Which Malaysian songwriter has written over 1,000 songs?

Habsah Hassan has written numerous hits, including Sudirman’s Merisik Khabar and Zaiton Sameon’s Menaruh Harapan. Photo: The Star/Art Chen

Habsah Hassan plops three hefty folders filled with songs down as she takes a seat behind her desk.

My eyes grow wide in amazement as the 68-year-old songwriter tells me nonchalantly: “A friend helped me document the songs I’ve written over the years. We’ve managed to gather about 800 of them here so far. But there’s actually more – over 1,000.”