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ALYPH
Born	Alif Abdullah (1989-09-21) 21 September 1989 (age 34) Singapore^[1]
Other names	Alif
Alma mater	Temasek Polytechnic
Occupations	Singer songwriter composer producer
Years active	2005–present
Known for	SleeQ
Spouse	Azzah Fariha Samat^[2] (m. 2014)
Children	2
Musical career
Genres	Hip hop R&B
Labels	Def Jam South East Asia
Musical artist

Alif Abdullah (born September 21, 1989), better known as ALYPH or Alif is a Singaporean-Malay singer, performer, songwriter, composer and producer based in Malaysia. Between 2005 and 2015, Alif was active as part of the Singaporean hip hop and R&B duo, SleeQ, along with his cousin, Syarifullah/Syarif. He is the founder of the record label Black Hat Cat Records. He signed with Def Jam Recordings South East Asia in 2019.^[3]

Education

ALYPH studied at Eunos Primary School and Tanjong Katong Secondary School.

Career

ALYPH released a single Swipe in 2022 and then Check in 2023.^[4]

Discography

Albums

6560 Part 1 (2015)
6560 Part 2 (2016)
DETAIL (2018)

Charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions
Title	Year	MYS ^[5]	MYS Malay ^[6]	SGP ^[7]
"Luar Biasa" (Ismail Izzani feat. Alif)	2018	17	1	—
"Sang Saka Biru" (with SonaOne, Joe Flizzow and Altimet)	2018	—	2	—
"Mimpi" (K-Clique feat. Alif)	2019	7	1	—
"Swipe"	2022	–	1	18
"Check"	2023	–	–	—
"Heat"	2023	—	–	—
"—" denotes release did not chart.

References

^ "'Mama' lagu istimewa Alif buat ibu tersayang, Berita Gah!". 15 May 2016.
^ "Rapper Alif Abdullah celebrates Hari Raya with new baby". 4 July 2016.
^ "ALYPH: the Singaporean hip-hop veteran finds his rap reawakening". NME. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
^ Jai, Shafiq (6 March 2023). "ALYPH on dishing out a life lesson in his latest single 'Check' and his upbringing's influence on his music". Hear65. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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Recording Industry Association of Malaysia "International & Domestic Singles" chart positions:
- "Luar Biasa": "Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles in Malaysia, Week 12 (16/03/2018 - 22/03/2018)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- "Mimpi": "Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles in Malaysia, Week 35 (August 23rd-29th, 2019)". Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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Recording Industry Association of Malaysia "Malay Singles" chart positions:
- "Luar Biasa": "Top 10 Most Streamed Malay Singles In Malaysia, Week 12 (16/03/2018 - 22/03/2018)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- "Sang Saka Biru": "Top 10 Most Streamed Malay Singles In Malaysia, Week 1 (28/12/2018-03/01/2019)". Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- "Mimpi": "Top 10 Most Streamed Malay Singles In Malaysia, Week 29 (12/07/2019-18/07/2019)". Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- "Swipe": "Top 10 Most Streamed Malay Singles In Malaysia, Week 44 (28/10/2022-03/11/2022)". Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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Recording Industry Association Singapore chart positions:
- "Swipe": "RIAS Top Charts, Week 44 (28 Oct - 3 Nov 2022)". Recording Industry Association Singapore. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.