Sandra Dianne Explained
Sandra Dianne |
Native Name: | Malay: {{Script|Arab|ساندرا ديانة |
Birth Name: | Alessandra Dianne Ampuria |
Birth Date: | 16 September 1994 |
Birth Place: | Tuaran, Sabah, Malaysia |
Death Place: | Putrajaya, Malaysia |
Occupation: | Singer, actor |
Instrument: | Vocals |
Years Active: | 2014–2020 |
Alessandra Dianne Ampuria (16 September 1994 – 11 September 2020) was a Malaysian singer-songwriter. She began writing music when she was 14 and came to prominence in the TV3 reality television show Mentor Legend. Dianne was one of 12 participants in the third series of the Astro Ria programme Big Stage.
Early life
She was born Alessandra Dianne Ampuria on 16 September 1994,[1] in Tuaran, Sabah, Malaysia.[2] She was the daughter of Ampuria Jasthy and Nur Syakinah Abdullah and had four siblings, a brother and two stepbrothers. Dianne was brought up a Muslim,[3] and was a cousin of the actress . She briefly worked as a craftsman at an engineering company in Kuala Lumpur before she decided to leave the job to focus on her music career. She began to write music when she was 14 years of age and she did not have formal education in this field.[4]
Music career
When she was 20 years old in 2014, she took part in the TV3 reality television programme , and was eliminated in the first week of the contest. Dianne's debut single, "", was released in June 2015 and received radio airplay in Malaysia and was charted on multiple radio lists.[5] She received the Red Box Award as the song "Hey! Kau" was one of the 10 most popular songs in Malaysia during 2016. That same year, Dianne performed the song on Muzik Muzik, although she failed to qualify for the music competition Anugerah Juara Lagu.[6]
In April 2016, Dianne was one of the successful singers at the 25th Annual Harian Metro Tour Concert in Miri, Sarawak for her first appearance at the concert.[7] That same year, her second single, "Ku Tak Mahu Cinta", was released.[8] She released the ballad single Aku dan Kekasih in July 2017 so that she could challenge herself because ballads require more expression of emotion than pop songs.[9] The single was accompanied by a music video in which Dianne was depicted as a zombie after the publisher and recording companies wanted to portray the singer as unhealthy as a consequence of problems with stress following the end of a relationship.[10] Dianne's song failed to chart highly in Malaysia.[11] The following year, Dianne joined fellow singers Mell Ahmad and Lii in the special Dona group project.[12] She collaborated with Ben Zulu and on the single Terkemuka,[13] and then with then new singer Ryan Deedat on the song Salima in 2018.[14]
Dianne made an appearance on the TV3 telefilm Dari Jauh in 2019.[15] She was nominated for the Best Collaborative Singer Award at the for her duet with Deedat in the song Salima.[16] The following year, she was one of 12 contestants of the third series of the Astro Ria programme .[17] Dianne switched to running a salted fish business so that she could receive another source of income during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.[18] The singles and Sandra that she recorded were released after her death.[19] [20]
Death
On the afternoon of 5 September 2020, Dianne lost control of the Haval H1 car she was driving in with her cousin on the North–South Expressway Central Link close to Subang Jaya as a result of brake issues and crashed into the left-hand side of an Nissan Almera ahead of her.[21] [22] She died as a consequence of her injuries at approximately 1 am five days later in the Intensive Care Unit of Putrajaya Hospital. Her remains was returned to Sabah and she was buried at Kampung Kauluan Islamic Cemetery, Tuaran.[23] [24] A prayer ceremony was held for her at the Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque, Putrajaya on 16 September.[25]
Notes and References
- News: Mayudin. Nur Asyikin. Sepupu Farah Nabilah, protege Dayang Nurfaizah dalam 'Mentor Legend' dan jual ikan masin antara fakta tentang Sandra Dianne. Farah Nabilah's cousin, Dayang Nurfaizah's protégé in 'Mentor Legend' and selling salted fish are among the facts about Sandra Dianne. mStar Online. Malay. 12 September 2020. 6 October 2021. 3 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201103111747/https://www.mstar.com.my/spotlight/hiburan/2020/09/12/sepupu-farah-nabilah-protege-dayang-nurfaizah-dalam-039mentor-legend039-dan-jual-ikan-masin-antara-fakta-tentang-sandra-dianne. live.
