Meor Yusof Aziddin Meor Hassan (1967 – 24 December 2021), popularly known as Meor, was a Malaysian folk singer-songwriter in the
Malay language
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Life and career
He was born in
Beruas, Perak in 1967. He performed from 1984 and had a major label recording release with ''Pesta Jiwa'' (2000), before deciding to take the independent route. He continued his craft as a busker in
Kuala Lumpur
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, notably in
Central Market. He was the most prolific local independent singer-songwriter with seven albums, and in a 2008 interview following his album ''Sakrat'' (songs based on poems by rising Malaysian poet Amirul Fakir), he stated that he planned to release one album a year. He relocated with his family to
Ipoh
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, Perak, in 2006, where he also recorded, but often made trips back to
Kuala Lumpur
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to perform. His critically acclaimed album (2003) is considered a classic in the non-mainstream music scene.
Meor died from
COVID-19
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on 24 December 2021, at age 54.
Discography
*''Dari Rakyat Untuk Rakyat'' (2009)
*''Sakrat'' (2008)
*''Yang Terlintas Di Fikiran'' (2006)
*''Aku dan Bulan'' (2004)
*''Itu Padang...Aku Disitu'' (2003)
*''Pesta Jiwa II'' (2002)
*''Pesta Jiwa'' (2000)
Appearance
*''Voices From Next Door'' compilation – various artists (Troubadours, 2006)
References
External links
Official websiteI-bands website"This Mortal Coil" The Star"Walking the line" The StarFacebook
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1967 births
2021 deaths
People from Perak
Malaysian male singer-songwriters
Malaysian singer-songwriters
Malaysian people of Malay descent
Malaysian Muslims
Malay-language singers
Malaysian folk singers
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia