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Adnan bin Abu Hassan (6 January 1959 – 18 March 2016) was a Malaysian composer and musician. He is considered to be among the top notch individuals developing the Malaysian music industry.

Education

He held a bachelor's degree from the

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in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He started his career as a lecturer in the

Universiti Teknologi Mara The MARA Technological University (Malay: ''Universiti Teknologi MARA''; Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي تيكنولوڬي مارا; abbr. UiTM) is a public university based primarily in Shah Alam, Selangor. It was established to help rural Mal ...

Career

Soon after the graduation, he became the A&R Director for

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, Managing Director of Happy Records and Suria Records. Soon he became the Director of A&R for both

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and Delima Records. He was appointed as the Principal and Director of Jam Music Centre, Album Producer and Composer, who is also the Creative Director for Jam/Treeman Corporation. Malaysian popular singers such as

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and

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were once his apprentices before their rise into popularity. He was the Managing Director of SRD Villa Record. He is also known for his appearance in the

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reality singing contest as the vocal coach for the first three seasons.

Achievements

Adnan won the Best Song in the

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with the song ''Jerat Percintaan'' by Siti Nurhaliza, in 1996, and the song ''Bunga-bunga Cinta'' by Misha Omar in 2003.

Death

Adnan Abu Hassan died on 18 March 2016 at the age of 57 in the

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after suffering from a stroke. His body was laid to rest at the Kampung Sungai Ramal Dalam Muslim Cemetery in

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Awards

*1986: 6th Malaysia Film Festival - Best Music *1987: 7th

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- Best Music Arrangement

Filmography

As composer

*1984: ''Matinya Seorang Patriot'' *1986: ''Ali Setan'' *1989: ''Ujang'' *1989: ''Anak Sarawak'' *1990: Rentak Desa *1992: ''Interlud'' *1995: ''Sayang Salmah''

As theme song performer

*1989: ''Anak Sarawak'' *2007: ''Cinta Yang Satu''

References

External links

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Akedemi Fantasia Teacher's ProfileSinema MalaysiaKedah Born
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hassan, Adnan Abu 1959 births 2016 deaths Malaysian people of Malay descent Berklee College of Music alumni People from Kedah