- News: Syed Mahdi. Syed Mussaddad. Tuah Pertama Sandra. Sandra's First Luck. Utusan Malaysia. Malay. 15 November 2015. dead. 6 October 2021. 11 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170311031900/http://www.utusan.com.my/hiburan/tuah-pertaman-sandra-1.158517.
- News: Othman. Kemalia. 7 July 2016. Sandra Balik Sabah, Sedia Bajet RM5,000. Malay. Sandra Balik Sabah, RM5,000 Budget Ready. mStar Online. 6 October 2021. 18 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201018074827/https://www.mstar.com.my/spotlight/hiburan/2016/07/07/sandra-sabah. live.
- News: Joseph. Oleh Georgie. Tak sia-sia mantap vokal. Not in vain steady vocals. Harian Metro. Malay. 2 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150904014749/http://www.hmetro.com.my/node/74708. 4 September 2015. dead. 6 October 2021.
- News: Atak. Feride Hikmet. Tiga Artis Mentor Legend Promosi 'Single' Baharu. Three Legend Mentor Artists New 'Single' Promotion. mStar Online. Malay. 11 September 2015. 6 October 2021. 6 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211006152041/https://www.mstar.com.my/spotlight/hiburan/2015/09/11/tiga-artis-mentor. live.
- News: Aziz. Wahi. Kesan populariti mendadak. The impact of sudden popularity. Harian Metro. Malay. 22 December 2015. 6 October 2021. 6 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211006152040/https://api.hmetro.com.my/node/101797. live.
- News: Zainal. Ramlah. Pertama kali buat persembahan di Miri. First time performing in Miri. Harian Metro. Malay. 13 April 2016. dead. 6 October 2021. 2 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210302084009/https://www.hmetro.com.my/node/130166.
- News: Omathan. Kemalia. 9 May 2016. Sandra Gembira 'Hey Kau' Terima Respons Positif Di Indonesia. Malay. Sandra Happy 'Hey Kau' Receives Positive Responses in Indonesia. 6 October 2021. 6 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211006152043/https://www.mstar.com.my/spotlight/hiburan/2016/05/09/sandra-hey-kau?la=en. live.
- News: Chua. Dennis. Sandra releases a poignant ballad. New Straits Times. 3 July 2017. 26. PressReader. 6 October 2021. 5 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211005215158/https://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/new-straits-times/20170703/281887298328829. live.
- News: Shamsudin. Rudy Imran. Dugaan bantu hayati lagu. Supposedly it helps the life of the song. Harian Metro. Malay. 11 November 2017. 6 October 2021. 13 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201113081451/https://www.hmetro.com.my/utama/2017/11/282610/dugaan-bantu-hayati-lagu. live.
- News: Nasuha. Nur. 19 April 2018. Sandra Merajuk Bawa Diri Kerana Lagu Tak Laku?. Malay. Sandra sulked carrying herself because the song didn't work. TV3. 6 October 2021. 5 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211005215200/https://www.xtra.com.my/hiburan/lagu-tak-laku-sandra-merajuk-bawa-diri/. live.
- News: Jefri. Syafil Syazwan. Sandra tak duduk diam. Sandra did not sit still. Harian Metro. Malay. 7 May 2018. dead. 6 October 2021. 25 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200225143631/https://www.hmetro.com.my/rap/2018/05/337285/sandra-tak-duduk-diam.
- News: Joseph. Georgie. Misi rakan sekampung. Village friend's mission. Harian Metro. Malay. 9 August 2018. 6 October 2021. 6 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211006152017/https://www.hmetro.com.my/utama/2018/08/366277/misi-rakan-sekampung. live.
