She rose to fame after releasing the single "Laksamana Raja di Laut" (2003), which earned her the nickname "Queen of Indonesian Malay Dangdut".

[1] In 2020, Bustami ran for the Bengkalis Regency regional elections as a candidate for deputy regent but lost to Kasmarni.

[2] She moved to Jakarta, Indonesia, and signed a contract with a JK Record before releasing her debut album, Dondang Sayang.

3 billion and later withdrew his demands after Bustami revealed the actual creator of the song, a Malaysian composer, the late Datuk "Pak Ngah" Suhaimi Mohd.

[7] In 2014, Bustami started her political career by joined National Awakening Party and participated in the election of legislative candidates representing Riau but failed.