Mohammad Aliff bin Aziz (born 16 February 1991) is a Singaporean singer and actor 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, making him the youngest winner (won the title at the age of 16) of the show/competition. In September of that same year, Aziz released his first self-titled album with single "Cinta Arjuna'" (Tong Hua cover) with 300,000 copies sold around Southeast Asia. His first single, "Sayang Sayang" received the most number of ringtone downloads (1 million) across Southeast Asia. Song was inspired by Sham Faisal who was told to have a very strong influence on the singer.

Aliff currently had 4 albums: Aliff (2007), It's Aliff's Time (2009), Aliff Aziz (2011) and Rebirth (2017).

Early life and education Born on 16 February 1991, Aliff Aziz is the first child of Aziz Sapdan, a personal driver, and Siti Hafiza Sheikh Mohamad, a clinic supervisor, establishing a Malay family of mixed Arab heritage. The family would also welcome twin girls, Nur Aisyah Binte Aziz and Nur A'in Binte Aziz three years later.

Aliff studied at Zhenghua Secondary School until 2007 for his Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'N' Level certificate which he had passed, before studying in a private school for his Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'O' Level certificate in 2008.

Career Aliff was crowned the youngest ever Anugerah 2007 talent show cum singing competition winner at age of 16. From the contest, he won a recording deal with Sony BMG and a cash prize of . In the same year, he released his debut album, "Aliff" and sold 3,000 albums within two weeks of its release. "Sayang-Sayang", a single debuted fourth on the charts of Malay radio station Ria 89.7FM.

Following his win, he appeared most of Mediacorp shows such as Sinar Lebaran 2007 and 2008, Khayalan etc. He also appeared for a short 30 seconds KFC advertisement in 2007. It was reported by Malaysian magazine in 2008 he was juggling his busy schedule as an O levels student (private candidate) and career as a singer.

In 2009, Aliff Aziz was enlisted to the compulsory National Service where he was an instructor at the Singapore Civil Defence Force (Formerly known as BRTC/Basic Rescue Training Centre) in Jalan Bahar. In a Sungguh interview in 2010, Aliff was posted to admin to allow him to focus more on his singing career.

During that same year, Aliff released his second album "It's Aliff's Time" with its hits single "Cinta" and "Kalau Cinta" featuring Malaysian singer Joanna. "Kalau Cinta" topped the radio charts for a few months making it another record breaking song.

Aliff Aziz was member of Singapore Civil Defence Force Music Performing Arts Club (MPAC), where he performed as a vocalist for many SCDF occasions such as SCDF Promotion Ceremony, SCDF Community Day etc.

In 2011, Aliff ended his service with the nation and moved over to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to pursue his career as a recording artist, singer, model and actor.

In early 2012, Aliff Aziz released his third album "Aliff Aziz" where his single "Jangan Ganggu Pacarku" received 1 million views on its music video within 24 hours of release. Aliff other songs such as Cinta Ya Cinta and Setiap Detik was used as OST for dramas too.

Aliff also started a career in acting, his first drama, a comedy cum musical based drama "Antara Kita" which was directed by Kas Roshan about teenagers working in a graphic design company. The 13 episode drama also stars Zaibo, Fara Fauzana, Bell Ngasri and Anne Ngasri.

In December 2021, Aliff joined Malaysia's singing competition, Gegar Vaganza in which he ended up winning it and crowned champion. He also received RM 100,000 as a reward for coming in the first place.

Personal life In 2016, after dating for almost two years and being engaged for nine months, Aliff and Malaysian singer-actress Bella Astillah took their marriage vows and held a wedding reception for about 1,000 guests at the Top Glove convention centre in Shah Alam, Selangor.The New Paper (12092016). Local singer-actor Aliff Aziz gets married in Kuala Lumpur, Latest Singapore News Retrieved 3 March 2017. They have a son born in 2017, and a daughter born in 2020.

Aliff Aziz and Bella were officially divorced in 2019 but reconciled in 2020. In March 2024, Bella filed a petition to divorce Aliff for the second time after media exposed that Aliff was caught in khalwat with actress Ruhainies, with the proceedings in progress .

Discography Studio albums

Sony Music BMG & Sony Music Entertainment YearAlbumTrack listing Notes2007Sayang Sayang Nyala (Segaris Sinar OST) Cinta Arjuna Harus Ku Teruskan Ku Sendiri Ini Satu Kisah Dia Bila Dengan Kamu More Than Words Stop2009Cinta Milikku Saja Boom Boom Boom Kalau Cinta (feat. Joanna) Kau Yang Ku Mahu Selintas Kau Pergi Puteri Khayalanku Cinta (minus one)2011Jangan Ganggu Pacarku Cinta Ya Cinta (Cinta Vlog OST) Hanya Lagu Sudah Nasibku Cinta Dusta Setiap Sedetik (Epilog Cinta Khirana OST) Nada Cinta Dilema Cinta Jangan Ganggu Pacarku (minus one) Dilema (minus one)

Singles Year Title Chart (Malaysia) NotesEra FMHot FMMuzik MuzikJOOX2012 "Keajaiban Cinta" (featuring Adira) — — — —2014 "Selayaknya Aku" — — — —2015 "Dan Lagi Cinta" (featuring Emma Suhaimi) — — — —2016 "Warna Cinta" (featuring Aliff Aziz) — — — — Gerua – Malay Version (from Dilwale film) "Tak Ada Cinta Sepertimu" (featuring Siti Nordiana) — — — — "Coba" — — — —2017 "Sandar Padaku" (featuring Mira Filzah)Sinar Harian (8 Mac 2017). Percubaan pertama Mira Filzah duet bersama Aliff Aziz – Hiburan Dicapai 21 Mac 2017 (article in Malay). — — — — Soundtrack for television series Meh, Sandar Pada Aku!2022 "Tetap Disini" (featuring Bella Astillah) — — — —2023 "Genggam" — — — — Soundtrack for television series Ku Akad Kau Dengan Bismillah

Filmography

Television series Year Title Role NotesRef2007Almari AjaibKhayalancameo2012 Antara Kita Aril Sepai Asmaun Tiara Kamal2013 Nurul Kasih Izham Epilog Cinta Khirana Sharqir Ikhwan2014 Jodoh : Season 2 Syed Azmi2017 Di Sebalik Wajah Amir Hisyam Meh, Sandar Pada Aku! Dr. Syed Nadzhan Meh, Sandar Lagi2018MelankoliaZainHalalkan Hati Yang Ku CuriFaiqSejuta Rasa Buat AdeliaChef Syed Idlan2023Ku Akad Kau Dengan BismillahLuth Mikail

Telemovie Year Title Role NotesRef2012 Cinta Vlog Shezz2013 Gerhana Man Tiga Dosa Dia Ayahku Raya Pak Pak Pong Angah2017 Love You Miss Pomen Remy2019 Dosa Itu Bukan Miliknya Fitri

References

External links Aliff Aziz on Instagram