The queen has returned, only to be “disgraced”.
On the night of Anugerah Juara Lagu 34 (#AJL34), Bob Yusof had taken as representative to perform Anta Pernama on behalf of its original singer Dato’ Siti Nurhaliza.
Not only Bob’s flawless vocal had stunned the audience since his first note, who would have thought that Dato’ Siti personally made a surprise appearance on stage midway through the song!
The Malaysia’s superstar’s appearance has always been a long-anticipated one and as soon as she was hit by the spotlight, the whole crowd roared into applause!
Anta Permana @bobyusof dan @CTNurhaliza11z. AMAZINGGGGG!!! ??? #AJL34 pic.twitter.com/qYCoHTgLGA
— tv3malaysia (@tv3malaysia) February 9, 2020
But what made netizens filled with anger was how the lovable nation singer was mistreated or “disgraced” on stage as her microphone wasn’t on even though she had started singing her part! It was a thrilling moment because this was her first appearance to the awards after several years of absence.
#AJL34 had some special moments but it will forever be remembered as the AJL that did this to Dato’ Sri Siti Nurhaliza ? the disrespect! pic.twitter.com/qPebOhOVjh
— designated cat feeder (@farah_felice) February 9, 2020
#Justiceforsitinurhaliza started trending on Twitter with people expressing their dissatisfaction regarding the silly mistake.
#AJL34 Dato’ Siti Nurhaliza microphone having technical problem
Every Malaysian stress level now cannot hear Dato’ Siti voice: pic.twitter.com/5zlK5gPYUx
— lady syafinaz (@JamainSyafinaz) February 9, 2020
Dato Siti Nurhaliza, the legend herself DID NOT just made a comeback on ajl stage after a decade and yall doing her dirty like that. Yall have ONE job #AJL34
— Jazz (@mohamad_jazell) February 9, 2020
This is me when I found the person/team who screwed up during Dato Siti Nurhaliza’s appearance and qasidah solo.#AJL34 pic.twitter.com/Xv3coosMiv
— Naszeem Sanrose (@AJSanrose) February 9, 2020
However, in reply to the netizens as an apology, a video of her performance with full vocal by Dato’ Siti Nurhaliza was then uploaded hours after the actual awards ended.