Dato Wah Idris was honored with the e-Branding Award at the BrandLaureate Gallery at Damansara Utama

PETALING JAYA, Thursday (July 22, 2020) — Renown Malaysian singer, songwriter and composer Dato Wah Idris was honored with the e-Branding Award at the BrandLaureate Gallery at Damansara Utama yesterday.

During the ceremony, he received The World Music Icon at the inaugural BrandLaureate e-Branding Awards (to be officially launched on August 3, 2020).

Presenting the awards to him was The BrandLaureate World President DrKKJohan and Chairman Tan Sri Rainer Althoff.

The event was attended by half a dozen mainstream media from RTM, Astro Awani, Bernama TV and The New Straits Times. Earlier, they were given an impressive tour of the Brand Gallery by DrKKJohan.

Wah Idris, a recipient of three BrandLaureate Awards is certainly no stranger in the local music scene, and he is a great example of a successful brand personality who continues to persevere and make the country proud with his musical contributions.

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During the press conference, Wah Idris talked about his successful music career which spanned four decades. He has enjoyed a colourful career from a pianist to an award-winning composer and producer, from TV3 Mentor7 Judge to become a celebrity icon.

Two of his songs “Standing In The Eyes Of The World” and “Malaysia Truly Asia” are signature tunes which has gone global.

The biggest news making waves recently was the revival of his song Standing In The Eyes of the World, rearranged and sung by a group of international artists in conjunction with US Independent Day in Malaysia on July 4, 2020.

Wah Idris said it never crossed his mind that would happen, as the song was originally sung by Ella in 1998 for the Commonwealth Games (22 years ago).

“Anything is possible, and I encourage young people to continue pursuing their dreams, and never to give up their passion for music,” he said.

During the interview, World President of The BrandLaureate DrKKJohan also introduced the concept of e-branding, and spoke about the significance of the awards in honoring industry icons who continue to persevere to move their brands forward, despite the challenging times.

DrKKJohan also urges brands to come out with innovative ideas and solutions to bring their message across, and the e-Branding awards is one such example, to promote brand excelence.

DrKKJohan also urges brands to come out with innovative ideas and solutions to bring their message across, and the e-Branding awards is one such example and platform to promote brand excellence.

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