# Liza Hanim

Haliza Hanim Abd Halim (born 19 November 1979) is a Malaysian singer and actress. She is one of Adnan Abu Hassan protégés and is considered one of Malaysia's best singers who dominated the music industry in the 2000s, in line with renowned vocalists such as Siti Nurhaliza, Jaclyn Victor, Dayang Nurfaizah and Misha Omar.
Liza began her career at age 15 by appearing in the Asia Bagus competition (1994). She became famous after participating in the Golden Teen Search competition organized by Radio Televisyen Malaysia (1996) and signed a contract with Suria Records in December of the same year. Liza's debut studio album, Epilog (1997), incorporated pop and acoustic elements and yielded the successful single "Getaran Cinta Dijiwa". Dimana Kan Ku Cari Ganti (1998), her second album, experimented with retro-pop and catapulted her to Malaysian stardom through the singles "Dimana Kan Ku Cari Ganti", "Istana Cinta", and "Rindu Hatiku Tidak Terkira". The album was specially recorded to appreciate the Seniman Negara, Tan Sri P. Ramlee and Biduanita Negara Puan Sri Saloma. Liza further explored pop with her third album Puteri Jelmaan (1999), which solidified her critical and commercial success.
Personal struggles influenced Liza's trap-infused fourth and fifth albums, Istimewa (2000) and Isyarat Jiwa (2001). The former won the Shanghai Asian Music Festival for Asia New Singer Competition, while being nominated for Best Pop Album and Best Vocal Performance (Female) at the 8th Anugerah Industri Muzik (2001). Isyarat Jiwa garnered three Muzik-Muzik number-two songs with "Gelisah Mimpi", "Kerana Terlalu Menyintaimu" and "Jatuh Cinta", and won the 17th Anugerah Juara Lagu for Best Vocal Award. Liza experimented with pop and R&B styles on her next albums, Ku Teruskan (2003), the latter of which being nominated for the 10th Anugerah Industri Muzik (2003) for Best Vocal Performance (Female) and won the Anugerah Era (2004) for Best Choice Music Video. Liza ventured into urban music on her seventh album, Imagin (2007), which produced the number-one singles "Merawat Luka" and "Lara".
Outside of music and film, Liza has worked with many charitable organizations. Her business ventures include HANIM. Candle, a fragrance brand launched in 2020, and a hijab line that has launched in March 2021.

## Early life

Liza Hanim was born on November 19, 1979, in Klang, Selangor. She is the third child in a family of three siblings to Abdul Halim and Badariah Hanum. Liza comes from a family of music lovers. Her grandfather, Abdul Razak was a violinist and had his own band, while her father was a guitarist and band singer. Her uncle, Anuar Razak is a singer from the band The Revolvers.
During her childhood, she was involved in various school activities including sports and extracurricular activities. Liza received her early education at Sekolah Kebangsaan (1) Simpang Lima, Klang, Selangor. Starting at that moment, she began to highlight her singing talent by participating in various singing competitions at the school level. She then got secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Klang, Selangor. Liza graduated from the Sunway University for Diploma of Business Management in August 2000.

## Career

She appeared in P. Ramlee The Musical as "Saloma." In 2017, she competed in the fourth season Gegar Vaganza, a reality competition aimed to seasoned singers.
In 2021, she appeared at the Astro 25 Concert. She was a judge at All Together Now Malaysia.

## Activism

In April 2020, Liza held a "Sing For Fund" charity program to help those affected by the Covid-19 epidemic and MCO through her company, "LH Media" in collaboration with "Live Frame". The program has seen eleven popular singers from the country join together to help those affected by the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic throughout the Movement Control Order (MCO) period. Those consisting of Aishah, Siti Nordiana, Ernie Zakri, Syamel, Haiza, Idayu, Lan Solo, Han Byul, Kai and Dini.
By watching the show on www.liveframe.my, those who watch can channel donations and be entertained with the condition of donating RM5. RM5 is the minimum amount, but you can contribute more than that. Depends on ability. According to Liza, the proceeds of the donations will be distributed to certain groups. They also work with charities in channeling these funds. However, the specialization for the groups affected during Covid-19, MCO and affected incomes also includes tradespeople and the poor.
Liza also shared that the involvement of all artists is without payment or consolation. Each singer has to record their own performance at home by singing two songs. Liza is very grateful to all the artist friends involved for being willing to cooperate and help without any payment or token.
Liza said, "This initiative came about when me, my husband and a friend at Live Frame chatted on the Zoom application. We thought of what things could be done to help the needy during this MCO. We want to donate a large amount of money and we are not able to do that. So I'm trying to use the advantages that I have by holding a program. Since I can't do anything now, even after the MCO, I can't do a concert or a big meeting. So we created a special website".

