Adnan Abu Hassan

Yang Berbahagia Datuk
Adnan Abu Hassan
DSDK
Yang Berbahagia Datuk Adnan Abu Hassan DSDK
	Adnan in 2010
Born	Adnan bin Abu Hassan; 6 January 1959; Alor Setar, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died	18 March 2016 (aged 57); Hospital Selayang, Selayang, Selangor, Malaysia
Resting place	Kampung Sungai Ramal, Muslim Cemetery Kajang, Selangor
Nationality	Malaysian
Alma mater	Berklee College of Music
Occupations	Composer; music producer; recording producer; musician; lyricist;
Years active	1980–2016
Spouses	Dg. Sitti Aminah Datu Bachtiyal (m. 1994-2009), Rozinor Hafiza Mohd Fauzi (m. 2008-2016)
Children	Aiman Zamir Adnan, Aina Zamira Adnan, Adrian Zahir Adnan
	Musical career
Genres	Pop; R&B; Soul; Jazz; Ballad;
Instruments	Vocals; guitar; piano;
Labels	WEA Records ; Suria Records ; BMG Music

Datuk 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.^[1]

Education

He held a bachelor's degree from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He started his career as a lecturer in the Universiti Teknologi Mara.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Siti Nurhaliza was one of Adnan's proteges.

Soon after the graduation, he became the A&R Director for CBS Records, Managing Director of Happy Records and Suria Records. Soon he became the Director of A&R for both BMG Music and Delima Records.^[when?]

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.^[when?] Malaysian popular singers such as Siti Nurhaliza, Fauziah Latiff, Dayang Nurfaizah and Misha Omar were once his apprentices before their rise into popularity. He was the Managing Director of SRD Villa Record.

He was also known for his appearance in the Akademi Fantasia reality singing contest as the vocal coach for the first three seasons.

Achievements

Adnan won the Best Song in the Anugerah Juara Lagu 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 Selayang Hospital after suffering from a stroke. His body was laid to rest at the Kampung Sungai Ramal Dalam Muslim Cemetery in Kajang, Selangor.

Awards

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

^ Adnan Abu Hassan Dies At 57^[usurped]

External links

Adnan Abu Hassan at IMDb
Akedemi Fantasia Teacher's Profile
Sinema Malaysia
Kedah Born Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Adnan Abu Hassan Dies At 57^[usurped]

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Yang Berbahagia Datuk Adnan Abu Hassan DSDK
Adnan in 2010
Born	Adnan bin Abu Hassan (1959-01-06)6 January 1959 Alor Setar, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died	18 March 2016(2016-03-18) (aged 57) Hospital Selayang, Selayang, Selangor, Malaysia
Resting place	Kampung Sungai Ramal, Muslim Cemetery Kajang, Selangor
Nationality	Malaysian
Alma mater	Berklee College of Music
Occupations	Composer music producer recording producer musician lyricist
Years active	1980–2016
Spouses	Dg. Sitti Aminah Datu Bachtiyal (m. 1994-2009), Rozinor Hafiza Mohd Fauzi (m. 2008-2016)
Children	Aiman Zamir Adnan, Aina Zamira Adnan, Adrian Zahir Adnan
Musical career
Genres	Pop R&B Soul Jazz Ballad
Instruments	Vocals guitar piano
Labels	WEA Records Suria Records BMG Music