Rul Azhar from the Northern Zone wins Bintang P. Ramlee 2026 with “Derita”, taking home RM20,000 after outperforming five finalists in Kuching
KUCHING: Rul Azhar or Mohamad Faqhrul Azhar Mohamad Zabandi from the Northern Zone won the Bintang P. Ramlee 2026 competition, with the song Derita.
He took home RM20,000 in cash along with a trophy and certificate after defeating five other finalists in the competition held at Arena Gemilang, DeTAR Putra, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), tonight.
Mahathir Zailani from the Sarawak Zone emerged as the runner-up and received RM15,000 in cash, a trophy and a certificate, while the third place went to Jeffryzan Jamil from the Sabah Zone, who took home RM10,000 in cash, a trophy and a certificate.
Meanwhile, Mohd Ridzuan Md Taib from the Southern Zone won the Best Performance award, which won him RM2,000 in cash, a trophy and a certificate.
Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg attended the event and presented the prizes to the winners.
Also present were Sarawak Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, and Ministry of Communications secretary-general Datuk Abdul Halim Hamzah.