Taufik Batisah facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Taufik Batisah
Taufik Batisah performing at ABU TV Song Festival in Seoul, South Korea.
Born	Muhammad Taufik bin Batisah (1981-12-10) 10 December 1981 (age 43) Singapore
Occupation	Singer songwriter actor
Agent	Hype Records
Spouse(s)	Sheena Akbal ​ (m. 2015)​
Musical career
Genres	Pop R&B
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2002–present
Associated acts	Shila Amzah, Hady Mirza, Rossa

Muhammad Taufik bin Batisah (born on December 10, 1981) is a famous singer, songwriter, and actor from Singapore. He is best known for winning the very first season of the TV show Singapore Idol.

Early Life and School

Taufik grew up in a Malay family with roots from both India and the Bugis community. He went to Jurong Primary School and Jurong Secondary School. Later, he studied at Singapore Polytechnic.

Music Career Highlights

Taufik started his music journey as a singer in a local group called Bonafide. They played a mix of hip hop and R&B music.

Winning Singapore Idol

In 2004, Taufik joined the first season of the reality TV show Singapore Idol. On December 1, 2004, he became the first-ever Singapore Idol! This happened at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in front of over 8,000 fans and 1.8 million TV viewers. He won a recording deal with Sony BMG. Taufik received 682,000 votes out of 1.1 million votes cast that night.

After winning, Taufik became the face of many popular brands like Samsung and 7-Eleven. He was also the first Singaporean artist to work with the Swiss watch company, Swatch.

First Albums and Success

On January 14, 2005, Taufik released his first English album, Blessings. It included popular songs he sang on Singapore Idol like Me and Mrs Jones and I Dream. Taufik also helped write a song called Close 2 You. Blessings sold an amazing 36,000 copies, setting a record in the Singapore Guinness Book of Records as the best-selling local English album in a decade. This record is still unbroken!

In 2006, Taufik released his second album, All Because of You. He wrote and produced eight of the songs on this album. It had both English and Malay songs. The Malay songs, like Usah Lepaskan, Sesuatu Janji, and Sombong, became huge hits in the Malay music world. He won many awards, including Most Popular Male Artiste at the regional Anugerah Planet Muzik 2006 and Favourite Artist Singapore at the 2006 MTV Asia Awards. He was also voted the Winner of Kid's Choice Wannabe Award (Singapore) in 2006 and 2007.

Continued Achievements

Taufik kept shining as a top artist in Singapore. He won Most Popular Male Personality at Suria's Pesta Perdana 2007. At the Anugerah Planet Muzik 2007, he won Most Popular Artiste (Singapore), Most Popular Song – Usah Lepaskan (Singapore), and Best Local Song – Usah Lepaskan. His song Usah Lepaskan was also the Number 1 Song of the Year on Ria 89.7FM.

In 2007, he released his Malaysian album, Teman Istimewa (Special Friend). Taufik produced most of this album. One song, Seribu Tahun (A Thousand Years), which he co-wrote, became a big hit in Malaysia.

In 2008, Taufik won more awards at Anugerah Planet Muzik 2008, including Most Popular Artiste (Singapore) and Best Singapore Artiste. He also received the Singapore Youth Award for his achievements in music. His song Berserah was the No. 1 Song of the Year on RIA 89.7FM.

Taufik also launched his fourth album, Suria Hatiku (Light of My Heart). This album had many different types of songs and produced several No. 1 hits like Gadis Itu (That Girl) and Nafasku (My Breathe).

International Recognition

Taufik was named the Most Popular Singapore Artiste for the third year in a row at the Anugerah Planet Muzik Award 2009. He performed at Singapore Day 2009 in London and represented Singapore at the ASEAN – Korea Commemorative Summit in Korea. He also performed at APEC Singapore 2009.

In 2010, Taufik performed at the Chingay Parade finale. He also won six major awards at the first AnugeraHitz.sg Awards, which celebrates the best in local Malay music. That year, he also started acting in a musical called Fried Rice Paradise – The Musical.

In 2011, he released an Eid ul-Fitr album, Kenangan Di Hari Raya (Memories on Eid), with Hady Mirza. He also wrote and recorded a duet song, Aku Bersahaja (Simply Me), with Indonesian singer Rossa. This song became his eighth Malay No. 1 radio hit. For all his achievements, he was honored as Yahoo! "Singapore Most Influential Person in Entertainment 2011".

In 2012, his song Usah Lepaskan was voted the Most Iconic Song in 55 years of Malay music in Singapore. He released a new English single, Sky's The Limit, featuring singer-actress Rui En, which reached No. 1 on 98.7 FM Top 20 Countdown Chart for two weeks.

