Kaer Azami Explained

Kaer Azami
Native Name:Malay: {{Script|Arab|خير عزمي
Background:solo_singer
Birth Name:Wan Mohammad Khair bin Wan Azami Hamzah
Birth Date:1985 8, df=y
Birth Place:Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Instrument:Voice
Genre:Pop
Occupation:Singer, songwriter, record producer product designer
Years Active:2004–present
Label:Sphinx Flame

Wan Mohammad Khair Wan Azami Hamzah (born 30 August 1985), popularly known as Kaer Azami, is a Malaysian singer-turned- designer. He was born and raised in Petaling Jaya. He represented Malaysia in various international art competitions during his elementary and high school. He won first prize in most of the competition. He was sent to Sri Bestari and Inai Beacon House International for his early education. He is the son of a famous architect Wan Azami bin Hamzah. His mother Kharidah Kadir is the daughter of the late Dato' Abdul Kadir from Sri Menanti who used to be the Speaker of Negeri Sembilan. [1] Kaer Azami rose to prominence by coming sixth in the second season of a popular television talent show. Akademi Fantasia Kaer won Best Song at Anugerah Industri Muzik Malaysia 2008 with his song entitled Izinku Pergi composed by Azlan Abu Hassan, Lyric by Sulu Sarawak. He was also nominated for best new singer, best pop album and best male vocal. Later in 2009, Kaer went to Jakarta to pursue his Degree in Retail Business (Lasalle Int college).

Biography

Early commercial success (2002–2004)

Kaer Azami was one of the contestants of Akademi Fantasia Season 2 in 2004. He made it all the way to the final and he was placed sixth. Apart from this, he was the main cast for the 2002 Coca-Cola World Cup advertisement and hosted "Pelita Bahasa" on Astro Channel 15. He also worked on an advertisement for Maxis Hotlink and hosted Anugerah ERA internet TV in 2004.

First debut and second studio album

In February 2007, his debut album, Menjelma was released under his own label "Sphinx Flame". In March 2008 he launched another album entitled Unique

A New Chapter (2012)

In February 2012 he launched his third album entitled A New Chapter. However, the market summarised that the album was too urban and not radio friendly. He worked with award-winning Malaysian and Indonesian producers such as Azlan A.Hassan, Yovie Widianto, Bemby Noor, Tg Shafick, Audi Mok.

Discography

Studio album

Compilation albums

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
RIM ChartsEra
2014Andai[2] Non-album single
2018Tak Pernah Hilang (duet with Amylea Azizan)12[3]

Other Ventures

Kaer started fashion labels, Quhji and Kazami in 2009.[4] He owns a clothing factory in Indonesia to cater for his fashion lines.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: That hollow feeling. Kamin. Azhariah. 2 May 2008. Malaysia Star. 24 April 2012.
  2. News: Lebih 10 tahun ulang-alik KL-Jakarta. Mohamad. Zaidi. 16 April 2018. Berita Harian. Malay. 18 April 2018.
  3. News: Carta ERA 40. 25 August 2018. Era. Malay. 25 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180825043851/https://era.je/carta/era-je/carta-era-40. 25 August 2018.
  4. News: Kaer Azami of Kazami Homme and Quhji. 5 May 2015. Esquire Malaysia. 8 September 2017.
  5. News: Diam untuk cari yang terbaik. MS. Mohd. Radi. Muhammad Azrul. 7 May 2017. Utusan Malaysia. 8 September 2017.