Hady Mirza

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Hady Mirza
Hady Mirza
Hady Mirza
Background information
Birth name Muhammad Mirzahady Bin Amir[1]
Also known as Hady Mirza
Born January 28, 1980 (1980-01-28) (age 28)
Origin Singapore
Genre(s) Pop, R&B, Soul, Rock, Hip-Hop
Years active 2006–present
Label(s) Universal Music Singapore
Website http://www.hady-mirza.com
This is a Malay name; the name "Mirza" is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by his or her given name, "Hady".

Hady Mirza (born January 28, 1980) is the winner of the second season of Singapore Idol. He was crowned the winner on 25 September 2006 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium after garnering 70% of about one million votes cast by television viewers.

He was the winner of the world's first Asian Idol held on 16 December 2007 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Asian Idol is a competition between six Idol winners from different Asian countries, namely Singapore Idol, Malaysian Idol, Indonesian Idol, Indian Idol, Philippine Idol and Vietnam Idol.

Hady is most known for his smooth R&B voice and charming personality, and is of Bugis descent, with his grandparents hailing from Sulawesi.[2] He is the second male winner, following in the footsteps of his favourite idol, Taufik Batisah.

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[edit] Biography

Hady started singing at the age of 18 and instantly fell in love with it because of the variety of genres he could get involved in. On the show Hady was known for his diverse versatility, singing not only R&B hits, but Pop, Emo Rock and Heavy Metal.

His occupation was a pub performer but he wished to be a professional club entertainer growing up. The song that would describe him best is "Symphony of Destruction" by Megadeth because of the conflicting themes present in the lyrics.

His favourite singers include Britney Spears, Micheal Jackson, Babyface, Boyz II Men and Jamie Cullum. He has many good friends and is very grateful to all those who believe in him.

Hady's debut album, self-titled Hady Mirza, was released in Singapore on 13 November 2006[1] and achieved Platinum status within 4 days of release. The album will be re-released in 2008 with additional material.

In June 2007, Hady was awarded with two major awards in Anugerah Planet Muzik 2007, a yearly malay music award show awarding the best musicians in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Hady was voted "Most Popular Artiste (Singapore)" and his self-penned Malay single "Merpati" was voted "Most Popular Song (Singapore)"

Hady Mirza was also chosen to sing an exclusive song "You and I" for Police Week 2007 held in conjunction with Police Day Parade 2007. In October 2007, to coincide with the grand opening of the KPE Tunnel, a special compilation album Sounds of the Underground was recorded, and Hady Mirza was featured on the track Jangan Memandu di Pinggir Jalan (Don't Drive on the Side of the Road).

One year after his Singapore Idol win, Hady Mirza won the world's first-ever Asian Idol, featuring Idol winners from six countries: Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and India. With his unique soulful voice and charming looks, Hady Mirza will now represent Asia to promote the diversified Asian music to the world. Hady's two performance choices were: 'Berserah' by the 1st Singapore Idol, Taufik Batisah and 'Beautiful Day' By U2.

During the results show, he also performed 'Do I Make You Proud' with American Idol Season 6 winner Taylor Hicks and the other Asian Idol contestants, as well as a highly-popular version of George Michael's 'Freedom' with Malaysian Idol Jaclyn Victor.

[edit] List of Hady's performances on Singapore Idol

Week # Song Choice Original Artist Result
Top 28 Heaven Bryan Adams Proceeded to top 12
Top 12 Rock DJ Robbie Williams Safe
Top 11 Maria, Maria Product G&B & Santana Safe
Top 10 I've Got You Under My Skin Frank Sinatra Safe
Top 9 Freedom George Michael Safe
Top 8 Symphony of Destruction Megadeth Last to be safe
Top 7 You Give Love a Bad Name Bon Jovi Safe
Top 6 Lagenda
Party Like This		 Sheila Majid
V.E.and Ruffedge		 First to be safe
Top 5 I'll Make Love to You
Senorita		 Boyz II Men
Justin Timberlake		 Safe
Top 4 Kiss
Faithfully		 Prince
Journey		 First to be safe
Top 3 Got to Get You into My Life
Desperado		 Earth, Wind and Fire
Eagles		 Safe
Finale Freedom
Through the fire
You Give me Wings		 George Michael
Chaka Khan
Hady Mirza		 Winner


[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Album information
Hady Mirza
  • Released: November 13, 2006
  • Chart positions (Album): No.1 on HMV, Sembawang Music, CD Rama
  • Chart positions (Singles): You Give Me Wings (No.1 on 987FM) / Merpati (No.1 on Ria FM 89.7)
  • Worldwide Sales: TBC
  • RIAS certification: Platinum
  • Singles: "You Give Me Wings" / "Freedom 90" / "Merpati" (Malay Single)

Note: In Singapore, albums get the platinum status when 15,000 albums are sold, instead of 1 million in the US, due to smaller population size.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Asian Idol Wesite
  2. ^ The ‘safe’ choice

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