Daiyan Trisha
Daiyan Trisha Mohd Nasaruddin is a Malaysian singer, songwriter, model and actress. She first gained attention through her first telefilm titled Dee, and has acted in appeared in acting roles on television and film including in Sejuta Rasa Buat Adelia, and in Busker.
Daiyan has recorded a number of commercially successful songs including "Cinta Suka Sayang Kamu", "Kita Manusia" and "If I". She is also known for her ballad single "Penat", her role as Aaida in Projek: Anchor SPM and Mia in Projek: High Council. Daiyan is an ambassador for various brands, including Samsung. In 2023, she published her own book titled Writings.
Early life
Trisha was born on 22 December 1993 in Bangi, Selangor. She is the second of five children to Samsiah Mohd Nor, a well known novelist, and Mohd Nasaruddin Mohamed. Daiyan worked as a restaurant waiter while waiting for her Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia results. Daiyan holds a Diploma in Accounting from Universiti Teknologi MARA and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Kuala Lumpur University of Science & Technology.Career
Daiyan began uploading video clips of herself singing cover songs on YouTube at the age of 16. She came to public attention through a 2013 telefilm – which was then expanded into a 2015 TV series – titled Dee, which was broadcast by Astro Ceria. In 2013, she also started a music career by releasing the single "Kerana Kau", which was later followed by a second single, "Cinta Suka Sayang Kamu", a duet with the winner of Akademi Fantasia season 10, Faizul Sany.In 2015, she was appointed as the brand ambassador for the beauty product Fair & Lovely. In the same year, she and Marsha Milan were chosen as Disney Princesses.
Her film career began with the comedy-drama film Girlfriend Kontrak, directed by Australian director Virginia Kennedy starring Risteena Munim and Keith Foo. She also duetted with Indonesian singer, Calvin Jeremy in the song "Kita".
In 2017, she released two singles simultaneously, "Boy In My Dream" and "Kita Manusia". From November of the same year until January 2018, Daiyan acted in the supporting role as Ira in the drama My Coffee Prince directed by Michael Ang, starring Fattah Amin and Janna Nick, which was adapted from the South Korean 2007 drama, The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince.
In 2018, her second film, Busker, which paired her with Hafeez Mikail was released, in which Daiyan plays the role of Vera. It also stars Mas Khan, Lia Natalia and Anas Ridzuan. She received a nomination for the Promising Actress category at the 30th Malaysian Film Festival for her performance in this film.
Daiyan starred alongside Aliff Aziz in the drama Sejuta Rasa Buat Adelia, which was adapted from the novel Ulam Kasih Sambal Cinta by Norzailina Nordin. She plays the role of Adelia Naurah, a chef at Malay Kitchen. She then released the song "Brutal" whose music video was filmed in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
In August 2018, Daiyan Trisha and young composer, Nik Qistina collaborated with HP Malaysia to produce a song and music video that focuses on self-expression among teenagers. She sang the theme song for the Disney Channel TV series, Wizards of Warna Walk titled "There's Magic Here".
In 2019, Daiyan released the song "I Wanna See Ya" in a collaboration between Daiyan and Juan Ariza. She embarked on a Southeast Asia concert tour with American-born entertainer Sam Tsui at the end of 2019. In November 2019, Daiyan released her first self-titled studio album. In July 2020, she released the single, "On My Way".
Later in October 2020, Daiyan released the song "Cahaya", to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Japanese skincare brand, Hada Labo.
Daiyan hosted the show Renovate which aired on Naura HD and appeared in the educational drama Projek: Anchor SPM which revolves around students who sat for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examination around 2000. In March 2021, Daiyan along with Alif Satar became the new hosts of Muzik Muzik.
In 2021, Daiyan released the song, "Penat", which she wrote herself. She acted with Aiman Hakim Ridza in Semanis Senyumanmu playing the role of Azra.
Daiyan became the main actor alongside Rashidi Ishak and Ben Amir in the drama Tetuan Ang & Rahimin which was broadcast on Astro Ria by playing the character of Budi, and then acted alongside Zizan Razak in the telefilm Rompak by playing the character of Nadia. In 2023, she played the role of Mia in Projek: High Council. Daiyan then appeared in the film Sumpahan Jerunei which was released on 27 July 2023.
In 2023, Daiyan released her book titled Written by Daiyan Trisha, published by Nukilan Biruni Publication that contains over 222 poems written in Malay. She starred alongside Hun Haqeem in the drama W: Two Worlds which premiered on the streaming platform, Viu starting November 30, 2023. She plays the role of Izara, a doctor and the daughter of a comic artist.
On 7 June 2024, Daiyan appeared with her latest single, "My Home Is In Your Arms" which was fully composed by her.
Daiyan's second album, Lovelorn was released on 4 October 2024 under Celeste Studio. This album contains 11 songs of his own creation, one of which is a song he wrote in 2019. In addition, he also appeared with his performance at Daiyan Trisha Live in Surround Sound on 1 and 2 November at Aurum Theatre TRX Kuala Lumpur.
In March 2025, Daiyan released her first Raya single, "Jom Raya", which has two versions, namely a solo version and a duet version with Alfie Zumi.
Talent
As a singer, Daiyan prefers to sing songs he has composed himself and is less interested in singing songs created by other composers. She told mStar Online in February 2022: "Maybe because I'm a singer and songwriter. So, I don't really like singing songs that other people have created. All the songs I sing are my own creations. Maybe that's my way and I want to continue what I like".She cited American singer, Taylor Swift as her idol and influence in the field of music.