Singaporean pop star Taufik Batisah showed last Friday night that he remains the one to beat at the regional Malay music awards show, Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM).
The 34-year-old singer was the biggest winner of the night, collecting four of the 19 awards given out.
This is the most number of nods he has received in a year at the ceremony.
Last year, as well as in 2007 and 2008, he bagged three awards in each year.
On Friday, Taufik, the first Singapore Idol champion, took home the Most Popular Song (Singapore) and APM Most Popular Song for his catchy hit #AwakKatMane (Where Are You), as well as the Most Popular Artiste (Singapore) and Social Media Icon awards.
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AND THE WINNERS ARE
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Best NewArtiste (Male)
Kunto Aji (Indonesia) for Terlalu Lama Sendiri
Best New Artiste (Female)
Elizabeth Tan (Malaysia) for Knock Knock
Best Duo/Group
Rossa & Afgan (Indonesia) for Kamu Yang Kutunggu
Best Band
Iman's League featuring The Lion Story (Singapore) for Lisa
Best Collaboration (Artiste)
Cakra Khan (Indonesia) & Siti Nurhaliza (Malaysia) for Seluruh CintaBest Collaboration (Song)
Jangan Coba Berlari by Sezairi (singer) and Tulus (composer and lyricist)
Best Artiste (Male)
Judika (Indonesia) for Apakah Ini Cinta
Best Artiste (Female)
Raisa (Indonesia) for Jatuh Hati
Best Song (Singapore)
Lisa by Iman's League featuring The Lion Story (singers), Haramain Osman (composer and lyricist), Ishyam Lal, Khairul Anhar, Judah Lyne and Iman (composers)
Best Song (Malaysia)
Assalamualaikum by Faizal Tahir (singer, composer and lyricist), Omar K., Ezra Kong, Audi Mok and Mike Chan (composers and lyricists)
Best Song (Indonesia)
Terlalu Lama Sendiri by Kunto Aji (singer, composer and lyricist)
Best APM Song
Assalamualaikum by Faizal Tahir
Social Media Icon
Taufik Batisah (Singapore)
Most Popular Artiste (Singapore)
Taufik Batisah
Most Popular Song (Singapore)
#AwakKatMane by Taufik Batisah
APM Most Popular Song
#AwakKatMane by Taufik Batisah
APM Most Popular Artiste
Fatin Shidqia Lubis (Indonesia)
International Breakthrough Artiste
Anggun (Indonesia)
Planet Music Special Award
A. Ramlie And The Rhythm Boys (Singapore)
All of his awards were decided by fan votes submitted on the APM Facebook page.
Other Singapore singers and bands also fared well at the 14th edition of the awards show.
Punk-rock band Iman's League, a first-time nominee, won Best Band and Best Song (Singapore) for their head-banging track Lisa, which features fellow local pop-rock band The Lion Story.
Sezairi, another former Singapore Idol winner, bagged the Best Collaboration (Song) award for Jangan Coba Berlari .
The show paid tribute to A. Ramlie And The Rhythm Boys, an iconic Singaporean band in the 1960s during the Pop Yeh Yeh era. They received the Planet Music Special Award.
The awards show was jointly organised by MediaCorp's Malay Broadcast Division, Suria, radio stations Warna 94.2FM and Ria 89.7FM, as well as entertainment and lifestyle magazine Manja.
Other big winners included Indonesian singers Judika, who took the top prize for Best Male Artiste, and Raisa, who took the top prize for Best Female Artiste.
Malaysian crooner Faizal Tahir's hit Assalamualaikum earned him two awards, Best APM Song and Best Song (Malaysia).
About 4,000 fans attended the event held at Suntec Singapore.