3 days ago
- Entertainment
- New Straits Times
#SHOWBIZ: Melly Goeslaw gives Malaysian fans a most colourful 'Prom Night'
KUALA LUMPUR: Popular Indonesian singer-songwriter Melly Goeslaw had more than 9,000 guests dancing and singing at their seats throughout her two-and-a-half-hour concert at Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil here.
Her 9pm show organised by Icon Entertainment was the third season of "Ada Apa Dengan Melly & Friends?" which was also staged at the same venue last year.
The concert was themed "Prom Night" and saw Melly, her musicians, backup singers and dancers all dressed in colourful and fanciful costumes.
The 51-year-old artiste performed 26 songs, with several medleys.
Among the hits that she performed were "Ingin Mencintai Dan Dicintai", "Berdua Lebih Baik", "Hey Ladies", and "Ku Bahagia".
Melly also performed covers of Malaysian songs "Janji Manismu" (Datuk Aishah Ariffin), "Isabella" (Search) and "Betapa Ku Cinta Padamu" (Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza).
Her guest artistes for the evening were Aina Abdul, Nicholas Saputra and Dinda Ghania, and Radin of Era served as the master of ceremonies.
Among the artistes who attended the concert were Datuk M. Nasir, Siti Nurhaliza, Datuk Amy Search, Elite and Raffi Ahmad.
From their seats, Siti Nurhaliza joined Melly in the song "Betapa Ku Cinta Padamu" while Amy joined her in "Isabella".
Born in Bandung, Melly began singing as a backup vocalist for Elfa Secioria while she was still in secondary school.
She is the daughter of the late veteran Indonesian pop singer Melky Goeslaw.
In 1995, she formed the band Potret with her musician husband Anto Hoed.
After releasing several albums with Potret, Melly began a solo career, releasing her eponymous debut album "Melly" in 1999.
She reached the peak of her popularity in 2002 when she composed the soundtrack of the best-selling movie "Ada Apa Dengan Cinta?".
Melly's onstage persona has been compared to Icelandic pop queen Bjork, with eccentric costumes and "wild" hairstyles.
"Ada Apa Dengan Cinta?" garnered her a Citra Award at the 2004 Indonesian Film Festival.
She has written and composed more than 500 songs, produced movie soundtracks and judged reality talent contests in her three-decade career.
