Biography:

Rohana Jalil (born Dara Abdul Jalil ; 18 February 1955 – 20 June 2023) is a Malaysian female singer. He was also the winner of the Bintang RTM competition on January 13, 1981 which was held at the Auditorium Besar, Angkasapuri . ^[1]

He used to entertain people at weddings and parties before participating in the competition. In addition, he also used to work at the club to support his family. He had also participated in the competition in Johor Bahru twice, but failed both times. In 1979, he decided to migrate to Kuala Lumpur to try his luck again. He also did not expect to win the competition because his previous attempts failed. ^[2] At that point, solo participants consisted of eight people while group participants consisted of four groups. He received a round trophy and $2000 in cash from the Minister of Information, Dato’Mohamed Rahmat . He has also expressed his desire to reporters to become a famous singer of international status. ^[3]

Death: He died at 11:33 pm on 20 June 2023 at Chancellor Tuanku Muhriz Hospital, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia due to intestinal leakage and bacterial infection. He was buried at the Islamic Cemetery USJ22.

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