Taufik Batisah launched his award-winning career as a solo artist and actor
after winning the first season of Singapore Idol in 2004. Born in Singapore as
Muhammad Taufik bin Batisah on December 10, 1981, he was raised by a
multi-cultural Malay family and originally served as the singer of regional R&B
duo named Bonafide. He left the duo after being crowned Singapore Idol's winner
in December 2004 and released his first English album, Blessings, in early 2005.
The album became the best-selling English release in Singapore since the
mid-1990s and was quickly followed by 2006's All...