Aliff Aziz

Mohamad Aliff Aziz (born 16 February 1991) is a Singaporean singer, 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.

In this Malay name, the name Aziz is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohamad Alif.
Aliff Aziz
Born
Mohamad Aliff bin Aziz

(1991-02-16) February 16, 1991
Singapore
OccupationSinger, actor, model
Spouse(s)Bella Astillah (m. 2016-present)
Children2
RelativesAisyah Aziz (sister)
Musical career
GenresPop, pop rock, R&B, soul, country
Years active2007–present
LabelsSony Music BMG Malaysia
Associated actsJoanna, Emma Suhaimi, Adira, Siti Nordiana

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

Early life

Born on 16 February 1991, Aliff was the eldest among three siblings. Aliff was born to a Malay family of mixed Arab. At the age of three, Aliff and his family welcomed the birth of two twins, Nur Aisyah Binte Aziz and Nur A'in Binte Aziz. He and his twin sisters attended Princess Elizabeth Primary School before heading up to the next level where he and Aisyah attended Zhenghua Secondary School while A'in went to GreenRidge Secondary School respectively.

Career

Aliff was crowned the youngest Anugerah 2007 winner at age of 16. The 16 year old Zhenghua Secondary School student scored a recording deal with Sony BMG and Mediacorp Artiste Management contract deal worth more than $100,000.

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. He obtained a rank of Corporal during his national service.

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.

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.[2] They have a son.

Aliff Aziz and Bella were officially divorced in 2019 but reconciled in April 2020.[3]

Discography

Studio albums

Sony Music BMG & Sony Music Entertainment

Year Album Track listing Notes
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
Year Title Chart (Malaysia) Notes
Era FM
[4]		 Hot FM
[5]		 Muzik Muzik
[6]		 JOOX
[7]
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)[8] — — — — Soundtrack for televisyen series Meh, Sandar Pada Aku!

Filmography

Television series

Singapore

Tahun Title Role Network Notes
2007 Almari Ajaib Mediacorp drama
Khayalan cameo

Malaysia

Tahun Title Role Network Notes
2012 Antara Kita TVi
Sepai TV1
Tiara Astro Prima
2013 Nurul Kasih TV2
Epilog Cinta Khirana TV3 Slot Samarinda
2014 Jodoh : Season 2 Astro Ria & Astro Maya HD
2017 Di Sebalik Wajah Amir Hisyam HyppTV
Meh, Sandar Pada Aku! Dr. Syed Nadzhan TV3 Slot Dahlia
Meh, Sandar Lagi Slot Akasia
2018 Melankolia Zain Slot Samarinda
Halalkan Hati Yang Ku Curi Faiq Slot Akasia
Sejuta Rasa Buat Adelia Chef Syed Idlan Astro Ria & Astro Maya HD

Telemovie
Tahun Title Role Network Notes
2012 Cinta Vlog TV9
2013 Gerhana TV1
Tiga Dosa TV1
Dia Ayahku TV2
Raya Pak Pak Pong TV3
2017 Love You Miss Pomen TV9
2019 Dosa Itu Bukan Miliknya Fitri TV2
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References
  1. Rahman, Noor (24 April 2013). "Aliff Aziz talks about his bad-boy image in Malaysia". The New Paper. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  2. The New Paper (12092016). Local singer-actor Aliff Aziz gets married in Kuala Lumpur, Latest Singapore News Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. Hamdan, Nurbaiti (16 May 2019). "Aliff Aziz, Bella Astillah officially divorced". The Star. Malaysia. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  4. "Carta ERA 40". Era FM.
  5. "Hot FM 30". Hot FM. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  6. "Carta 20 Muzik Muzik". Muzik Muzik.
  7. "Player Ranking". JOOX APP.
  8. Sinar Harian (8 Mac 2017). Percubaan pertama Mira Filzah duet bersama Aliff Aziz – Hiburan Dicapai 21 Mac 2017 (article in Malay).
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