Biography of Hady Mirza

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Hady Mirza
Hady Mirza
Background information
Birth name	Muhammad Mirzahady Bin Amir
Also known as	Hady Mirza
Born	January 28, 1980 (1980-01-28) (age 30)
Origin	Singapore
Genres	Pop, R&B, Soul, Rock, Hip-Hop
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Universal Music Singapore
Website	http://www.hady-mirza.com

This is a malay name; the name "Mirza" is a patronym, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, "Hady".

Hady Mirza (born January 28, 1980) (Jawi: حدي ميرزا) is a Singaporean singer of Bugis descent, with his grandparents hailing from Sulawesi. He is the winner of the second season of the reality TV show Singapore idol. He was crowned the winner on 25 September 2006 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium after garnering 70% of about one million votes cast by television viewers.

He was also the winner of the world's first Asian idol competition held on 16 December 2007 in Jakarta,Indonesia Asian Idol is a competition between six Idol winners from several different Asian countries, namely Singapore idol, Malaysian idol, Indonesian idol, Indian idol, Philippine idol and Vietnam idol.

Hady is most known for his smooth R&B voice and charming personality. He is the second male winner, following in the footsteps of his favourite idol, Taufik Batisah.

Biography

Hady started singing at the age of 18 and instantly fell in love with it because of the variety of genres he could get involved in. On the show, Hady was known for his diverse versatility, singing not only R&B hits, but Pop, Emo Rock and Heavy Metal.

Hady studied engineering at the Temasek Polytechnic. He was a pub performer but wanted to be a professional club entertainer when he was growing up. The song that would describe him best is "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen because of the conflicting themes present in the lyrics.

His favourite singers include Michael Jackson, Babyface, Boyz II men and Jamie Cullum.

Hady's debut album, self-titled Hady Mirza, was released in Singaporeon 13 November 2006 and achieved Platinum status within 4 days of its release. The album is due to be re-released in 2008 with additional material.

In June 2007, 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 chosen to sing an exclusive song You and I for the Police Week 2007 which was held in conjunction with the Police Day Parade 2007. In October 2007, to coincide with the grand opening of the KPE Tunnel, a special compilation album sounds of the underground was recorded, and Hady was featured on the track Jangan Memandu di Pinggir Jalan (Don't Drive on the Side of the Road).

One year after his Singapore Idol win, Hady won the world's first-ever Asian idol, featuring Idol winners from six countries: singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, vietnam, philippine and India. With his unique soulful voice and charming looks, Hady will now represent Asia to promote the diversified Asian music to the world. Hady's two performance choices were: Berserah (Surrender), composed by Taufik Batisah, and Beautiful day by U2.

During the results show, he also performed Do i make you proud with American idol Season 5 winner Taylor hicks and the other Asian Idol contestants, as well as a highly-popular version of george michael's freedom!'90 with Malaysian Idol Jaclyn Victor.

List of Hady's performances on Singapore Idol

Week #

Song Choice

Original Artist

Result

Top 28

Heaven

Bryan Adams

Proceeded to top 12

Top 12

Rock DJ

Robbie Williams

Safe

Top 11

Maria, Maria

Product G&B & Santana

Safe

Top 10

I've Got You Under My Skin

Frank Sinatra

Safe

Top 9

Freedom! '90

George Michael

Safe

Top 8

You've Got A Friend

Carole King

Last to be safe

Top 7

You Give Love a Bad Name

Bon Jovi

Safe

Top 6

Lagenda Party Like This

Sheila Majid V.E.and Ruffedge

First to be safe

Top 5

I'll Make Love to You Senorita

Boyz II Men Justin Timberlake

Safe

Top 4

Kiss Faithfully

Prince Journey

First to be safe

Top 3

Got to Get You into My Life Desperado

Earth, Wind and Fire Eagles

Safe

Finale

Freedom! '90 Through the fire You Give me Wings

George Michael Chaka Khan Hady Mirza

Winner

Discography

Albums

Album information
Hady Mirza Released: November 13, 2006 Chart positions (Album): No.1 on HMV, Sembawang Music, CD Rama Chart positions (Singles): You Give Me Wings (No.1 on 987FM) / Merpati (No.1 on Ria FM 89.7) Worldwide Sales: TBC RIAS certification: Platinum Singles: "You Give Me Wings" / "Freedom! '90" / "Merpati" (Malay Single)

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.

Album information
Sang Penyanyi (The Singer) Released: December 15, 2009 Chart positions (Album): N/a Chart positions (Singles): Angkasa (No.1 on Ria FM 89.7) Worldwide Sales: TBC RIAS certification: TBC Singles: "Angkasa, I'll never leave, Ku tetapkan menunggu, Rock bottom, Tawakkal, Doaku, Sang Penyanyi, Hentikan

World AIDS Day 2008 Concert

Hady performed in the Love Amplified Concert, a concert held in Singapore to commemorate World AIDS Day 2008. The concert was held at Fort Canning Park, Singapore on 29 November 2008. Hady attempted to pass on a message on AIDS through a joke during the show but was criticised for it. He has since made a public apology stating that it was never his intention to offend anyone and admitted that his happy-go-lucky persona sometimes got the better of him.

References

1. Asian Idol Website
2. CHEONG SUK-WAI (December 21, 2007). "The 'Safe' Choice". The Star. http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2007/12/21/music/19812122&sec=music. 

Preceded by Taufik Batisah

Singapore Idol winner 2006

Succeeded by Sezairi Sezali