Radzi pays tribute to his biggest fan
Sarawakian Ir Radzi penned the song the third single from his debut album, in memory of his late father, writes Dennis Chua
Ir Radzi with (from left) Cloud Works managing dircetor Aszuad Zakaria, Red Box assistant corporate communications manager Raa Marliza Raa Samri and Edifier representative David Lee.
participated in Astro’s host search On Air in 2012.
Radzi’s album has a lot of “happy” songs as well as those which celebrate love, life and dreams.
“The title track and second single,
is specially for my wife Zawani Karim. She is my first love and the person who made my life complete,” he said, adding that they are now proud parents of Mohamad Zayn Mikael Radzi, 3.
“Next year, I’ll compose a special song for my son, who seems to love music as much as I do. I don’t expect him to follow my footsteps into music, but then only God has the answer.”
The other six songs are first single
composed by Audi Mok, which is a duet with his fellow Astro host CK Faizal, composed by Hazami, composed by Indonesia’s Bemby Noor, from the drama series
and from the drama series
Radzi, a human resource diploma graduate from Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, Petaling Jaya, was “honoured” to be likened to Indonesian crooner Cakra Khan while recording
“Bemby told me I sounded like Cakra, though a ‘miniature’ version of the crooner.
That pleased me, and I’m determined to penetrate the Indonesian music market by collaborating with more composers from the country.”
topped Anugerah Carta Borneo Era 2011 as Most Popular Song in East Malaysia. It also earned him the Most Popular Vocalist and Most Popular New Artiste titles at the awards.
“Audi is brilliant. He knows what listeners want and helps bring the best out of me. The same goes for Hazami, and I’ll continue working with these hit makers,” said Radzi who was a top five Popular Male Vocalist in Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 29.
In future, Radzi plans to have a mini concert in the Klang Valley, as well as a nationwide roadshow. He also plans to record more “all-male” duets” which he feels are lacking these days.
“All-male duets used to be popular, especially those involving legends such as Datuk M. Nasir and Datuk Jamal Abdillah. They’re a hit with Indonesian fans and Malaysians too, thus, it’s time for us to record more of them.”
Radzi, a Bintang Remaja RTM and Soulstar Talent Borneo 2006 finalist, plans to record duets with Hazami, Ippo Hafiz and Haqiem Rusli over the next two years.