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Siti Nurhaliza and Lee Junho share stage at Cuckootopia festival

The five-hour event at Stadium Merdeka drew 30,000 people and featured a Mandarin duet by Siti and Firdhaus Farmizi.

By Linh Tran

Concert stage with lights and an audience in a stadium
Photo: New Straits Times

Siti Nurhaliza headlined the Cuckootopia Music Festival at Kuala Lumpur's Stadium Merdeka on Oct 24, with South Korean entertainer Lee Junho making an appearance before a crowd of 30,000. The event brought Siti together with 13 Malaysian acts.

For the opening of her closing set, Siti performed the Mandarin song 'Be Like Water' with Firdhaus Farmizi. She said it was their first collaboration on a major stage and praised his command of Chinese-language songs. Her set also included 'Kesuma' and 'Menamakanmu Cinta'.

Phei Yong and Jaclyn Victor later joined Siti for 'Sama Sama', Cuckoo's annual theme song. Lee, a member of 2PM and a fellow Cuckoo brand ambassador, then appeared. It was the first occasion on which he and Siti had shared a stage.

The programme began at 7pm and ran for five hours. Other performers included Ella, Mimifly, Mandarin pop group 3P, Jeryl Lee, boy band Alpha, Hujan and Faizal Tahir. Taiwanese singer Trevor Kuo also performed.

Hosts Owen Yap, Kamal Adli and Fiza Frizzy oversaw an evening that also included four award presentations from Anugerah Melodi Terhangat 2026, held the preceding weekend. Recipients included Dior Daying, Alif Satar, Ain Edruce, Dayang Nurfaizah and Hael Husaini.

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