ABP-BH Music awards roadshow off to roaring start
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28:
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The weekend roar at the Berjaya Times Square brought human traffic to a standstill as hundreds of fans thronged the mall on Saturday to catch a glimpse of their favourite stars who were on a roadshow to promote the Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2004 (ABP-BH).
Star-struck fans made a beeline for photo and autograph sessions with finalists Siti Nurhaliza, Hans Isaac, Hetty Sarlene, Nisdawati, Eja, Saiful Apek, Yassin, Sheila Rusly, Zakiah Anas, Maria Tunku Sabri, Cheryl Samad, Fazley, Ezad Exists and band Flop Poppy.
Top TV hosts Azwan Ali and Raja Azura emceed the event that also saw performances by the finalists.
YOUNG FAN: A young fan is “caught†between hearthrob Siti and emcees Azwan and Raja Azura during the show
Several fans also got their chances to ride with the finalists on Naza vehicles by participating a contest.
ABP-BH’s promotion and marketing manager Mas Ayie Mas Omar said fans could win an RM80,000 Spectra Kia 1.6 or pearl necklace from Rafflesia by voting for their favourite artistes.
Other prizes to be won by readers are two 29-inch flat television, five digital cameras, 10 digital video disc (DVD) player, 10 hi-fi set and headphones, which were sponsored by JVC, and 24 pearl necklaces sponsored by Rafflesia.
“Voting forms can be obtained from Berita Harian. Fans can also participate in our Gemilang Bersama Bintang contest to get the feel of presenting the award alongside popular artistes on the big day itself,†he said.
The ABP-BH 2004 will be held in Genting Highland on April 3.
After Berjaya Times Square, the roadshow will make its way to Plaza Kotaraya in Johor Baru (Saturday), Megamall Kuantan, Pahang (March 12), Star Walk, Kompleks City Plaza, Alor Star (March 19) and finally in Plaza Alam Sentral, Shah Alam (March 26).
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Siti holds true at APM 2005
Monday February 28, 2005
Siti holds true at APM 2005
POPULAR songbird Siti Nurhaliza grabbed the most popular female artiste and most popular song at the recent Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) 2005 awards, which was held at the Suntec Convention Hall in Singapore on Feb 18. Other Malaysian artistes also made a strong showing at the APM evening. The awards recognises the contribution of artistes from Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia.
Among the Malaysian award winners for that night were Anuar Zain who won the most popular male artiste gong while local rock group Spider clinched the most popular group/duo award. Vince of Akademi Fantasia fame proved that his talent has attracted overseas audiences by grabbing the best new male artiste award.
Siti Nurhaliza once again underlined her popularity by winning two major awards at the recent regional Anugerah Planet Muzik awards in Singapore.
Malaysian ska band Gerhana Ska Cinta was the opening performance at the award show and rocked the crowd with a medley comprising Singapura Waktu Malam, Bengawan Solo, Kuala Lumpur and Senyuman Ragamu. The other performances for the night included Flop Poppy, Shahila, Ruffedge, and Zainal Abidin.
The new Singaporean group Bhumiband also performed and was awarded the best new group/duo accolade. Indonesian acts such as Peter Pan and Dewa performed as well and the latter was the recipient for the Achievement Award 2005.
Legendary Singaporean rocker Ramli Sarip received the APM2005 Special Award for his contribution to the music industry.
The show featured hosts from each of the represented countries: Malaysia’s Aznil Nawawi, Indonesia’s Sarah Sechan and Shanty and Singaporean deejay Adi Rahman. Below is the list of winners for the APM 2005:
Most Popular Female Artiste – Siti Nurhaliza
Most Popular Male Artiste – Anuar Zain
Most Popular Song – Lagu Rindu (Siti Nurhaliza)
Most Popular Group/Duo – Spider
Best Female Artiste – Kris Dayanti
Best Male Artiste – Ari Lasso
Best Album – KuLihat KuDengar KuRasa (Ari Lasso)
Best Song – Berhenti Berharap (Sheila On 7)
Best Group/Duo – Sheila On 7
Best New Female Artiste – Dia Fadila
Best New Male Artiste – Vince
Best New Group/Duo – Bhumiband
Best Song (Singapore)– Oh Kasih (Bhumiband)
Best Artiste (Singapore) – Iskandar Ismail
Best Album (Singapore) – Suara Dunia (Bhumiband)
APM2005 Special Award – Ramli Sarip
Achievement Award 2005 – Dewa
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CTea aims to capture 10pc of tea market
CTea aims to capture 10pc of tea market
By AZLAN ABU BAKAR
February 12 2005
SITI Nurhaliza Marketing Sdn Bhd (SNM) is aiming to market 1.4 million boxes of CTea products worth RM11.37 million in 2005 and capture at least 10 per cent of the country’s tea market.
Its marketing manager Mohd Ghazali Yahya said the company is confident of reaching the target based on the fair acceptance of the public of its two tea products namely Pandan Tea and Geranium Tea since it was launched in December 2004.
He said even though there is stiff competition in the tea industry with big names such as Boh Tea and Lipton, the company is confident of capturing a fair market share.
He said the company, established in 2002 and owned by Malaysia’s number one singer Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin, has set a target to sell about 120,000 boxes per month.
“To date, we have signed up with more than 3,000 stores nationwide including hypermarkets and supermarkets to sell our products.
“We plan to increase the number of stores by the end of the year,†he told Business Times in an interview in Kuala Lumpur.
He noted that the tea was produced through a joint venture with a tea manufacturer from Ranau, Sabah.
“It has been two months since we introduced the tea to the market and have so far spent more than RM50,000 for promotions,†he said.
Ghazali said SNM is also in talks with distributors to market its products to other countries in the region such as Brunei, Singapore and Indonesia.
“These companies have expressed their confidence in our products. We expect to finalise the distribution deal with them in the second half of 2005,†he said.
He said besides the two flavours, SNM hopes to introduce the Black Tea flavour later in the year.
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