Birth name Muhammad Taufik Bin Batisah
Also known as Fique
Born December 10, 1981 (1981-12-10) (age 27)
Origin Singapore
Genre(s) Pop
Years active 2004–present
Label(s) Hype Records
Website http://www.taufikbatisah.net
Muhammad Taufik Bin Batisah, (born December 10, 1981) is the winner of the first season of Singapore Idol. He is of mixed Bugis and Indian descent,[1] and attended Boon Lay Primary School, Jurong Secondary School and Singapore Polytechnic consecutively.
He first started out as a singer in a local group playing a mixture called Bonafide of hip-hop and R&B with fellow rapper Mark Bonafide.
The First Singapore Idol
Taufik initially joined Singapore Idol with hopes of gaining recognition for his band, Bonafide
He secured one of the highest numbers of votes in his group in the Piano Show and got into the Top 12 of Singapore Idol. Week after week, he wowed viewers with his voice and consistently good performances. However, it was during R & B week that Taufik really stood out and Singaporeans began taking notice of this down-to-earth, young gifted singer. His increasing fan base helped him progress smoothly through the competition, safely avoiding elimination every week.
On 1 December 2004, Taufik was crowned Singapore Idol at the Singapore Indoor Stadium before more than 8,000 screaming 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. This meant Taufik garnered an astounding 62% of the votes, a healthy 24% sovereignty over Sylvester.
Soon after his win, endorsements started flowing in and Taufik clinched a string of lucrative endorsements for brands such as Harmuni Rice, Samsung, 7-Eleven and HSC drinks. He even became the first Singapore artiste to endorse for Swiss watch-maker, Swatch.
Were further given recognition at the Anugerah Planet Muzik 07. While he was voted Most Popular Singapore Artiste, his single Usah Lepaskan won the awards for being the Most Popular Singapore Song and the Best Singapore Song.
In the year of 2007, Taufik finally knocked down the showbiz wall of Malaysia with releasing his first ever Malaysian album in Malaysia titled, Teman Istimewa. This is also his first ever album to be sold only in Malaysia. This album was released on September 5th 2007 and was the long-awaited album by Malaysian Fiknatics all over Malaysia. The album was 90% produced by the man himself, Taufik Batisah! Three of the songs on this album are the malay version of his English songs which are, First, Holding On and I Promise Forever.
"Seribu Tahun", a song which he co-wrote, swept the Malaysian's radio charts after becoming the theme song for Malaysia's TV3 drama 'Kerana Cintaku Saerah'.
Discography
Studio albums
* 2005: Blessings
* 2006: All Because Of You
* 2007: Teman Istimewa (Malaysia Edition)
* 2007: Teman Istimewa (Special Friend) (Singapore Edition)
* 2008: Suria Hatiku
Other albums
* 2005: Shooting Stars Original Soundtrack
VCD
* 2005: An Evening With Taufik
Filmography
Television
* 2005: Shooting Stars
Awards
[Year 2006]
* Received the MOST SELLABLE ARTISTE AWARD (“Artis Paling Laku”) at MediaCorp Suria’s inaugural people’s choice entertainment award show Pesta! Pesta! Pesta!
* Awarded the MOST POPULAR MALE ARTISTE AWARD (“Artis Lelaki Paling Popular”) at the prestigious Anugerah Planet Muzik 2006.
* Voted FAVORITE ARTIST SINGAPORE at the MTV Asia Awards 2006
* Voted Winner of KIDS’ CHOICE WANNABE AWARD (Singapore) at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award 2006.
[Year 2007]
* Awarded MOST POPULAR MALE PERSONALITY AWARD (“Personaliti Lelaki Paling Popular”) at MediaCorp Suria’s Pesta Perdana 9 TV Awards Ceremony.
* Voted Winner of KIDS’ CHOICE WANNABE AWARD (Singapore) for 2nd consecutive year at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award 2007
* Voted MOST POPULAR ARTISTE SINGAPORE (“Artis Paling Popular- Singapura”) at the Malay Grammy-equivalent Anugerah Planet Muzik 2007.
* Malay Single “USAH LEPASKAN” voted MOST POPULAR SONG – SINGAPORE (“Lagu Paling Popular- Singapura”) at Anugerah Planet Muzik 2007.
* Awarded BEST LOCAL SONG- SINGAPORE (“Lagu Terbaik –Singapura”), for being singer/composer/lyricist for “USAH LEPASKAN” at Anugerah Planet Muzik 2007.
[Year 2008]
* Voted MOST POPULAR ARTISTE SINGAPORE (“Artis Paling Popular- Singapura”) at the Malay Grammy-equivalent Anugerah Planet Muzik 2008.
* Malay Single “BERSERAH” voted MOST POPULAR SONG – SINGAPORE (“Lagu Paling Popular- Singapura”) at Anugerah Planet Muzik 2008.
* Awarded BEST SINGAPORE ARTISTE Award(“Artis Terbaik –Singapura”), at Anugerah Planet Muzik 2008.
* Awarded nation honor with the SINGAPORE YOUTH AWARD 2008(Arts & Culture), the highest youth accolade in Singapore for his achievements in the music scene and for being an inspiring role model to youths from all walks of life.
References
1. ^ TAUFIK
External links
* All Taufik Batisah's News
Sister project Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Taufik Batisah
* Taufik Batisah at the Internet Movie Database
* TaufikBatisah.net
* Taufik-Batisah.net
* HYPE RECORDS
* "Ex-smoker Taufik Batisah named Smoke-Free Ambassador", CNA - 28 August 2005
source : wiki
