Asiah Aman

Asiah binti Aman (29 November 1931 – 30 July 2024), known professionally as Nona Asiah, was a Singaporean singer and actress. Born in Singapore under British rule, she was the oldest of six children to a Malay mother and Indonesian father. Her career began in the 1940s when she worked as a singer during the Japanese occupation, singing Japanese songs for soldiers in camps in Seletar and Tengah. Following the end of the occupation, she began working for Radio Malaya and sang Malay-language songs with the radio's band.

Her singing skills were recognised by British recording company His Master's Voice, which led to her signing a contract with them and producing a Malay cover of "Bésame Mucho" that became popular. She also developed her stage name Nona Asiah with her mentor Zubir Said around this time. Asiah's first film role was in 1948 when she sang on Malay film Chinta alongside P. Ramlee, both of them making their debut in this film. She went on to perform throughout the 1950s and 1960s before retiring in 1975, subsequently teaching singing and acting from the 1970s to 1980s.

She was awarded the Cultural Medallion in 2016 and inducted into the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame in 2022 for her contributions to music. Her son, Iskandar Ismail, was also a Cultural Medallion recipient who predeceased her in 2014. Asiah died in 2024 following heart complications at the Changi General Hospital; she was buried in a cemetery in Lim Chu Kang.