{{Expand Malay}} {{Short description|Malaysian singer, songwriter and actress (born 1982)}} {{Malay name|Samihah Aisah|Omar| note = on}} {{Infobox person | name = Misha Omar | image = Misha Omar.jpg | caption = Misha Omar at the Sudirman Tribute Concert stage April 2007. | birth_name = Samihah Aisah binti Omar | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|1|6|df=yes}} | occupation = {{flatlist| * Singer * songwriter * record producer * lyricist * actress * model * lawyer * businesswoman }} | years_active = 2002–present | birth_place = Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia | spouse = {{marriage|Firoz Ezzwan Rossly|2014}} | children = 3 <!-- Jangan masukkan nama anak beliau di sini kerana mereka tidak terkenal. --> | relatives = | parents = Omar Ismail <br /> Zainan Mat. Nor | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | background = solo_singer | genre = {{flatlist| * Pop * R&B * pop rock }} | instrument = Vocals | label = Sony Music Malaysia (2002-present) }} }} '''Samihah Aisah bint Omar''' (born 6 January 1982), known professionally as '''Misha Omar''', is a Malaysian pop singer, songwriter and actress. She has won won 8 Anugerah Juara Lagu trophies, 5 Anugerah Industri Muzik, 3 Anugerah Era & a trophy each from the Malaysia Film Festival and the Berita Harian Popular Bintang Award. She is from Machang, Kelantan and began her career in the field of voice since she was 19 years old after participating in the Bintang RTM 2001 competition.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MH |date=2020-07-02 |title="Saya Pernah Katakan Padanya Kalau Dia Masih Ingat...," - Ramlah Ram Cerita Satu Situasi Bersama Misha Omar Di Bintang RTM 2001 Yang Pasti Ramai Tak Tahu |url=https://www.mediahiburan.my/saya-pernah-katakan-padanya-kalau-dia-masih-ingat-ramlah-ram-cerita-satu-situasi-bersama-misha-omar-di-bintang-rtm-2001-yang-pasti-ramai-tak-tahu/ |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=Media Hiburan |language=ms}}</ref> Her popularity peaked after achieving success with the song Bunga-bunga Cinta, and continued to remain popular until she was on par with the popularity of other female singers such as Siti Nurhaliza, Dayang Nurfaizah, Liza Hanim, Ning Baizura and Jaclyn Victor, becoming one of the most influential and best-selling female singers in the 2000s.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Omar |first=Aref |date=2020-09-11 |title=#Showbiz: Misha Omar praises Siti 'a legend who never gives up' |publisher= New Straits Times |language=en |url=https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2020/09/623824/showbiz-misha-omar-praises-siti-legend-who-never-gives |access-date=2022-01-10}}</ref>
Misha is also one of the few Malaysian artists who has managed to make a name for herself in Asia, especially after winning the gold award at the Asian Music Awards in Shanghai in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anugerah Emas dorong Misha lebih cemerlang {{!}} KLiK |url=https://www.klik.com.my/item/story/2108126/anugerah-emas-dorong-misha-lebih-cemerlang |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=www.klik.com.my}}</ref> Misha has been nominated for the MTV Asia Awards twice<ref>{{Cite web |title=Misha Omar from Malaysia, a nominee, arrives at the "MTV Asia Awards... |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/misha-omar-from-malaysia-a-nominee-arrives-at-the-mtv-asia-news-photo/2981814 |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=Getty Images |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mtv Asia Awards Pictures and Photos - Getty Images |url=https://www.gettyimages.ie/photos/mtv-asia-awards?family=editorial&page=8&phrase=mtv%2520asia%2520awards&sort=mostpopular |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=www.gettyimages.ie}}</ref> and was selected to perform at the MTV World Stage in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-08 |title=MTV World Stage Malaysia returns this 12 September |website=theHive.Asia |url=https://www.thehive.asia/2015/07/mtv-world-stage-malaysia-returns-this.html |access-date=2022-01-10 |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110073718/https://www.thehive.asia/2015/07/mtv-world-stage-malaysia-returns-this.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She is also the first Malaysian artist to have a Vevo account on YouTube and her songs were also among the earliest Malaysian songs to be sold on iTunes<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-15 |title=Profile Misha Omar {{!}} Sensasi Selebriti |url=https://www.budiey.com/profile-misha-omar/ |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=www.budiey.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Misha Omar |url=https://www.top-charts.com/artist-detail/misha-omar |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=www.top-charts.com |language=en}}</ref> and she is a pioneer in the use of high-tech microphones among local A-grade artists.
==Early life and education== Misha is the fourth of seven children to an ethnic Malay couple, Omar Ismail, a civil servant, and Zainan Mohd Nor, a housewife, the latter in whom also has several children from a previous marriage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mstar.com.my/spotlight/hiburan/2020/06/25/abang-misha-omar-meninggal-dunia-peminat-banjiri-ucapan-takziah|title=Abang Misha Omar meninggal dunia, peminat banjiri ucapan takziah|publisher=MStar|date=25 June 2020|language=my|access-date=29 March 2025|archive-date=29 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250329061457/https://www.mstar.com.my/spotlight/hiburan/2020/06/25/abang-misha-omar-meninggal-dunia-peminat-banjiri-ucapan-takziah|url-status=live}}</ref> Misha completed her schooling at Kubang Kerian Secondary School 1, Kota Bharu, Kelantan in 1999 and continued her studies in management at Universiti Tun Abdul Razak in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2005/02/26/misha-a-loan-defaulter-too|title=Misha a loan defaulter, too|work=The Star|access-date=29 March 2025}}</ref> Misha has been interested in singing since she was a child and often sang karaoke with her family in Kampung Bayam Guchil, Kota Bharu, where her first favorite pop song was the song Menaruh Harapan (Zaiton Sameon).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myartis.com/2011/10/nostalgia-misha-omar.html|title=Nostalgia Misha Omar|access-date=2025-03-29|archive-date=2025-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250329061457/http://www.myartis.com/2011/10/nostalgia-misha-omar.html|url-status=live}}</ref> As a teenager, Misha began to be interested in singers Fauziah Latiff and Liza Hanim because of the softness of their voices that resonated with sentimental rhythms, to the point that Misha often sang their songs in the bathroom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eh.my/artikel/hiburan/nothing-comes-easy-fauziah-latiff/|title="Nothing Comes Easy,"- Fauziah Latiff|website=em.my|language=ms}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUC60uAaPwg|title=Misha Omar Kagumi Liza Hanim dan Datuk Sheila Majid|author=Sinar|website=YouTube|date=27 September 2021|language=ms}}</ref> Misha also revealed that when she was a teenager, she was interested in pop music performed by Amy Mastura, as well as admiring the versatile artist's acting talent.<ref>{{cite web|date=15 January 2019 |title=BINTANG MINGGU INI / MISHA OMAR / IDAYU / AMY MASTURA/JIHAN |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCT9NO6pFVU&t=2163s |website=YouTube}}</ref>
==Discography== ;Studio albums * Misha (2002) * Aksara (2004) * Misha Omar (2008)
;EPs * Set Pilihan Misha (2012)
;Compilation albums * Dia...Misha (2011) * Hits Terbaik - Misha Omar dan Jaclyn Victor (2015)
==References== {{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Misha Omar}} Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:People from Kota Bharu Category:Malaysian people of Malay descent Category:Malaysian Muslims Category:Malaysian women singer-songwriters Category:21st-century Malaysian women singers Category:Malaysian film actresses Category:Malaysian television actresses Category:Bintang RTM participants Category:Sony Music artists