SINGING CAREER

            Sudirman’s singing career started after he won the Bintang RTM singing contest in 1986. He went on to win numerous awards for his songs which were popular and topped the charts not only in Malaysia but also in Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia. Unlike most Malay singers, Sudirman excelled and can sing in style, fluency and polish in both Bahasa Malaysia and the English language. He did Malaysia proud when he put up one of his best singing performances at the 1st Asian Popular Music Awards organized in conjunction with the Salem Music Awards Festival, held at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on the 19th of March, 1989. He emerged as the Best Asian Entertainer there. As the Malaysian representative, he won against the likes of Leslie Cheung (Hong Kong), Anita Sarawak (Singapore), Kuh Ledesma (Phillippines) and other distinguished performers and top singers from 8 other Asian countries, namely, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Phillippines, China and Singapore. He sang two English songs for the contest – “A Thousand Million Smiles” and “Send in the Clown”.

The famous singer in Asian countries..

             His captivating performance imitating Charlie Chaplin in the second song won him many admirers. Sudirman also traveled the world and fulfilled singing invitations from overseas, including in Hawaii, Australia, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. He was appointed a “Singing Ambassador” by the Malaysian Ministry of Tourism, singing the delightful and catchy theme song written by Carol Connors, “To know Malaysia is to love Malaysia”. Perhaps his most memorable performance for his Malaysian fans took place at Chow Kit Road in the middle of Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysian National singer..

               It was an open air, street concert in conjunction with National Day, and it attracted about 100,000 fans. This Chow Kit Road street performance with packed crowds filling every inch of the road, has never been matched by any other Malaysian singer or entertainer since. Many Malaysians also remember Sudirman as the singer who likes to wear, during National Day, his specially made dress draped in the Malaysian flag as he sang his songs, showing his patriotic zeal to the nation for all to see. His patriotic, soul inspiring song “31 Ogos 1957″ is always played in the media every year when Malaysia celebrates National Day. In a short career due to his untimely death, he had more than 70 songs, with many topping popularity charts. His last album in 1992 was titled “Salam Terakhir” ( or “Last Greetings”).

The last song which "Salam Terakhir"..