Muhammad Mirzahady Bin Amir, also known as Hady Mirza ( ms, حدي ميرزا; born 28 January 1980) is a Singaporean singer. He was the winner of the second season of the reality TV show ''

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''. He was crowned the winner on 25 September 2006 at the

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after garnering 70% of about one million votes cast by television viewers. He was also the winner of the world's first ''

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'' competition held on 16 December 2007 in

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. Asian Idol is a competition between six ''Idol'' winners from several different Asian countries, namely

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, Philippine Idol and

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. After years of not appearing in the limelight, Hady made his comeback by joining ''Gegar Vaganza 6'' in 2019. Hady was named co-winner of the sixth season of the Malaysian television singing show, sharing the title with Naqiu Boboy.Hady Mirza, Naqiu juara bersama GV6
''

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'' (23 December 2019). Dicapai pada 23 Disember 2019. Hady is most known for his smooth R&B voice and charming personality.

Biography

Hady was born to a family of Buginese descent with roots from

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. Hady studied engineering at

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. Hady's debut album, self-titled ''Hady Mirza'', was released in Singapore on 13 November 200

and achieved Platinum status within 4 days of its release. The album is due to be re-released in 2008 with additional material. Hady was awarded with two major awards in Anugerah Planet Muzik 2007, a yearly Malay music award show awarding the best musicians in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Hady was voted "Most Popular Artiste (Singapore)" and his self-penned Malay single ''Merpati'' was voted "Most Popular Song (Singapore)". Hady was also voted "Most Popular Artiste (Singapore)" in Anugerah Planet Muzik 2008. One year after his Singapore Idol win, Hady won the world's first-ever

, featuring Idol winners from six countries:

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and

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. With his unique soulful voice and charming looks, Hady will now represent Asia to promote diversified Asian music to the world. Hady's two performance choices were: ''Berserah'', composed by Taufik Batisah and ''

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'' by U2. During the results show, he also performed ''

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'' with

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Season 5 winner

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and the other Asian Idol contestants, as well as a highly-popular version of

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's ''

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'' with Malaysian Idol

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. He also hosted

during the third season. Hady won awards in three voting-based categories; Most Popular Singapore Artiste, Most Popular Singapore Song, and Most Popular Regional Song, for his hit ''Angkasa'' at Anugerah Planet Muzik 2011, an annual award event organised by two Malay MediaCorp Radio Stations, WARNA 94.2FM & RIA 89.7FM. Hady also won awards in two voting-based categories, Most Popular Singapore Song and Most Popular Regional Song, for his hit ''Ku Tetap Kan Menunggu'' at Anugerah Planet Muzik 2012.

Singapore Idol

Gegar Vaganza (Season 6)

Discography

Albums

Note: In Singapore, albums get the Platinum status when 15,000 albums are sold, instead of 1 million in the US, due to its smaller population size.

Filmography

Television

Awards and achievements

References

External links

Singapore Idol Hady's Profile
*Official Instagram- @hadymirzaofficial *Hady Mirza Fan Club- Hady United FC {{DEFAULTSORT:Mirza, Hady 1980 births Asian Idol Idols (TV series) winners Living people Singaporean people of Bugis descent 21st-century Singaporean male singers Temasek Polytechnic alumni