2.0 Background

Siti with her mother.

 Siti was born in 11 January, 1979 in Berek Polis Kg. Awah, Temerloh where she is the fourth child in a family of eight siblings to Tarudin Ismail, a police officer and Siti Salmah Bachik, a housewife. She comes from a musically inclined family; her brother, Saiful Bahri Tarudin, and her sisters Siti Norsaida and Siti Saerah are also singers. Besides, Her grandfather was a famous violinist, and her mother was a famous local traditional singer at that time.

During her childhood, she was involved in various school activities, including sports and co-curricular activities.She attended her pre-school at the Tabika Perkep, Balai Polis Kampung Awah, Temerloh where she first showcased her early singing talent at the age of six when she sang "Sirih Pinang", a Malay traditional song, at her kindergarten's certificate-receiving event. She later attended primary school at Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Clifford and followed up her secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Clifford, Kuala Lipis Pahang. In 1991, when she was 12 years old, she won one of her earliest singing competitions, with the song "Bahtera Merdeka" at the Merdeka Day Singing Contest, a local patriotic song competition. During her schooling years, she was an athlete who was active in sports especially in netball and this was evident when during the Fiesta Media Idola 2006 in Kuantan.

Moreover, Siti comes from a poor family. She used to help her mother selling kuih in the early morning of 4 am..Siti is really a tough girl and using her talent she follow her uncle, Abdul Rahim Bachik to invitational shows like wedding ceremonies and dinner parties which have helped her giving the exposure of performing live.

Siti with her best friends at school

Photo of Siti in childhood