Estranged tops in Juara Lagu

KUALA LUMPUR: Estranged bagged the top honour of the night when Itu Kamu was hailed the best song of the year at the Anugerah Juara Lagu 22 at Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil last night.

The band, which also won in the pop/rock category, received a total of RM37,000, including RM25,000 for the best song.

Nora, with her song Samudera composed by Johan Nawawi and Fedtri Yahya, won in the ethnic creative category while Sahri, who sang Izinku Pergi (composed by Azlan Abu Hassan and Sulu Sarawak) on behalf of Kaer, the song’s original singer, won in the ballad category.

Fabulous duo Jaclyn Victor and Lah VE won best vocals for their song Ceritera Cinta (composed by Ross Ariffin and Habsah Hassan), beating others such as Datuk Siti Nurhaliza, Nora, Aishah and Misha Omar.

The best performance went to Mawi who sang Angan dan Sedar, composed by M. Nasir and Loloq.