ALYPH

  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • composer
  • producer
Years active2005–presentKnown forSleeQSpouse
Azzah Fariha Samat[2]
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(m. 2014)​
Children2Musical careerGenres
  • Hip hop
  • R&B
LabelsDef Jam South East Asia
Musical artist

Alif Abdullah (born September 21, 1989), better known as ALYPH or Alif is a Singaporean-Malay singer, performer, songwriter, composer and producer based in Malaysia. Between 2005 and 2015, Alif was active as part of the Singaporean hip hop and R&B duo, SleeQ, along with his cousin, Syarifullah/Syarif. He is the founder of the record label Black Hat Cat Records. He signed with Def Jam Recordings South East Asia in 2019.[3]

Education

ALYPH studied at Eunos Primary School and Tanjong Katong Secondary School.

Career

ALYPH released a single Swipe in 2022 and then Check in 2023.[4]

Discography

Albums

  • 6560 Part 1 (2015)
  • 6560 Part 2 (2016)
  • DETAIL (2018)

Charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions
MYS
[5] 		MYS
Malay
[6] 		SGP
[7]
"Luar Biasa" (Ismail Izzani feat. Alif) 2018 17 1 —
"Sang Saka Biru" (with SonaOne, Joe Flizzow and Altimet) — 2 —
"Mimpi" (K-Clique feat. Alif) 2019 7 1 —
"Swipe" 2022 – 1 18
"Check" 2023 – – —
"Heat" — – —
"—" denotes release did not chart.

References

  1. ^ "'Mama' lagu istimewa Alif buat ibu tersayang, Berita Gah!". 15 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Rapper Alif Abdullah celebrates Hari Raya with new baby". 4 July 2016.
  3. ^ "ALYPH: the Singaporean hip-hop veteran finds his rap reawakening". NME. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  4. ^ Jai, Shafiq (6 March 2023). "ALYPH on dishing out a life lesson in his latest single 'Check' and his upbringing's influence on his music". Hear65. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  5. ^ Recording Industry Association of Malaysia "International & Domestic Singles" chart positions:
    • "Luar Biasa": "Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles in Malaysia, Week 12 (16/03/2018 - 22/03/2018)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
    • "Mimpi": "Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles in Malaysia, Week 35 (August 23rd-29th, 2019)". Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  6. ^ Recording Industry Association of Malaysia "Malay Singles" chart positions:
    • "Luar Biasa": "Top 10 Most Streamed Malay Singles In Malaysia, Week 12 (16/03/2018 - 22/03/2018)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
    • "Sang Saka Biru": "Top 10 Most Streamed Malay Singles In Malaysia, Week 1 (28/12/2018-03/01/2019)". Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
    • "Mimpi": "Top 10 Most Streamed Malay Singles In Malaysia, Week 29 (12/07/2019-18/07/2019)". Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
    • "Swipe": "Top 10 Most Streamed Malay Singles In Malaysia, Week 44 (28/10/2022-03/11/2022)". Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  7. ^ Recording Industry Association Singapore chart positions:
    • "Swipe": "RIAS Top Charts, Week 44 (28 Oct - 3 Nov 2022)". Recording Industry Association Singapore. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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