Waheeda
Waheeda
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Genres: malaysia
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About Waheeda
Waheeda (born Norwahidah binti Abdul Wahab, 23 September 1978 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia) is a Malaysian singer and actress. She is best known for her music which incorporates the elements of world music, traditional beats and Arabic ethnic sounds. Under the label MIG Records, she first emerged into the Malaysian music scene in 2003 with "Wassini", a song which includes the influences of Arabic music and language. To date, she has recorded songs in Malay, Arabic, English, Urdu, Spanish and Swahili. In Anugerah Industri Muzik 2005 ("Music Industry Award"), Waheeda was nominated in the categories Best New Artist and Best Ethnic Pop Album for the album "Binafsya". In 2008, she was nominated again in the category Best Pop Ethnic Album for "Melodi Ahlaan". Despite her stage name is Waheeda, she was sometimes credited as Waheeda Wassini in some films. This is largely due to her popularity as the singer of the breakout hit "Wassini".
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