Hajjah Laila Sari , born Nurlaila Sari Jahrotuljannah, is an Indonesian comedian and singer of rock and childrens songs. She has been nicknamed the energetic old lady for her onstage persona.
Sari was born Nurlaila Sari Jahrotuljannah in Padang Panjang, West Sumatra, onNovember 1935. Her father died when she was two, and the following year her grandparents took her from her singer mother Amak to live on Java. There, she was raised in a devout Muslim environment. She went back to live her mother and new stepfather at the age of nine, then160 after a period disapproving of her mothers singing career for religious reasons and studying ballet160 began singing as an easy way to earn money. She made her debut by singing at a wedding party in Pontianak, West Kalimantan with her parents.
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