Aliff Aziz
Mohamad Aliff Bin Aziz (Aliff Aziz) | |
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Born | February 16, 1991 |
Genres | Pop, pop rock, R&B, soul, country |
Occupation(s) | Singer, Actor, Model |
Years active | 2007—present |
Mohamad Aliff Bin Aziz (born 16 February 1991),[1] better known by his stage name Aliff Aziz is a Malay mixed Arab ethnic Singaporean, currently based in Malaysia.[1] He is managed under Sony Music BMG Malaysia. In July 2007, Aliff Aziz was crowned the winner of a reality TV singing competition, Anugerah, making him the youngest winner (won the title at the age of 16) of the show/competition. In September of that same year, Aliff Aziz releases his first self-titled album with best single Cinta Arjuna (Tong Hua cover) with 300,000 copies sold around Southeast Asia. His first single, "Sayang Sayang" receives the most number of ringtone downloads (1 million) across Southeast Asia.
Personal life & Early Career
Born on the 16th of February 1991, Aliff was the eldest among three siblings. Aliff was born to a Malay family of
In 2009, Aliff Aziz was enlisted to the compulsory National Service where he was an instructor at the Singapore Civil Defence Force (Formerly known as BRTC/Basic Rescue Training Centre) in Jalan Bahar.In a Sungguh interview in 2010,Aliff was posted to admin to allow him to focus more on his singing career.
During that same year, Aliff released his second album "Its Aliff's Time" with its hits single "Cinta" and "Kalau Cinta" featuring Malaysian songstress Joanna. "Kalau Cinta" topped the radio charts for a few months making it another record breaking song under Aliff's belt.
Studio albums (Sony Music BMG & Sony Music Entertainment)
Year | Album | Tracklist |
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2007 | Aliff |
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2010 | It's Aliff's Time |
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2012 | Aliff Aziz |
Setiap Sedetik (Epilog Cinta Khirana OST)
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Acting career
Aliff Aziz acting career started when he was offered a major role in a musical comedy drama Antara kita.In that drama, he took the role as an actor and singer too, where he cover his own songs such as Sayang Sayang and Kosong by Najwa latiff.
Year | Telemovies/Drama |
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2007 | Almari Ajaib (Info ed drama Mediacorp Pte Ltd),Khayalan (Short Appearance,Info ed drama) |
2012 | Antara Kita (Drama), Sepai(Drama) Tiara (Drama), Cinta Vlog (Telemovie) |
2013 | Epilog Cinta Khirana, Tiga Dosa (telemovie), Nurul Kasih (drama), Dia Ayahku (telemovie) Raya Pakpakpong ( Telemovie) Gerhana (Telemovie) |
2014 | Jodoh 2 (Drama) |
Voice Attributes
In his initial stage of Anugerah competition,Aliff Aziz voice was criticised by many due to his poor breathing control.
It was reported,he took vocal learning course to improve on his vocal.
Apart from that,many local artiste find his voice very unique.
Aliff Aziz voice has been described by Hydir Idris (Singapore upcoming singer/songwriter) as "unique and soulful"
His voice was described by Siti Nordiana (Malaysian singer) as "very soft,soothing"during an interview regarding the collaboration of Tak Ada Cinta Sepertimu.
Music Videos
Aliff Aziz music video can be found at his Vevo
His videos that were featured in his vevo were:
Sayang Sayang
Ku Sendiri
Balik Kampung (feat Alif satar)
Cinta
Kalau Cinta (feat Joana & Co)
Dilema Cinta (feat Hao Ren)
Cinta Ya Cinta (Lyric video)
Hanya Lagu
Jangan Ganggu Pacarku
Selayaknya Aku (Lyric video)
Awards
Aliff accolades:
Winner of Anugerah 2007
Anugerah Planet Muzik 2008 Most Popular Song (Singapore)
Anugerah Planet Muzik 2013 Best Singapore Song
Writing
Aliff own self written poem titled Terima Kasih Umiku was feature on 10 May 2008 at Berita Harian Singapore.
Aliff Aziz 2015 confessions
Aliff Aziz confession is a short video of 2 episode.Some of the confession he highlighted:
1) He worked as a retailer,coffee maker and F&B during his 1-year sabbatical break in Singapore.
2) He almost gave up his singing career.
3) He was shocked to be given second chance by his recording company Sony Music for his singing career
4) He confessed he worked at lacoste shoe retailer and StarBucks coffee maker.
5) If he gives up his career,he will be doing 9 to 5 jobs as a retailer or coffee maker.
References
- ↑ Rahman, Noor (24 April 2013). "Aliff Aziz talks about his bad-boy image in Malaysia". The New Paper. Retrieved 19 June 2013.