Yasin Sulaiman (born October 30, 1975) is a male singer from
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
. Born to a Malay father and Australian mother, this third child out of seven siblings started his art career through the a
nasyid
A nasheed (Arabic: singular ', plural ', meaning: "chants") is a work of vocal music, partially coincident with hymns, that is either sung ''a cappella'' or with instruments, according to a particular style or tradition within Islam.
Nasheed ...
genre group named "Brothers" since 1995.
Soon after he launch his solo career in "World Music". His evergreen legendary hit "Mimpi Laila", has succeeded in promoting his name as a singer and composer when he won the overall title at the
Anugerah Juara Lagu in 2001.
His second solo album titled ''Salsabila'' won the ''Best Ethnic Pop Album'' award at the 10th
Anugerah Industri Muzik in 2003. He now focuses on his career as a publisher and songwriter. Among his popular compositions are "Wassini'', "Lagu Rindu", "Ku Temu Cahaya" and "Alhamdulillah".
Career
Brothers (1995–present)
Yasin was one of the earliest members of the Malaysian nasheed group Brothers during its inception in 1995 and produced two albums with the group - ''We Are...'' (1997) and ''Satu Perjuangan'' (1998). Yasin left the Brothers in 2000 to pursue his solo career and was replaced by Akbar Azmi. Yasin rejoined the group in 2005 through the ''Brothers Reunited'' album. In 2015, this group emerged with the latest album, ''Sabar'' which is the fourth album of Yasin with Brothers and the last one of the members of this group, Salleh Deril before his death in October of a heart attack, leaving Yasin and two remaining members.
Solo career (2001-present)
Yasin started his solo career in 2001 and then appeared with the album ''Mimpi Laila'' who risked his first single with the same title. This is followed by his second solo album, ''Salsabila'' (2004) and ''Qudus Flow'' (2007) and singles such as "Aisha" and "Because of Him".
In August 2016, he appeared with his latest single "Music" which got a touch of guitar by his close friend, singer
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 ...
. The song is available on all digital platforms such as
Spotify
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,
iTunes
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, KKBox, Deezer, Raku,
Joox and
Apple Music
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from August 5, 2016.
Filmography
Film
Television series
References
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Living people
1975 births
Musicians from Kuala Lumpur
20th-century Malaysian male singers
Malay-language singers
Malaysian male singer-songwriters
Malaysian singer-songwriters
21st-century Malaysian male singers
Malaysian Muslims
Malaysian people of Malay descent
Malaysian people of Australian descent