Noh Salleh

Born in Kuching and raised in Miri, Sarawak,{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}} Noh moved to Kuala Lumpur and worked as an assistant in a recording studio owned by Ahmad Idham.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}} In between music sessions, he taught himself musical knowledge and asked the musicians about jazz chords that interested him.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}

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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.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whiteboardjournal.com/interview/ideas/music-of-malaysia-with-noh-salleh/|title=Music of Malaysia with Noh Salleh|last=Jenie|first=Ken|date=26 November 2014|website=Whiteboard Journal|language=en-US|access-date=22 August 2018}} 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.

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".{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}

Noh debuted his solo work Angin Kencang in July 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://masses.com.my/music/noh-sallehs-angin-kencang-reach-1-itunes/|title=Noh Salleh's "Angin Kencang" reach #1 on iTunes|date=2017-08-07|website=MASSES|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-04}}{{Cite web|url=http://warnermusic.com.my/noh-salleh-angin-kencang-album/|title=NOH SALLEH – ANGIN KENCANG ALBUM|date=August 29, 2017|website=warnermusic.com.my|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-04}} 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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.sinarharian.com.my/hiburan/elemen-pop-retro-inspirasi-noh-salleh-1.736336|title=Elemen pop retro inspirasi Noh Salleh|last=Rafiq Mazlan|date=28 September 2017|work=Sinar Harian|access-date=22 August 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://kumparan.com/@kumparanhits/apa-alasan-noh-salleh-bekerja-sama-dengan-sore-untuk-urusan-musik|title=Apa Alasan Noh Salleh Bekerja Sama dengan Sore untuk Urusan Musik?|website=kumparan|access-date=22 August 2018}}

In 2024, Noh Salleh released the single “Rahsia Tuhan,” which served as the original soundtrack for the Malaysian film Babah.httpsy://m.imdb.com/title/tt33334393/ The song, inspired by personal experiences of loss, resonated deeply with audiences and achieved significant chart success in Malaysia.

In January 2025, he released another single titled “Nirmala,” continuing his exploration of personal and emotive themes in his music.

Noh Salleh married Malaysian singer and television personality Mizz Nina on 1 July 2011.{{Cite news|url=http://ww1.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2010&dt=1121&pub=Kosmo&sec=Hiburan&pg=hi_02.htm|title=Noh, Nina cinta dua darjat|date=21 November 2011|work=Kosmo!|access-date=22 August 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.astroawani.com/berita-hiburan/viral-kisah-lamaran-noh-kepada-mizz-nina-hanya-ada-rm8-ribu-dalam-akaun-117209|title=Viral kisah lamaran Noh kepada Mizz Nina: Hanya ada RM8 ribu dalam akaun|last=Madiha Abdullah|website=Astro Awani|language=ms|access-date=22 August 2018}} The couple announced on their Instagram that they had separated on 4 August 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.astroawani.com/berita-hiburan/sah-noh-hujan-mizz-nina-bercerai-374554 |title=Sah! Noh Hujan, Mizz Nina bercerai |last=Awani |first=Astro |date=4 August 2022 |website= |publisher=Astro Awani |access-date=4 August 2022 |quote=}}{{cite web |url=https://www.utusan.com.my/gaya/hiburan/2022/08/noh-salleh-mizz-nina-sahkan-sudah-bercerai/ |title=Noh Salleh, Mizz Nina sahkan sudah bercerai |last=Dzulkifly |first=Siti Athirah |date=4 August 2022 |work=Utusan Malaysia |access-date=4 August 2022 |quote=}}

• Mula Dari Dulu (2006)

• 1, 2, 3, Go! (2007)
• Check Check Rock Rock (2007)
• Hujan (2008)
• Mencari Konklusi (2009)
• Lonely Soldier Boy (2010)
• Sang Enemy (2012)
• Jika Sempat (2016)
• Suria (2018)
• Pelangi & Kau (2020)

• Da Vagabonds (2014)

• Angin Kencang (2014){{Cite web|url=https://www.redbull.com/my-en/music-7-Malaysian-band-artistes-who-have-gone-solo|title=7 Malaysian band artistes who have gone solo|date=September 13, 2017|website=www.redbull.com|access-date=2019-03-04}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sinarharian.com.my/hiburan/noh-tuju-lagu-buat-mizz-nina-1.260014|title=Hiburan|date=26 December 2018}}
• Debu Bercahaya (2019)
• Bisikan (2020)
• Rahsia Tuhan (2024)
• Nirmala (2025)

• "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)

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