Adnan Abu Hassan

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abu Hassan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Adnan.

Datuk Adnan bin Abu Hassan (6 January 1959 – 18 March 2016) was a Malaysian composer and musician. He is considered to be among the top notch individuals developing the Malaysian music industry.

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Adnan Abu Hassan DSDK
Adnan in 2010
Born	Adnan bin Abu Hassan (1959-01-06)6 January 1959 Alor Setar, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died	18 March 2016(2016-03-18) (aged 57) Hospital Selayang, Selayang, Selangor, Malaysia
Resting place	Kampung Sungai Ramal, Muslim Cemetery Kajang, Selangor
Nationality	Malaysian
Alma mater	Berklee College of Music
Occupations	Composer music producer recording producer musician lyricist
Years active	1980–2016
Spouses	Dg. Sitti Aminah Datu Bachtiyal (m. 1994-2009) , Rozinor Hafiza Mohd Fauzi (m. 2008-2016)
Children	Aiman Zamir Adnan, Aina Zamira Adnan, Adrian Zahir Adnan
Musical career
Genres	Pop R&B Soul Jazz Ballad
Instruments	Vocals guitar piano
Labels	WEA Records Suria Records BMG Music

Education

He held a bachelor's degree from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He started his career as a lecturer in the Universiti Teknologi Mara.

Career

Siti Nurhaliza was one of Adnan's proteges.

Soon after the graduation, he became the A&R Director for CBS Records, Managing Director of Happy Records and Suria Records. Soon he became the Director of A&R for both BMG Music and Delima Records.

He was appointed as the Principal and Director of Jam Music Centre, Album Producer and Composer, who is also the Creative Director for Jam/Treeman Corporation. Malaysian popular singers such as Siti Nurhaliza, Fauziah Latiff, Dayang Nurfaizah and Misha Omar were once his apprentices before their rise into popularity. He was the Managing Director of SRD Villa Record.

He was also known for his appearance in the Akademi Fantasia reality singing contest as the vocal coach for the first three seasons.

Achievements

Adnan won the Best Song in the Anugerah Juara Lagu with the song Jerat Percintaan by Siti Nurhaliza, in 1996, and the song Bunga-bunga Cinta by Misha Omar in 2003.

Death

Adnan Abu Hassan died on 18 March 2016 at the age of 57 in the Selayang Hospital after suffering from a stroke. His body was laid to rest at the Kampung Sungai Ramal Dalam Muslim Cemetery in Kajang, Selangor.

Awards

• 1986: 6th Malaysia Film Festival - Best Music
• 1987: 7th Malaysia Film Festival - Best Music Arrangement

Filmography

As composer

• 1984: Matinya Seorang Patriot
• 1986: Ali Setan
• 1989: Ujang
• 1989: Anak Sarawak
• 1990: Rentak Desa
• 1992: Interlud
• 1995: Sayang Salmah

As theme song performer

• 1989: Anak Sarawak
• 2007: Cinta Yang Satu

External links

• Adnan Abu Hassan at IMDb
• Akedemi Fantasia Teacher's Profile
• Sinema Malaysia
• Kedah Born Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine