedy drama entitled 4 Diva Sekampung, which is about four divas who get stuck in their way back to their hometown because of their van's breakdown. The drama was screened during Hari Raya. Ziana also appeared as a leading actress in Tetamu Allah as well as her latest drama which is Nur Kasih di Jabal Rahmah. Both dramas were directed by Erma Fatima.

Products and endorsements After almost 20 years in the music industry, Ziana had been chosen as spokesperson by many international and local products. Most recently, Ziana and her family were appointed as spokesperson for a hygiene product, Antabax. This was the 11th product that has appointed Ziana as their spokesperson. Besides antabax, she has promoted: 1996 – Avon 1997 – NutriBeaute 1997 – Omega timepieces 1999 – B&H Health Products 1999 – Head & Shoulders Shampoo 2001 – Vono Mattress 2003 – Brilliant Rose 2003 – L'Oreal 2004 – Slim World Beauty House 2004 – Nutrimetics Cosmetics and Skincare 2010 – Antabax In addition, Ziana Zain has been an endorser of the product VONO Mattress for 10 years.

Awards and accolades

Honours of Malaysia

Filmography

Film

Telemovie Year Title Role TV channel 1998 Serunding Cikgu FatimahTV3 2005 Cermin Pada Bulan Sofea 2007 4 Diva Sekampung Ziana 2008 Tetamu Allah JulianaTV1 2009 Nur Kasih Di Jabal Rahmah Wanda 2016 Mati..Tunggu Sekejap Nora Astro Oasis 2017 Bisik Pada Allah Mira Astro Citra 2018 Datin Glam Nona / Datin Ramona TV3 2020 Gangguan Psiko Stalker Puan Eza / Ibu Mikayla Astro Citra 2021 Cincin Pusaka Kamalia TV9

Television series Year Title Role TV channel 2018 Mak Cun (Season 4) Nona Mardina TV3 2020 Janda Kosmopolitan Wan Natelia Awesome TV2021 Madam E-Wallet Siti Asmidar TV3 Kampung Kolestrol Kak Gee TV9 Wifi Sebelah Rumah Zetty Disney+ Hotstar Budak Intern Miss JolieTV9 Cheritera Puteri Gunung Ledang Oh My Hartawan Kamalia2022 Tumpang Lalu Bang Emma TV9 Histeria The Series Puan Nora Astro Citra 2023 FYP: Famili Yang Popular Bonda Astro Ceria

Musical Theatre Year Title Role Notes2010 Teater Muzikal Gamat 2 Ketua Obor-Obor Lead actress Teater Muzikal Antara Herself Cameo

Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2017 Sepahtu Reunion Live 2017 Guest artist, episode : "Hikayat Hang Tuah" 2018 I Can See Your Voice Malaysia Herself Guest artist, season 1 2020 Sepahtu Reunion Live 2020 Cameo, episode: "Aishiteru Cintaku" 2022 Next To Neelofa 2 Herself Guest artist, episode 2