## Business and ventures
### Products and endorsements

In 2001, for the first time Liza established her own hair salon business which has been operating in Plaza Alam Sentral, Shah Alam, Selangor.
In January 2006, she established a company, "LH Media Sdn. Bhd." which acts as the production of events such as "Corporate Launch, Corporate Carnival, Brand Activation, Family Day, Concert, Annual Dinner, Festive Celebration, Mega Event" and many more involving large-scale events. The establishment of this company was led by Liza with her husband, Mohd Shahrin.

### HANIM

In July 2020, Liza launched a HANIM branded product. Scent Of Hope, is a fragrance product distributed by HANIM on December 25, 2020. The original line features four different fragrances namely Joy, Peace, Hero & Love. In March 2021, HANIM marketed their third product which is a hijab product. In the beginning, HANIM has released six collections of hijabs with different colors. The hijab product has two versions, a pom pom and a scarf. In October 2022, HANIM once again appeared by launching two products at once, it is a product in the form of a fragrance. The first product is the room spray fragrance then the second product is the candle.

## Personal life
### Relationship with Mohd Shahrin Mohd Samsudin

After a long relationship, Liza and her fiance at the time, Mohd Shahrin who is a member of Malaysian boy band, Indigo have announced that their wedding will be held on March 21, 2003. Their marriage has received a positive response from the fans of both couples.
Recalling the sweet memories at the beginning of their meeting and love story that started at the Waterfront, Kuching in 2000. At that time, they were both together with several artists who were involved in the success of the CATS Radio Antap Tour 2000 tour series in the main areas around Sarawak such as Miri, Bintulu, Sibu and Kuching for 10 consecutive days.
The couple first tied the knot on May 6, 2002 at Liza's family residence in Taman Sri Andalas. The wedding ceremony was held on March 21, 2003, which started at 3:30 pm, was attended by family members and close friends, including KRU Records artiste and actress Juliana Banos.
Mohd Shahrin looked dashing in a white Johor Melayu dress while Liza looked demure in a pristine white sequinned Johor Kurung dress. With just recited the lafaz nikah once in front of the kadi, Liza has legally become the wife of Mohd Shahrin. It was reported that Liza has received a dowry of RM80, nine trays of hantaran (gifts) including RM8,888.888 in cash. In return, Liza gave eleven trays.
As a result of their marriage, they have been blessed with five children namely Marsya Qistina, 22, Marissa Qaireen, 16, Mohamed Salahuddin, 14, Mohamed Ibrahim, 10 and Mohamed Al Fateh, 6. All of them inherited the talent of singing and showed interest in the field of music. Earlier, Liza's performance with her two daughters singing the song Beribu Sesalan originally sung by Ning Baizura, Shila Amzah and Jaclyn Victor went viral on social media so many were fascinated by the talent inherited by her two daughters.

## Discography
### Studio albums

* Epilog (1997)
* Di Mana Kan Ku Cari Ganti (1998)
* Puteri Jelmaan (1999)
* Istimewa (2000)
* Isyarat Jiwa (2001)
* Ku Teruskan (2003)
* Imagin (2007)

