Pancawarna is the fifth studio album from Malaysian pop singer Siti Nurhaliza released in 1999.
"Kau Kekasihku" is the most highlighted song in this album for its popularity plus the voice of Siti Nurhaliza, the composition by Ajai and the melancholic lyrics by Alam Maya. It is said to have been the first song ever composed by Ajai himself to Siti.
Almost every song in this album really challenge Siti's vocal performance and the most highly enduring songs would be "Kurniaan Dalam Samaran" and "Nian Di Hati".
In Lembaran Cinta Pudar Siti made an attempt to have a brief monologue which is quite intriguing to listeners.
The song title Lelaki (warkah seorang anak) was specially dedicated to then-Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad. The lyrics were written by Habsah Hassan and composed by one of the Kopratasa's member (Siso). This song is made special just for him as a remembrance of his contribution to Malaysia.
Pancawarna was released on 7 May 1999 to popular success and receive positive reviews from music critics. According to Marina Abdul Ghani of The Malay Mail, Pancawarna which means colourful in English refers to the wide varieties of music styles that were featured in the album.[1] The album received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Saniboey of Harian Metro gave the album three stars.[2] He commented the album missed its target, inconsistent with its melodies, and too cheesy.[2] Zainal Alam Kadir of New Straits Times gave the album three and half stars.[3] He echoed Saniboey's opinion on the presence of multiple heart-wrenching ballads in the album, but he has no qualms with Siti's vocals.[3] In a positive review by Marina of The Malay Mail, she commended Siti's vocals and how well she carried her vocals on all songs featured in the album.[1]Pancawarna was well-received by the public. More than 100,000 units of Pancawarna were sold and it also charted at number one on RIM's local album chart.[4][5]
