Taufik Batisah

Singaporean singer-songwriter (born 1981) Taufik BatisahTaufik Batisah performing at ABU TV Song Festival in Seoul, South Korea.BornMuhammad Taufik bin Batisah (1981-12-10) 10 December 1981 (age 44)SingaporeOccupationsSingersongwriteractorAgentHype RecordsSpouse Sheena Akbal ​(m. 2015)​Musical careerGenresPopR&BInstrumentsVocalsYears active2002–present Musical artist Muhammad Taufik bin Batisah (Jawi: محمد توفيق بن بتيسه; born 10 December 1981) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter best known for winning the first season of the reality TV series Singapore Idol. Early life and education Taufik was born to an Indian Muslim father of Malayali descent and Malay mother of Buginese descent. His parents divorced when he was 13 years old. He attended Boon Lay Primary School (now known as Jurong Primary School), Jurong Secondary School before graduating from Singapore Polytechnic. Music career Taufik first started out as a singer in a local group called Bonafide, playing a mixture of hip hop and R&B with fellow rapper, Mark Subramaniam whose stage name is Mark Bonafide. Taufik participated in the first season of the reality TV series Singapore Idol, part of the Idol franc