Dato' Wan Aishah binti Wan Ariffin (Jawi: وان عائشة بنت وان عارفين; born 3 January 1965), known monomously as Aishah, is a singer, actress, and politician from Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Dato' Wan Aishah DBNS | |
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وان عائشة | |
Born | Wan Aishah binti Wan Ariffin (1965-01-03) 3 January 1965 (age 57) Jempol, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia |
Education | Master's degree (Political Science) Bachelor's degree (Early Childhood Education) |
Alma mater | University of Auckland |
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Years active | 1983–now |
Musical career | |
Genres | Pop . Pop rock . Dance-pop . R&B . Classic Traditional . Irama Malaysia . Nasheed |
Instrument(s) | Vocal |
Labels | CBS (1984–1996) BMG (1990–2004) Sony BMG (2004–2008) Sony Music Entertainment Malaysia (1990-kini) |
Musical artist |
Aishah first achieved stardom in New Zealand when her first album with her band Aishah and The Fan Club, Sensation, has raised its name as Malaysia's first successful female singer to the international stage and has even had an entry into the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the song "Don't Let Me Fall Alone" in 1990. She joined the pop rock band while she was studying in New Zealand in the 1980s. After she was no longer with the Fan Club, Aishah returned to Malaysia while she was singing solo so she was appointed as one of the country's pop legendaries with a row of hit songs and best-selling albums. Aishah released 11 solo albums after leaving the Fan Club.[1]
In 2010, Aishah made a comeback with stage shows and an album. Her songs and style of music changed from R&B to nasheed spiritual songs.
She re-entered the Malaysian music industry when she contested and became champion in the reality show singing competition organised by Astro, Gegar Vaganza Season 4 in 2017 which were open to artists from the 1980s to 2000's era.[2]
In 2011, she involved in politics by joining Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) and contested for the parliamentary seat in Jempol, Negeri Sembilan in the 2013 Malaysian general election, which she lost to Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate, former Menteri Besar Mohd Isa Abdul Samad with a majority of 8629 votes.[3] Later she joined the PAS splinter but progressive new party, National Trust Party (AMANAH) after its inception in 2015, a component of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.[4]
Year | Opposition | Votes | Pct | Government | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2013 | Wan Aishah Wan Ariffin (PAS) | 22,495 | 41.95% | Mohd Isa Abdul Samad (UMNO) | 31,124 | 58.05% | 54,858 | 8,629 | 54,858% |
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