Wednesday, April 06, 2005

Pahang Sultan among Siti’s fans in London

Apr 3:
SITI Nurhaliza’s London concert attracted fans from far and near, including members of Malaysian royalty and other VIPs.

Here’s what some of them had to say after enjoying her performance at the Royal Albert Hall:

* “SHE’S my superstar. She looks after herself well, I have liked her for the past 10 years. The country should be proud of her achievement. I came all the way to see her,” said Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang who was swarmed by the crowd of Malaysians outside the Royal Albert Hall before the concert began. He was accompanied by Sultanah Kalsom.

* DEPUTY Prime Minister’s wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, was also among those who turned up to watch Siti’s outstanding performance. “The show was very good, Siti invited us personally and I came to give her moral support,” she said, claiming that Cindai was her favourite song. “Judging from the superb response from the crowd, everyone, including British and other nationals, were also clapping and dancing. Malaysia is very proud of Siti,” she added.

* THE concert’s musical director and producer, Roslan Aziz, was very satisfied and expressed his sense of relief when met after the concert. “Three months of planning, organising, stress, worry and hard work. But Siti is a total professional. She will go very far. It was a very successful show. It went so smoothly with hardly any problems.”

* SITI’S father, Taruddin Ismail, said: “I will not stop praying for Siti to be successful and to achieve her ambition to expand her music career internationally.”

* HER mother, Siti Salmah Bachik, was almost too shy to comment. She said quietly: “There is no words to describe my feelings at the moment except that I am thankful and happy. I am so proud of her achievement, especially when she sings traditional Malay numbers at the Royal Albert Hall.”

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