Nur Aisyah Binte Aziz (Jawi: نور عايشه بنت عزيز; born 21 May 1994[1]) better known by her stage name Aisyah Aziz is a Singaporean singer-songwriter and actress.
 Aisyah Aziz in 2014 | |
| Born | Nur Aishah Binte Aziz 21 May 1994 |
| Occupations |
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| Relatives | Aliff Aziz (brother) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop, Ballad, Jazz |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Formerly of | The Lomas |
She came in sixth place on the tenth season of the Malaysian singing reality show, Akademi Fantasia. She is the younger sister of Singaporean actor and singer, Aliff Aziz.[2]
Early life
editAisyah Aziz was born in Singapore on 21 May 1994, into a Malay family of mixed Arab ancestry. She has an older brother, Aliff, an actor and singer based in Malaysia, and a twin sister, Nur Ain.[3][1]
She attended Zhenghua Secondary School with her older brother, she filmed an episode of Zaman Sekolah 2 at the school.
Aisyah grew up with listening to Malay songs, and has cited P. Ramlee, Saloma and Anita Sarawak as influences.[4] Among Western artists she cites Amy Winehouse, Aerosmith, Ella Fitzgerald, Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey as artists who have influenced her and helped shape her sound.[4]
Career
editAisyah started taking part in singing competitions at age 11.[5] At 19, Aisyah participated in the popular singing reality show Akademi Fantasia season 10 in 2013, reaching the finals and finishing in sixth. Her debut single, "Mimpi", produced by Faizal Tahir and Omar K. was first performed on the Akademi Fantasia finals.[2]
In 2017, Aisyah was nominated for nine awards at Anugerah Planet Muzik,[6][7] she became the first Singaporean to win Best APM song at Anugerah Planet Muzik, for the song "Senyum Saja".[7] She won two other awards on the night, Best Song (Singapore) for "Senyum Saja" and Best Collaboration (Song) for "Tanda Tanya".[6][7]
Aisyah left her Malaysian record label, Rocketfuel Entertainment in 2019, becoming an independent artist based in Singapore.[8]
She released her first English single, "Sugar" on 10 January 2020. Her debut EP of the same name, Sugar (The Live Extended Play), was initially released as a video on YouTube, in February, before being released on streaming platforms. The EP marked her first foray into songwriting, she wrote the EP with her songwriting partner, Harun Amirrul Rasyid Mohame.[8]
In June 2022, Aisyah made her theatre acting debut in Bangsawan Gemala Malam at the Victoria Theatre.
Personal life
editIn 2017, Aisyah was diagnosed with muscle tension dysphonia, which prevented her from singing for a year.[8][9]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Track listing |
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| Pearls |
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Extended plays
edit| Title | EP details | Track listing |
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| Sugar (The Live Extended Play) |
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Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Mimpi" | 2014 | AF2013 |
| "Pilihan Sejati" | 2015 | Non-album single |
| "Cahaya Aidilfitri" | 2016 | #Rayakustik |
| "Tanda Tanya" | Non-album singles | |
| "Bila Entah" | 2019 | |
| "Say Yes To Waste Less" | ||
| "Sugar" | 2020 | Sugar (The Live Extended Play) |
| "Loving Room" | Non-album singles | |
| "Spirits Anew" | 2021 | |
| "Utopia Reimagined: Euphoria" | ||
| "janji kita bertemu lagi" | ||
| "Damai" | 2023 |
Collaborations
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYS | ||||
| RIM [10] | ||||
| "Pulanglah" with Ayda Jebat | 2016 | — | #Rayakustik | |
| "Senyum Saja" with Haikal Ali | 2017 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "We Are Singapore - NDP 2018 Theme Song" with various artists | 2018 | — | ||
| "Indah Pada Waktunya" with Rizky Febian | — | |||
| "Someone Else" with Lil J | 2020 | — | ||
| "Abadi Kita" with Dennis Lau | — | |||
| "Won't You Come Around" with Charlie Lim | 2021 | — | ||
| "Hopelessly Devoted To You" with YAØ | — | |||
| "West Side Story" with Haven, Joie Tan, RIIDEM | — | Hometown Heroes | ||
| "Mimpi Ngeri" with Ahmadul Amin | 2022 | — | Non-album single | |
| "Pujaanku" with Masdo | 2023 | 2 | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "uTopia reimagined: chasing" | 2021 | ShiGGa Shay | Non-album single |
Soundtrack appearances
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Bukalah Matamu" with Bunga | 2019 | Ejen Ali: The Movie OST |
| "Love Me" | Roar! The Lion City Unmuzzled OST | |
| "Lara" | 2020 | Cinta Itu Fairytale OST |
Guest appearances
edit| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Mungkin" | 2018 | Altimet | O |
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Akademi Fantasia | Contestant | Astro Ria | Ep. 1–50 | |
| 2016 | Diari Fantasia | Episode: "Istimewa Aman" | |||
| My Squad Is Better Than Yours | Mediacorp | Singaporean reality show | [11] | ||
| Zaman Sekolah 2 | Herself | Mediacorp Suria | |||
| Sinar Lebaran 2016 | Performer | ||||
| 2017 | Sinar Lebaran 2017 | ||||
| 2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards | Mnet | Performed "Tanda Tanya" and "Mimpi" | |||
| 2018 | Kiut Miut | Lana | Mediacorp Suria | Debut acting role | [12] |
| 2019 | Fried Rice Paradise | Aishah | Mediacorp | [13] | |
| Roar! | Herself | CNA | Documentary, 2 episodes. | [14][15] | |
| 2019 All That Music | Performer | KBS | |||
| 2022 | Berani Nyanyi? | Judge | Mediacorp Suria | [16] | |
| Sinar Lebaran 2022 | Performer | Mediacorp Suria |
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Mimpi" | — | As part of Akademi Fantasia 10 |
| 2015 | "Pilihan Sejati" | ||
| 2016 | "Cahaya Aidilfitri" | theMalaya Productions | |
