Juwita Suwito
Juwita Suwito
Kuala Lumpur, MY
Pop / Pop rock / Power Pop
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Juwita's debut solo album, ‘Brand New World' was awarded ‘Best Local English Album' at the prestigious AIM (Malaysian Music Industry) Awards in 2005. She was also nominated for ‘Best Female Vocal Performance in an Album' that same year, along with 2 other nominations in different categories.
Juwita's journey in the professional music scene began in her late teens as a backing vocalist for leading Malaysian artistes at gigs, mega concerts and prominent award shows. It was during this time that she developed her personal versatility and was often called upon to record song demos for East Asian publishing houses. In fact, it was demos such as these which were eventually released and unexpectedly caught the attention of many a curious listener. One example is her rendition of “Breathe Again”, published by Warner Music Taiwan in a Soundtrack for Mandarin TV drama series ‘The Outsiders'.
In 2004, Juwita was entrusted with the task of coaching the finalists of the inaugural 'Malaysian Idol', and was also signed on for the second season. In the following years, Juwita guest coached on reality shows 'One in a Million' and 'Mentor', and was recently enlisted on the LG MyStarz mentoring team consisting of Malaysia's top musicians.
Since the release of her debut solo album, Juwita has performed at numerous events, youth rallies and concerts in Peninsular & East Malaysia and Singapore. In November 2005, she had her first Australian Mini Tour during which she performed and presented an 'Angel' award at the National Gospel Music Awards in Canberra. Her second Australian Mini Tour in July 2006 was with the first Malaysian Idol Jaclyn Victor. Together they performed in Adelaide, Melbourne and at the Mt.Buller Ski Resort. In May 2007, she took the stage with fellow label-mate Liang at the Esplanade Theatres on the Bay in Singapore where she received awesome response from the crowd. In July 2007, she performed once again at the International Women's Summit, this time held in Nairobi, Kenya.
Juwita's long awaited sophomore album, ‘For Real' highlights her soulful vocals with edgier, acoustic pop flavours. It includes songs written by Juwita as well as "Beautiful Lies" from the Original Soundtrack of the movie ‘Gol & Gincu' and the classic "Desperado" made popular by The Eagles. The album is making its presence felt on Malaysian radio with pop rock single “Walk Away” getting massive airplay on Fly FM. It also made it to Hitz FM's Malaysian English Top 10 chart. Meanwhile, “Destiny's Calling” and “Teman Sejati” made heavy rotation on Lite FM and Hot FM respectively. “All This Time” is currently riding high on Nokia's Independent Artists Club's pop chart and its music video is being aired on local television as well as Channel [V] and MTV Asia. These songs accentuate the realities of life as viewed by a young adult in a soulful yet fresh and contemporary urban style.
'Juwita Suwito – For Real' was announced as one of the nominees in the 'Best Local English Album' category for AIM 2007. “Teman Sejati” was also nominated for the category 'Best Music Arrangement in a Song'. The album is being distributed by Universal Music Malaysia and is already available internationally on Apple's iTunes store. It sheds new light on Juwita as a vocalist and songwriter, and is expected to bring her further into the global arena. In fact, Music Aid recently announced Juwita as country winner of the 2007 International Music Awards in the Best Female Solo Artist category – proof enough that Juwita is ready to get the show on the road!
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