Dato’ Thiagarajan K.R. Arumugam (born 3 May 1950), known by his stage name David Arumugam, is a Malaysian musician and singer who is one of the founding members of the band called Alleycats. He is the elder brother of

Loganathan Arumugam Dato’ Loganathan Arumugam (15 July 1953 – 4 June 2007), better known as Loga, was a Malaysian musician and singer who was one of the founding members of the band Alleycats. Loga was one of the lead singers of Alleycats along with his elde ...

. On 12 February 2009, David Arumugam was conferred the Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) award which carries the title of " Dato' " in conjunction with the

Sultan of Pahang Sultan of Pahang (, Jawi script, Jawi: ) is the title of the hereditary constitutional head of Pahang, Malaysia. The current sultan is Abdullah of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah. He is the Head of Islam in the state and the s ...

's 78th birthday on 24 October 2008.

Early life

David and his brother Loga were exposed to music-making through their mother, radio announcer and Carnatic classical singer, who would often bring them along to her performance sessions; particularly in town halls. Such experiences instilled a strong passion in him to play music at a very young age. He often played truant in school to do rehearsals with a band that he performed with his friends, and he eventually quit school at the age of 17 because "history and geography was not helping me in my music."

Honours

* : **

Companion of the

Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia The Most Esteemed Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia () is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country and awarded by the sovereign. The order was instituted on 15 April 1966 and gazetted on 30 June 1966 ...

(JSM) (2008) * : ** MY-PAH Order of the Crown of Pahang - Knight Companion - DIMP

Knight Companion of the

Order of the Crown of Pahang The Esteemed Order of the Crown of Pahang ( Malay: '' Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Pahang Yang Amat Mulia'') is a knighthood order of the Sultanate of Pahang. History The order was founded by Sultan Abu Bakar on 27 December 1968. It is awarded ...

(DIMP) – Dato' (2008)

Discography

Filmography

Film

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arumugam, David Companions of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia Living people Musicians from Penang Malaysian people of Indian descent Malaysian male pop singers Malaysian people of Tamil descent Malay-language singers 1950 births Malaysian funk singers Malaysian pop rock singers