a few years back.. when i was at forum.. through an uneventful bus 190 ride conversation back home with a staff (who's also a good buddy).. discovered that he was a cousin to an old secondary school friend of mine.. which was a pleasant surprise.. so days later.. the same staff told me that he had asked his cousin.. my friend.. whether he knew amin.. my old friend replied yes but what tickled me was the friend actually told my staff that " amin is funny.. cos he likes ziana zain.." i chuckled.. the old bugger remembered..
many actually asked me why ziana?.. seriously i have no clue.. i think it all boils down to influence.. and upbringin' maybe.. thank god no one in my family had listened to boy george back then..
'93
i'm an avid fan of tv3 m'sia song comp.. 'juara lagu'.. where artists belt their hearts out.. performin' their tunes to win the coveted 'champion song of the year' award.. the year before ziana got into the finals but she lost.. it's ok cos it was her rookie year.. so when her second album titled her own name was released in '93.. she had a couple of powerful songs and stood a good chance winnin' the comp.. but she blew it.. she had two songs in the ballad category semis.. and none was picked to enter the finals.. i was disappointed.. i didn't get to watch it though cos the area i lived in yishun back then couldn't get tv3 transmission.. i got to know about it when i read the local malay newspaper.. and so it started.. every time she failed.. she got scrutinized.. there were also other artists who didn't make into the finals that year.. but ziana's failure stood above the rest and had to be published.. but of cos.. ziana being ziana.. she accepted her defeat with grace..
'94 & '95
ziana embarked on an acting career.. her debut film sembilu and its sequel were major hits in the region.. usin' her own name as the character in the film.. she grew more popular and i was glad that her career was startin' to shine much brighter.. she practically stole the show from the main leads.. but then i seriously disliked how ziana zain the singer was being projected in the film.. the director made her character a slut.. a bitch.. a whore.. cos technically she's the villain in the film.. and the character was her own name!.. c'mon yusof haslam.. if you could come up with 'wati' for erra fazira's character.. you could have replace another name for ziana's character too.. maybe siti safian.. or nur rayhan.. ;p haha..
'96
by this time.. ziana's career was through the roof.. she just released her third solo album in late '95.. and it was superb.. i remembered goin' to bt gombak before school in the afternoon and bought her cassette (i had shifted to cck in '94 and yes.. a cassette.. cos i still didn't have a cd player at that time).. so when '96 came.. mum and dad decided to get cable tv and i pleaded them to subscribe to tv3 cos i wanted to watch 'juara lagu'.. believin' that she could win the comp when dec comes.. i really had high expectations of her.. in the same year.. she had an amazin' and hauntin' unplugged concert on tv3 and i bought the cd when it was released.. (my first cd player was a lucky draw prize dad won at his annual hotel d&d).. and the highlight of her illustrious career came when she was voted m'sia berita harian most popular artist.. so momentous.. '96 was generally ziana zain's year.. well.. almost..
nov '96.. i had my vcr ready cos it was juara lagu semis.. ballad category that monday.. ziana had two songs in contention.. 'korban cinta' and the 'kemelut' song.. i believe not many knew about this.. she was pitted to ease through the semis and win the whole comp in dec.. but i guessed she got slightly overconfident while singin' 'korban cinta' live.. it started well but when the middle portion of the song came.. she actually skipped two verses accidentally.. so there was a point of time during the song.. the music played on but there were no lyrics when there should be.. she tried to cover her mistake.. but it was obvious.. and too late.. i remembered watchin' with my mum.. and my mum could only blurted out 'nyacham'.. but credit to ziana cos after the song's guitar interlude.. she continued to finish the song.. but i could see the disappointment and embarrassment on her face.. she must have felt like shit.. but thank goodness she had another opportunity with the 'kemelut' song later.. she recovered.. sang brilliantly.. and got through to the finals with that song.. phew!.. i was relieved.. so when i watched back the tape.. i would usually fast-forward the part when the mistake happened.. cos i couldn't bear watchin' that..
i remembered the finals.. sat.. 28 dec '96.. 2pm.. pusat dagangan dunia putra.. kuala lumpur.. i had my vcr ready again.. she's gonna win it.. she's gonna win it i tot.. other artists competin' that year included slam.. spring.. fauziah latiff.. amelina.. and one by the name of siti nurhaliza.. for the ballad category.. ziana performed her 'kemelut' song first.. it was ok but not that spectacular.. like how she sang that same song during her unplugged concert months back.. then 17 year old siti performed her ballad.. 'jerat percintaan'.. it was flawless.. oh no.. ziana's gonna lose.. and to my dismay and heartbreak.. true enough.. siti won the whole comp.. it was her rookie year .. i was livid when the results were announced.. i was totally mad that i think i broke somethin'.. my sis was watchin' with me and she laughed.. and called me a weirdo.. ;p ziana was put in the middle of the media attention again for not being successful at that stage.. it was reported the she wasn't feelin' well on the day.. she also admitted that siti deserved to win the comp and it was her rezeki.. such warmth and graciousness.. but till this day.. i'm still disappointed ziana didn't win that year.. she could have won it but again.. she blew it..
i thought i saw red font, haha eh now change ready. lol.
ReplyDeleteplease continue your part 2 okay, hees.
haha ain.. chose the wrong colour.. it wouldn't blend with the background too.. haha.. u enjoyed the story yah?.. i hope it wasn't too draggy..
ReplyDeletewhat the hell?
ReplyDeletei didnt even care to read when i saw ziana zain name..
ReplyDeleteOh... Dis is abt the Ziana Zain Singer.. I tot the another Ziana.. Okay... Next...
ReplyDeletekurang asam korang.. kan kita jonet brothers.. we should be in this together..
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ok ain.. i updated oready.. thx yah..
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