“Never imagined” – Ernie Zakri decorates a billboard in New York’s Times Square
JUST finished with a concert, singer Ernie Zakri continued to make the country proud after her face was chosen to adorn the famous digital billboard in New York Times Square.
“Obviously, I am very happy with this news. Alhamdulillah, it is indeed one of the biggest successes in my career as a solo singer.
“I never imagined that one day my face would be plastered on the New York Times Square digital billboard that is known all over the world,” said Ernie.
Lots of planning for 2023
Ernie also shared that this year has brought many sweet memories for her personally. In fact, Ernie has many plans for 2023.
“I plan to produce more songs and maybe an album at the end of this year. I have a lot planned so please pray that everything will be made easy,” she continued.
Ernie’s appearance on the digital billboard is as a representative of Malaysian singers in the Equal campaign by the digital music streaming platform, Spotify.
In addition, coincidentally, Siti Nurhaliza who had just performed with Ernie was also given the honor.
Women’s empowerment
Equal is a program organized by Spotify that fights for equality in highlighting female artists from around the world.
In line with the theme, Ernie had time to comment on the topic.
“I always want to be the best version of myself. Most of my songs carry the message of female empowerment. And this is what I want to sing.
“Dreams can come true if we work wisely. I have learned a lot. I used to think that hard work was the key to everything, but now that I am a mother and wife I understand that I need to work wisely if I want to achieve balance in life and career.
“Finally, my motivation and motivation is my beloved family,” she explained.
Known for her great vocal stability, Ernie is happy to see all her hard work pay off. This latest success is one of them.
There are 35 local EQUAL playlists that include artists from over 50 countries, and Ernie is the representative from EQUAL Malaysia & Singapore playlists.
In addition, there is also a “best of” Global EQUAL Playlist that contains music from EQUAL artists from around the world.
Ernie Zakri continues the legacy of this New York Times Square billboard after some previous big names like Yuna, DOLLA and a few more.
