ASMIDAR
SINGER/SONGWRITER
In an ever growing music industry, Asmidar stands outs like a diamond in the rough. A small pint size lady hailing from Kuala Lumpur, Asmidar began her singing journey at a tender age of 8 by performing her first TV appearance on RTM during Konsert Perdana which was attended by then Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad. Asmidar became the youngest singer to record a song with the RTM Orchestra. Apart from that she has taken part in many national talent shows in which she had won a number of times. At the age of 15, she became the 1st runner-up for the Bintang RTM singing competition in which she was the youngest contestant at that time.
Asmidar completed her studies in UiTM, by taking up a diploma in music majoring in vocal performance. Traditional Malay music has always been her main influence in which it was a stepping stone as she won the Bintang Asli Remaja comptetion ( a competition that focuses only on traditional Malay songs ) that helped her to pursue her singing career where she began to perform an major live events namely at Istana Budaya as well collaborating with the National Symphony Orchestra. Asmidar was invited by the
Petronas Performing Arts Group to perform at the Philharmonic Hall in which she opened new horizons by showing off her versatility in singing by not only performing traditional songs but also contemporary number.
In 2009, she was chosen to represent Malaysia in the World Championship of Performing Arts that was held in Hollywood, California, USA. She competed in 6 categories: Open, World Music, Jazz, Broadway, Classical and Duet (alongside Yusrizan Yusop, or Bob AF2). She went on to receive 3 gold medals, as well as 3 silver and 2 bronze medals. Asmidar was the only singer from Malaysia to receive an Industrial
Award in that year.
What really put Asmidar on the local commercial music industry was when she became the champion of Vokal Bukan Sekadar Rupa ( a singing competition that has a similar concept to The Voice ). This competition enabled Asmidar to release her first single “Biar Sampai Ke Bintang “in which she introduced herself to Malaysia as a professional singer. The music video for this song manage to receive over 800, 000 views on YouTube. This opened doors for Asmidar in where she received many offers to appear on TV
and magazines alike. It was this that made
Warner Music Malaysia to sign her on and give her a recording deal.
In 2013, Asmidar released her debut album titled “Kali Pertama “in which the album was nominated as Best Recording Album and Album Of The Year during the Anugerah Industri Muzik. Asmidar was also nominated as Best Breakthrough Artist during the Anugerah Planet Muzik. Asmidar was invited to perform in front of Duke and Duchess of England, in which the royal couple enjoyed the performance.
Asmidar does not only ply on her singing skills, but she also composes and writes her own songs. Influenced by the likes of Bjork, Lisa Hannigan and the late Tan Sri P. Ramlee, Asmidar takes it upon herself to get things done efficiently.

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