Sharifah Aini
| Sharifah Aini | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Sharifah Aini Syed Jaafar |
| Born |
2 July 1953 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaya |
| Died | 5 July 2014 (aged 61) Damansara Utama, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Genres | Traditional, pop, evergreen |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | vocal |
| Years active | 1968 - 2014 |
| Labels | EMI |
Biduanita Negara Datuk Sharifah Aini Syed Jaafar (2 July 1953 – 5 July 2014) or also known as Sharifah Aini was a famous singer in Malaysia known as Biduanita Negara or "National Songstress" after the late Salmah Ismail (Saloma). She has won first place in the Radio Television Singapore (RTS) talentime contest "Bintang RTS" competition in the 1968 singing "Tiga Malam". She was famously known as Kak Pah.
In Malaysia, she is one of the most enduring artistes with a recording of the EMI Malaysia. As a tribute, her name has been immortalised in the Malaysian Book of Records for her sense of giving back to a country that has been brought up to international standards.
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.
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.
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