Bintang P. Ramlee 2026: Rul Azhar takes home RM20,000 as champion

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KUCHING: Rul Azhar (Mohamad Faqhrul Azhar Mohamad Zabandi) emerged champion of Bintang P. Ramlee 2026 after delivering a winning performance of “Derita” at the grand finale held at Arena Gemilang, DeTAR Putra, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), here on Sunday (Oct 11).

Representing the Northern Zone, he took home RM20,000 in cash, a trophy and a certificate.

The event was attended by Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, who presented prizes to the winners.

MahaZail (Mahathir Zailani) of the Sarawak Zone, who performed “Senyap dan Sunyi”, secured second place, while Ejan Ramlee (Jeffryzan Jamil) of the Sabah Zone, with “Gelang Suasa”, finished third.

P. Arwan (Mohd Ridzuan Md Taib) of the Southern Zone won the Best Performance award for his rendition of “Getaran Jiwa” and secured the first consolation prize.

The second and third consolation prizes went to Mus Ramlee (Mohammad Mushawwir Abdul Rani) of the Central Zone, who performed “Seri Bunian”, and Hasnul Hassan (Mohamad Hasnul Hassan) of the Eastern Zone, who sang “Bila”.

Adding glamour to the grand finale, Tony Eusoff and Nabila Huda hosted the event, while invited artistes Aina Abdul, Amir Masri and Danie Hasbullah entertained the audience with special performances.

Nur Hijrah Yahya, Roxy Izzy and Azie Mustapha also joined the finalists in a special group performance.

Bintang P. Ramlee is a biennial singing competition organised by Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) in collaboration with the Sarawak government.

The competition was first held in Sarawak in 1988 before expanding to the national level in 1993.

International participation was introduced in 2016, while the 2026 edition featured six representatives from local zones.

Also present were Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, Ministry of Communications Secretary-General Datuk Abdul Halim Hamzah and other dignitaries.