Khai Bahar

Muhammad Khairul Baharuddin (born 28 February 1994) or better known as Khai Bahar is a Malaysian male singer and actor. He became known through his smule application and earned the title "King of Smule" from his fans.

Khai Bahar has a large group of supporters not only in Malaysia but also in Brunei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. In the 8 years of being an artist, Khai Bahar has won almost 50 awards, namely from the MeleTOP ERA Award (2017–2021), the Popular Star Award Berita Harian (2017–2021), the Planet Music Award (2017 & 2018), the Top Hot HOT FM Award (2017) and the ERA Digital Music Award (2018 & 2019).

Early life Khai Bahar, born on February 28, 1994, is the fourth child of six siblings and he comes from Kampung Padang Katong, Kangar, Perlis.

Career

Khai Bahar started his singing career as a busker / street singer in Kuching, Sarawak in addition to regularly uploading his cover songs as well as his own songs on his Youtube Channel "Muhammad Khairul".

Before becoming a singer, Khai Bahar was once invited to do an opening act for popular singers. In addition, Khai Bahar also attended auditions for reality competitions such as Akademi Fantasia but luck was not on his side.

His name began to gain attention and attract the interest of many Malaysian and Indonesian music fans after his singing video uploaded on the SMULE application went viral around early 2016. The first song he sang on the SMULE application was the song Flashlight by Jessy J in 2015, followed by other songs. Among his songs that received much attention were "Sudah Ku Tahu" (Projector Band), "Ku Tak Akan Bersuara" (Nike Ardilla) and "Memori Berkasih" a duet with Siti Nordiana.

Khai Bahar got coverage on Indonesian television station, RCTI through their entertainment program titled Silet. Khai Bahar got attention on the Silet program after his SMULE video with the song "Ku Tak Akan Bersuara" originally sung by Nike Ardilla which was popular in 1994 went viral in Indonesia and Malaysia in 2016. Through the Silet program, two Indonesian singers, Soimah and Nia Daniaty, praised Khai Bahar's vocal abilities.

In 2016, Khai Bahar was offered a contract to be under the NAR Records recording company. After almost 3 years as a singer under the NAR Records label, Khai Bahar already has seven solo songs, namely "Bayang", "Dari Jauh Saja", "Sinar Syawal", "Luluh", "Cahaya 114", "Jodohku" and "#123". Khai Bahar also has three duet songs titled "Rahsia Kita", "Cinta Syurga" "Satukan Rasa" and "Nafas Cinta". The song "Rahsia Kita" is a duet song with Fatin Husna who is a new female singer under the same label as him, NAR Records. The song "Cinta Syurga" is a dhikr-shaped song, his duet with popular Malaysian singer, Dato' Sri Siti Nurhaliza. While the song "Satukan Rasa" is a ballad duet with Siti Nordiana and the song "Nafas Cinta" is a chorus with Aina Abdul.

After three years in the art industry as a singer, Khai Bahar showed his talent in the world of acting. He was lucky to be given the trust to play the main character in his first drama titled "Satukan Rasa". Later, he continued his experiments in the field of acting by starring in the dramas "Kisah Cinta Rumi" and "Shakira".

The peak of Khai Bahar's popularity was when he won the title of MeleTOP New Artist at the MeleTOP ERA 2017 Awards, then two trophies at the BH Popular Star Awards (ABPBH) 3.0, namely Popular Male New Artist and Popular Male Singer. In addition, at the 2017 Planet Music Awards in Singapore, he won the Most Popular Song (Bayang) and Most Popular Artist categories. Next, he also won the Top Hot HOT FM 2017 through the Hot Singer 2017, Hot Song 2017 (Luluh) and FB Live Hot 2017 categories (with Wany Hasrita).

Discography Studio album Year Title Labels 2019 Air Mata NAR Records 2021 Damba Ketenangan Seventeen Eleven Music

Concert Year Title Venue/Location 2022 Konsert Nafas Cinta Khai Bahar (12 Feb) Petaling Jaya Performing Arts Centre 2023 DFP with Khai Bahar (11 Nov) Dewan Filharmonik Petronas

Single

Duet YearTitleComposerLyricsLabel2018"Rahsia Kita" (duet with Fatin Husna) (OST Drama Rahsia Hati Perempuan)Harris YusoffJim BimasaktiNAR Records"Cinta Syurga" (duet with Dato' Sri Siti Nurhaliza)Siti NurhalizaSiti Nurhaliza Productions

Filmography Drama Year Title Character TV Channel Notes 2018 Cinta Tiada Ganti (Tiara Slot) Himself Astro Prima and Astro Maya HD First drama, special appearance 2019 Satukan Rasa (Megadrama Slot) Faizal Bakri Astro Ria 2021 Kisah Cinta Rumi (Lestary Slot) Mikael AdzimTV3 2022 Shakira (Akasia Slot) Irdi 2024 Cinta Bukan Milik Kita (Slot Samarinda) Ahmad Redza 2025 Abang Imam Minah Skuter Hamidon Viu

Telefilm Year Title Character TV Channel 2023 Pinang Durian Hamid Tonton 2025 Ustaz G Major Cikgu Farhan Astro Oasis & Astro Ria

Television Year Title As TV Channel 2018 Bintang Minggu Ini Main singer with guest artist Astro Ria 2019 I Can See Your Voice Malaysia (season 2) Ep 2 Guest artist TV32020 Konsert Minggu Ini Main singer with guest artist TV2 Immortal Songs Malaysia Participants TV3 Gegar Vaganza 2020 Guest Artist (with Linda Nawuwil)Astro Ria Big Stage 2020 Guest Artist (with Azzam Sham)2021 All Together Now Malaysia Jury Gegar Vaganza 2021 Guest Artist (with Suki Low) 2022 All Together Now Malaysia (Season 2) Jury2023 Big Stage 2023 Guest Artist (with Nadeera Zaini) Hiburan Minggu Ini (karok) Guest Artist TV2 Yang Paling Padu (Ep 3) Penyanyi Utama (with Wany Hasrita) Astro 2024 I Can See Your Voice Malaysia (season 7) Ep 11 Guest Artist TV3

Awards and achievements

Endorsement

Business Year Product Note2021-2022 K Slimz by Khai Bahar Health Drink Products Ayo Chicken with Ayo Chicken Group Food Products