Sandra Dianne
ساندرا ديانة‎
Sandra interviewed on MeleTOP in 2016.
Sandra interviewed on MeleTOP in 2016.
Background information
Birth nameAlessandra Dianne Ampuria
Born(1994-09-16)16 September 1994
Tuaran, Sabah, Malaysia
Died11 September 2020(2020-09-11) (aged 25)
Putrajaya, Malaysia
Genres
  • Ballad
  • Pop
  • R&B
Occupation(s)Singer, actor
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2014–2020
Labels
  • Indigital Music
  • Sony Music Malaysia

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.[1][3] Dianne was brought up a Muslim,[3] and was a cousin of the actress Farah Nabilah.[1] 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.[2][4] She began to write music when she was 14 years of age and she did not have formal education in this field.[5]

Music career

When she was 20 years old in 2014, she took part in the TV3 reality television programme Mentor Legend, and was eliminated in the first week of the contest.[3] Dianne's debut single, "Hey! Kau", was released in June 2015 and received radio airplay in Malaysia and was charted on multiple radio lists.[6] She received the Red Box Award as the song "Hey! Kau" was one of the 10 most popular songs in Malaysia during 2016.[7] That same year, Dianne performed the song on Muzik Muzik, although she failed to qualify for the music competition Anugerah Juara Lagu.[8]

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.[9] That same year, her second single, "Ku Tak Mahu Cinta", was released.[10] She released the ballad single Aku dan Kekasih in July 2017 so that she could challenge herself because ballads required more expression of emotion than pop songs.[4] 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.[7] 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 Zizi Kirana on the single Terkemuka,[13][14] and then with then new singer Ryan Deedat on the song Salima in 2018.[11][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 ERA Digital Music Awards 2018 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 Big Stage.[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 Jelaskan 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.[22] 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mayudin, Nur Asyikin (12 September 2020). "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] (in Malay). mStar Online. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 Syed Mahdi, Syed Mussaddad (15 November 2015). "Tuah Pertama Sandra" [Sandra's First Luck]. Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Archived from the original on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Othman, Kemalia (7 July 2016). "Sandra Balik Sabah, Sedia Bajet RM5,000" [Sandra Balik Sabah, RM5,000 Budget Ready] (in Malay). mStar Online. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  4. 1 2 Chua, Dennis (3 July 2017). "Sandra releases a poignant ballad". New Straits Times. p. 26. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021 – via PressReader.
  5. ↑ Joseph, Oleh Georgie (2 September 2015). "Tak sia-sia mantap vokal" [Not in vain steady vocals]. Harian Metro (in Malay). Archived from the original on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  6. ↑ Atak, Feride Hikmet (11 September 2015). "Tiga Artis Mentor Legend Promosi 'Single' Baharu" [Three Legend Mentor Artists New 'Single' Promotion] (in Malay). mStar Online. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. 1 2 Shamsudin, Rudy Imran (11 November 2017). "Dugaan bantu hayati lagu" [Supposedly it helps the life of the song]. Harian Metro (in Malay). Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  8. ↑ Aziz, Wahi (22 December 2015). "Kesan populariti mendadak" [The impact of sudden popularity]. Harian Metro (in Malay). Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  9. ↑ Zainal, Ramlah (13 April 2016). "Pertama kali buat persembahan di Miri" [First time performing in Miri]. Harian Metro (in Malay). Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  10. ↑ Omathan, Kemalia (9 May 2016). "Sandra Gembira 'Hey Kau' Terima Respons Positif Di Indonesia" [Sandra Happy 'Hey Kau' Receives Positive Responses in Indonesia] (in Malay). Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  11. 1 2 Nasuha, Nur (19 April 2018). "Sandra Merajuk Bawa Diri Kerana Lagu Tak Laku?" [Sandra sulked carrying herself because the song didn't work] (in Malay). TV3. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  12. ↑ Jefri, Syafil Syazwan (7 May 2018). "Sandra tak duduk diam" [Sandra did not sit still]. Harian Metro (in Malay). Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  13. ↑ Joseph, Georgie (9 August 2018). "Misi rakan sekampung" [Village friend's mission]. Harian Metro (in Malay). Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  14. 1 2 Atak, Feride Hikmet (19 April 2018). "Sandra gilap semula nama" [Sandra polished the name again]. Berita Harian (in Malay). Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "Telefilem Dari Jauh (TV3)" [Telefilm Dari Jauh (TV3)] (in Malay). MyInfotaip. 13 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021.
  16. ↑ "Malam Kemuncak ERA Digital Muzik Awards 2018 Mengiktiraf Artis-Artis Tempatan" [ERA Digital Music Awards 2018 Highlights Night Recognizing Local Artists] (in Malay). Astro. 28 January 2019. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  17. ↑ "Dimensi berbeza 'Big Stage 2020' pada skala norma baharu" [Different dimensions of 'Big Stage 2020' on a new norm scale]. Utusan Borneo (in Malay). 6 August 2020. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  18. ↑ Habibu, Sira; Ing Yeen, Oh; Aravinthan, R. (12 August 2020). "YouTube sensation Sandra selling salted fish". The Star. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  19. ↑ Joni, Farhana (5 October 2020). "Jelaskan, naskhah akhir Sandra Dianne" [Explain, the final copy of Sandra Dianne] (in Malay). Astro Awani. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  20. ↑ Johar, Juliana (25 December 2020). "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] (in Malay). mStar Online. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  21. ↑ Mohd Noor, Hafidzul Hilmi (6 September 2020). "Kereta Sandra langgar tiga kereta" [Sandra's car collided with three cars]. Harian Metro (in Malay). Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  22. 1 2 Bernama (12 September 2020). "Sandra dies after crash". Daily Express. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  23. ↑ Joseph, Georgie (11 September 2020). "Jenazah Sandra dikebumi di Sabah". Harian Metro. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  24. ↑ Roslan, Ashraf (11 September 2020). "Jenazah Sandra Dianne selamat dikebumikan" [Sandra Dianne's body was safely buried]. Astro Awani. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  25. ↑ Rahman, Azwa (17 September 2020). "Majlis tahlil dan doa selamat arwah Sandra berjalan lancar mengikut SOP, keluarga ucap terima kasih" [The Tahlil ceremony and prayers for Sandra's well -being went smoothly according to the SOP, the family thank you]. Astro Gempak (in Malay). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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