KUALA LUMPUR: Popular singer Dayang Nurfaizah was awarded the BrandLaureate Grand Master Brand Icon Leadership Awards 2017 last night at the BrandLaureate Brand Icon Leadership Awards gala dinner.
The sultry-voiced entertainer considered her win as recognition for her contributions towards the local music industry thus far.
“As an art practitioner, I’m honoured to receive this award together with other icons from various fields,” she said.
“It’s great that the organisers see that a singer like me is able to continuously develop and build on her own branding, which is perfect for this year’s theme: A Life of Significance.”
Other recipients of the award category include former Malaysian track athlete Datuk Marina Chin, diver Cheong Jun Hoong, sprinter Khairul Hafiz Jantan, bowler Shalin Zulkifli and Singaporean swimmer Joseph Schooling.
The BrandLaureate Brand Icon Leadership Awards recognise leaders who are in a league of their own and whose achievements have contributed significantly to the development of their countries and communities.
The event was organised by the Asia Pacific Brands Foundation and the gala dinner was held at the Majestic Hotel here.