Also known as Dato' M. Nasir Website Luncai Emas Instruments Vocals Name M. Nasir | Years active 1979's–present Role Singer Labels Luncai Emas | |
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Born 7 April 1957 (age 66)
Singapore ( 1957-04-07 ) Education Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Albums Canggung Mendonan, S.O.L.O, Untuk Pencinta Seni Movies Puteri Gunung Ledang, Yasmine Genres Music of Indonesia, Rhythm and blues Similar People Mawi, Awie, Jamal Abdillah, Malique, Tiara Jacquelina | ||
M. NASIR - Suatu Masa | KONSERT GEMBALA (1999) | Live in Singapore | REACTION
Datuk Mohamad Nasir Mohamad or M. Nasir (born 4 July 1957 in Singapore), is a Singaporean-Malaysian poet, singer-songwriter, composer, producer, actor and film director.
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- M NASIR Suatu Masa KONSERT GEMBALA 1999 Live in Singapore REACTION
- M nasir satu hari di hari raya chukiess whackboi rmx
- Background
- Personal life
- Other honours
- With Kembara
- Solo albums
- Compilation albums
- References
M nasir satu hari di hari raya chukiess whackboi rmx
Background
Mohamad Nasir had been deeply exposed to music not only through listening to the radio; but also his elder brother who had brought him purchased records of bands such as Bob Dylan, Queen, Al Stewart and Led Zeppelin while they were growing up in Singapore in the 1960s and 1970s.
He attended the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts graduating with a diploma in Western painting, originally wanting to become an artist. He was roped into music making in 1978 when a friend of his Wan Ibrahim, then executive producer of Polygram Singapore, had invited him to write song lyrics for the band Alleycats, who were rising in popularity at that time.
Nasir decided to venture into singing, releasing debut album Untuk Pencinta Seni/Pelukis under the name of Mohamad MN in 1981, which ended up being a flop. He moved on to form folk rock act Kembara with four other members; A. Ali, S. Sahlan, and siblings Abby and Eddie Ali. The Ali siblings however left the group early on the band's formation due to disagreements on picking what genre they were to take.
Kembara released their own self-titled debut album, which became a commercial success with 25,000 copies sold. The band went on releasing six albums riding on their fame until their disbandment in late 1985.
He also dabbles in the art of painting, particularly abstract art. He has conducted several exhibitions on his canvas works; the first being Tanda in 2014 and Tanda II in 2015, both in Shah Alam.
Personal life
Nasir moved along with his family to Malaysia in 1984, where he became a naturalised citizen in 1989.
He married Junainah Johari, who was the lead singer of Ideal Sisters, Malaysia's earliest girl group. Their relationship - from which they have five children namely Ilham, Yasin, Hidayat, Syafi'i and Nurnilam Sari - lasted until Junainah's death in 8 August 1998 due to asthma. Nasir's second marriage not long after was with actress Marlia Musa, where they have a daughter named Suci Musalmah.
His children also involve themselves in music making: Ilham, Yasin and Hidayat make up the band Pitahati while Syafi'i is a member of the psychedelic rock band Ramayan.