▁her ▁exit ▁from ▁the ▁competition , ▁Nik ki ▁secured ▁a ▁recording ▁contract ▁with ▁Art istes ▁United ▁Records ▁and ▁released ▁her ▁debut ▁album , ▁Mah ar ani , ▁in ▁Malays ia ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁title ▁means ▁' Em press ' ▁in ▁Mal ay . ▁This ▁album ▁show cases ▁Nik ki ' s ▁ab ilities ▁in ▁the ▁wh ist le ▁register , ▁with ▁one ▁critic ▁mention ing ▁it ▁as ▁" wh ist ling ▁a ▁la ▁Maria h ▁Care y ." ▁The ▁ball ad ▁' P inta ' ▁marked ▁Nik ki ' s ▁official ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁music ▁industry . ▁ ▁Nik ki ' s ▁second ▁single , ▁Car am u , ▁won ▁Nik ki ▁and ▁collabor ating ▁artist , ▁Z ah id , ▁an ▁award ▁for ▁best ▁vocal ▁du o ▁at ▁An ug er ah ▁Era ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁a ▁Malays ian ▁music ▁awards ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁Following ▁Car am u , ▁Nik ki ▁te amed ▁up ▁with ▁fellow ▁Malays ian ▁singer , ▁Y anie , ▁and ▁both ▁featured ▁in ▁N ing ▁Ba iz ura ' s ▁August ▁single ▁release , ▁D rama . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Nik ki ▁released ▁her ▁second ▁album , ▁H awa ▁featuring ▁the ▁singles ▁" Rel ak an " ▁and ▁" S el am at ▁T ing gal ". ▁ ▁Disc ography ▁Albums ▁ ▁Mah ar ani ▁( 2 0 0 5 ) ▁ ▁H awa ▁( 2 0