Singapore music veteran Yusnor Ef, ‘the quintessential pop lyricist’, dies at age 87


The Cultural Medallion recipient and author wrote the lyrics to over 250 songs, many of which are evergreen Malay pop songs from the 1960s and 1970s. - BERITA HARIAN

SINGAPORE: Cultural Medallion recipient and Malay music veteran Yusnor Ef died in the early hours of Wednesday (April 16) at the age of 87.

His daughter and only child Noreeta Mohamed Noor, 47, tells The Straits Times that he had breathing difficulties at around midnight on April 16 and was taken to Sengkang General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 2am.

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