Noh Salleh

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Salleh is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Noh. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Noh Salleh
Noh Salleh in 2019
Born (1985-03-15) 15 March 1985 (age 39)
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Spouses
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(m. 2011; div. 2022)​
Fatin Athirah Mustapa
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(m. 2023)​
Musical career
GenresRock[1]
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2005–present
Labels
  • Noh Phrofile Enterprise
  • Hujan Selaseh Sdn Bhd
Websitehikaririders.com

Mohammad Noh bin Salleh (born 15 March 1985) is a Malaysian singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is best known as the frontman and principal songwriter of the rock band Hujan, who have released six studio albums.[2][3] He has also recorded with his side project EP, "Angin Kencang" and "Debu Bercahaya" as a solo artist.

Born in Kuching and raised in Miri, Sarawak, Noh moved to Kuala Lumpur and worked as an assistant in a recording studio owned by Ahmad Idham. In between music sessions, he taught himself musical knowledge and asked the musicians about jazz chords that interested him. He began his career with Hujan in 2005, along with guitarist AG Coco, who became a dominant figure in the independent music scene. Their self-titled debut album Hujan in 2008, became the fastest-selling debut album in Malaysia history, with massive success from the singles "Pagi yang Gelap" and "Bila Aku Sudah Tiada".

Music career

Band

Noh began his music career as a hip hop singer with the group MIX with three of his friends; Asyraf Hardy, MC Wayne and Ogie. The group signed a contract with the Cat Presents Productions recording label owned by Cat Farish and appeared with their only studio album Mula Dari Dulu in 2006. MIX was later disbanded as Noh was starting his own band.

Hujan began forming in 2005 after Noh uploaded some of his demos to Myspace, which was later discovered by AG Coco who introduce him to bigger audience in music scene.[4] In earlier stage of Hujan, they were heavily influenced by jazz and rock in songwriting. Noh Salleh and Hang Dimas played their first gig on 17 February 2006 at Malam Pesta Gagalis Ubu in Lost Generation Space as Hujan.

Solo career

Noh debuted his solo work Angin Kencang in July 2014.[5][6] The album was mainly inspired by his then-wife Mizz Nina with elements of 1960s and 1970s French popular music; and it was co-produced with Adink Permana, Ade Paloh and Mondo Gascaro from the Indonesian band Sore.[7][8]

Personal life

Salleh married Malaysian singer and television personality Mizz Nina on 1 July 2011.[9][10] The couple announced on their Instagram that they had separated on 4 August 2022.[11][12]

Discography

M.I.X

  • Mula Dari Dulu (2006)

Hujan

Da Vagabonds

  • Da Vagabonds (2014)

Solo

  • Angin Kencang (2014)[13][14]
  • Debu Bercahaya (2019)
  • Bisikan (2020)

Other collaborations

  • "Hantu" with M.I.X - (2006)
  • "Puteri Santubong" with M.I.X - (2006)
  • "Akademi Cinta" featuring Nas Adila with M.I.X - (2006)
  • "Pelita" featuring A.P.I - Hooperz (2010)
  • "Kurnia" featuring Mizz Nina - What Are You Waiting For (2010)
  • "Selamat Pagi Sayang" featuring DJ Fuzz - Mixtape Mixology 3 (2010)
  • "Kotarayaku" featuring Altimet - Kotarayaku (2011)

References

  1. ^ "Rocking good time at music fest".
  2. ^ "Hujan frontman Noh Salleh to open for Yuna's exclusive concert in KL". Malay Mail. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  3. ^ Tan, Kevin (29 October 2013). "Hujan takes bullying and booing in its stride". The Star. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  4. ^ Jenie, Ken (26 November 2014). "Music of Malaysia with Noh Salleh". Whiteboard Journal. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Noh Salleh's "Angin Kencang" reach #1 on iTunes". MASSES. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  6. ^ "NOH SALLEH – ANGIN KENCANG ALBUM". warnermusic.com.my. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  7. ^ Rafiq Mazlan (28 September 2017). "Elemen pop retro inspirasi Noh Salleh". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Apa Alasan Noh Salleh Bekerja Sama dengan Sore untuk Urusan Musik?". kumparan. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Noh, Nina cinta dua darjat". Kosmo!. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  10. ^ Madiha Abdullah. "Viral kisah lamaran Noh kepada Mizz Nina: Hanya ada RM8 ribu dalam akaun". Astro Awani (in Malay). Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  11. ^ Awani, Astro (4 August 2022). "Sah! Noh Hujan, Mizz Nina bercerai". Astro Awani. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  12. ^ Dzulkifly, Siti Athirah (4 August 2022). "Noh Salleh, Mizz Nina sahkan sudah bercerai". Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  13. ^ "7 Malaysian band artistes who have gone solo". www.redbull.com. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Hiburan". 26 December 2018.