"Jerat Percintaan" is the first single and award-winning song performed by Malaysian pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 singer Siti Nurhaliza

Siti Nurhaliza

Dato', or occasionally Datin Seri, Siti Nurhaliza binti Tarudin DIMP, JSM, SAP, PMP, AAP is a Malaysian singer, songwriter, record producer, television presenter and businesswoman. To date, she has garnered more than 200 local awards as well as international awards...

. It earned the Best Song award at the Anugerah Industri Muzik

Anugerah Industri Muzik

Anugerah Industri Muzik , is Malaysia's music award-giving ceremony. It is the Malaysia's equivalent of Grammy.-Best Album:-Best Song:...

 in 1997.

The song also previously won Best Performance, Ballad Song Champion as well as Song Champion awards at the Anugerah Juara Lagu

Anugerah Juara Lagu

Anugerah Juara Lagu is a popular annual music competition in Malaysia, organized by TV3. It features the best musical and lyrical compositions of each year it is held...

 in 1996. During this competition, Siti was against strong competitors which already have their own recognition in Malaysian music industry like Ziana Zain

Ziana Zain

Siti Roziana binti Zin , known by her stage name Ziana Zain is a Malaysian pop singer-songwriter, model, entrepreneur and actress. Taking the local music scene by storm in the early `90s, Ziana captivated fans with her signature single, Madah Berhelah...

 and Fauziah Latiff

Fauziah Latiff

Siti Fauziah Sheikh Abdul Latiff is a Malaysian singer and actress. Latiff first appeared to the world performing at a charity concert at Stadium Merdeka in 1987. Talent scouts from Happy Records spotted her and offered her her first recording contract...

. Anugerah Juara Lagu

Anugerah Juara Lagu

Anugerah Juara Lagu is a popular annual music competition in Malaysia, organized by TV3. It features the best musical and lyrical compositions of each year it is held...

is a prestigious competition held by TV3 that day and up until now the TV station still hold such competition in recognition of all composers and lyricist in Malaysia.