# Aisyah Aziz

Nur Aisyah Binte Aziz (Jawi: نور عايشه بنت عزيز; born 21 May 1994) better known by her stage name Aisyah Aziz is a Singaporean singer-songwriter and actress.
She came in sixth place on the tenth season of the Malaysian singing reality show, Akademi Fantasia. She is the younger sister of Singaporean actor and singer, Aliff Aziz.

## Early life

Aisyah Aziz was born in Singapore on 21 May 1994, into a Malay family of mixed Arab ancestry. She has an older brother, Aliff, an actor and singer based in Malaysia, and a twin sister, Nur Ain.
She attended Zhenghua Secondary School with her older brother, she filmed an episode of Zaman Sekolah 2 at the school.
Aisyah grew up with listening to Malay songs, and has cited P. Ramlee, Saloma and Anita Sarawak as influences. Among Western artists she cites Amy Winehouse, Aerosmith, Ella Fitzgerald, Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey as artists who have influenced her and helped shape her sound.

## Career

Aisyah started taking part in singing competitions at age 11. At 19, Aisyah participated in the popular singing reality show Akademi Fantasia season 10 in 2013, reaching the finals and finishing in sixth. Her debut single, "Mimpi", produced by Faizal Tahir and Omar K. was first performed on the Akademi Fantasia finals.
In 2017, Aisyah was nominated for nine awards at Anugerah Planet Muzik, she became the first Singaporean to win Best APM song at Anugerah Planet Muzik, for the song "Senyum Saja". She won two other awards on the night, Best Song (Singapore) for "Senyum Saja" and Best Collaboration (Song) for "Tanda Tanya".
Aisyah left her Malaysian record label, Rocketfuel Entertainment in 2019, becoming an independent artist based in Singapore.
She released her first English single, "Sugar" on 10 January 2020. Her debut EP of the same name, Sugar (The Live Extended Play), was initially released as a video on YouTube, in February, before being released on streaming platforms. The EP marked her first foray into songwriting, she wrote the EP with her songwriting partner, Harun Amirrul Rasyid Mohame.
In June 2022, Aisyah made her theatre acting debut in Bangsawan Gemala Malam at the Victoria Theatre.

## Personal life

In 2017, Aisyah was diagnosed with muscle tension dysphonia, which prevented her from singing for a year.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Track listing |
| Pearls | Released: 10 September 2021 Label: Groove Note Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | List "Wicked Game" "Wonderful" "Pearls" "Walk on the Wild Side" "Killing Me Softly" "Purple Rain" "High & Dry" "Bellyache" "Like a Star" "Knocking on Heaven's Door" "Smile" "Wicked Game (Audiophile Mix)" |

### Extended plays

| Title | EP details | Track listing |
| Sugar (The Live Extended Play) | Released: 20 February 2020 Label: Independent Format: Digital download, streaming | List "Tame Me" (Live) "Escape" (Live) "Love Like This" (Live) "Chasing Destruction" (Live) "Sugar" (Live) |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

| Title | Year | Album |
| "Mimpi" | 2014 | AF2013 |
| "Pilihan Sejati" | 2015 | Non-album single |
| "Cahaya Aidilfitri" | 2016 | #Rayakustik |
| "Tanda Tanya" | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "Bila Entah" | 2019 |
| "Say Yes To Waste Less" | 2019 |
| "Sugar" | 2020 | Sugar (The Live Extended Play) |
| "Loving Room" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Spirits Anew" | 2021 |
| "Utopia Reimagined: Euphoria" | 2021 |
| "janji kita bertemu lagi" |
| "Damai" | 2023 |

#### Collaborations

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | MYS | Album |
| Title | Year | RIM | Album |
| "Pulanglah" with Ayda Jebat | 2016 | — | #Rayakustik |
| "Senyum Saja" with Haikal Ali | 2017 | — | Non-album singles |
| "We Are Singapore - NDP 2018 Theme Song" with various artists | 2018 | — |
| "Indah Pada Waktunya" with Rizky Febian | 2018 | — |
| "Someone Else" with Lil J | 2020 | — |
| "Abadi Kita" with Dennis Lau | 2020 | — |
| "Won't You Come Around" with Charlie Lim | 2021 | — |
| "Hopelessly Devoted To You" with YAØ | 2021 | — |
| "West Side Story" with Haven, Joie Tan, RIIDEM | 2021 | — | Hometown Heroes |
| "Mimpi Ngeri" with Ahmadul Amin | 2022 | — | Non-album single |
| "Pujaanku" with Masdo | 2023 | 2 | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||

#### As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, showing year released, other artists and album name :
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
| "uTopia reimagined: chasing" | 2021 | ShiGGa Shay | Non-album single |

#### Soundtrack appearances

| Title | Year | Album |
| "Bukalah Matamu" with Bunga | 2019 | Ejen Ali: The Movie OST |
| "Love Me" | 2019 | Roar! The Lion City Unmuzzled OST |
| "Lara" | 2020 | Cinta Itu Fairytale OST |

#### Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
| "Mungkin" | 2018 | Altimet | O |

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
| 2013 | Akademi Fantasia | Contestant | Astro Ria | Ep. 1–50 |
| 2016 | Diari Fantasia | Contestant | Astro Ria | Episode: "Istimewa Aman" |
| 2016 | My Squad Is Better Than Yours | Contestant | Mediacorp | Singaporean reality show |
| 2016 | Zaman Sekolah 2 | Herself | Mediacorp Suria | |
| 2016 | Sinar Lebaran 2016 | Performer | Mediacorp Suria | |
| 2017 | Sinar Lebaran 2017 | Performer | Mediacorp Suria | |
| 2017 | 2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards | Performer | Mnet | Performed "Tanda Tanya" and "Mimpi" |
| 2018 | Kiut Miut | Lana | Mediacorp Suria | Debut acting role |
| 2019 | Fried Rice Paradise | Aishah | Mediacorp | |
| 2019 | Roar! | Herself | CNA | Documentary, 2 episodes. |
| 2019 | 2019 All That Music | Performer | KBS | |
| 2022 | Berani Nyanyi? | Judge | Mediacorp Suria | |
| 2022 | Sinar Lebaran 2022 | Performer | Mediacorp Suria | |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 2014 | "Mimpi" | — | As part of Akademi Fantasia 10 |
| 2015 | "Pilihan Sejati" | — | |
| 2016 | "Cahaya Aidilfitri" | theMalaya Productions | |
| 2016 | "Pulanglah" | theMalaya Productions | |
| 2016 | "Tanda Tanya" Official Lyric Video | theMalaya Productions | |
| 2018 | "Indah Pada Waktunya" | Awi Suryadi | |
| 2019 | "Bila Entah" | Nadirah Zakariya | |
| 2019 | "Say Yes to Waste Less" | | |
| 2020 | "Sugar (Live)" | Oszkid | Recorded live at the Lions Studios Singapore |
| 2020 | "Sugar - The Live Extended Play" | Oszkid | Recorded live at the Lions Studios Singapore |
| 2020 | "Loving Room" (prod. by yoonsang) | — | |
| 2021 | "Won't You Come Around" | Jonathan Choo | |
| 2021 | "Smile" | Juan Ezwan | Recorded and mixed at The Greenroom Suite, Singapore, July 2020 |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2018 | Indah Pada Waktunya The Series | Aisyah | 6 episode web series |
| 2020 | Singapore Anti-Social | Tasha Nazri | Produced by the BenZi project. Parody of Netflix's Singapore Social. 3 parts. |

### Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Details | Notes |
| 2022 | Bangsawan Gemala Malam | Various | Victoria Theatre, 2–4 June | Theatre debut; Bangsawan re-imagining of A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| 2023 | Potong | Doctor Dini | Esplanade Theatre Studio, 18–21 May | |

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result |
| Akademi Fantasia Musim 10 | 2013 | — | Herself | Sixth place |
| Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) | 2014 | Best Newcomer (Female) | Herself | Nominated |
| Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) | 2014 | Best Collaboration (Song) | "Mimpi" | Won |
| Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) | 2014 | Most Popular Artist (Singapore) | Herself | Nominated |
| Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) | 2014 | Best Song APM | "Mimpi" | Nominated |
| Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) | 2015 | Best Female Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) | 2015 | Most Popular Artist (Singapore) | Herself | Nominated |
| Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) | 2015 | Most Popular Song (Malaysia) | "Pilihan Sejati" | Nominated |
| Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) | 2015 | Best Collaboration (Song) | "Pilihan Sejati" | Nominated |
| Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) | 2017 | Best Song APM | "Senyum Saja" | Won |
| Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) | 2017 | Best Song (Singapore) | "Senyum Saja" | Won |
| Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) | 2017 | Best Collaboration (Song) | "Tanda Tanya" | Won |
| Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) | 2017 | Best Duo/Group | Aisyah Aziz & Haikal Ali for "Senyum Saja" | Nominated |
| Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) | 2017 | Best Female Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) | 2017 | Social Media Icon | Herself | Nominated |
| Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) | 2017 | Most Popular Song APM | "Tanda Tanya" | Nominated |
| Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) | 2017 | Most Popular Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| 2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2017 | Best Asian Artist (Singapore) | Herself | Won |
| Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) | 2018 | Best Collaboration (Artists) | "Indah Pada Waktunya" with Rizky Febian | Nominated |
| Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) | 2018 | Most Popular Artist (Singapore) | Herself | Nominated |
| Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) | 2018 | Social Media Icon | Herself | Nominated |
| Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) | 2018 | Most Popular Artist APM | Herself | Nominated |
| Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) | 2018 | Most Popular Song APM | "Indah Pada Waktunya" | Nominated |