Hady Mirza

Muhammad Mirzahady Bin Amir, also known as Hady Mirza (born 28 January 1980), is a Singaporean singer. Known as one of Singapore's most prominent singers of the early 21st century, Hady is most known for his smooth R&B voice and charming personality.

Hady was 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.

After a few years of hiatus, Hady made his comeback by joining Gegar Vaganza 6 in 2019. Hady was named co-winner of the sixth season of the Malaysian television singing show, sharing the title with Naqiu Boboy.

Early life and education Hady was born in Singapore to a family of Buginese ancestry. Hady studied engineering at Temasek Polytechnic in Tampines.

Career Hady's debut album, self-titled Hady Mirza, was released in Singapore on 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.

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 voted "Most Popular Artiste (Singapore)" in Anugerah Planet Muzik 2008.

One year after winning Singapore Idol, Hady won the inaugural Asian Idol, a competition featuring Idol winners from six countries: Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines and India.. His two performances were ' Berserah ', composed by Taufik Batisah, and U2's Beautiful Day '.

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. He also hosted Singapore Idol during the third season.

Hady won awards in three voting-based categories: Most Popular Singapore Artiste, Most Popular Singapore Song, and Most Popular Regional Song, for his hit Angkasa at Anugerah Planet Muzik 2011, an annual award event organised by two Malay MediaCorp Radio Stations, WARNA 94.2FM & RIA 89.7FM. Hady also won awards in two voting-based categories, Most Popular Singapore Song and Most Popular Regional Song, for his hit Ku Tetap Kan Menunggu''''' at Anugerah Planet Muzik 2012.

Singapore Idol

Gegar Vaganza (Season 6)

Week # Theme Song Original Artist Result Week 1 Lagu Ke Artis? "Angkasa" Hady Mirza2nd Week 2 CarMa (Cari Makan) "Demi Cinta" Ezad Lazim2nd Week 3 Yang Aneh Aneh "Ibu Kota Cinta" Def-Gab-C5th Week 4 Haa... Tepuk "Kisah Ku Inginkan" (duet Dia Fadila) Hafiz Suip & AdiraWeek 11 (finale)Final Chance "Ku Bersuara" Ernie Zakri CHAMPION "Haa Tepok" (duet Naqiu Boboy) MeerFly ft. Kidd Santhe & MK K-Clique

Discography

Albums Album informationHady Mirza Released: 13 November 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)

Album informationSang Penyanyi Released: 15 December 2009 Chart positions (Album): N/a Chart positions (Singles): Angkasa (No.1 for 29 weeks on Ria FM 89.7)- The Longest Running Single ever since its radio debut in 2009 right through 2010. Worldwide Sales: TBC RIAS certification: TBC Singles: Angkasa, I'll Never Leave, Ku Tetapkan Menunggu

Note: In Singapore, albums get platinum status when 15,000 albums are sold, instead of 1 million in the US, due to its smaller population size.

Filmography Television Year Title NotesRef2020 Dansa Dan SingCo-host with Sherry Alhadad

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