P. Ramlee

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Birth Name: Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Puteh

Born: 22 March 1929 Died: 29 May 1873

Country of origin: Malaysia

Height: 6' 0"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Saloma

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Description: Malaysia's most beloved and versatile entertainer received his early education in Sekolah Melayu Kampung Jawa and then the Francis Light School. During the Japanese Occupation he worked in a tin factory and attended a school set up by the Japanese navy, where he learned Japanese songs. In 1945 he entered a singing contest organised by Penang Radio for North Malaya, where he emerged third. He was the runner-up in the following year and the winner in 1947. At a cultural festival in early 1948, where he sang his own composition "Azizah", he was spotted by director B.S. Rahjans who invited him to work as a back-up singer f ... (more)