Taufik Batisah
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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
. He is a Singaporean of mixed Bugis
and India
n descent.
.
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 Singapore 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.
After his win, Taufik clinched a string of endorsements for brands such as Harmuni Rice, Samsung
, 7-Eleven
stores and HSC drinks. He even became the first Singapore artiste to endorse for the Swiss watch-maker, Swatch
.
He received further recognition at the Anugerah Planet Muzik 07. As well as being voted the Most Popular Singapore Artiste, his single Usah Lepaskan (Don't Let Go) won the awards for being the Most Popular Singapore Song and the Best Singapore Song. Usah Lepaskan was 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). Taufik produced 90% of this album and three songs are the Malay version of his earlier English songs First, Holding On and 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 showcases a wide variety of songs of different genres and had spurned multiple Number #1 hits. The album is a music collaboration 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 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 in performing 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 to an overwhelming response at Rossa’s “Harmoni Cinta” Concert at Esplanade.
Other albums
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Singapore Idol
Singapore Idol is a television show on Channel 5 of MediaCorp TV. It is a competition among undiscovered singers in Singapore. Like others in the Idol series, it is modelled after Pop Idol. The current judges are singer/songwriter Dick Lee and record producers Florence Lian and Ken Lim. Previous...
. He is a Singaporean of mixed Bugis
Bugis
The Bugis are the most numerous of the three major linguistic and ethnic groups of South Sulawesi, the southwestern province of Sulawesi, Indonesia's third largest island. Although many Bugis live in the large port cities of Makassar and Parepare, the majority are farmers who grow wet rice on the...
and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n descent.
Biography
Taufik attended Boon Lay Primary School, Jurong Secondary School and is a graduate of the Singapore PolytechnicSingapore Polytechnic
Singapore Polytechnic , the first polytechnic established in Singapore, was founded in 1954. The former campus was originally located at Prince Edward Road...
.
Taufik first started out as a singer in a local group called Bonafide playing a mixture of hip-hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
and R&B
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
with fellow rapper, Mark Bonafide.
Taufik participated in the first season of the reality TV series Singapore Idol
Singapore Idol
Singapore Idol is a television show on Channel 5 of MediaCorp TV. It is a competition among undiscovered singers in Singapore. Like others in the Idol series, it is modelled after Pop Idol. The current judges are singer/songwriter Dick Lee and record producers Florence Lian and Ken Lim. Previous...
in 2004. On 1 December 2004, Taufik was crowned the Singapore Idol
Singapore Idol
Singapore Idol is a television show on Channel 5 of MediaCorp TV. It is a competition among undiscovered singers in Singapore. Like others in the Idol series, it is modelled after Pop Idol. The current judges are singer/songwriter Dick Lee and record producers Florence Lian and Ken Lim. Previous...
at the Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore Indoor Stadium is an indoor sports arena, located in Kallang, Singapore.It was completed in 1989 and was officially opened by the, then, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, on 31 December 1989. The building was built at a cost of S$ 90 million...
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
Sylvester Sim
Sylvester Sim is a Singaporean singer. He was the first runner-up of the talent contest Singapore Idol. He is widely known as Sly to his fans. He used to be part of the popular J-rock band L'zefier....
managed 418,000 votes.
After his win, Taufik clinched a string of endorsements for brands such as Harmuni Rice, Samsung
Samsung
The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
, 7-Eleven
7-Eleven
7-Eleven is part of an international chain of convenience stores, operating under Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd, which in turn is owned by Seven & I Holdings Co...
stores and HSC drinks. He even became the first Singapore artiste to endorse for the Swiss watch-maker, Swatch
Swatch
Swatch is a brand name for a line of wrist watches from the Swatch Group, a Swiss conglomerate with vertical control of the production of Swiss watches and related products...
.
He received further recognition at the Anugerah Planet Muzik 07. As well as being voted the Most Popular Singapore Artiste, his single Usah Lepaskan (Don't Let Go) won the awards for being the Most Popular Singapore Song and the Best Singapore Song. Usah Lepaskan was the Number 1 Song of the Year on Ria 89.7FM
Ria 89.7FM
Ria 89.7FM is a contemporary music radio station of MediaCorp playing a unique blend of Malay, English and international pop hits from Arab and French. - Staff : -Weekends Stand-ins: * Khairudin Shaharom * Ian Farrah Mohd * Dalina Jaafar...
.
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). Taufik produced 90% of this album and three songs are the Malay version of his earlier English songs First, Holding On and 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 showcases a wide variety of songs of different genres and had spurned multiple Number #1 hits. The album is a music collaboration between his mentor, Ken Lim
Ken Lim
Ken Lim is an album producer, composer, publisher, artist manager and concert promoter from Singapore who came under the spotlight in 2004 as a chief judge of the Singapore Idol series...
, renowned music producer, M. Nasir
M. Nasir
Mohamad Nasir Mohamad or M. Nasir , is a Malaysian poet, singer-songwriter, composer, producer, actor and film director.-Career:...
, and singer, Hady Mirza
Hady Mirza
Hady Mirza is a Singaporean singer of Bugis descent, with his grandparents hailing from Sulawesi. He is the winner of the second season of the reality TV show Singapore Idol...
.
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
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
and the Singapore Day
Singapore Day
Singapore Day is a cultural cum cuisine based event organised by the Prime Minister's Office Overseas Singaporean Unit. It is aimed at engaging Singaporeans residing overseas...
2009 event in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. He was also invited to represent Singapore to perform at the ASEAN – Korea Commemorative Summit in Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
and performed at APEC Singapore 2009
APEC Singapore 2009
Singapore hosted the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings from February to November 2009. The APEC 2009 meetings will culminate in the 17th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting , where Leaders of APEC's 21 member economies will meet from 14 to 15 November 2009.-Theme:The theme for 2009 is...
'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 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
Eid ul-Fitr
Eid ul-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr, Id-ul-Fitr, or Id al-Fitr , often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting . Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity," while Fiṭr means "breaking the fast"...
collaboration album Kenangan Di Hari Raya (Memories on Eid) with Hady Mirza.
In August, he represented Singapore in performing 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
Rossa
Rossa may refer to:* Rossa , an Indonesian singer* Rossa, Piedmont, a municipality in Italy* Rossa, Switzerland, a municipality of the canton of Graubünden* Rasos Cemetery in Lithuania* Rõssa, a village in Orava Parish, Estonia...
. The pair debuted the single to an overwhelming response at Rossa’s “Harmoni Cinta” Concert at Esplanade.
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
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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (Compass) Award - Top Local Malay Pop Song ("Usah Lepaskan")
- Anugerah Planet Muzik 2009 - Most Popular Singapore Artiste
2010
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- 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
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- Yahoo! Singapore ~ Singapore 9 Award (in Entertainment Category)