Taufik represented Singapore at the first ABU TV Song Festival 2012 in Seoul, South Korea. He performed Usah Lepaskan alongside other famous artists from across Asia. He also received significant recognition from Korea's Mnet Asia Music Awards (MAMA) for Best Asian Artist (Singapore).

Recent Works

On October 1, 2014, Taufik released his fifth album, Fique. He produced, arranged, and wrote almost all the songs on it. The album featured duets with rapper Altimet and singer Shila Amzah. Critics praised Fique as a strong comeback album.

At the Anugerah Planet Muzik 2014, Taufik won three awards: Most Popular Song (Singapore), Most Popular Artist, and Social Media Icon. He won the most awards of any artist that year.

In 2018, Taufik represented Singapore at the ASEAN-JAPAN Music Festival in Tokyo. In 2019, he performed the National Day Parade 2019 theme song "Our Singapore" with other well-known Singaporean artists. In 2022, he performed the National Day Parade theme song "Stronger Together".

Other Ventures

In July 2018, Taufik opened a restaurant called 'Chix Hot Chicken' with his friend Bober Ismail. It serves fried chicken in the "Nashville-style." In September 2019, Taufik also became a registered property agent with his elder brother Mustaffa, starting a business called Batisah Bros Property.

Music Albums

Studio Albums

• 2005: Blessings
• 2006: All Because of You
• 2007: Teman Istimewa
• 2008: Suria Hatikuu
• 2014: Fique

Other Albums

• 2005: Shooting Stars Original Soundtrack
• 2010: Fried Rice Paradise – The Musical Soundtrack
• 2011: Kenangan Di Hari Raya

Video Albums

• 2005: An Evening with Taufik

Singles

• 2005: Reach out for the Skies (National Day Parade Theme Song) (with Rui En)
• 2006: Let Her Go
• 2006: I Don't Know
• 2009: Addicted
• 2011: Aku Bersahaja (duet with Rossa)
• 2012: Sky's The Limit (feat. Rui En)
• 2013: Ikrar Kasih (OST Luluhnya Sebuah Ikrar)
• 2014: Awak Kat Mane
• 2015: Izinkanku (Campaign song for Pioneer Generation Package)
• 2016: Like Fireflies (with Ning Baizura & Fazura)
• 2017: Untuk Kita (Theme song for telemovie "Gunting")
• 2017: Memilih Mencintaimu (feat. Adira)
• 2017: Everyday Heros(Theme Song for Home Team Show and Festival)
• 2017: High On Love (Theme Song for Anti-Drug Abuse Campaign)
• 2018: Ayu (Song collaboration with Malaysian rapper Altimet)
• 2022: Stronger Together (National Day Parade Theme Song)

Acting Roles

Television Shows

Movies

Stage Performances

• 2010 : Fried Rice Paradise – The Musical

Awards and Recognitions

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

• 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

• 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

• Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (Compass) Award – Top Local Malay Pop Song ("Usah Lepaskan")
• Anugerah Planet Muzik 2009 – Most Popular Singapore Artiste

2010

• 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

• Yahoo! Singapore – Singapore 9 Award (in Entertainment Category)

2012

• MediaCorp Suria BandStand Elektra – MOST ICONIC SONG – VIEWERS CHOICE ("Usah Lepaskan")
• Anugerah Planet Muzik 2012 – Most Popular Singapore Artiste
• Anugerah Planet Muzik 2012 – Most Popular Regional Artiste
• Anugerah Planet Muzik 2012 – Best Collaboration, with Indonesia's Rossa in the song "Aku Bersahaja"
• Mnet Asian Music Awards 2012 – Best Asian Artist (Singapore)

2013

• Sri Temasek Award 2013 – Sri Temasek Promising Award

2014

• Anugerah Planet Muzik 2014 - Most Popular Song (Singapore)
• Anugerah Planet Muzik 2014 - Most Popular Artist
• Anugerah Planet Muzik 2014 - Social Media Icon

2015

• Anugerah Planet Muzik 2015-Social Media Icon
• Anugerah Planet Muzik 2015-Most Popular Song (Singapore)
• Anugerah Planet Muzik 2015-APM Most Popular Song
• Anugerah Planet Muzik 2015-MOST POPULAR ARTISTE (SINGAPORE)

2017

• Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (Compass) Award – Top Local Malay Pop Song ("Awak Kat Mane")

2019

• Pesta Perdana 2019 TV Awards [Best Actor in a Leading Role - Drama Special] for telemovie “Gunting”

See also

In Spanish: Taufik Batisah para niños