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Thursday, January 31, 2008

Rosli Khamis (Loloq) Dies

Award-winning songwriter Rosli Khamis, better known as Loloq, died at the Damansara Specialist Hospital here on Wednesday, following an operation on Monday to remove a blood clot in his brain.

Loloq, 50, frequently collaborated with singer, songwriter and composer M. Nasir.

Among Loloq's famous songs are Andalusia and Bonda (performed by M. Nasir), Aladin and Cinta Dewa Dewi (Spider), Dewi (Hattan), Awan Yang Terpilu (Ning Baizura), Nafas Cinta (Misha Omar), and Angan dan Sedar (Mawi).

Loloq also composed the song Demi Semangat Kesukanan which was sung by Lynn Ali for the 2001 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur.

The Singapore-born songwriter also acted in films such as Zombi Kampung Pisang, Embun, Senario Lang Buana and Man Laksa. Apart from writing the script for the films Orang Minyak and the soon-to-be-filmed Aduh Saliha he was also a judge and critic on reality TV shows Bintang Kecil and Akademi Fantasia.

Loloq is survived by wife Hariah Yaacob and three children - Krsty Nur, 11, Jaevn Nur, 8 dan Yasha Nur, 6.

He was buried Wednesday at the Muslim cemetery in Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh.