Indonesian artiste Bunga Citra Lestari was unable to maintain again her tears whereas singing 12 Tahun Terindah during her Blossom Intimate Concert on the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre final Friday (Jan 27).
According to Bunga, 12 Tahun Terindah was a really troublesome track to carry out because it was written as tribute for her late husband, Malaysian actor Ashraf Sinclair, who handed away from a coronary heart assault in February 2020.
“I’ve by no means carried out this track dwell in Malaysia. Even in Jakarta, I couldn’t convey myself to sing it at each occasion as I wanted nice power to accomplish that,” the 39-year-old mentioned at a press convention final November.
The stage for 12 Tahun Terindah was very intimate, that includes a slideshow of photographs of Bunga collectively together with her late husband. The singer may very well be seen wiping away tears mid-performance.
Despite feeling emotional, Bunga shared that she needed this track to be remembered not as one thing heartbreaking, however as a tribute to Ashraf.
“Tonight, I need to share with everybody right here the gorgeous moments I made with Ashraf for the previous 12 years. I need this track to have a good time the 12 years of happiness Allah SWT has blessed me with,” she defined.
The Cinta Pertama singer additionally admitted that returning to Malaysia was a nerve-racking expertise as she made a lot of stunning recollections since assembly Ashraf right here in 2007.
“I used to be truly fairly nervous as a result of returning to Malaysia is not one thing straightforward, but it surely’s a second that I’ve been ready for because it’s my second dwelling,” she mentioned.
Bunga carried out over 20 songs at her two-hour live performance, together with Cinta Sejati, Sunny, Menghapus Jejakmu and Saat Kau Pergi.
She additionally shocked the viewers after inviting her 12-year-old son, Noah Aidan Sinclair, to carry out together with her onstage for the closing track, Dance Tonight.
The live performance was attended by Ashraf’s mother and father, Mohamed Anthony John Sinclair and Khadijah Abdul Rahman, and his sister Aishah Sinclair.
Bunga tied the knot with Ashraf in November 2008. The chemistry the couple shared was so palpable that in 2012, they received the “Favourite Couple” award on the Yahoo! OMG Awards.
Ashraf Sinclair’s mother and father and son additionally attended the live performance. Photo: Bangsawan Pictures
