Sezairi Sezali

Sezairi Sezali is a Singaporean musician and singer-songwriter. Sezairi rose to prominence after winning the third season of Singapore Idol in 2009.

Sezairi signed with major label Sony Music Entertainment in 2015. In 2016, he released his self-titled EP. On 30 January 2020, he released his latest EP Undertones. In 2022, he became the first Singaporean artiste to achieve more than 100 million streams on Spotify.

Early life Inheriting genes from his father who is an avid audiophile, Sezairi first discovered music at the age of 5 years old. His very first song was "Isabella", a Malay rock song popularised by the band Search in the 90s. He soon found himself sharing the same love for music. At the age of 14, he picked up the guitar to accompany his singing. That led him to form the band Juxtapose with him as frontman. With the band, Sezairi was first able to hone his skills as a musician, as well as a songwriter. It helped prepare him for what was to come in the Singapore Idol series, a nationwide televised singing competition in 2009.

Personal life Sezairi solemnised his marriage to long-time girlfriend Syaza Qistina on 23 January 2016. The closed door affair for 150 guests was held at the Timbre Music Academy Hall in Old Parliament Lane, with many of them from the local entertainment scene, including The Sam Willows' Benjamin Kheng, rappers Sheikh Haikel and Kevin Lester.

In August 2016, a grand wedding dinner at the SAF Yacht Club in Changi was held to celebrate Sezairi’s nuptials with his wife. Members of homegrown bands were spotted at the wedding, including The Sam Willows, 53A, composer Jeremy Monteiro and 987FM radio DJ Tabitha Nauser. Comedian Fakkah Fuzz was the emcee for the evening and singer-songwriter Charlie Lim performed a song for the couple.

Career In 2009, Sezairi participated in the third season of nationwide televised singing competition series, Singapore Idol. He won the season, winning the hearts of many with his boy-next-door charm. He released his debut album "Take Two" in June 2010, with good reviews. "Broken", the first single of the album, was the highest ranking Asian song of 2010 on 987FM, one of Singapore’s top pop radio stations.

He was signed to Sony Music Singapore in 2014 and has released his self-titled EP, SEZAIRI, featuring his first hit single "Fire To The Floor".

In 2020, he released the EP Undertones, featuring evocative ballad ‘It’s You.’ and he appeared in W!LD RICE's December pantomime, The Emperor's New Clothes as well.

Sezairi released his third album, Violets Aren't Blue, on 8 July 2022.

Sezairi left Sony Music Entertainment on 28 March 2024 to become an independent artist.

Filmography Movies YearTitleRoleNotesRef. 2015 1965 Adi Singaporean historical thriller film directed by Randy Ang and Daniel Yun

Discography Albums

Title Album details Track listTake Two Released: 28 June 2010 Label: Universal Music Formats: CD

Title EP details Track listSEZAIRI Released: 2016 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming

Title Album details Track listViolets Aren't Blue Released: 8 July 2022 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays Title EP details Track listUndertones Released: 2020 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming

Awards and nominations