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | KL Menjerit | Linda Martopo | Debut film appearance |
| 2003 | Laila Isabella | Mira Kartopo | |
| 2006 | Diva Popular | Herself | Special appearance |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Asia Bagus | Herself | Debut television appearance. |
| 1996 | Golden Teen Search | Herself | Her second television competition where she was tested before and was later crowned as the runner-up. |
| 1999 | 6th Anugerah Industri Muzik | Presenter | Categories "Best Local English New Artist" & "Best Local English Album". |
| 1999 | HMI Penghibur | Herself | Her third television show competition where she was crowned as the winner. |
| 1999 | Anugerah Sri Angkasa | Host | With Awie & Ziana Zain. |
| 2000 | Muzikal Aidilfitri Bersama Liza Hanim | Herself | A special television program in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilfitri. |
| 2000 | Remaja Anak Malaysia: Istimewa Hari Ibu | Herself | Being on the panel with Mazibah and Mohd Zain. |
| 2000 | Bintang HMI 2000 (final) | Host | with Shamsul Ghau Ghau. |
| 2000 | Hiburan Minggu Ini: Khas Bersama Orkestra RTM | Host | with Nassier Wahab. |
| 2000 | Gendang Kencana Aidilfitri: Rajuk Perantau | Herself | Entertainment featuring a combination of actors and artists in the Hari Raya program. |
| 2000 | Hiburan Minggu Ini: Keroncong | Host | with Nassier Wahab. |
| 2001 | Jendela Pagi | Herself | Personality Segment. |
| 2001 | Konsert DiRaja Istana Negara | Host | with ND Lala. |
| 2001 | Sitkom | Herself | episode 6-10. |
| 2001 | Bintang Penghibur HMI 2001 (final) | Host | with Aznil Nawawi. |
| 2001 | Dari Studio 1 | Herself | |
| 2001 | Telebriti Aidilfitri | Herself | |
| 2002 | Hiburan Minggu Ini | Herself | A one-hour show for Malaysian television station, RTM. |
| 2002 | Drama Muzikal: Riuh Sepekan | Herself | |
| 2003 | Hiburan Minggu Ini | Herself | A one-hour show for Malaysian television station, RTM. |
| 2003 | Hiburan Minggu Ini | Herself | A one-hour show for Malaysian television station, RTM. |
| 2003 | 10th Anugerah Industri Muzik | Presenter | Categories "Best Vocal Performance In An Album (Male) |
| 2004 | Bintang RTM 2004 | Host | She and Fazley Yaakob were chosen as hosts to replace Achik Spin & Jeslina Hashim who were previously hosts for Bintang RTM 2004. |
| 2005 | Bergaya & Berjaya | Herself | Discussing the topic of "Persistent and Successful Women". |
| 2005 | Mentor (Season 1) | Herself | A reality program where she mentors Dewi Liana Seriestha (Dewi), she and his proteges compete against different artists and their proteges. |
| 2005 | Sentuhan | Host | |
| 2005 | Zoom In Bersama Liza Hanim | Herself | |
| 2006 | Bintang Asli Remaja Kebangsaan 2006 final | Host | with Shamsul Ghau Ghau. |
| 2006 | Mentor (Season 2) | Final | Jury | The second season of Mentor where she was invited to be a Jury in the final episode. |
| 2006 | Tren-D: Syoknya Makan | Herself | |
| 2007 | Gangstarz: Minggu 2 | Jury | |
| 2007 | PRTM | Herself | She and Atilia Haron promote "P. Ramlee The Musical". |
| 2008 | Bintang-Bintang: Liza Hanim | Herself | |
| 2009 | Idola Kecil (season 2): Minggu 4 | Jury | |
| 2009 | Sehati Sejiwa: Liza Hanim & Shah Indigo | Herself | Talking about the celebrity story in terms of his life and artistic career. |
| 2010 | Istimewa Bersama Liza Hanim (P. Ramlee Dalam Kenangan) | Herself | |
| 2011 | Ketuk-Ketuk Ramadhan | Herself | |
| 2017 | Teh Tarik Che Ta (Series 3) | Herself | Recalling the memory of her early involvement in the Malaysian music industry. |
| 2017 | meleTOP | Herself | Finalist Gegar Vaganza 4. |
| 2019 | Hotspot | Herself | Episode 7. |
| 2019 | Unplugged Ria | Herself | |
| 2019 | Komuniti AWANI | Herself | She became the presenter of episodes (27, 28 & 30) of Komuniti AWANI. |
| 2019 | Tanya Cik Man | Herself | |
| 2020 | SELAMAT PAGI MALAYSIA | Herself | Celebrity Expressions: Aidilfitri New Norms |
| 2020 | Konsert Minggu Ini | Herself | She was the artist's turn to perform with guest artist Jaclyn Victor. |
| 2020 | Stage 104 | Herself | She performed with Lah Ahmad. |
| 2020 | meleTOP | Herself | |
| 2021 | All Together Now Malaysia (season 1) | Jury | |
| 2022 | The Masked Singer Malaysia (season 2) | Herself | |
| 2022 | Karaoke Superstar | Herself | She and Syamel are guest artists for this episode. |
| 2022 | meleTOP | Herself | |
| 2022 | Nona | Herself | Throwback Artist Segment. |
| 2022 | All Together Now Malaysia (season 2) | Jury | |
| 2023 | meleTOP | Herself | |
| 2023 | Sepahtu Reunion Al Raya | Cameo | Episode: Lara Di Hati Ayah. |
| 2023 | I Can See Your Voice Malaysia (season 6) | Herself | |
| 2023 | Yang Paling Padu | Herself | She was the artist's turn to perform with Ziana Zain. |
| 2023 | meleTOP | Herself | Finalist All Stars Gegar Vaganza. |
| 2024 | Malaysia Hari Ini | Herself | promoting her first solo concert. |
| 2024 | Bintang RTM 2024 | Jury | |
| 2024 | Bintang RTM 2024 (final) | Presenter | |