Nur Aisyah Binte Aziz (
Jawi: نور عايشه بنت عزيز; born 21 May 1994
) better known by her stage name Aisyah Aziz is a Singaporean singer-songwriter and actress.
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
Mohammad Aliff bin Aziz (born 16 February 1991) is a Singaporean singer and actor currently based in Malaysia. He is managed under Sony Music BMG Malaysia. In July 2007, he was crowned the winner of a reality TV singing competition, ''Anugerah' ...
.
Early life
Aisyah Aziz was born in Singapore on 21 May 1994, into a
Malay
Malay may refer to:
Languages
* Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore
** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century
** Indonesi ...
family of mixed Arab ancestry. She has an older brother,
Aliff, an actor and singer based in Malaysia, and a twin sister, Nur Ain.
She attended
Zhenghua Secondary School
Zhenghua Secondary School (ZSS) is a co-educational government secondary school located in Bukit Panjang, Singapore. Established on 15 December 1999, the school offers secondary education leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level exam ...
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
Tan Sri Datuk Amar Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Puteh (later Ramlee bin Puteh) (22 March 1929 – 29 May 1973), better known by his stage name P. Ramlee (Puteh Ramlee), was a Malaysian actor, filmmaker, musician, and composer famous in both m ...
,
Saloma
Salmah binti Ismail (Jawi script, Jawi: سلمه بنت إسماعيل;
22 January 1935 – 25 April 1983), better known by her stage name Saloma, was a Malay Singaporean-Malaysian singer, film actress, trendsetter and a fashion icon ...
and
Anita Sarawak as influences.
Among Western artists she cites
Amy Winehouse,
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Boston in 1970. The group consists of Steven Tyler (lead vocals), Joe Perry (musician), Joe Perry (guitar), Tom Hamilton (musician), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums) and Brad Whi ...
,
Ella Fitzgerald,
Celine Dion,
Christina Aguilera and
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the " Songbird Supreme", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the whi ...
as artists who have influenced her and helped shape her sound.
Career
Aisyah started taking part in singing competitions at age 11. 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
Ahmad Faizal bin Mohammad Tahir (born 26 October 1978) is a Malaysian singer-songwriter who shot to fame after becoming the first runner-up of the first season of '' One in a Million'' in 2006. He has won multiple Anugerah Industri Muzik awards ...
and Omar K. was first performed on the Akademi Fantasia finals.
In 2017, Aisyah was nominated for nine awards at Anugerah Planet Muzik,
she became the first Singaporean to win Best APM song at Anugerah Planet Muzik, for the song "Senyum Saja".
She won two other awards on the night, Best Song (Singapore) for "Senyum Saja" and Best Collaboration (Song) for "Tanda Tanya".
Aisyah left her Malaysian record label, Rocketfuel Entertainment in 2019, becoming an independent artist based in Singapore.
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.
In June 2022, Aisyah made her theatre acting debut in ''Bangsawan Gemala Malam'' at the
Victoria Theatre''.''
Personal life
In 2017, Aisyah was diagnosed with
muscle tension dysphonia, which prevented her from singing for a year.
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
Collaborations
As featured artist
Soundtrack appearances
Guest appearances
Filmography
Television
Music videos
Web series
Theatre
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Living people
1994 births
Akademi Fantasia participants
Singaporean people of Malay descent
Singaporean people of Arab descent
Singaporean pop singers
Rhythm and blues singers
21st-century Singaporean women singers
21st-century Singaporean actresses