Saloma
Sign in to saveSalmah binti Ismail (Jawi: سلمه بنت إسماعيل; ‎ 22 January 1935 – 25 April 1983), better known by her stage name Saloma, was a Singaporean-Malaysian singer, film actress, trendsetter and a fashion icon who became well known in the late 1950s.
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(1) Puan Sri Salmah binti Ismail, known as Saloma (22 January 1935 - 25 April 1983) was a Malaysian film actress and singer. She was the third wife of the film actor, director, singer, and songwriter Tan Sri P. Ramlee. After her death on 25th April 1983 at Assunta Hospital, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, Saloma was buried in Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur next to the grave of her husband, P. Ramlee. In 2003, in honour of her contributions to the Malaysian entertainment indust
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- Yang Berbahagia Puan Sri Datin Amar
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- Saloma
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- File:Saloma.jpg
- Person.birth_name
- Salmah binti Ismail
- Person.birth_place
- Pasir Panjang, Singapore, Straits Settlements, British Malaya
- Person.death_place
- Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- Person.resting_place
- Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Person.occupation
- Singer, actress and model
- Person.years_active
- 1950–1983
- Person.children
- 1 son
- Person.father
- Ismail bin Osman
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13 sectionsContents
- Family and early life
- Career
- Early career: 1949–1953
- Restart: 1954–1960
- International success: 1961–1968
- Personal life
- Legacy
- Discography
- Albums
- Filmography
- Film
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Salmah binti Ismail (Jawi: سلمه بنت إسماعيل; ‎ 22 January 1935 – 25 April 1983), better known by her stage name Saloma, was a Singaporean-Malaysian singer, film actress, trendsetter and a fashion icon who became well known in the late 1950s.
Saloma was well known for her singing ability, which was depicted as "lemak merdu", (a full, rather thick but sweet voice). She was signed with EMI music records and since then released numerous EP's such as Dendang Saloma (1957), Bunga Negara (1963) and Aslirama (1972). Some of her most popular songs throughout her career included ‘Selamat Pengantin Baru’ and ‘Bila Larut Malam’.
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1935 births1983 deaths20th-century Malaysian actresses20th-century Malaysian women singersDeaths from liver failureEMI Records artistsMalay Film Productions contract playersMalay-language singersMalaysian film actressesMalaysian people of Malay descentMerdeka Film Productions contract playersParlophone artists