Malaysian boy band, KRU have received numerous awards and nominations for their contributions to music. They were formed in 1992 by brothers Norman, Yusry and Edry Abdul Halim. At the second Anugerah Industri Muzik in 1995, they nominated for Best Album and Best Pop Album and won the Best Vocal Performance in an Album (Group) for their third album, Awas! (1994). The group released their fourth album, Ooh! La! La! (1996), which was nominated for the Best Pop Album and won the Best Album and Best Engineered Album at the awards's fourth ceremony in 1997. It includes the lead single of the same name, which was nominated for the Best Music Video.
KRU released their debut compilation album, KRUmania (1997), which yielded two new singles, "Fanatik" and a cover version of "Getaran Jiwa" featuring a digital duet with P. Ramlee. The compilation's first single, "Fanatik" won six awards including Best Music Video and Best Directed Music Video at the 1997 Malaysian Music Video Awards and for "Getaran Jiwa", KRU recognised as the first Malaysian artist to have a digital duet with a deceased musician by The Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR). With their debut English album, The Way We Jam (1998), KRU won the Best Engineered Album, while its lead single of the same name won the Best Music Video at the sixth ceremony of the Anugerah Industri Muzik in 1999.
In 2000, the KRU brothers came up with Tyco, whose members consisted of 3D animated versions of the brothers themselves and recognised as the Malaysia's first virtual artiste by the MBOR. At the inaugural ceremony of the Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) in 2001, KRU won the Best Duo/Group, while at the APM's eighth ceremony in 2008, they won the Anugerah Cipta Planet Muzik. In 2012, KRU was recognized with The Ultimate Shout! Award at the 2012 Shout! Awards.
Awards and nominations + Award Year Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Category Result Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 1994 Most Popular TV Entertainer (Male) 1995 Most Popular Group 1996 1998 1999 2004 Most Popular Singer – Male 2025 Popular Group/Duo/Collaboration Anugerah ERA 2005 Music Video of Choice & Duo/Group Vocal of Choice Anugerah Industri Muzik 1995 Best Vocal Performance in an Album (Group) Best Album Recording Best Pop Album Best Album 1996 Best Pop Album 1997 Best Engineered Album Best Music Video Best Pop Album Best Album 1998 Best Engineered Album Best Music Video Best Music Arrangement in a Song 1999 Best Group Vocal Performance in an Album Best Album Cover Best Engineered Album Best Music Video Best Music Video Best Local English Album Kembara Award 2001 Best Group Vocal Performance in an Album Best Engineered Album Best Music Video Best Pop Album 2003 Best Music Video 2007 Best Group Vocal Performance in an Album 2025 Best Music Video Anugerah Juara Lagu 1993 Pop Rock Anugerah Planet Muzik 2001 Best Duo/Group 2008 Anugerah Cipta Planet Muzik MACP Awards 2001 Most Popular English Song 2014 Highest Earning Composer 2015 Highest Earning Composer 2016 Highest Earning Composer Malaysian Music Video Awards 1997 Best Music Video Best Performance MTV Video Music Awards 1997 International Viewer's Choice Shout! Awards 2012 The Ultimate Shout Award 2013 Music Video Award
Other accolades HonorYearCategoryRecord holderType EMI Achievement Awards 1996 Earning 10× platinum for sales exceeding 1 million IOC Trophy 2015 Sports and Innovation "Kuasa Juara" The Malaysia Book of Records 1997 First Artist to Duet With a Departed "Getaran Jiwa" (duet with P. Ramlee) First Malaysian video clip nominated for the MTV Video Music Award "Fanatik" 2001 First Virtual Artiste Tyco 2025 Fastest Concert Ticket Sales in One Hour GenKRU Most Numbered Performances in a Concert Series
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