Elizabeth Applunius A Malaysian Singer & Songwriter. Also known as Esther Applunius or Esther OIAM was born in 12 April 1987. Originally from

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. She has been in the entertainment industry, since she was 9 years old. And has won various competition in Malaysia and abroad.

Career

At the age of 10, Applunius was Sabah champion in the RTM singing contest Bintang Kecil. In 2009, she reached the final of the Malaysian TV reality show '' One in a Million'' and many expected her to win. However, she gained second place after

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. In 2016, she won the first prize of RM39,999 in the Star Search 999 Singing Competition, an event organised by the Sabah-Labuan Motion Picture Traders and Entertainment Association (Slamptea). Apart from her television appearances in ''One in a Million'', Esther has entered and won many singing competitions since she started performing in 1998, including the 2005 Sugandoi Kaamatan singing contest, and the 2008 PERTISA Award for the most popular singer in Sabah in the women's category. She has also been a member of several bands, including D'Illusions, and has performed in a number of venues in Kota Kinabalu, the state capital of Sabah.

Recordings

*2005 - Esther Applunius Vol. 1 (Album) *2009 - Menggapai mimpi (Single) *2010 - Selalu (Album) *2011 - Catch me *2013 - Sipi - Sipi (Single) *2014 - Aku (Single) *2016 - 1 Dalam 2 (Single) *2017 - If only you knew (Single) *2020 - ALFIAN (Single) *2024 - Suba sayau belama (Single) *2025 - Dulu suka sayang (Single)

One in a Million (OIAM)

In December 2008, Esther auditioned for the third season of the reality TV singing competition '' One in a Million'' on 8TV, and reached the final of the competition. The following shows her progress through the competition:

Performances and results

Anugerah Juara Carta Lagu Artis Sabah RTM

In March 2011 she was the winner of the "Anugerah Juara Carta Lagu Artis Sabah" competition for her performance of the newly released song ''Selalu'' (''Always''), taken from her second album. The competition, organised by Sabah Radio Television Malaysia, encourages performers not only to sing, but also to write their own songs; the winning song ''Selalu'' is Esther's first major success in musical composition.

Anugerah Juara Carta Lagu Artis Sabah RTM

7 March 2020. She again won the "Anugerah Juara Carta Lagu Artis Sabah" competition season 13 for her own song composition ''ALFIAN'', she got champion, the best vocal, and longest Running Song No.1 in Sabah FM, 42 Weeks.

Tournament/Championships

*1998 - RTM Bintang Kecil State & National, Kuching Sarawak (Champion) *2005 - KDCA Sugandoi Kaamatan State Singing Competition (Champion) *2009 - One In A Million Reality TV 8,Season 3 (1st Runner Up) *2011 - RTM Anugerah Carta Lagu Artis Sabah, Season 4 (Champion & Best Vocal Award) *2013 - RTM Anugerah Carta Lagu Popular Kadazan, Season 4 (1st Runner Up & Best Performance Award) *2014 - RTM Anugerah Carta Lagu Artis Sabah, Season 4 (Longest Running Song No.1 in Sabah FM) *2016 - “The Esther’s Band”, Hard Rock Rising Battle Of The Band, Kk (Champion) *2016 - Star Search 999, The Biggest Chinese Singing Competition Rm39,999, KK(Champion) *2017 - Malaysia Championships Of Performing Arts, Kuala Lumpur (Gold Medal) *2017 - World Championships Of Performing Arts, Los Angeles, USA (Gold Medal) *2020 - RTM Anugerah Carta Lagu Artis Sabah, Season 4 (Champion, Best Vocal Award, Longest Running Song No.1 in Sabah FM, 42 Weeks) *2024 - One In A Million Reality TV 3, Season 4 (Top 20)

Awards

*2008 - PERTISA Award (Recipient Most Popular Female Singer) *2009 - PARAS Award (Nominess For Most Popular Female Singer) *2015 - Sabah Artistes Award (Recipient Jasamu Dikenang) *2015 - Malam Seribu Bintang P.175 Papar (Recipient Jasamu Dikenang) *2016 - KDCA Huguan Siou Award (Recipient Most Popular Kadazan Female Artist) *2019 - KDCA Huguan Siou Award (Recipient Most Outstanding Achievement Artist) *2022 - 100 Wanita Sumber Inspirasi Sabah 2020/2021 *2023 - Pingat Perkhidmatan Terbaik (PPT), TYT

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Applunius, Esther 1987 births Living people 21st-century Malaysian women singers People from Sabah Kadazan-Dusun people Malay-language singers One in a Million (Malaysian TV series) participants Malaysian people of Chinese descent Malaysian Christians