Saloma

Biduanita Negara Puan Sri Datin Amar Salmah binti Ismail, AMN better known as Primadona Saloma (22 January 1935 – 25 April 1983) was a Singaporean-Malaysian singer, film actress, trendsetter and a fashion icon who became well known in the late 1950s. She was the second daughter in her family. Her older sister is actress Siti Mariam Ismail (stage name Mariani) and actress-singer Aminah Ismail (stage name Mimi Loma) is her younger sister. Saloma was the third wife of the multi-talented film actor, director, singer, songwriter, composer and producer Tan Sri Datuk Amar P. Ramlee. In her early career, Saloma was only known for her songs and minor character in the 50's films, but after playing a major role in the films 'Azimat' (1958) and 'Kaki Kuda' (1958), she began to expand her career as a film actress. She acted in various films such as Seniman Bujang Lapok (1961), Ragam P.Ramlee (1964) and Ahmad Albab (1968). Saloma was awarded the title Biduanita Pertama Negara (First National Songbird) in 1978 and the title Puan Sri in 1990.