- News: Atak. Feride Hikmet. Sandra gilap semula nama. Sandra polished the name again. Berita Harian. Malay. 19 April 2018. dead. 6 October 2021. 19 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180419051835/https://www.bharian.com.my/hiburan/selebriti/2018/04/413979/sandra-gilap-semula-nama.
- Web site: Telefilem Dari Jauh (TV3). 13 January 2019 . Telefilm Dari Jauh (TV3). MyInfotaip. Malay. 3 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210303014148/https://www.myinfotaip.com/2019/01/dari-jauh.html. live.
- News: 28 January 2019. Malam Kemuncak ERA Digital Muzik Awards 2018 Mengiktiraf Artis-Artis Tempatan. Malay. ERA Digital Music Awards 2018 Highlights Night Recognizing Local Artists. Astro. 6 October 2021. 6 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211006152016/https://corporate.astro.com.my/mediaroom-releases/malam-kemuncak-era-digital-muzik-awards-2018-mengiktiraf-artis-artis-tempatan. live.
- News: Dimensi berbeza 'Big Stage 2020' pada skala norma baharu. Different dimensions of 'Big Stage 2020' on a new norm scale. Utusan Borneo. Malay. 6 August 2020. 6 October 2021. 28 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201128203008/https://www.utusanborneo.com.my/2020/08/06/dimensi-berbeza-big-stage-2020-pada-skala-norma-baharu. live.
- News: Habibu. Sira. Ing Yeen. Oh. Aravinthan. R.. YouTube sensation Sandra selling salted fish. The Star. 12 August 2020. 6 October 2021. 26 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126102716/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/08/12/youtube-sensation-sandra-selling-salted-fish. live.
- News: Joni. Farhana. Jelaskan, naskhah akhir Sandra Dianne. Explain, the final copy of Sandra Dianne. Astro Awani. Malay. 5 October 2020. 6 October 2021. 5 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211005215045/https://www.astroawani.com/berita-hiburan/jelaskan-naskhah-akhir-sandra-dianne-262287. live.
- News: Johar. Juliana. Lagu terakhir Sandra Dianne tentang kisah cinta Ashraf Sinclair dan Bunga Citra Lestari. Sandra Dianne's last song about the love story of Ashraf Sinclair and Bunga Citra Lestari. mStar Online. Malay. 25 December 2020. 6 October 2021. 11 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210411045337/https://www.mstar.com.my/spotlight/hiburan/2020/12/25/lagu-terakhir-sandra-dianne-tentang-kisah-cinta-ashraf-sinclair-dan-bunga-citra-lestari. live.
- News: Mohd Noor. Hafidzul Hilmi. Kereta Sandra langgar tiga kereta. Sandra's car collided with three cars. Harian Metro. Malay. 6 September 2020. 6 October 2021. 12 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200912031450/https://www.hmetro.com.my/rap/2020/09/617816/kereta-sandra-langgar-tiga-kereta. live.
- News: Bernama. Sandra dies after crash. Daily Express. 12 September 2020. 6 October 2021. 29 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029210635/https://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/158275/sandra-dies-after-crash/. live.
- News: Joseph. Georgie. 11 September 2020. Jenazah Sandra dikebumi di Sabah. Harian Metro. 6 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20200912031816/https://www.hmetro.com.my/rap/2020/09/619361/jenazah-sandra-dikebumi-di-sabah. 12 September 2020.
- News: Roslan. Ashraf. 11 September 2020. Jenazah Sandra Dianne selamat dikebumikan. Sandra Dianne's body was safely buried. Astro Awani. 6 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210121114626/https://www.astroawani.com/berita-hiburan/jenazah-sandra-dianne-selamat-dikebumikan-259032. 21 January 2021.
- News: Rahman. Azwa. 17 September 2020. Majlis tahlil dan doa selamat arwah Sandra berjalan lancar mengikut SOP, keluarga ucap terima kasih. Malay. The Tahlil ceremony and prayers for Sandra's well -being went smoothly according to the SOP, the family thank you. Astro Gempak. 6 October 2021.