| "Pulanglah" | |||
| "Tanda Tanya" Official Lyric Video | |||
| 2018 | "Indah Pada Waktunya" | Awi Suryadi | |
| 2019 | "Bila Entah" | Nadirah Zakariya | |
| "Say Yes to Waste Less" | |||
| 2020 | "Sugar (Live)" | Oszkid | Recorded live at the Lions Studios Singapore |
| "Sugar - The Live Extended Play" | |||
| "Loving Room" (prod. by yoonsang) | — | ||
| 2021 | "Won't You Come Around" | Jonathan Choo | |
| "Smile" | Juan Ezwan | Recorded and mixed at The Greenroom Suite, Singapore, July 2020 |
Web series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Indah Pada Waktunya The Series | Aisyah | 6 episode web series |
| 2020 | Singapore Anti-Social | Tasha Nazri | Produced by the BenZi project. Parody of Netflix's Singapore Social. 3 parts. |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bangsawan Gemala Malam | Various | Victoria Theatre, 2–4 June | Theatre debut; Bangsawan re-imagining of A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| 2023 | Potong | Doctor Dini | Esplanade Theatre Studio, 18–21 May |
Awards and nominations
edit| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akademi Fantasia Musim 10 | 2013 | — | Herself | Sixth place | |
| Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) | 2014 | Best Newcomer (Female) | Nominated | [17] | |
| Best Collaboration (Song) | "Mimpi" | Won | [17][18] | ||
| Most Popular Artist (Singapore) | Herself | Nominated | [17] | ||
| Best Song APM | "Mimpi" | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | Best Female Artist | Herself | Nominated | [19] | |
| Most Popular Artist (Singapore) | Nominated | ||||
| Most Popular Song (Malaysia) | "Pilihan Sejati" | Nominated | |||
| Best Collaboration (Song) | Nominated | [18][19] | |||
| 2017 | Best Song APM | "Senyum Saja" | Won | [7] | |
| Best Song (Singapore) | Won | ||||
| Best Collaboration (Song) | "Tanda Tanya" | Won | |||
| Best Duo/Group | Aisyah Aziz & Haikal Ali for "Senyum Saja" | Nominated | |||
| Best Female Artist | Herself | Nominated | |||
| Social Media Icon | Nominated | ||||
| Most Popular Song APM | "Tanda Tanya" | Nominated | |||
| Most Popular Artist | Herself | Nominated | |||
| 2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Asian Artist (Singapore) | Won | [20] | ||
| Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) | 2018 | Best Collaboration (Artists) | "Indah Pada Waktunya" with Rizky Febian | Nominated | [21] |
| Most Popular Artist (Singapore) | Herself | Nominated | |||
| Social Media Icon | Nominated | ||||
| Most Popular Artist APM | Nominated | ||||
| Most Popular Song APM | "Indah Pada Waktunya" | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ a b Aziz, Aisyah (2021-05-21). "my safe space 💜💜💜💜💜 HAPPY BIRTHDAY KID! I love you 10,000ever @ayeenaziz #timeless". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ a b "I've been warned". AsiaOne. 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "'Drunken brawl' just one 'angle,' a sober but unapologetic Aliff Aziz says, dad by side (Video) | Coconuts". coconuts.co/. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ a b "Aisyah Aziz: A Modern Malay Woman". Catch Online. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ hermesauto (2019-10-27). "Who's that girl? Aisyah Aziz sizzles in Clean and Green video which has over 1.1 million views". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ a b "Aisyah Aziz talks about how she got her start in music, her inspirations, singing in Malay and more – watch". Aisyah Aziz talks about how she got her start in music, her inspirations, singing in Malay and more – watch | Bandwagon | Music media championing and spotlighting music in Asia. 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
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- ^ a b c "Aisyah Aziz Opens Up About Anxiety, Personal Style And Her Work". The Singapore Women's Weekly. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ Haddad, Hanan (2020-09-05). "Singer, Aisyah Aziz Reflects On What Identity & Heritage Means To Her". ELLE SINGAPORE. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ Peak chart positions on RIM's Top 10 most streamed Malay songs in Malaysia:
- "Pujaanku": "TOP 10 Most Streamed Chinese Singles In Malaysia. Week 36 (01/09/2023-07/09/2023)". Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Aisyah Aziz". www.magzter.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ ""Bocil dikagumi kerana menyerantau"". Berita Harian Singapura. 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ "Dick Lee's 'Fried Rice Paradise' The TV Series Is A Lot More Sinister Than The Original Musical". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "My Story, My Scars, My Singapore". CNA. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ "Hear Me Roar! (Finale)". CNA. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ Auto, Hermes (2022-03-30). "Local actor Salif Hardie wins new singing contest on Suria | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ a b c "Kapanlagi.com: Musik - Daftar Lengkap Nominasi Anugerah Planet Muzik 2014". KapanLagi.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ a b Rahman, Noor Ashikin Abdul (2015-10-14). "Struggling makes me a strong fighter". The New Paper. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ a b BeritaSatu.com. "Ini Kategori dan Nominasi di Ajang Anugerah Planet Musik 2015". beritasatu.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ Ramli, Bibi Nurshuhada (2017-11-28). "K-pop groups honoured at Mnet Asian Music Awards | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ Media, Kompas Cyber (2018-08-04). "Isyana Sarasvati Raih 5 Nominasi Anugerah Planet Muzik 2018 Halaman all". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-07-17.