Sharifah Aini


Datuk Sharifah Aini binti Syed Jaafar , better known by her stage name Sharifah Aini, was a Singaporean–Malaysian singer, known as Biduanita Negara or "National Songstress" after the late Salmah Ismail. She won first place in the Radio Television Singapore talentime contest "Bintang RTS" competition in 1968, singing "Tiga Malam". She was famously known as Kak Pah.
In Malaysia, she was one of the most enduring artistes to have recorded with the EMI Malaysia. As a tribute, her name was recorded in the Malaysian Book of Records for her contribution.

Personal life

Sharifah Aini was born on 2 July 1953 at Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru, Johor, and grew up in the Kampung Melayu Majidee, Johor Bahru.

Discography

First Era (EP) Album

Film

Death

Sharifah Aini died on 5 July 2014 at Damansara Specialist Hospital, Damansara Utama, Selangor due to lung fibrosis at the age of 61. She was buried at the Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia