Taufik Batisah
| Taufik Batisah | |
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 Taufik Batisah performing at ABU TV Song Festival in Seoul, Korea. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Muhammad Taufik Bin Batisah |
| Also known as | Fique |
| Born | December 10, 1981 |
| Origin | Singapore |
| Genres | Pop, R&B (English / Malay) |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Hype Records |
| Website | http://www.taufikbatisah.net |
Muhammad Taufik Bin Batisah (born December 10, 1981) (Jawi: مهمد تيوفيك بن بتيسه) is the winner of the first season of the reality TV series Singapore Idol.
The Beginning
Taufik was born to a Malay family of mixed Indian and Buginese descent. His parents divorced when he was 13.[1] He attended Boon Lay Primary School, Jurong Secondary School and is a graduate of the Singapore Polytechnic.
Taufik first started out as a singer in a local group called Bonafide playing a mixture of hip-hop and R&B with fellow rapper, Mark Bonafide.
Taufik participated in the first season of the reality TV series Singapore Idol in 2004. On 1 December 2004, Taufik was crowned the first everSingapore Idol at the Singapore Indoor Stadium before an audience of more than 8,000 fans and 1.8 million viewers across the country. He scored a recording deal with Sony BMG and a management deal under Hype Records' artiste management arm, ArtisteNetworks. It was later revealed that Taufik had won 682,000 of the 1.1 million votes cast that night, while his opponent Sylvester Sim managed 418,000 votes.
Following his win, Taufik clinched a string of endorsements for brands such as Harmuni Rice, Samsung, 7-Eleven stores and HSC drinks. He was the first Singapore artiste to endorse for the Swiss watch-maker, Swatch.
On 14 January 2005, Taufik released his first English album Blessings. The album included Taufik's hits from the competition such as Me and Mrs Jones, Let's Stay Together, Superstition as well as the Idol winning song I Dream. Taufik also co-wrote one track on the album titled Close 2 You. Blessings went on to a smashing sale of 36,000 copies, making into the Singapore Guinness Book of Records as the best selling local English album in the past decade. It remains a record unbroken in the Singapore music industry.
On 19 April 2005, Taufik held his first solo concert showcase An Evening With Taufik at the Kallang Theatre. Fresh from recovering from tonsillitis (resulted from a non-stop four months performing schedule), he charmed both the media and full-house audience with his soulful singing and smooth on-stage moves.
Post Idol Music Career
In 2006, Taufik released his sophomore album All Because of You of which he wrote and produced eight of the tracks. The English-Malay album spurred off a string of hits and further opened doors to the Malay music industry. Title track All Because Of You made its debut that the finals of the second season of Singapore Idol. The three Malay singles on the album Usah Lepaskan, Sesautu Janji and Sombong took the Malay music industry by storm. He was named the Most Sellable Artiste at MediaCorp Suria’s People’s Choice Awards and was also awarded the Most Popular Male Artiste Award at the regional Anugerah Planet Muzik 2006. Winning Favourite Artist Singapore at the 2006 MTV Asia Awards further elevated Taufik’s career to further heights. An iconic role model, Taufik was also voted as the Winner of Kid’s Choice Wannabe Award (Singapore) at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award 2006.
Taufik shined on as the top artiste in Singapore, garnering the Most Popular Male Personality Award at Suria’s Annual TV awards, Pesta Perdana 2007, the Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Wannabe Award (Singapore) for the second consecutive year, and also the Most Popular Artiste (Singapore) Award, Most Popular Song - Usah Lepaskan (Singapore) Award and the Best Local Song - Usah Lepaskan(Singer/Composer/Lyricist) Award at the Anugerah Planet Muzik 2007. Usah Lepaskan was also the Number 1 Song of the Year on Ria 89.7FM.
In 2007, Taufik debuted his Malaysian album titled, Teman Istimewa (Special Friend) on 5 September and was the album long-awaited by the Malaysian Fiknatics (as his fans are called).[citation needed] Taufik produced 90% of this album and three songs are the Malay version of his earlier English songs Untukmu (First), Berserah (Holding On) and Janjiku Padamu (I Promise Forever). Seribu Tahun (A Thousand Years), a song which he co-wrote, swept the Malaysian radio charts after it became the theme song for Malaysia's Channel TV3 hit drama series, Kerana Cintaku Saerah (Because Of My Love Saerah).
In 2008, Taufik won the Most Popular Artiste (Singapore) Award and Most Popular Song (Singapore) Award for his composition Berserah (Surrender) as well as the Best Singapore Artiste Award at Anugerah Planet Muzik 2008. He also received the Singapore Youth Award (Arts and Culture), awarded by the National Youth Council, in recognition of his achievements in the music industry and for being a role model to the younger generation. Meanwhile, Taufik’s music compositions also received greater recognition as Berserah took the No. 1 spot for Song of the Year and Teman Istimewa took 5th place on the RIA 89.7FM radio station's 2008 Top 30 Countdown.
Taufik also launched his fourth music album Suria Hatiku (Light of My Heart) . This critically acclaimed Malay album showcased a wide variety of songs of different genres and had spurned multiple Number #1 hits such as Gadis Itu (That Girl), Nafasku (My Breathe), Hey and Kepadanya (For Him). The album also featured music collaborations between his mentor, Ken Lim, renowned music producer, M. Nasir, and singer, Hady Mirza.
Taufik was named the Most Popular Singapore Artiste for the third consecutive year at Anugerah Planet Muzik Award 2009. His composition Usah Lepaskan was awarded the top Malay song with the highest royalties by COMPASS. Taufik also performed at the Angureah Planet Muzik Award held in Jakarta and the Singapore Day 2009 event in London. He was also invited to represent Singapore to perform at the ASEAN – Korea Commemorative Summit in Korea and performed at APEC Singapore 2009's “Singapore Evening at The Esplanade”.
It had been an exuberant start for Taufik in 2010. Besides fronting the finale performance at the Chingay Parade 2010 and performing for the second consecutive time in Seoul under the invitation of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea and Singapore's NAC, he continued to earn recognition for his music. He earned the top honor roll of six major awards at the first AnugeraHitz.sg Awards, which honored the best in the local Malay music industry. 2010 also saw Taufik diversifying his art and making his theatrical debut in Dick Lee’s Fried Rice Paradise – The Musical.
In 2011, Taufik was part of the “Home” video project under Total Defence Campaign and also fronted the “WeAreOne” funding raising project for the Japan Tsunami. He also released an Eid ul-Fitr collaboration album Kenangan Di Hari Raya (Memories on Eid) with Hady Mirza. In August, he represented Singapore to perform with the Asia Traditional Orchestra for Korea’s Independence Day in Seoul. Taufik also wrote and recorded a duet single Aku Bersahaja (Simply Me) with Indonesian diva Rossa. The pair debuted the single at Rossa’s “Harmoni Cinta” Concert at Esplanade. Aku Bersahaja was released in Singapore and Malaysia and to date, Taufik's eighth Malay #1 radio chart topper.
Taufik, for his achievements in the local music scene, was honored with the Yahoo! “Singapore Most Influential Person In Entertainment 2011“.
In 2012, Taufik's hit ballad Usah Lepaskan was further voted as the Most Iconic Song in 55 years of Malay music in Singapore. July saw his return to the English music scene with a brand new single Sky's The Limit which features the voice of popular singer-actress Rui En.
Sky's The Limit hit the #1 position on 98.7 FM Top 20 Countdown Chart for two consecutive weeks on 7 and 14 September, a rare feat for a local song as the Chart is predominantly dominated by international acts.
Taufik represented Singapore at the first ABU TV Song Festival 2012 at the KBS Concert Hall, in Seoul, South Korea on 14 October 2012.[2][3] He performed his multi-award winning composition -Usah Lepaskan at this international gala music concert alongside high-profile music talents across the region, including TVXQ (Korea), Havana Brown (Australia), Hafiz Suip (Malaysia) and Perfume (Japan).
Aku Bersahaja with Rossa is nominated for "Lagu Bahasa Melayu Terbaik yang Dipersembahkan oleh Artis Luar Negara" at the upcoming Malaysia's annual music award - Anugerah Industri Muzik (AIM) 19, and also for "Kolaborasi Terbaik" in Singapore's Malay regional music Anugerah Planet Muzik.
