Haqiem Rusli

Ridzuan Haqiem Rusli (born 16 June 1998) is a Malaysian singer, composer, lyricist and actor. Haqiem Rusli first entered the country's music industry when he was 10 years old when he participated in the first season of a children's singing competition, Idola Kecil on TV9 in 2008 and managed to become the runner-up. In 2016, Haqiem signed a contract to work under the record company FMC Music (Fantasia Music City). After two years as an artist under the record label, he managed to release several hit singles including "Segalanya", "Tergantung Sepi" and "Jatuh Bangun" (a duet with Aman RA). Since being involved in the music industry, Haqiem has not only created songs for himself but he has also produced songs for other popular singers such as Sufi Rashid, Tajul Ariff and Usop. His efforts paid off when his talent was recognised by the Music Authors Copyright Protection (MACP) by winning the Anugerah Komposer Muda Berpotensi 2019. Haqiem managed to qualify for the Anugerah Juara Lagu 34 (AJL 34) stage with the song "Lembah Kesepian", and his song won the Anugerah Pilihan Peminat Setel which was selected through a vote in the Setel application, starting 30 January 2020. On 13 November 2020, he was named the Bintang Paling Popular at the Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian ke-33. He also won "Penyanyi Lelaki Popular" and "Lagu Paling Boom Popular" for "Lembah Kesepian" at the same award. At the 2020 Anugerah Meletop Era which took place on December 20, Haqiem won a big victory.