Aliff Aziz

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Aliff Aziz
Born
Mohammad Aliff bin Aziz

(1991-02-16) February 16, 1991 (age 33)
Nationality Singaporean
Occupation(s) Singer, Celebrity, Model, Actor
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Spouse(s)Bella Astillah
(m. 2016;div. 2019)

(m. 2019;div. 2024)
Children2
Relatives Aisyah Aziz (sister)
Musical career
Genres Pop, pop rock, R&B, soul, country
Years active2007 - present
Labels Sony Music BMG Malaysia

Mohammad Aliff bin Aziz (born 16 February 1991) is a Singaporean singer and actor currently based in Malaysia. [1] He is managed under Sony Music BMG Malaysia. In July 2007, he 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, Aziz releases his first self-titled album with 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. Song was inspired by Sham Faisal who was told to have a very strong influence on the singer.

Contents

Aliff currently had 4 albums: Aliff (2007), It's Aliff's Time (2010), Aliff Aziz (2012) and Rebirth (2016).

Early life and education

Born on 16 February 1991,[ citation needed ] Aliff Aziz is the first child of Aziz Sapdan, a personal driver, and Siti Hafiza Sheikh Mohamad, a clinic supervisor, establishing a Malay family of mixed Arab heritage.[ citation needed ] The family would also welcome twin girls, Nur Aisyah Binte Aziz and Nur A'in Binte Aziz three years later. [2]

Aliff studied at Zhenghua Secondary School until 2007 for his Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'N' Level certificate which he had passed, [2] [3] before studying in a private school for his Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'O' Level certificate in 2008. [4] [5]

Career

Aliff was crowned the youngest Anugerah 2007 winner at age of 16. [6] From the contest, he won a recording deal with Sony BMG and a cash prize of S$ 10,000. [6] In the same year, he released his debut album, "Aliff" and sold 3,000 albums within two weeks of its release. [7] "Sayang-Sayang", a single debuted fourth on the charts of Malay radio station Ria 89.7FM. [4]

Following his win, he appeared most of Mediacorp shows such as Sinar Lebaran 2007 and 2008, Khayalan etc. He also appeared for a short 30 seconds KFC advertisement in 2007. It was reported by Malaysian magazine in 2008 he was juggling his busy schedule as an O levels student (private candidate) and career as a singer.

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 "It's 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.

Aliff Aziz was member of Singapore Civil Defence Force Music Performing Arts Club (MPAC), where he performed as a vocalist for many SCDF occasions such as SCDF Promotion Ceremony, SCDF Community Day etc.

In 2011, Aliff ended his service with the nation and moved over to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to pursue his career as a recording artist, singer, model and actor.

In early 2012, Aliff Aziz released his third album "Aliff Aziz" where his single "Jangan Ganggu Pacarku" received 1 million views on its music video within 24 hours of release. Aliff other songs such as Cinta Ya Cinta and Setiap Detik was used as OST for dramas too.

Aliff also started a career in acting, his first drama, a comedy cum musical based drama "Antara Kita" which was directed by Kas Roshan about teenagers working in a graphic design company. The 13 episode drama also stars Zaibo, Fara Fauzana, Bell Ngasri and Anne Ngasri.

In December 2021, Aliff joined Malaysia's singing competition, Gegar Vaganza in which he ended up winning it and crowned champion. He also received RM 100,000 as a reward for coming in the first place. [8]

Personal life

In 2016, after dating almost two years and being engaged for nine months, Aliff and Malaysian singer and actress Bella Astillah took their marriage vows and held a wedding reception for about 1,000 guests at the Top Glove in Shah Alam, Selangor. [9] They have a son born in 2017, and a daughter born in 2020. [10] [11]

Aliff Aziz and Bella were officially divorced in 2019 but reconciled in 2020. [12] In March 2024, Bella filed a petition to divorce Aliff, with the proceedings in progress as of8 April 2024. [13] [14]

Discography

Studio albums

Sony Music BMG & Sony Music Entertainment

YearAlbumTrack listingNotes
2007
Aliff
  • Sayang Sayang
  • Nyala (Segaris Sinar OST)
  • Cinta Arjuna
  • Harus Ku Teruskan
  • Ku Sendiri
  • Ini Satu Kisah
  • Dia
  • Bila Dengan Kamu
  • More Than Words
  • Stop
2010
It's Aliff's Time
  • Cinta
  • Milikku Saja
  • Boom Boom Boom
  • Kalau Cinta (feat. Joanna)
  • Kau Yang Ku Mahu
  • Selintas Kau Pergi
  • Puteri Khayalanku
  • Cinta (minus one)
2012
Aliff Aziz
  • Jangan Ganggu Pacarku
  • Cinta Ya Cinta (Cinta Vlog OST)
  • Hanya Lagu
  • Sudah Nasibku
  • Cinta Dusta
  • Setiap Sedetik (Epilog Cinta Khirana OST)
  • Nada Cinta
  • Dilema Cinta
  • Jangan Ganggu Pacarku (minus one)
  • Dilema (minus one)

Singles

YearTitleChart (Malaysia)Notes
Era FM
[15]
Hot FM
[16]
Muzik Muzik
[17]
JOOX
[18]
2012"Keajaiban Cinta" (featuring Adira)
2014"Selayaknya Aku"
2015"Dan Lagi Cinta" (featuring Emma Suhaimi)
2016"Warna Cinta" (featuring Aliff Aziz) Gerua – Malay Version (from Dilwale film)
"Tak Ada Cinta Sepertimu" (featuring Siti Nordiana)
"Coba"
2017"Sandar Padaku" (featuring Mira Filzah) [19] Soundtrack for television series Meh, Sandar Pada Aku!
2022"Tetap Disini" (featuring Bella Astillah)
2023"Genggam"Soundtrack for television series Ku Akad Kau Dengan Bismillah

Filmography

Television series

Singapore

TahunTitleRoleNetworkNotes
2007Almari AjaibMediacorp drama
Khayalancameo

Malaysia

TahunTitleRoleNetworkNotes
2012Antara KitaAril TVi
SepaiAsmaun TV1
TiaraKamal Astro Prima
2013Nurul KasihIzham TV2
Epilog Cinta KhiranaSharqir Ikhwan TV3 Slot Samarinda
2014Jodoh : Season 2Syed Azmi Astro Ria & Astro Maya HD
2017Di Sebalik WajahAmir Hisyam HyppTV
Meh, Sandar Pada Aku!Dr. Syed Nadzhan TV3 Slot Dahlia
Meh, Sandar LagiSlot Akasia
2018MelankoliaZainSlot Samarinda
Halalkan Hati Yang Ku CuriFaiqSlot Akasia
Sejuta Rasa Buat AdeliaChef Syed Idlan Astro Ria & Astro Maya HD
2021 Gegar Vaganza (musim 8) Participant Astro Ria Winner
2023Ku Akad Kau Dengan BismillahLuth Mikail TV3

Telemovie

TahunTitleRoleNetworkNotes
2012Cinta VlogShezzTV9
2013GerhanaManTV1
Tiga DosaTV1
Dia AyahkuTV2
Raya Pak Pak PongAngahTV3
2017Love You Miss PomenRemyTV9
2019Dosa Itu Bukan MiliknyaFitriTV2

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