Taufik also rose his ranks up the regional and international music scenes with significant recognition from Korea's Mnet Asia Music Awards (MAMA) for Best Asian Artist (Singapore) as well as Anugerah Planet Muzik's Best Collaboration - Aku Bersahaja, Most Popular Singapore Artiste and Most Popular Regional Artiste.
Discography
Studio albums
- 2005: Blessings
- 2006: All Because of You
- 2007: Teman Istimewa
- 2008: Suria Hatiku
Other albums
- 2005: Shooting Stars Original Soundtrack
- 2010: Fried Rice Paradise - The Musical Soundtrack
- 2011: Kenangan Di Hari Raya
VCD
- 2005: An Evening with Taufik
Singles
- 2005: Reach out for the Skies (National Day Parade Theme Song)
- 2006: Let Her Go
- 2006: I Don't Know
- 2009: Addicted
- 2011: Aku Bersahaja (duet with Rossa)
- 2012: Sky's The Limit (feat. Rui En)
- 2013: Ikrar Kasih (OST Luluhnya Sebuah Ikrar)
Filmography
Television
- 2005: Shooting Stars (as himself)
- 2013: Madagascar 3 - Europe's Most Wanted: Bahasa Malaysia (Voice-over as Marty)
Stage
- 2010 : Fried Rice Paradise - The Musical
Awards
2006
- Pesta! Pesta! Pesta! - Most Sellable Artiste
- Anugerah Planet Muzik 2006 - Most Popular Male Artiste
- MTV Asia Awards 2006 - Favourite Artist Singapore
- Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award 2006 - Kids' Choice Award Wannabe Award (Singapore)
2007
- Pesta Perdana 9 - Most Popular Male Personality
- Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award 2007 - Kids' Choice Award Wannabe Award (Singapore)
- Anugerah Planet Muzik 2007 - Most Popular Singapore Artiste
- Anugerah Planet Muzik 2007 - Most Popular Singapore Song ("Usah Lepaskan")
- Anugerah Planet Muzik 2007 - Best Local Singapore Song ("Usah Lepaskan")
2008
- Anugerah Planet Muzik 2008 - Most Popular Singapore Artiste
- Anugerah Planet Muzik 2008 - Most Popular Singapore Song ("Berserah")
- Anugerah Planet Muzik 2008 - Best Singapore Artiste
- Singapore Youth Award 2008 (Arts and Culture)
2009
- Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (Compass) Award - Top Local Malay Pop Song ("Usah Lepaskan")
- Anugerah Planet Muzik 2009 - Most Popular Singapore Artiste
2010
- Manja Star Award (“Anugerah Bintang Manja”) 2010
- AnugeraHitz.sg 2010 - Best Artiste
- AnugeraHitz.sg 2010 - Best Composer ("Nafasku")
- AnugeraHitz.sg 2010 - Best Album ("Suria Hatiku")
- AnugeraHitz.sg 2010 - Most Popular Song ("Nafasku")
- AnugeraHitz.sg 2010 - Most Popular Song ("KepadaNya")
- AnugeraHitz.sg 2010 - Most Popular Artiste
2011
- Yahoo! Singapore - Singapore 9 Award (in Entertainment Category)
2012
- MediaCorp Suria BandStand Elektra - MOST ICONIC SONG – VIEWERS CHOICE ("Usah Lepaskan")
- Anugerah Planet Muzik 2012 - Most Popular Singapore Artiste
- Anugerah Planet Muzik 2012 - Most Popular Regional Artiste
- Anugerah Planet Muzik 2012 - Best Collaboration, with Indonesia's Rossa in the song "Aku Bersahaja"
- Mnet Asian Music Awards 2012 - Best Asian Artist (Singapore)
2013
- Sri Temasek Award 2013 - Sri Temasek Promising Award
References
- ↑ Taufik in Berita Minggu (Malaysia), October 4, 2005, retrieved May 20, 2013
- ↑ "ABU TV Song Festival 2012 Participants". ESCKAZ.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ↑ "ABU TV Song Festival 2012". Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
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| Preceded by N/A |
Winner of Singapore Idol 2004 |
Succeeded by Hady Mirza |
| Preceded by None |
Singapore in the ABU TV Song Festival 2012 with "Usah Lepaskan" |
Succeeded by Shabir with "Maybe" |
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