Muhammad Tulus
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| Birth name | Muhammad Tulus Rusydi |
| Born |
August 20, 1987 Bukittinggi, West Sumatera, Indonesia |
| Origin | Bandung, West Java, Indonesia |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
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| Website | situstulus |
Muhammad Tulus (born August 20, 1987), better known by his mononym Tulus, is an Indonesian singer-songwriter of Minangkabau descent.
His debut album, Tulus, was released in 2011. Rolling Stone Indonesia put this album on the top chart of Indonesia's Best Album and awarded for Tulus as Rookie of The Year in 2013. His second album, Gajah, was released in 2013. 88,000 copies were produced and distributed since then, one of the largest CD productions in Indonesia (2014-2015). It was the only music album in the Indonesian language that was listed in The Top 10 Best Selling Music Album in iTunes Asia, two months in a row after it was released. The title of the album was chosen because it was a childhood nickname of Tulus. "Gajah" is also the title of one of the songs on the album. It also includes the songs "Tanggal Merah", "Satu hari di Bulan Juni", "Bumerang", "Gajah" and others. "Sepatu" was re-released with Japanese' version, entitled "Kutsu" (セパトゥ〜くつ〜) which translated by Hiroaki Kato, in iTunes on October 10, 2015.
In 2016, His third studio album Monokrom was officially to released on August 3, by his own label Tulus Co. It was also released under CD to 100 Indonesian music stores and also released in digital in Malaysia.
The six music videos for both of Tulus' albums were released on his YouTube channel. They are titled "Sewindu", "Baru", "Gajah", and "Jangan Cintai Aku Apa Adanya". Tulus directed the music videos for "Teman Hidup" and "Sepatu". The music video for "Sepatu" was shot in Hamburg, Germany and "Baru" was shot in Tokyo, Japan. In 2016, Tulus shot the music video for "Pamit" in Prague, Czech Republic.
Tulus has performed six solo concerts, titled Tulus: An Introduction (2011), Tulus: Beyond Sincere (2012), Tulus: Diorama Concert (2013), Tulus: Gajah Concert Bandung (2014), Tulus: Gajah Concert Jakarta (2014), Tulus: Gajah Concert Yogyakarta (2015). He has also performed at Java Jazz, Java Soundsfair, Bali Live Jazz Festival, Soulnation, and in Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Germany.
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