Yuna or Yunalis Zara’ai needs no introduction among Malaysians and even international music fans ever since she broke into the international music scene in 2011.
Yuna continues to be our best export to the global music scene with the announcement that she is in line to bag the prestigious E! People’s Choice Award!
In a world where K-pop takes centre stage, Yuna comfortably dominating in her lane, receiving recognition through nominations in the Bella Awards, BET Awards, MTV Iggy Awards, Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, Rolling Stones’s 20 Best R&B Albums of 2016, MTV Europe Music Awards and most recently, the E! People’s Choice Awards in the Most Inspiring Asian Woman 2019 category.
Trust us when we say that the list just goes on and on and on!
Standing alongside Asia’s most celebrated names of today such as Indian singer and actress Alia Bhatt, Thai’s model/actress Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, South Korean singer CL, UNCHR Ambassador/actress Praya Lundberg, South Korean actress Jung Yu-Mi, Indonesian actress Raline Shah and actress Zhou Dongyu, it’s definitely an honour for our superstar!
In the category of Most Inspiring Asian Women of 2019 category, the nominees are not only judged on their success in respective fields but are also their hard work and contribution to the global society.
In a short write up featured on E!, Yuna is seen as “An inspiration to a generation of young women with her songs and style” — after becoming the first Muslim musician signed under David Foster’s label Verve Records.
With votes coming to a close, we are sure that Malaysians will be proud of her achievements whether or not she manages to bag the title.
Go Yuna go!
Watch the 2019 E! People’s Choice Awards Monday, 11 November to see whether or not our starlet bags her latest international accolade on E!
Also read: Yuna Makes Malaysia Proud By Getting Nominated At MTV EMA For The FOURTH Time