Liza Hanim | |
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| ليزا هانيم | |
| Born | Haliza Hanim binti Abdul Halim November 19, 1979 |
| Education | Diploma of Business Management |
| Alma mater | Sunway University |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
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| Spouse |
Mohd Shahrin Shamsudin
(m. 2003) |
| Children | 5 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
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Haliza Hanim Abd Halim (born 19 November 1979) is a Malaysian singer and actress.[1] She is one of Adnan Abu Hassan protégés and is considered one of Malaysia's best singers who dominated the music industry in the 2000s, in line with renowned vocalists such as Siti Nurhaliza, Jaclyn Victor, Dayang Nurfaizah and Misha Omar.
Liza began her career at age 15 by appearing in the Asia Bagus competition (1994). She became famous after participating in the Golden Teen Search competition organized by Radio Televisyen Malaysia (1996) and signed a contract with Suria Records in December of the same year. Liza's debut studio album, Epilog (1997), incorporated pop and acoustic elements and yielded the successful single "Getaran Cinta Dijiwa". Dimana Kan Ku Cari Ganti (1998), her second album, experimented with retro-pop and catapulted her to Malaysian stardom through the singles "Dimana Kan Ku Cari Ganti", "Istana Cinta", and "Rindu Hatiku Tidak Terkira". The album was specially recorded to appreciate the Seniman Negara, Tan Sri P. Ramlee and Biduanita Negara Puan Sri Saloma. Liza further explored pop with her third album Puteri Jelmaan (1999), which solidified her critical and commercial success.
Personal struggles influenced Liza's trap-infused fourth and fifth albums, Istimewa (2000) and Isyarat Jiwa (2001). The former won the Shanghai Asian Music Festival for Asia New Singer Competition,[2][3][4][5] while being nominated for Best Pop Album and Best Vocal Performance (Female) at the 8th Anugerah Industri Muzik (2001).[6][7] Isyarat Jiwa garnered three Muzik-Muzik number-two songs with "Gelisah Mimpi", "Kerana Terlalu Menyintaimu" and "Jatuh Cinta", and won the 17th Anugerah Juara Lagu for Best Vocal Award.[8] Liza experimented with pop and R&B styles on her next albums, Ku Teruskan (2003), the latter of which being nominated for the 10th Anugerah Industri Muzik (2003) for Best Vocal Performance (Female) and won the Anugerah Era (2004) for Best Choice Music Video. Liza ventured into urban music on her seventh album, Imagin (2007), which produced the number-one singles "Merawat Luka" and "Lara".
Outside of music and film, Liza has worked with many charitable organizations. Her business ventures include HANIM. Candle, a fragrance brand launched in 2020, and a hijab line that has launched in March 2021.[9]